Monday 26th of October 2026

Nairobi, Kenya

Iss By Iss Studio

Who is Iss Simply Simple and Just issĀ 

Iss by Iss was founded in 2011 by Isabel Nyamgero Kenyan born, a graduate with a background in Industrial Chemistry but because of her love for design she ventured into the creative industry.
She prides herself as an industry disruptor, seeking to change the perception of the design world.

Some Collection from Iss By Iss StudioĀ 

Iss by IssĀ inspiration
Africa is rich starting right from the continent itself; its people, their culture, their style, their craftsmanship, its landscape and most especially its vast resources which we as a company use generously and innovatively to produce our products.
Ignoring this beauty would be doing Africa an injustice.

What they do
Iss by Iss has exposure and experience in costume and accessory design. Costuming for tv production companies from movies, soap operas, to tv commercials. Styling as well for individual projects and customized outfits for groups.

Designing is a specialty, customizing clients wants and needs on to fabric, paper, services, homes, pretty much accessorizing their needs.

Iss by Iss Vision
We See a world where design is not only what we see on television, or what other people dictate, but what you as individual contribute to your own sphere and the world around you.

Mission and Statement
To realize the full potential of the creative industry, changing the outlook of the world to see Africa for what it is; a resourceful, innovative, beautiful, Naturalistic, Promising, Desirable, dependent continent. Preserving the environment and reaching out to less vulnerable groups giving them a better desire for life.

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Tikovah Clothing Creative Director talks about her fashion Journey and How she was inspired By Art

Nigerian designer, Ihenatu Kodlinye Mike Creative Director, at Tikovah Clothing shares her journey into fashion as she prepares to showcase at Africa Fashion Week Nigeria 2018

What inspired your fashion journey?
Tikovah Clothing: Growing up as a child I used to see my mom and grandma make clothes with portable sewing machines, I was always fascinated at the process of converting a plain fabric to bespoke and hot couture outfits.

Art also inspired my fashion journey; I appreciate Art so much to the extent that everything I do has to have aesthetics and creativity written over it, I was always keen to make something. I selected my clothes, picked out my shoes, styled my mom’s hair a lot- I still do (laughs), and played with her jewelries too. My mom and dad played a profound role in my journey, my mom has this big wardrobe filled clothes , jewelries and what not, so I used to play dress up too ,while my dad never failed to buy the really good and pretty stuff to help augment my fashion flair

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Up close With Talansi L.R. Adriana Designer from Congo

Congolese designer, Adriana Talansi’s dream became reality in 2014 when she launched her first collection “Simple and Sublime” in Angola. She remains inspiring young ladies in her home country to follow their dreams especially in the fashion world by breaking barriers most designers in Congo have not dared to. Her fashion house TALANSI has become a fast rising fashion brand in Congo
Talansi L.R. Adriana she is the Creative Director of Talansi Fashion House she will showcase her “Identity” Collection at AFWN2018.

Some of Talansi Adriana CollectionĀ 

What inspired your fashion journey?
Adriana Talansi: Fashion and fashion design have always been in me since I was very young around 9 years old I think I realized my first fashion drawings

What has been your challenge as a designer in Africa?
Adriana Talansi: Trying to change the vision of people who are used to traditional cuts and make them discover African Haute Couture.

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Meet Zimbabwean Designer Tanaka Chinogureyi,Creative Director,Claire Albert

Claire Albert is a high-end women’s couture clothing brand that was established by Zimbabwean designer Tanaka, who has always had a passion for fashion and bringing up the industry in her country. The label custom designs and tailor makes women’s garments for all occasions and ensures that every woman looks elegant, sophisticated and sexy, these being the main values of Claire Albert.

What inspired your fashion journey?
Claire Albert:Ā  I have always wanted to be a Fashion designer since i was a young girl and my desire for elegant apparel led me to creating a clothing label that focuses on designs that are elegant and sophisticated while staying Fashion forward.

What has been your challenge as a designer in Africa?
Claire Albert: My first creation was inspired by Indian Fashion. Colorful images with gold accessories excited me to design a red and gold gown which I called the Claire Albert because it spoke everything that i wanted my brand to be, elegance, sophistication and edge.

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Interview with Michelle Arowoshola from Nigeria

We got the opportunity to have exclusive Fashion Interview with Michelle Arowoshola from Nigeria she will be among top designer who will showcase their brand during Africa Fashion week Nigeria.

