The Joy Of African Fashion ‘Made With Love’ Is Introduced To The NYFW Runway By Rosario Dawson And Abrimah Erwiah
The sustainable fashion brand features African artisans, and is co-founded and run by Dawson and Erwiah. During New York Fashion Week, the trailblazers held a celebratory runway to showcase what Studio 189 has in store for the Spring/Summer 2024 collection. But the show was so much more than just sending clothes down a runway — it featured music, dancing, poetry and the joys of African culture, as the co-founders shared with reporters after the show.
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The Top 10 Worst Dressed Celebrities At the MTV Video Music Awards VMAs 2023 Red Carpet
The red carpet of the MTV VMAs 2023, like every year, left us with some incredible looks that exuded style and glamour, but also some others that could go down in history, not for the right reasons, but for being the worst outfits of the night. Although the MTV VMAs are known for their bold and daring outfits, some attendees went over the top, while others simply bordered on the ordinary, which earned them a place on the list of the ...
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The Top 10 Best Dressed Stars at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2023 VMAs are underway at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, and we’ve got photos the biggest names as they make their way down the red or should we say pink carpet. Taylor Swift, the most nominated artist of the evening, wore an asymmetrical dress with stacks of necklaces. Video Vanguard honoree Shakira wowed in a metallic dress. Skin was definitely in as well, with Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj and Emily Ratajkowski all donning sheer numbers.
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African Fashion: Ghana Must Go Bags Are Used by a Nigerian Fashion Designer to Produce Memorable Garments.
Teaming up with Chioma Obiegbu, a Nigerian visual artist and designer also based in New York and fashion stylist Wuraola Oladapo, they create pieces which Obioma describes as a fusion of both western and African designs. "In some of the two-piece designs, the top is heavily influenced by western fashion aesthetics while the skirt was designed to mirror a West African wrapper. "There's also a gele headpiece, which is traditionally identified as an African fashion statement," he said.
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ESSENCE Fashion House: The Ecosystem Of African Fashion
In this ESSENCE Fashion House discussion, journalist Nana Agyemang who is also the Chief Executive Officer of EveryStylishGirl, assembled a diverse panel of African designers, fashion experts, and entrepreneurs. The Ecosystem of African Fashion included CEO of wholesale platform The Folklore, Amira Rasool, Barkue Tubman, Chief of Staff and Diasporic Engagement at Essence Ventures, and founder and creative director of fashion brand Chocolate, Kwaku Bediako. Throughout this conversation, they each underscored the interconnectedness of Africa within the global fashion industry.
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