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Crafts

AW 15-16 STELLA JEAN FEMME, story of a leader |Metro – Himalayan style

The A/W 15-16 femme chooses the Indian Himalayas, a place where cultural references often give way to impositions and subordination. Stylistic disobedience. This irreverence is the starting point of looks where the woman seizes...
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ReBirth – The first upcycled collection by Mayamiko Designed

Using pure wools and cottons donated to Mayamiko that have been designed by a luxury Italian fabric mill, the limited edition ReBirth Collection is cool casual at its best. Laid back but with a strong style element, it comprise...
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Designers

Guaranty Trust Bank Lagos Fashion & Design Week and British Council Present Fashion Focus 2014 in partnership with Frallain Inc and Istituto Marangoni Top 15 Finalists!

This year Guaranty Trust Bank Lagos Fashion and Design Week (GTBank LFDW) launched Lagos Fashion and Design Week Fashion Focus (LFDW Fashion Focus), a year-long initiative aimed at developing the Nigerian fashion industry. I...
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Samsung Connects the Continent through Fashion and Design at MB Fashion Week Africa 2013

End of October in Johannesburg, South Africa, Samsung brought together 14 fashion and accessory designers from across the continent in a unique design collaboration, #AmazeAfrica. The first of its kind, the #AmazeAfrica show to...
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Designers

Stella Jean New Collection + Trunkshow with Moda Operandi + Showcasing with Georgio Armani!

Stella Jean is one of our favourite newcomers to the African fashion scene. She has only been around for a minute as a designer but began as model for Egon Von Furstenberg. With an interesting background being Italian and Ha...
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Moschino from Cheap to African Print Chic – SS13

Now….we are not saying that this IS African print but it definitely looks inspired by it. If Burberry, Marc Jacobs, Junya Watanabe et al can all create collections with African inspired prints (usually made in an Italian ...
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Boutiques

Lanre Da Silva Ajayi Debuts S/S 2013 Collection ‘Butterfly Kisses’ In Dolce & Gabbana Spiga2 Concept Store In Milan, Italy

2013 is off to a groundbreaking start for Nigerian Fashion Designer Lanre Da Silva Ajayi (LDA) of self-named design brand as she continues to set the pace in African fashion and what brought AFG Founder Jacqueline Shaw to featu...
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Jewel by Lisa Colabs with L’Oreal on a Spring/Summer 2013 Make Up Campaign

We are excited about the new collaboration from Nigerian Luxury designer Jewel by Lisa with International Cosmetic Company L’Oreal in Italy. This Autumn Lisa Folawiyo of Jewel by Lisa was showcasing in the Country of Luxe...
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Fashion Events

News Just in! Nigeria via Lagos Fashion Week are Guest Nation at the Italian trade show Pitti Immagine

Pitti Immagine is an important trade show on the fashion calender and this season will be happening from the 19-22 June 2012 in Firenze in Italy. Pitti Immagine dedicates space to the new names on the international creative and...
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