Local by Michelle Arowoshola is an innovative high-end/high street brand for both male and females, the clothing styles have elements of sportswear, some tailoring and are mostly ready to wear pieces, the print on the fabric makes it unique in style because of the originality of the design which is designed in house, The styles also reflect black culture within the UK and Nigeria and aims to encourage people from all ethnic backgrounds to embrace their culture and to see culture as something to be valued and celebrated in addition fashionable.


Its founder, Michelle Arowoshola’s love for fashion spanned from her interest in art and textiles..

What inspired your fashion journey?

Michelle Arowoshola: My fashion journey was inspired by my interest for art throughout the years this interest had filtered into a broader interest for design both graphic, textiles, and 3D art, which finally developed into a focus on fashion design.

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History Of Met Gala

Officially, it’s the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit, a black-tie extravaganza held the first Monday in May to raise money for the Costume Institute (a.k.a. the fashion department).

Unofficially, the night’s festivities have been called many things, including ā€œthe party of the year,ā€ ā€œthe Oscars of the East Coastā€ (mostly because of the star quotient and the elaborate red carpet, where guests pose on the grand entrance stairs to the museum) and, somewhat pointedly, ā€œan A.T.M. for the Met,ā€ the last by the publicist Paul Wilmot.

The party signals the opening of the Costume Institute’s annual blockbuster show, and it is known for its celebrity and fashion hosts. This year the exhibition is ā€œHeavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,ā€ and the hosts are Anna Wintour (the magical manipulative Wizard of Oz for this particular event), Rihanna (who has a starring role in the coming Met Gala heist movie, ā€œOcean’s 8ā€), Donatella Versace (because her brother Gianni had a thing about Catholic iconography) and Amal Clooney (because … well, who doesn’t want to stand in a receiving line with Amal Clooney?).

Stephen A. Schwarzman, a founder of Blackstone, and his wife, Christine, are honorary chairs. They are the first people to name-sponsor a fashion exhibition since 1997. That’s a big deal. It’s also big money.

Content Courtesy Of New York Time & Nairobi Fashion Hub

The Best Dressed Celebrities on the Red Carpet at Met Gala 2018

Best Dress celebrites at the met gala 2018 Considering the dress code of the 2018 Met Gala was “Sunday best,” celebrating a Catholicism-themed exhibit, Monday night’s celebrity-packed red carpet could’ve gone wrong in a million ways.
Yet, for all the sacrilegious naked dresses or culturally inappropriate couture that the event’s A-list attendees could’ve worn to the event, the majority of this year’s Met Gala looks hit the mark, making for a revelatory night of saintly fashion.
From Lena Waithe’s instantly-iconic LGBTQ flag cape to the many angels, popes and renaissance artworks that walked the carpet, these were the best fashions of the 2018 Met Gala.

Rihanna
Rih has always been a Met Gala show-stopper, and considering Anna Wintour tapped her as one of the celebrity hosts of this year’s event, her look was bound to be a success. And it was, with the singer opting for a Margiela-designed papal crown and cape.

Lena Waithe
With a suit and cape by Carolina Herrera, Waithe re-imagined the night’s theme as a way to celebrate a community that hasn’t historically been recognized by the church, a fashion choice both cheekily transgressive and triumphant. Plus, it was a look that Vogue icon and cape enthusiast AndrĆ© Leon Talley had to love.

Fashion Journey of Lilifeys’ Fashion

Lilifeys’ Fashion is a female haute/ready to wear fashion brand founded in Lagos, Nigeria. The brand achieves her aesthetics by a seamless fusion of African cultural heritage and Western culture to appeal to a global market. Founded by Lilian Ifeyinwa Ndukwu, the brand name is a combination of her names.

​​​​​​​What inspired your fashion journey?
Lilifeys Fashion:Ā  My early childhood passion for my baby doll dresses and the curiosity on how to make such tiny little dresses really influenced and triggered my fashion journey.

Tell us more aboutĀ  the brand
Lilifeys’ Fashion:Ā  We aim to seasonally roll out collections and designs that are carefully crafted with detailed finishing that fits all types of feminine silhouettes using bold African prints, colours and good textured fabrics to make every LILIFEYS’ woman look like a queen. The Brand’s pieces reflect elegance, style, royalty, and comfort for the stylish, trendy and confident woman. Our core value is detailed attention to fabric selection, perfection, quality and fitting.
We target educated, female urban high profile clients, who wants to be stylish, trendy, and comfortable, with a feel of royalty irrespective of their body shapes.

