This Campaign About Sisterhood & Self-Love Is The Best Thing You’ll See Today
This new editorial curated by The Colored Girl and photographer Joey Rosado recently caught our attention. Tagged “Daughters of the Dark, Sisters of the Night“, the photos feature African models Khoudia Diop and Nyakim Gatwech basking in the magic of their black skin. According to the curator, the campaign is about Sacred Spaces,…
Blackface Fashion Is Officially The Worst Fashion Trend Of 2019
In fashion, it’s said that three is a trend—let’s hope that’s where this one stops. After Sambo-ish key rings and turtlenecks at Prada and Gucci, respectively, Katy Perry’s fashion label has become the latest to pull products evoking blackface from stores amidst accusations of racism. Two styles from the singer’s…
The Ultimate His & Her’s Fashion Guide For A Classic Valentine’s Day Dinner
It’s the season of love and two of our favourite style bloggers Alexis and Ifeanyi got our attention with their stunning Valentine’s day collaboration. With so many changes in the world today, these two make a case for classic romanticism setting the scene of a romantic dinner to celebrate love,…
NURU Presents “West Africa To The West” Featuring Kenneth Ize & Loza Maléombho
As we delve straight into fashion season, we also delve into all the amazing fashion events that come with it. This year NURU – a creative consultancy and lab purposefully built to service luxury fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands – presents West Africa To The West; an event…
Ghanaian-Canadian Artist And Designer Unveil Scarf Collection
Yaw Tony is a Ghanaian-Canadian artist/designer based in Toronto and founder of LLiM (Life Liveth In Me), a high fashion luxury goods manufacturer. It specializes in scarves, textile designs, and lifestyle accessories. LLiM (Life Liveth In Me) is a design/artistic brand dedicated to the creation of inimitable…
PICTURES: Tom Ford Takes Us Back To His ’90s Heyday For Fall 2019
The sexy, androgynous suiting that made him a star during his years at Gucci was a key focus, with modern touches (read: hoodies) thrown in for a new generation of customers. When a designer has had a career as illustrious as that of Tom Ford, whose…
A Chinese Washing Machine Brand Blatantly Lifted Design Army’s Stunning Ballet Campaign
Last week, Pum Lefebure began to get a flurry of messages from her contacts in Asia, all with a similar question: “Have you seen this?” Co-founder and chief creative officer of the celebrated Washington, D.C., agency Design Army, Lefebure has an extensive global network of clients, peers…
Gucci “Deeply Apologizes” And Pulls Sweater Resembling Blackface
Customers do not like Gucci’s latest look. On Wednesday, the luxury brand issued a public apology for its balaclava black sweater after it sparked backlash online for resembling blackface. Online, the $890 sweater was shown with the collar pulled up over the model’s nose and an opening…
Goodbye to Your Paycheck, Because Thebe Magugu’s SS19 Collection Is Everything
South African designer Thebe Magugu‘s SS19 collection is a study in colour and print. The designer specializes in fabrications like neoprene and floral jacquard. According to a press statement from the brand: Thebe Magugu’s SS’19 collection ‘Art History’ examines the country’s contrasting cultural landscape, allowing art…
VIDEO: You Might Need a Minute After Seeing Sshhh Lingerie’s New Campaign
When it comes to fashion, there’s nothing worse than having the wrong underpinnings. And sturdy bras and Spanx aside – sometimes having the right sexy underwear (*ahem* Valentine’s Day) is absolutely critical. At the moment we have our eyes on all sorts of lacy bralettes, negligees, and sexy bodysuits…
Ariyike Akinbobola Fronts Avore Style’s Womanity Collection
Contemporary womenswear brand Avore Style has released her latest collection which features Nigerian media personality Ariyike Akinbobola.Avore Style’s latest collection, appropriately titled Womanity, features perfectly tailored and classy pieces that exude sophistication and elegance and the best part is every piece in this collection is made from beautiful fabric sourced locally. Each…
Fashion Designer Rich Mnisi Creates Furniture Inspired By His Great-Grandmother
South African fashion designer Rich Mnisi named his first leather and steel furniture pieces Nwa-Mulamula after his great-grandmother, the “guardian figure”. The Nwa-Mulamula collection by the South African fashion designer consists of two pieces, a navy leather chaise and a seat made of the same leather that…
