Bunmi Olaye owner of the fashion label Bunmi Koko graces the cover of Ladybrille Magazine as Ladybrille Woman of the Month, July 2011. In her first USA Exclusive interview, Bunmi shares insights on her background, the business of fashion and a whole lot more! The Bunmi Koko label was founded in 2009 by Bunmi Olaye …
First Lady Michelle Obama Addresses Young African Women Leaders (Video)
First Lady Michelle Obama delivers the keynote address to a U.S.-sponsored Young African Women Leaders Forum from Regina Mundi Church in Soweto, Johannesburg. Forum participants include young women from across sub-Saharan Africa who are leading or involved in social and economic initiatives in their own countries. This note was delivered late last month. Ladybrille MagazineFounded …
Africa Style NOW: Michelle Obama Rocks Duro Olowu Jacket in South Africa
Michelle Obama arrived in South Africa, yesterday, dressed in a beautiful long sleeve orange and black print jacket from Duro Olowu (British-Nigerian). The jacket is from Olowu’s 2010 Fall/Winter Collections. The First Lady paired her jacket with black pants and blue flats. Watch the news report of her arrival below. Photocredit: Obama Diary.com Ladybrille MagazineFounded …
African Designers: Bunmi Koko at London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2011 (Pictures)
The design label Bunmi Koko dazzles at London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2011 and proves America’s First Lady Michelle Obama got it right when she commissioned the design label last year to design a jacket for her. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans in …
Michelle Obama at the 2010 California Women’s Conference (VIDEO)
THE WHITE HO– USE Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release October 26, 2010 REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY AT THE WOMEN’S CONFERENCE WITH CALIFORNIA FIRST LADY MARIA SHRIVER 10:02 AM PDT MRS. OBAMA: Wow, there’s a lot of women in this room. (Laughter.) It’s very good, very good. Well, thank you all so …