Photos courtesy Simon Deiner/SDR Photo Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans in the west through contemporary African fashion and celebrating the brilliant woman in business and leadership, with an emphasis on the African woman in the diaspora. Our coverage includes stories on capital, …
NOTE: One of Ladybrille’s African luxury brand designers, Eki Orleans, will launch its Spring/Summer ‘Butterflies’collection at the Ndani Space Pop Up on the 2nd Floor at Selfridges this Saturday, 1st December 2012. “(November 28th, 2012) – Guaranty Trust Bank plc in collaboration with Style House Files, a creative development agency, have announced a partnership with Selfridges, UK, the …
Kunmi Otitoju is a fashion designer based in Spain from Ekiti, South-West Nigeria. As a much younger woman, Otitoju harbored a strong desire and interest in the fine arts. Equally strong, however, was her passion for computers and the way they worked. After high school, Otitoju subsequently enrolled at Howard University in Washington D.C where …
Imran Ahmed’s Business of Fashion Blog wants to know whether Africa could be the next frontier for fashion retail. “NAIROBI, Kenya — In recent weeks, the media hype around Africa has been remarkable, with several articles in major publications proclaiming the continent “the next Asia.” In fashion, Franca Sozzani even dedicated the entire May issue of L’Uomo …
Ladybrille Magazine congratulates France’s FashizBlack Magazine who just launched their first ever print publication. “We launched this online independent magazine 3 years ago, and its success has been immediate and consistent through the years! So now, we are preparing our first ever printed issue! With its innovative concept, FASHIZBLACK became the #1 online fashion magazine …
“W“OW! Where do I begin this month’s Editor’s Note? Do I start at how much of a whirlwind it was leading up to Labor day and how it has stayed a whirlwind? How about the fact that Winter and Spring Fashion Weeks, each year, are usually the busiest for the fashion industry and media alike? …