Jul 7, 20101 min read
lacing it out
I am a huge fan of British designer Stella McCartney! In her 2011 Resort Collection there is a gorgeous lace garment featured on the JAK...
Jul 6, 20101 min read
the makarapa
When I first saw this Heineken advertisement, I was so happy to find out that an African designed something similar to the beer-helmets...
Jul 4, 20101 min read
one world. one icon.
Apart from going to Uni and blogging, I work at an Optometrist where they not only test eyes, but sell designer optical frames as well...
Jul 4, 20101 min read
cheers to Ghana
With great pain, I write this post! The Black Stars of Ghana were carrying the weight of Africa on their shoulders. They were ‘the hope...
Jul 1, 20102 min read
TED: The Danger of a single story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Internationally acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tackles the dangers of stereotyping Africans in her lecture ‘The...
Jun 30, 20101 min read
so fresh on wall street
A Tribe Called Fresh now has an ‘O SO FRESH’ blog by the name of freshwallstreet. My love for A Tribe Called Fresh transcends to...
Jun 30, 20101 min read
football & racism
The FIFA World Cup is truly an event which unites the world. I stumbled across this animation by Renske Mijnheer, which illustrates that...
Jun 28, 20102 min read
a taste of Africa
I used to get a kick out of watching Good Morning Australia every morning while I was on holidays in primary school. Only because I loved...
Jun 27, 20101 min read
Ghana is the hope of Africa
I CAN’T BREATHE !!!!!!!!!!!! GHANA IS THE HOPE OF AFRICA !!!!!!!!!!!! The Ghana Black Stars just won against the USA 2-1. This time we...
Jun 27, 20101 min read
African World Cup Slogans
I kept hearing ‘Ghana is the hope of Africa’ in the World Cup. To me, it sounded like the slogan was imprinted on the Black Stars’...
Jun 25, 20102 min read
the weight of Africa is on the Black Stars
To me, the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South African became the 2010 FIFA World Cup for AFRICA. It was our chance to show the world what...
Jun 23, 20101 min read
stocktown Africa release
I have been curiously waiting for the release of STOCKTOWN AFRICA and now it has released – well parts of it has been released. STOCKTOWN...
Jun 22, 20101 min read
out of Africa
‘Out of Africa’ is an amazing photo essay which was featured in Time Magazine’s Style & Design Issue April 2009. It’s from a while back,...
Jun 22, 20101 min read
2009 Mozambique fashion week posters
“Discover the Africa you can’t see on National Geographic” “You can talk about Africa, long legs and beauty without necessarily ...
Jun 19, 20101 min read
the story of Kakenya
An animation for Vital Voices, an organisation working globally for women’s independence. This film tells the childhood story of Kakenya...
Jun 19, 20101 min read
more & better afro-house
A few days ago I wrote about my love of house music and I wanted to see a combination of Hiplife and House combined. Well, an anonymous...
Jun 17, 20101 min read
her hair, her expression
In mid-2009, Danyelle decided to focus on the health of her hair and go all natural. Her blog Bleu Coiffure is a visual documentation of...
Jun 17, 20102 min read
afro-house
Before 2007, I had an minimal knowledge of what House music was. I associated House music with La Bouche’s ‘Sweet Dreams‘, CeCe...
Jun 15, 20102 min read
an experience I like in my world
A few weeks ago, I let out my frustration about the photography elective I was taking at Uni. I mentioned my muse: Edem Dokli who...
Jun 13, 20101 min read
xcess
While rummaging through the design section of my Uni library, I found this great book titled ‘Excess: Fashion And The Underground In The...