As African fashions continue to gain momentum the world over, seasoned African fashion designers are stepping up the ante and in instances delving into markets you wouldn’t typically find them. For Tanzania’s Mustafa Hassanali, it was a combination of both with the showing of his new collection titled ‘Satolicious’ at Tanzania’s New Mwanza hotel in …
Aschobi Designs to Debut at Harvard Africa Business Conference
Our October Ladybrille Woman of the Month, Adama Kai owner of Sierra Leone’s Aschobi Designs, will be showing her Fall 2009 collection at the 11th Annual Harvard Africa Business Conference in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, February 20th, 2009. We caught up with Adama for a sneak preview on what to expect for Fall 2009. LADYBRILLE.com: …
Tanzania Renowned Fashion Designer Mustafa Hassanali Supports Young Designer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MUSTAFA HASSANALI SUPPORTS YOUNG DESIGNER Renowned designer Mustafa Hassanali will be unveiling his bridal wear ‘Malkia’on Saturday 7th February 2009 at the Little Theatre next to St. Peters Church . His bridal show comes with a surprise package from young and budding Designer Edward Musiba who will be the frontrunner for ‘Malaika’ …
Patricia Mbela of House of Agano to Show at New York’s Africa House
Patrica Mbela was one of Ladybrille’s 2008 Top 20 Africans. She shows her designs on January 17th, 2009 at the Africa House. Mbela runs one of the top design houses in Kenya called House of Agano. She received her degree in fashion design in England yet returned to Kenya to build her fashion Empire. Today, …
Nigerian Fashion and Accesory Designers
One of the inquiries we get quite often is “who are the top Nigerian fashion designers you recommend?” We decided to revisit a list of the recurring names in Nigeria’s fashion industry within and outside the country. We’ve also included a few accesory designers we absolutely love! Accesories Jewelry by Anne [London/Lagos] Onna Ehrlich [Los …
Project Runway’s Korto Momolu to Design Michelle Obama’s Inauguration Gown?
Word has it that Ladybrille’s