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 …
There are designers and then there are designers’ designers. There is no doubt Ituen Basi falls in the latter category. Who could forget when she stunned the global fashion world with her interpretation and introduction of ankara color blocking in her ‘Independence’ collection? Basi gave historical context and showed the world that Nigeria’s fashion does …
En-Reach Limited presents the ‘Business Side of Fashion’ for industry professionals featuring Nike Ogunlesi Creative Director/CEO for Ruff & Tumble, Macaulay Atasie-Managing Director Nextzon Business Services, Frank Oshodi, Creative Director House of Bunor, Ituen Basi, Creative Director Ituen Basi Couture, Enase Okonedo, Dean-Lagos Business School, PAN African University; and Prince Idowu Oyefusi, CEO/Nobel Afrik & …
Fashion designers Lanre Da Silva Ajayi/LDA, Ugoma Ebilah-Adegoke/Zebra Living, Lisa Folawiyo/Jewel by Lisa, Zizi Cardow and Ituen Bassey/Ituen Basi have all been nominated for the 2010 ELOY Awards. The ELOY Awards produced by Exquisite magazine honors individuals and brands that deliver on their promise through service delivery, integrity, commitment, innovation, style and character. See below …
Ankara can be quite a trick. While it boasts the colorful heritage Africans love, if not handled carefully, it can be overkill leading to Ankara fatigue. It is therefore very cool when a designer like Ituen Basi comes along and show us the varied ways to wear ankara. Ituen Basi’s Spring/Summer 2010-11 collection, which she …