Apr 10, 20122 min read
African Film Festival Australia: Sydney
I wasn’t able to make it to the festival on Good Friday. However I did make it to Saturday’s screening. The screening was a series of...
Apr 7, 20121 min read
Safari Fusion
I came across Safari Fusion on Twitter and fell in love. Safari Fusion is an online store which brings to Australia a refreshing, bold...
Apr 7, 20125 min read
African Film Festival Australia: Restless City
Last night, I was fortunate enough to attend the opening night of the Africa Film Festival Australia. What should have been 15min drive...
Apr 4, 20122 min read
C-Stunners
I have been glasses since I was 8 years old and I worked at an optometrist for close to two years. So I have a soft spot for optical and...
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 3, 20121 min read
Shining Star
‘Shining Star‘ by Nneka from her latest album ‘Soul is Heavy‘.
Apr 1, 20121 min read
APRIL 2012 Proverb
“By coming and going, a bird weaves its nest.” – Ashanti (Ghanaian) Proverb
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 29, 20121 min read
Oliver Twist
The official video of ‘Oliver Twist‘ by Nigerian artist D’banj has been finally been released with cameos by Kanye West, and fellow GOOD...
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 24, 20121 min read
Unthinkable
VanJess covering Alicia Keys’ ‘Unthinkable’.
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 21, 20121 min read
Father of African Cinema
Inevitably when quizzed about African cinema the conversation usually will end up to the question of ‘well how old is African cinema?’....
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 19, 20124 min read
Africultures Festival 2012
This year was the fourth year of the Africultures Festival, and this year was my first time attending the event. After years of working...
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 17, 20122 min read
Afro-Creative: Nikyatu Jusu
The film industry is a tough one, impossible to crack, crowded and filled with talented and inspiring individuals. Yet strangely the...
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...