Among fashion circles on the African continent, Jan Malan truly needs no introduction. But, since Ladybrille Magazine is based in the USA and this is Malan’s first USA exclusive interview, it only makes sense we make a short introduction of our brilliant and dynamic Ladybrille Man of the month, July 2011. A producer’s producer, director, …
Editor’s Note: Splurging on African Designers + A Need for Innovation in Africa’s Fashion Industry!
There was a time the world and especially Africans would not be caught dead in an African designer outfit. A person who wore an African designer label was considered less cultured and an easy prey by the upwardly mobile snobbish lot. You could be “Proudly Gucci, Versaci, Prada,” but “Proudly Jewel by Lisa, Stoned Cherrie, …
Jan Malan, Africa’s Producer Extra-ordinaire, is Ladybrille Man of the Month July 2011
Jan Malan, Producer Extra-ordinare, graces the cover of Ladybrille Magazine as our Man of the Month for our July 2011 Fashion Designer Edition. Jan Malan has staged shows in 19 countries and on 4 continents packaging and presenting African designers and models in the best possible light. Malan discovered Supermodel Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi in 1998; and …