Nov 10, 20101 min read
hauteTV
HauteTV is a new African fashion and lifestyle program hosted by Hauwa Mukan. HauteTV was recently launched on UK Sky Channel 206 and the...
Nov 7, 20101 min read
let’s get lost
TITLE: LET’S GET LOST CLIENT: INTERVIEW MAGAZINE ISSUE: MAY 2010 PHOTOGRAPHY: MIKAEL JANSSON STYLIST: KARL TEMPLER
Nov 4, 20101 min read
vlisco ads
I saw this video by Vlisco for their ‘Sparkling Grace‘ Collection on the blogsite AFRICA ROCKS THE GLOBE and I got a bit carried away and...
Nov 3, 20101 min read
Discovering fashion online
In Australia I always buy stuff on eBay, but it’s stuff I know I can never go wrong with. I don’t really purchase clothes or shoes due to...
Oct 31, 20101 min read
oh doris
IMAGE SOURCE: SHADDERS I saw these funky looking jumpsuits by Doris & Doris on Shadders. I realised that on the day I went to Amazing...
Oct 25, 20101 min read
a man’s story: Ozwald Boateng
A Man’s Story profiles Ozwald Boateng, his design, his business, his personal life. Charismatic, glamorous, hard-working and very...
Oct 22, 20101 min read
miu miu & lace
The Miu Miu Fall 2010 Ready to Wear collection has nothing to do with Africa. But the dresses below look like they are made from Nigerian...
Oct 20, 20101 min read
back to basics
DESIGNER: Derek Lawlor THEME: Back to Basics PHOTOGRAPHY: A.J Hamilton (aka. Squiz) MODEL: Layola LOCATION: Uganda DEREK LAWLOR is a...
Oct 15, 20101 min read
untitled
SOURCE: MODEL LOVE via THIS IS AFRICA When I want to source an image for afroklectic, I usually search extra background information –...
Oct 14, 20101 min read
avant-gardism
CLIENT: AnOther Magazine PHOTOGRAPHY: Ben Toms STYLIST: Cathy Edwards MODEL: Jeneil Williams HAIR: Naoki Komiya at Julian Watson Agency...
Oct 6, 20101 min read
last exit to Brooklyn
STYLIST: MOBOLAJI DAWODU CLIENT: ARISE SEASON: AUTUMN/WINTER 09 SOURCE: JAMARTS
Oct 4, 20102 min read
Ohene Ohema
Before my ‘culture shock‘ episode, I went to have a look at the newly opened Ohema Ohene boutique in Brixton. My iphone died while I was...
Oct 2, 20101 min read
African L.A.M.B
SOURCE: STYLE.COM Gwen Stefani‘s L.A.M.B 2011 Ready to Wear Collection. It’s all to do with African prints! I can actually imagine Gwen...
Sep 26, 20101 min read
globe trotter
I don’t even know what I think Jean Paul Gaultier‘s Fall 2010 Collection, yet I am not surprised. It’s whacky, it’s mismatched, it’s...
Sep 21, 20101 min read
Juanjo Oliva: spring 2010 collection
“Elegance is deeply personal and pertains to individuals who incorporate tolerance, dignity, intelligence and, what is most important,...
Sep 17, 20101 min read
solange
I have noticed that these days, Solange Knowles frequently reps Africa is her outfits either through her headscarf, Ankara fabric or...
Sep 16, 20101 min read
intellectual property
Matthew Williamson’s 2008 Spring Summer Collection was clearly influenced by Africa. The main print blue wax block print seen in the...
Sep 13, 20101 min read
wewe
SOURCE: WeWe Clothing “Wewe, pronounced (weh-weh) means “little ones” in Yoruba, the language and culture of one of the three main...
Sep 11, 20101 min read
wafrica
SOURCE: WAFRICA I read about Cameroonian born, Tokyo based designer Serge Mouangue a few years back and I was absolutely mesmerized by...
Sep 2, 20101 min read
school boy
SOURCE: COUTE QUE COUTE Here is a sneak preview of designer Nicolas Petrou’s Spring/Summer collection for his new label PETROUMAN. Petrou...