While prior Audi-Joburg Fashion Weeks have primarily featured South African designers, this year’s opened it to other African countries. One country which took advantage to showcase their works, in front of national and international buyers and press,was Nigeria. Four Nigerian designers which included Bayo Adegbe of Modela brought a strong ‘wow!’ factor to Audi Joburg …
Audi Joburg Fashion Week, Winter 2009-Fabiani
Audi Joburg Fashion Week, Winter 2009 did something different this year. They moved their fashion week schedule up to permit designers to get their designs in retail stores and fashion magazines in a timely fashion. It appears designers were ready and able to meet the challenge. One such design label that met and executed superb …
When Michelle Obama Wears African Fashion Designers
Michelle Obama is an unconventional woman when it comes to style. Beyond her obvious elegance, her choice of designers shows she is committed to wearing emerging designers as she is the big names. It has now been confirmed the soon to be First Lady will wear the designs of Atlanta based bridal designer Cassandra Broomfield …
Korto Momolu & Leanne Marshall Shine at New York Fashion Week, Spring 2009
September 12, 2008 at 9am in the main tent at Bryant Park, Korto Momolu, along with five other remaining contestants in Season 5 Project Runway showed their collection to enthusiastic Project Runway fans, media and fashion buyers. The event began when Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia and Michael Kors walked from backstage onto the runway. Hand …
London Fashion Week, It’s a Color Affair for Duro Olowu
London Fashion Week is in full swing and as usual Designer Duro Olowu stays rooted in his love for colors and very electic African influenced prints, among others. Check out the haute and not so haute looks from his Fall 2008 collection. By the way, be sure to mark your calendars as Africa’s Fashion Weeks …