Virgil Abloh Announces Winner Of Evian’s Sustainable Design Competition
Back in February, bottled water company Evian and its Creative Advisor of Sustainable Innovation Design Virgil Abloh launched the Activate Movement Program, a contest that awards one €50,000 EUR (approx. $59,000 USD) grant to a sustainable designer. The pair have now announced that the winner of the contest is 29-year-old…
Virgil Abloh Of Off-White™ Wants You To Support Young Black Businesses
Following Off-White™️‘s recent humanitarian endeavors, the Virgil Abloh-led label has launched a new program intended to consistently support socially-conscious causes. “I Support Young Black Businesses” is a new project that places its eponymous mantra front and center, using the Italian label’s star power to raise money for charity….
Lagos Fashion Week Announces Its Plans For October – And They’re Pretty Exciting!
This year, Heineken Lagos Fashion Week celebrates A Decade in Fashion and all that is African fashion; the vibrancy of various cultures, the abundance of natural resources and the sense of kinship that has emerged, coupled with skills that have been passed down from generation to generation in communities…
Rihanna Looked Absolutely Stunning At The Virtual Launch Of Fenty Skin
Rihanna has been hard at work amid quarantine on her Fenty Skin line, and she wasn’t going to let social distancing keep her from celebrating the launch in style. The Grammy award-winning songstress put on a leggy display on Thursday in a sizzling brown leather dress with spaghetti…
VIDEO: Beyoncé And Shatta Wale Team Up To Deliver Striking Visuals For ‘ALREADY’
Beyoncé has premiered the music video for ‘ALREADY’ her collaboration with Ghanian artist Shatta Wale and Major Lazer, taken from the 2019 album ‘The Lion King: The Gift’. The video features Beyoncé dancing in dazzling Afrocentric consumes, also in a myriad of locations, like in an empty warehouse and among…
All The Breathtaking Looks From Beyoncé’s Visual Album “Black Is King”
The world is currently celebrating the arrival of Beyoncé‘s highly anticipated new project,Black Is King (on Disney+), a companion to 2019’s The Lion King: The Gift, which she curated for Disney’s photorealistic remake of the 1994 animated classic, The Lion King. The 85-minute long film, deemed as “a celebratory memoir for…
Marni Apologises After Accusations Of Racist Imagery In New Campaign
The Italian fashion label Marni has apologised after a recent digital campaign was widely accused of using racist imagery, leading to a swift outcry from followers of the brand on Instagram. The campaign, which was shot by the Brazilian photographer Edgar Azevedo, featured Black models, one of whom…
VIDEO: Gucci’s FW20 Campaign Offers A Candid Look Into Models’ Lives
Gucci’s new advertising campaign for the Fall/Winter 2020 season explores the idea of looking at things from a different point of view. Titled “The Ritual,” the images capture the daily lives of Gucci models in the comfort of their own homes. Recorded by the models themselves, the intimate…
A New Report Suggests Virgil Abloh’s label Off-White™ Popularity May be Slipping
Virgil Abloh’s label Off-White™ is a behemoth within the streetwear industry, with a steady flow of red-hot collaborations and headline-grabbing drops. But a new report from the fashion search platform Lyst suggest that the brand’s dominance of the market might be shifting. The Lyst Index analyses the shopping behaviour of more than…
Prolific Japanese Designer, Kansai Yamamoto Dead At 76, Daughter Took To Instagram
Kansai Yamamoto has died at the age of 76. Yamamoto’s daughter Miki Yamamoto took to Instagram to reveal the news of her father’s death — July 21. The prolific Japanese designer was battling acute myeloid leukaemia, which he disclosed back in March. In many ways, Yamomoto’s…
Balenciaga Sent A “Recruiter” To A Berlin Art School , Then Replicated Her Work
No stranger to controversy, Balenciaga was recently accused of appropriation by a Berlin University of the Arts graduate student. Tra My Nguyen recently took to Instagram to reveal some striking similarities between an image posted by the French-owned Spanish fashion house and work found in her portfolio. Accusing the brand of…
Nigerian Womenswear Designer Mofari Just Released Its Debut Bridal Collection
According to the creative director, Omowunmi Pillot : Our new Bridal collection ‘ROMANTICISM’ is a testament of our promise to our brides, that the Mofari brand will indulge every request, satisfy every secret desire about the perfect wedding dress that our bride desires. We explore contemporary bridal silhouettes with…
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