Kenya Fashion: Nairobi is Becoming a Popular Destination Thanks to Kenyan Fashion Designers.
The challenge for designers is that the majority of wealthy Kenyans are much more inclined to buy a Hermès purse or a Gucci jacket than they are to buy high-end clothing from a Kenyan designer. Despite these obstacles, Maina claims that there has been a visible rise in the number of designers, stylists, and creatives working in Nairobi during the past several years. Many of them are attracting attention from around the world, such designer and creative director Sunny ...
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The 13th Annual Ankara Fashion and Music Festival is presented by Peter Lentini in Los Angeles, With Wande Coal and Yemi Alade as the stars
The AFLA was founded by renowned Afrobeats DJ Peter Lentini who was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. Lentini is a self-made American success story, who for the last 15 years has been delivering an eclectic mix of entertainment with event production and concerts around the world featuring African artists. Lentini created the Ankara Fashion & Music Festival Los Angeles to build a social landscape for African cultural pride in the U.S. and foster entrepreneurship by providing greater visibility of African ...
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Nigerian Fashion Brand Badeseré is Making a Strong Case For African Fabrics With its New Collection Dubbed “Orixa”
Orixa features a glittering array of pret-a-porter pieces including pants with sheer detailing, sheer shirts and tank tops to match. According to the creative director Badesere, “the collection was inspired by the awakening of consciousness, the love of self, and the whole acceptance of my Africanism. Before now, we have been taught that our gods are useless, and that our traditions are hostile and barbaric, while in true sense it’s full of life and lessons. The sheer represents our ...
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Fresh by Dotun Unveils Man About Town 2022 Collection
The artistic and vibrant collection features an exciting variety of uniquely sewn kaftan and agbada designs that are soft and alluring on the wearer and in the eye of the beholder. Modeled by Nollywood faves, Maurice Sam, Bryan Okey, Ibrahim Suleiman and comedian Hero Daniels, the latest collection by FBD is for that stylish man who is all about tradition yet craves luxury and class. The pieces are created from high-quality fabrics, with embroidery and geometric designs at strategic points. ...
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Rwanda: Rwandese Lady Mugabekazi Lilliane Detained For Inappropriate Attire
Last week, police spokesman John Bosco Kabera condemned what he called "immorality and vulgarity among young people" in a television appearance. "This problem is getting worse... you see people walking about in just shirts, no shorts, no pants," he remarked. Then, wearing attire that resembles nets, these folks enter public spaces. The first right is to dress correctly, not to wear indecently, he said in response to the program host's question on whether "such people did not have a right ...
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