Ami Doshi Shah, a Jewelry Designer, Reinvents Jewelry in Kenya Using Ropes, Brass, Salt, and Stone.
Ami Doshi Shah latest collection Memento Mori was born out of grief, reflecting on the loss of her father in 2021 and their final days together in the Indian Ocean town of Watamu along Kenya’s coast. Even though her work is sold and celebrated in the West, her focus is firmly on the continent she calls home, both as the inspiration and the market for her refined designs, which are stocked in boutiques in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Ivory Coast ...
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A Fashion Presentation “Under the Sea” to Launch a New Company, the Founders of Which Claim Would Transform How People See Formal Wear
The dress rental business and the show are the vision of Spinazzola and Longo who both own their own businesses. Spinnazola owns a salon called Manes and More By Mermaid that provides beauty, cosmetic and personal care services in Hayden. Longo owns Solstice Collective, a business that specializes in making hand-tied malas and giving children a chance to make solar-powered, mason-jar night lights at her farmer’s market booth. “We are just looking into introduce a dress rental opportunity for ...
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What Qualities Are We Looking for in an Alexander McQueen Designer?
McQueen, especially in his prime, when Kering became an investor and he was able to use his Savile Row-shaped skills on fine materials from Paris, was exacting, sophisticated, if emotionally stunted at times. To please the Gatsby-ites, the show could have looked perfect, or it could have looked angry and insane. Instead, it was neither. Backstage, McGirr, who is boyish like a Sally Rooney love interest, said he wants his McQueen to be “uplifting.” He’s as sweet as pie: ...
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These Are the Top 10 Designers From The Hub of Africa Fashion Week in Addis Abeba
Since its founding in 2010, HAFW has been dedicated to showcasing the beauty, richness, and culture of Africa to a worldwide audience via the creative industries of fashion and other facets of the continent's heritage. HAFW has seen firsthand the expansion of the business, the rise of designers, and the realization that Africa is a legitimate source for labels, fabrics, leather, manufacturing, and more. The idea behind Hub of Africa Fashion Week (HAFW) was to provide the global market with an ...
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Let Me Introduce You To Charis Jones, The Fashion CEO Transforming Lives In Africa And Beyond
Charis Jones, CEO and Creative Director of Sassy Jones, is the first black female entrepreneur to build two girls dormitories at a Kenyan education center in Africa. Her initiatives have allowed prepubescent young girls to live separately from the boys, while maturing into confident young women. A percentage of every purchase with the brand goes toward the supplies to aid in the epidemic of menstrual poverty and the success of school in Kenya. In commemoration of the brand's philanthropic efforts, ...
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