Bryanston designer and founder of Rubicon, Hangwani Nengovhela, recently showcases her highly anticipated collection at South African Fashion Week. This year’s theme for the collection was the flow of water. The fashion house of Rubicon stunned audiences when it debuted its latest autumn-winter 2023 collection at South African Fashion Week. Led by Bryanston designer and…
A Celebration of Africa
INTERNATIONAL School Aberdeen will be the setting for the launch of a brand-new cultural festival which is set to take the city by storm in early 2023. The renowned education setting, which celebrates its landmark 50th anniversary this year, has teamed up with The Africulture Network to bring a unique celebration of Africa to Aberdeen –…
Inside Lupita Nyongo’s Stunning Beauty Tribute to Africa for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Premiere
BY CALIN VAN PARIS For the world premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in Los Angeles, Lupita Nyong’o’s beauty embodied a dual sense of place: that of the continent of Africa, and that of the fictional country of Wakanda. Makeup artist Nick Barose captured Wakanda’s earthbound-meets-futuristic aesthetic with a moment that melded African influences with Wakandian notes—an approach inspired by his recent…
How 11 Designers Prepare for Lagos Fashion Week
Bernard Dayo Photo: Emmanuel Obianke/Getty Images Models walk the runway for Emmy Kasbit, during Lagos Fashion Week 2021 on October 30, 2021 in Lagos, Nigeria. Zumba, Catholic mass, Ravyn Lenae’s Hypnos — new and established designers reveal their routines and personal rituals ahead of the big event. Sponsored content from Lagos Fashion Week. While still a nexus…
Lomé to host an international exhibition of African textiles next month
(Togo First) – This year, Togo will host the SITA, the International Exhibition of African Textiles. This edition, the eighth, will be held in Lomé from November 4 to 6. Last year, it was held in Djibouti. The theme picked for the upcoming exhibition is “The fabric industry in Africa”. Among others, it will feature…
GAFW22: Here’s a Recap of the 2022 Glitz Africa Fashion Week
Glitz Africa Fashion Week, Ghana’s biggest fashion event, held its 10th edition from October 19 – 23, 2022; with a variety of activities for the fashion community. Oct. 19 – It kicked off with an influencers’ brunch where Glitz Africa hosted a number of social media influencers at the Treehouse located at Nyaniba Market, Osu. They…
Inside Africa’s leading fashion week
Inside Africa’s leading fashion week Vogue Business went backstage at Lagos Fashion Week to hear from African designers about what styles work and how they plan to play on both local and international levels. BY EZREEN BENISSAN Lagos Fashion Week, while yet to be recognized on the same scale as its international counterparts, proved itself as a…
Gabrielle Union Debuts Capsule Collection with Banke Kuku for New York & Company
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…
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…
Yemi Alade set to light up 2022 Creative Africa Nexus Weekend
Nigerian Afro-pop singer, Yemi Alade, will be leading the star cast of celebrities that will be attending the Creative Africa Nexus Weekend Alade, alongside other eggheads in the creative industry, will be showcasing another bright side of Africa in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, as the success story from the continent continues to captivate the world. The…
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…
Here’s what to look forward to at South African Fashion Week’s Autumn/Winter 23 season
Kgomotso Moncho Maripane As South African Fashion Week (SAFW) returns for its 41st season since its inception in 1997, it will present Autumn/Winter 23 collections from Thursday to Saturday (20 to 22 October) at the Mall of Africa in Midrand. In keeping up with international trends, fashion week has introduced the idea of trans-seasonal collections, which…
Fashion-DAY
Africa’s fashion and lifestyle movement, FWB brings you fashion designers from across the continent, coupled with an industry-related workshop, Fashion Unpacked Masterclass happening today (Friday 14th), at 10 am at The Grand Palm Hotel and Resort. Taking advantage of opportunities available for the fashion, textile, and clothing industries which have an enormous potential to transform…
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…
Takeaways from Heineken Lagos Fashion Week 2022
Fashion designers, celebrities, social media influencers, and fashion enthusiasts were back in the city of Lagos, the fashion capital of Nigeria to celebrate Africa’s shaping fashion’s future. With vibrant colors, slinky evening wear, and imaginative detailing on display, plus cameos from artists, Big Brother Naija ex-housemates, and Media personalities. Since its inception in 2011, #LagosFW…
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…
Coups are back in fashion, but are they good for Africa?
Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba. PHOTO | COURTESY Summary Zitto is a sound man and a keen student of history. That’s why his overly dogmatic stance against coups is quite baffling, given that many examples in contemporary history show that coups can be transformational. When a coup occurs, it is customary for people to speak out against…
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…