Dec 22, 20111 min read
Mandela 46664
In August this year, the Nelson Mandela Foundation launched their new clothing line titled Mandela 46664. The line was named after...
Dec 22, 20111 min read
African Digital Art: The Afroklectic Rebrand
SOURCE: AFRICAN DIGITAL ART POSTED: DECEMBER 15, 2011
Dec 21, 20111 min read
Afro-Teddy bears
I just started thinking about Christmas gifts. Yes Christmas is in 5 days. I am very delayed!!! This year I intended to start early and...
Dec 19, 20112 min read
Drum
Drum magazine. A magazine written for and by Africans. It is classified as one of the best African publications ever published in Africa!...
Dec 17, 20111 min read
UTS 2011 Grad Show: Official Launch
Novemeber 23, 2011 was the launch of the 2011 UTS Visual Communications Exports Grad Show in Sydney. The event also posed as the official...
Dec 16, 20111 min read
What’s Up Africa: Millionaire Preachers ep. 37
Episode 37 of What’s Up Africa, a weekly video blog presented by Ikenna Azuike and filmed and edited by Dominic Soete about creative...
Dec 16, 20111 min read
Unknown Union
Unknown Union (UU) is a funky international collective which specialised in design, fashion, music, architecture and cuisine in South...
Dec 14, 20111 min read
Oriki
When I was younger, I was always curious about my family tree, history, culture and so forth. However there are no photos or written...
Dec 10, 20111 min read
Marian Kihogo
Marian Kihogo. Truly an aficionado of fashion! I love the way she sees her practice as a stylist. How she thinks of her clients, what...
Dec 10, 20111 min read
Africa Misrepresented?
Every so often Africa becomes the ‘trending’ thing. Take for instance the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas” by a posse of celebrities in...
Dec 9, 20111 min read
Delicate Shades becoming more delicate
The latest collection ‘Delicate Shades‘ by Vlisco is becoming more delicate and more intricate. We have seen the collections through the...
Dec 9, 20111 min read
Delicate Shades Movie
Creative concept by: Vlisco, in co-operation with Production Story Movie Director: Sjoerd Geuke Photography Dresses: Vlisco
Dec 7, 20111 min read
Garance Doré in Morocco
Check out these gorgeous photos of Morocco. The shot were taken by fashion blogger Garance Doré on a recent trip to the country. SOURCE:...
Dec 6, 20111 min read
Leslie Dodson: Don’t misrepresent Africa
Real narratives are complicated: Africa isn’t a country, and it’s not a disaster zone, says reporter and researcher Leslie Dodson. At...
Dec 5, 20111 min read
Darkie
Darkie is a South African label launched in 2002 by Themba Mngomezulu a drop out B-Comm student who got into fashion through his mother...
Dec 3, 20111 min read
Afro-Creative: Barbara Muriungi
I just finished a degree of Visual Communications last week. I have been tossing with the idea of moving to New York or London for a few...
Dec 3, 20111 min read
DECEMBER 2011 Proverb
“One does not love if one does not accept from others”. – Kanuri, Nigeria
Dec 1, 20111 min read
Island Style
There has been a bit of a debate on facebook over the Fashion Gone Wild for the Vogue Australia December 2011 issue. People are...
Nov 30, 20111 min read
My Kinda Girl
My Kinda Girl by Ghana’s D-Black featuring Sarkodie with cameo appearances by by Jackie Appiah, Yvonne Nelson, Lydia Forson, Nadia Buari,...
Nov 29, 20111 min read
Exploring Africa the Beachy way
Beach Tomato is an online travel and lifestyle magazine launched earlier this year covering luxury travel, fashion, beauty and lifestyle...