Aug 24, 20101 min read
black power
Actions speak louder than words! SOURCE: Afro Calypso via Labels, Love, Loyalty
Aug 23, 20101 min read
Sass & Bide
I am a huge fan of the Australian label Sass & Bide. Their work is a combination of rebelliousness, energy, and femininity. Pieces by...
Aug 22, 20101 min read
dazed about SA
Dazed & Confused went back to South Africa before the World Cup to to see what has changed their 2004 issue on the country. The culture...
Aug 21, 20101 min read
AfricanOz
I started flicking through this newspaper, I was very impressed. What caught my attention straight away, was the simple yet elegant...
Aug 19, 20101 min read
maasai postcard art
“During my summer holiday in Kenya I went to the Masai market in Nairobi (as most tourists do). I bought these postcards depicting the...
Aug 17, 20101 min read
Africa meets the the Beverly Hillbillies
SOURCE: STYLE.COM When I first saw the 2009 Spring Ready-To-Wear African collection by Japanese designer Junya Watanabe in late 2008 I...
Aug 17, 20101 min read
as twilight falls on the safari
TITLE: ‘As Twilight Falls On The Safari’ CLIENT: Vogue Nippon (Japan) PUBLISHED: March 2009 PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Segal STYLIST: George...
Aug 15, 20101 min read
vodafone Ghana: the complete love story
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Aug 15, 20102 min read
vlisco, the True Original
VPF van Vlissingen & Co (Vlisco) was founded in 1846 in Helmond, South of Holland by Pieter Fentener van Vlissingen. For more than 100...
Aug 14, 20101 min read
sparkling grace: shine like a star
SPARKLING GRACE: SHINE LIKE A STAR (May 2010) by VLISCO All your senses will celebrate the colourful new fabric collection ‘Sparkling...
Aug 13, 20101 min read
i am African
‎I am African, not because I was born in Africa, but because Africa is born in me. – Kwame Nkrumah (1909 – 1972) SOURCE: AFRO-ART CHICK...
Aug 11, 20101 min read
afro-creative: Tolula Adeyemi
A few days ago I posted about stylist Marian Kihogo. One of her clients, is the remarkable Nigerian born all-rounder Toula Adeyemi....
Aug 10, 20101 min read
i am the nublack
Here is a post about afroklectic and I on thenublack: for future revolutionaries. In my mind, have put the people featured on thenublack...
Aug 9, 20101 min read
la mia Africa
SOURCE: MUSE magazine
Aug 8, 20101 min read
Afro-Creative: Marian Kihogo
Marian Kihogo is a fashion stylist, celebrity stylist, fashion writer and creative consultant. Her blog Mariankihogo.com is a interactive...
Aug 7, 20101 min read
African postcard collection
I collect alot of things from magazines to postcards, to bangles to notepads. Basically, I collect anything which looks interesting to...
Aug 5, 20100 min read
Aug 4, 20101 min read
it’s Jo’burg’s time
There is something amazingly fresh about South African fashion!!! I have been seeing quite a few images and videos about their fresh...
Aug 3, 20102 min read
just a little story about growing up black in Nazi Germany
I forgot to mention this little story yesterday when I posted growing up black in Nazi Germany post. It was a very quiet day at work a...
Aug 2, 20102 min read
growing up black in Nazi Germany
I stumbled across the book Destined to Witness: Growing up Black in Nazi Germany by Hans-Jürgen Massaquoi in a cheap bookstore. I...