Fashion

54 Kingdoms launches its much anticipated fashion tribute to Timbuktu entitled Dearly Beloved – a short film inspired by the company’s University of Afrika (UoA) [https://www.54kingdoms.com/catalog/kings-0] design from recently launched Kingdom Come collection. In collaboration with dynamic poet, Nathan ‘Nana’ Wise, Dearly Beloved is an emotional narrative full of both grief and optimism dedicated to [...]

The streets outside the Lexington Armory in downtown New York may have been blanketed in snow last night, but the Victoria’s Secret models inside weren’t exactly dressed for the weather. Clad in circus-themed lingerie, the Angels sashayed down the ramp as Rihanna—who was wearing goggle-like glasses and a strapless black gown—kicked off the show with [...]

A MODEL struts the runway wearing a flowing newspaper print gown in the African megacity of Lagos in Nigeria where international high-end fashion buyers are looking beyond the country’s bleak headlines to uncover the next new thing. There have been efforts to turn Lagos, a city with a fearsome reputation, into a fashion destination. They [...]

WITH what seemed like a rebirth, Africa came out guns blazing at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa show over the past week. Africa’s biggest four-day showcase took place at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg from last Wednesday until yesterday, hosted by Precious Motsepe’s Africa Fashion International. With more than 40 designers, mostly from around the continent, [...]

For Rihanna’s Baku concert this past weekend, frequent collaborator Adam Selman designed her look. He also designed the fabric’s print from scratch. The print sums up all the themes and vibes Adam and Mel Ottenberg played with this summer for Rihanna’s “Gangster Cleopatra” show looks. Quote from Mel: “This Baku show was the final Talk [...]

Great style and celebrities don’t always go hand in hand. Stars may have the means to enlist top wardrobe stylists, but that doesn’t guarantee a fabulous, pulled together look. We enlisted the help of Phillip Bloch, widely considered to be one of Hollywood’s premiere fashion stylists, whose roster of clients include the likes of Halle [...]

The much awaited official launch of the new Konfidence Shoes, Bags and Accessories brand by Ghanaian Socialite and Entrepreneur, Confidence Haugen initially scheduled to come off  Sunday September 9, 2012 has been postponed to next week Sunday September 16, 2012. According to a press statement issued by Confidence, she had no option than to postpone [...]

ALONG with the fashion craze in South Africa, living beautifully has created a movement of its own. While black interior designers have remained small fish in the pond, some are making headway in the largely white, male-dominated field. One of them is Lisebo Mokhesi of Ink Design. Mokhesi, who hails from the Vaal in Gauteng, [...]

‘She has come a long way since she was arrested in Cape Town in 2004 for being too dark and was labelled a kwerekwere’ KENYAN supermodel Ajuma Nasenyana, whose international success saw her becoming the muse of renowned designer Vivienne Westwood, grabbed all the attention at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Cape Town last week. [...]

The annual VUKANI! FASHION AWARDS is back to celebrate its 18th year with a glamorous seven-day fashion extravaganza. The project, hosted by SAFDA in partnership with the Ekurhuleni municipality, targets emerging, gifted designers that have the artistic ability to incorporate the spirit of our African cultures, histories and traditions into a modern wardrobe. It is [...]