London Calling: Impressions from Africa Fashion Week

All pictures by Othello De’Souza-HartleySorry, I used this headline once before, but it is just so fitting for the impressions from Africa Fashion Week London. What an eclectic crowd! Unfortunately, I wasn’t…

Re-belle with Republic of Foreigner (ROF)

Photography FOLARIN SHASANYA @ STUDIOFLOW PHOTOGRAPHY Styling TEAM ROF Talent STEPHANIE CHIBERA OKWU @ XWIZIT Talent BUNMI ADEWUNMI @ XWIZIT Make Up BARBARA ONIANWAH @ BARBARA & 1923 Post Production FOLARIN SHASANYA…

Big Bag by Busayo

Everyone needs a big bag where everything like a pair of flats, a laptop, magazines, a water bottle and a scarf or jacket fits in. At least these are the items I usually…

What I bought: Black, White, Yellow

I went to the Summer Sale and when I saw these shoes at Top Shop, I just new that they belonged to me. Luckily my size (10) was still available. The shoes…

Stand Out with Eldenwa Designs

APiF: Please introduce your business and your designs. Ellen Wagner: I am the head designer and creator of Eldenwa Designs. I specialize in handcrafted fabric accessories made from recycled jersey cotton for…

Prints of the Week: Nelson Mandela’s Brand 46664

Nelson Mandela’s label 46664 – inspired by his prison number and the year of his imprisonment – just recently announced the launch in the US for spring 2013. The collection will also…

Christie Brown Ghana: New Collection ‘Xutra’

Ghanaian luxury brand Christie Brown’s collection ‘Xutra‘ for Fall/Winter 2012 is another eye-catcher. I really like this label from designer Aisha Obuobi. The cuts are elegant and the pieces always stand out.…

Afro/Afri-Mania

Afro-this and Afri-that: recently I came across a lot of new “Afro”-word creations in the fashion universe. Afrolicious, Afrofabulous, Afrizion, Aficlectic, Afropunk, Afrofashionista, Afro-what? As I feel the list must be endless…