“OLAJUMOKE ADENOWO, popularly acclaimed as Nigeria’s leading female architect is a serial award winning Architect. Admitted to the University of Ife to study Architecture at the age 14, she graduated at 19 with a BSc. (Hons) and subsequently with a record breaking distinction in Masters of Science (MSc) in Architecture (a first in the several …
Vogue Talents in collaboration with Joan Okorodudu’s International Business Consortium Nigeria limited organisers of Africa’s biggest model search and owners of Ecowas Fashion week and Africa International fashion week in partnership with Studio 24 launches “Scouting for Africa”, sponsored by Access Bank PLC Nigeria together with Baileys. This is a new international scouting project aimed at emerging womenswear, menswear or accessories designers of African nationality (they …
“As part of the BBC’s African Dream series, the French-Ivorian founder of luxury tea brand Yswara discusses the importance of being based on the continent, where people feel “alive”. Swaady Martin-Leke says she decided to “implant” her luxury brand in South Africa. The entrepreneur opened her first shop in Johannesburg. She then decided to aim …
Ladybrille Woman Alum Nkem Begho is profiled in Memeburn, a digital publication focused on the technology industry, and she has a lot to say about how women are perceived as “geeky and manly” in the technology space. “Women in tech are thought to be geeky and manly. They are thought to have no fashion sense …
LADYBRILLE – Less than a decade ago, it was hard to find fashion shows displaying the designs of contemporary African designers on runways anywhere on the local or global fashion map. Today, the opposite holds true. Indeed, Africa’s fashion industries and local communities enjoy an explosion of fashion weeks. Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Africa, South …