Apr 29, 20121 min read
Ozwald Boateng In Africa – Chapter 1
The campaign images from Ozwald Boateng’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection ‘Chapter 1’ shot in Soweto, presents a collection of...
Apr 27, 20121 min read
Afro-Creative: Cynthia Lawrence-John
I have sub-consciously created a new list on my mind based on inspiring women in fashion. My old list had fashion giants such as Anna...
Apr 17, 20121 min read
Still Loving the Vintage
There are certain collections which will always resonate in my mind. Jewel by Lisa’s Vintage Love is one of those collections. I can’t...
Apr 15, 20121 min read
FashionistaGH
Before FashionistaGH, I wasn’t able to grasp the idea of a fashion scene in Ghana. I had watched videos and read articles about the...
Apr 13, 20121 min read
Snowblackblog x Paris
Natasha Ndlovu (Snowblack)
Apr 3, 20121 min read
Bukki
I saw these revamped denim shorts on ASOS Marketplace a few weeks ago and I thought it was a one-off design. Thanks to One Nigerian Boy,...
Apr 1, 20121 min read
ASOS Africa SS12
The latest ASOS Africa collection for SS12 features traditional Kitenge prints are rescaled, re-colored and injected with fluorescent...
Mar 28, 20121 min read
Winds from the North
The Harmattan is a dry and dusty West African trade wind. The wind blows south from the Sahara into the Gulf of Guinea between the end of...
Mar 26, 20122 min read
The Wax and Stripes philosophy
I have been seeing these images (below) of amazing wax print pieces floating around on Tumblr all week and of course no credit to the...
Mar 22, 20121 min read
Overprinted
‘Print Extacy’, the title of the spread below photographed by Hong Jang Hyun and styling by Jo Yun for Harper’s Bazaar Korea March 2012....
Mar 20, 20121 min read
Africultures Festival 2012: Styles
As promised, I present to you the Africultures Festival 2012 style post. Just a few images reflecting great styles and pieces from the...
Mar 17, 20121 min read
Nyasha Matonhodze with MADEWELL
For MADEWELL‘s latest campaign they have decided that ‘it’s time for some pattern play’ with Nyasha Matonhodze. The collection consists...
Mar 16, 20121 min read
Quality vs. Price
Some time ago, I wrote a post about the shock I got when I found out the price of Suno garments. Since then I haven’t gone into the shop...
Mar 14, 20121 min read
Fashion Week Internationale: Nigeria
Vice Magazine goes to Nigeria as part of their Fashion Week Internationale series. Vice explores the glamour of Fashion Week in Lagos and...
Mar 13, 20123 min read
Ghana’s Fashion Rising
I just came across a video on FashionistaGh’s Youtube channel about the first ever fashion show held on the campus of the Ghana’s Kwame...
Mar 12, 20121 min read
Her Majesty Mercura
Model Anouschka Dap boldly rocks a collection of abstract sunglasses by Mercura NYC for an exclusive shoot for Cyan Trendland shot by...
Mar 7, 20121 min read
Style: Summer in Africa (For the Boys)
Yesterday I did a spread for the ladies for a summer beach holiday on the shores of Mauritius, Madagascar, Sierra Leone or Ghana. Today I...
Mar 6, 20121 min read
Style: Summer in Africa
I wanted to create a style spread with pieces by African designers, but it’s quite finding finding flat lay images of pieces by African...
Mar 5, 20121 min read
Neat Little Find #2
Last week I found this Ecote Split Wedges on Urban Outfitters. The fabric used to make the shoes resembles fabric I bought from Ghana a...
Feb 22, 20122 min read
Julia Everywhere
Seems like Julia Sarr-Jamois is the new ‘it’ girl for the fashion world. She is EVERYWHERE. Every fashion blog I check out, I see her...