Clarissa Abban is young, driven, very passionate about Africa and is one of the many very Ladybrille women redefining the image of Africans in the West. Her barely one year old production company, Inspiration Africa, will on September 15th, 2007, in Washington D.C., launch its first major production, RUNWAY AFRICA–a show focused on highlighting Africa’s …
Interview With South Africa’s Top Fashion Insider, Renato Palmi
LADYBRILLE.com: Tell [our] readers who you are? Renato: I am a white South African male of Italian parents. I live in the costal town of Durban. I am an academic but also a business developer for the clothing and fashion sector. LADYBRILLE.com:Now you do extensive research on South Africa’s fashion industry. Why the keen interest? …
Designers for Darfur
New York Fashion Week Fall 2007 is finally over. Two observations stand out which are the eco-friendly and charity themes. ECO-FRIENDLY/GREEN TREND: Green, eco-friendly fashions seem to be the theme for Fall 2007. Designers and the fashion industry as a whole seemed quite conscientious of creating, making and designing clothes that are environmentally friendly. Hooray! …
New York Fashion Week Fall 2007
New York Fashion Week is in full swing! For a whole week the city of New York will be invaded with brilliant style stars, fashion, fashion parties, fun and the latest way to keep a Ladybrille woman warm yet fashionable. It has been day three of the shows and I am ready to begin giving …