Gabrielle Union is celebrating her 50th birthday in style with this new collaboration. PHOTO COURTESY OF GABRIELLE UNION X BANKE KUKU After much success with its spring collection and footwear launch, The Gabrielle Union Collection at New York & Company is expanding with a special edition capsule collection in collaboration with African designer Banke Kuku. The unique 6-piece…
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Meet Ooni of Ife’s five new Oloris (PHOTOS)
The dandy monarch, who turned 48 last Saturday, has married five Oloris in one month, an unrivaled feat so far in Nigeria. By Ovwe Medeme That the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi (Ọjájá II), is the most talked about monarch in Nigeria at the moment is never in doubt. Since 6 September, when he married his first…
AFWL 2022 Promotes, Nurtures African-inspired Design Talent
The recently concluded Africa Fashion Week London 2022 (AFWL), which is Africa’s largest runway and exhibition event in Europe, promoting and nurturing African-inspired design talent, had a host of amazing designers showcased at the event. The event took place at the prestigious Freemason’s hall London on the 8th and 9th of October with a fun-packed…
SA Fashion Week blasts off with A-lister party
The first runway shows will debut on Thursday night at Mall of Africa in Midrand, Johannesburg A-listers such as Lerato Kganyago, AKA, Nadia Nakai, Anele Zondo, Siphesihle Ndaba, Yaya Mavundla, and Nefisa Mkhabela and Birth of Stars cast kicked off SA Fashion Week (SAFW) with a bang on Wednesday night at the official opening party in Sandton,…
Thebe Magugu collaborates with Dior for charity
South African designer Thebe Magugu is collaborating with Dior for a new charity project and has reimagined Christian Dior’s New Look. Thebe Magugu is collaborating with Dior for a charity project. Thebe Magugu has collaborated with Dior The South African designer has been tasked by Dior’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri to create a new…
Connecting fashion and music
ONGWEDIVA – In collaboration with the Sound Connect Fund, the MTC Windhoek Fashion Week (MWFW) has created a platform to bring fashion and music together to support the Namibian creative community, specifically fashion designers, musicians, producers, videographers, deejays, etc. Dubbed the ‘Fashion Meets Sound’ project, the MWFW team embarked on a countrywide tour that started…
Glitz and glam of SA Fashion Week back on the runway
By.Mbalenhle Zuma The glitz and glam of the South African Fashion Week (SAFW) Autumn/Winter 23 designer collections come alive once again at the Mall of Africa in October, home of the fabulous show for the past three years. This year will see 27 designers launch their new collections on the runway with more than 40…
Cameroon’s Forgotten Civil War Is Getting Worse
Infighting among Anglophone separatists and denial by the Cameroonian government is escalating the ongoing conflict. By R. Maxwell Bone, a writer whose reporting and analysis have been published in the New Humanitarian, African Arguments, and other publications. Cameroonian army soldiers at a polling station in Lysoka, near Buea, southwestern Cameroon, on October 7, 2018. MARCO LONGARI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES…
25 top designers to showcase at Nairobi Fashion Week
The Nairobi Fashion Week has made a comeback after a 4-year hiatus, 25 top designers featured in the November 2022 showcase. After a four-year absence, the Nairobi Fashion Week (NFW) is making a comeback, bigger and better. The annual event will be held at the Sarit Expo Center from November 25 to November 27 and is…
Global Fashion Collective shines at Milan Fashion Week with its first show from 10 designers
ByThe Bharat Express News Leesle presented by Global Fashion Collective, Milan Fashion Week, September 2022 GFC Global Fashion Collective (GFC) was first seen at Milan Fashion Week this fall. Under the leadership of Jamal Abdourahman, director of Vancouver Fashion Week, the second largest fashion week in North America, GFC has quickly become one of the…
Chalhoub Group takes majority stake in Threads Styling
Photo: Threads Styling The largest retail operator in the Middle East has acquired the UK-based personal shopping platform for an undisclosed sum. Chalhoub Group’s chief investment officer Sharmila Murat and Threads Styling’s founder Sophie Hill discuss what’s next. BY KATI CHITRAKORN Chalhoub Group, the retail operator and distributor that represents more than 300 fashion brands in…
RUNWAY SHOW: IMANE AYISSI A/W 22 HAUTE COUTURE
Watch the Imane Ayissi A/W 22 haute couture show in Paris.
The top jewellery trends from the Spring/Summer 2023 catwalks
Catwalk jewellery needs to make an immediate impact if it’s to be spotted from the back row – or indeed make an impression on those in the all-important front. Designers are taking this to heart this season with supersized jewels, be it Panconesi for KNWLS’s giant silver hoop-in-hoops or Tom Ford’s disco-lights-for-the-face sequin versions. Craft is…
When South African designer Thebe Magugu and Valentino's Pierpaolo Piccioli combined their aesthetics
Thebe Magugu set out to transform a fuchsia-pink ball gown from Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino—and Piccioli followed suit on a jaunty green Magugu pantsuit—each designer channelled their creativity into something fantastically new When South Africa’s fashion wunderkind Thebe Magugu first opened the mystery crate from Rome containing Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino haute couture garment, he recognised it…
Succession battle festers as S.Africa's Zulu king fetes young women
Zama LUTHULI South Africa’s new Zulu king on Saturday celebrated thousands of young women at a colorful traditional rite of womanhood, defying a row over the legitimacy of the royal succession. At a stadium nestled between mountains in Nongoma town, the birthplace of South Africa’s ethnic Zulu group, bare-breasted young women ululated and cheered as…
Superstar Davido Launches Are We African Yet? Festival (A.W.A.Y)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2022 STATE FARM ARENA, ATLANTA TICKETS ON SALE STARTING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23nd AT TICKETMASTER.COM Afrobeats superstar, recording artist, producer, and philanthropist, Davido just announced his ARE WE AFRICAN YET? (A.W.A.Y) Festival, a one-day music festival and cultural experience taking place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on November 18, 2022. The Festival was conceived…
Fashion For A Cause: HUMANx unveils stunning collection at Africa Fashion Week Nigeria and Lagos Fashion Fair 2022
Fast-rising, socially-conscious Nigerian fashion brand HUMANx was the center of attention as designers from within the country and beyond took to the Africa Fashion Week Nigeria (AFWN) and Lagos Fashion Fair (LFF) stage to showcase their latest collection. Known for its arty, edgy, and eclectic designs, the Gbemi Elekula-led HUMANx lived up to its reputation, unveiling a…
Uoma Beauty’s Coming 2 America Collab Is a Stunning Celebration of African Beauty
By Michella Oré The long-awaited sequel to Eddie Murphy’s blockbuster 1988 hit, Coming 2 America, has no shortage of gorgeously opulent looks, which is what’s to be expected when Uoma Beauty is involved. Since its launch in 2019, the inclusive makeup brand created by Nigerian-born beauty exec Sharon Chuter has been celebrating Black beauty in a way that is honest, fun,…
Burna Boy & Stonebwoy Will Headline Afrochella 2022
Africa , Afrochella, Entertainment , Accra , Ghana , News 2022 is about to go out with a bang in Ghana. Afrochella event organizers just announced that Burna Boy and Stonebwoy are headlining the highly anticipated music festival for 2022. But the music celebration doesn’t stop there. Afrobeat stars, including, Fireboy, Kidi, Ayra Starr, Medikal, DJ Juls, DJ Loft, and more, will perform during the two-day…
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