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9 Questions With Shaibu Abdulai Creative Director, Bushai Weave

Bushai Weave is a fashion label in Ghana that creates well-tailored addressing the style needs of the Afro gentlemen. Bushai weave has already made his mark as one of Ghana’s leading men’s wear fashion labels The label founded by Shaibu Abdullah intends to give the public authentic clothing, homemade fabrics and quality finishing touches.

What inspired your fashion journey?
Bushai Weave: My journey was inspired by my joy and passion of seeing people wearing African wear.
Tell us more about the brand
Bushai Weave: We are an African brand located in Accra-Ghana that specializes in making unique and authentic outfits diligently crafted with handmade weave designs to suit the afrogentleman. We are working hard to make bushaiweave a successfully known fashion brand with its unique weave style across the globe
What was your first ever fashion creation, what inspired it? Did you like it?
Bushai Weave: Yes, the excitement of audience during my showcasing inspired me to do more and the love to see people wear something uniquely African hence the weave style

Ā Bushai weave 2017 collectionĀ 

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10 Questions With Osborne Ojarimoni Creative Director, Erenti

Erenti was established out of the aspiration to discover a distinctive approach to showcase African class and elegance through modern, urban apparel and accessories. With a strong appreciation of African authenticity and rawness, Erenti pursues to merge culture and contemporary designs to make its brand truly noticeable on a global platform.

What inspired your fashion journey?
Erenti:Ā Ā  After I started to realize how much deeper the pride of appearance, I fell in love with the masterpieces of clothing. The result of architecture and design, inspiration and dedication, individual vision and collaborative effort the fabrics that determined our daily directions and told the stories of our personalities.

Tell us about the aims and targets of the brand
Erenti:Ā Ā  We aim to establish ourselves in the Men’s African Fashion industry both Lagos and London, earn market share and be more memorable.
We are currently working onĀ  improving our brand image, recognition and to enhance engagement with ambassadors
We hope to build strong networking ties in Lagos and London.

What was your first ever fashion creation, what inspired it? Did you like it?
Erenti:Ā  Most of my inspiration and reincarnation are motivated by Amancio Ortega Gaona owner of Zara
I was instantly captivated by the way he made Zara truly his own.Ā  His clothes are more than just basic coloured polos and shirts. I have read most of Zara magazines and used them as inspiration to create my first menswear native piece which was a dark green with a slim fit feel.Ā  I cut out pictures and visualized pieces that I would actually bring to life.

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Yemi Alade Dressed By Kenyan Designer Kawira Mirero from Mambo Pambo Fashion House

Kenya fashion designer Kawira Mirero has done it again she made this butterfly dress for Yemi Alade for her concert in London duded O2 Islington Academy concert music meet fashion African celebrities are now embracing home made attire from Africa, fashion is now transcending borders and beyond its no longer an individual work but more of team work, Yemi Alade’s fashion statement is nothing short of a great collaboration fashion meets music for her music concert tour across Africa and Europe ( O2 Islington Academy concert ) she performed in a white and black butterfly dress designed by Kenyan Fashion designer Kawira Mirero from Mambo Pambo.

All Mambo Pambo designs are proudly designed and made in Kenya. Mambo Pambo Fashion HouseĀ  was Founded by Kawira Mirero, the brand’s vision is to change the way people view and experience locally made clothes by offering high-quality, beautifully crafted and well-fitting Afro-inspired apparel, designed and proudly made in Kenya,Mambo Pambo continually experimenting with new ways to fashion clothes that reflect each client’s unique personality, interests and lifestyle. Every Mambo Pambo Fashion garments are designed and crafted in their studio and workshop inspired by Africa and nature.

Yemi Alade keeps breaking boundaries for African music at large! Case point her ā€œBlack Magic Tourā€ which will see the praised performer visit countless cities across Europe, Africa and the United States of America.
The tour stopped at London over the weekend; as the diva sold out the O2 Academy Islington and delivered a memorable set giving fans a magical experience. The historic concert saw jaw dropping performances from Yemi Alade and her raved Ova Sabi band, Dil and more. English hip-hop star Lady Leshurr was also in attendance.

Content Courtesy Of Nairobi Fashion HubĀ 

Market Demand for East Africa Fabric Kitenge

Market Demand for East African’s fabric Kitenge In the past few yearsĀ  there has been aĀ sharpĀ rise in demand for East African’s fabric Kitenge,Ā Kenya is beginning to appreciate and valueĀ home grown fashion industry, and designers are dropping the cliche that African fashion has to look African more local designers are coning up with creative designs to suit the millennialĀ most of the design are made of local fabric kitengeĀ 

Kenyans wear the Kitenge as an appreciation of culture and creativity. As such, you are more likely to see such dresses during events such as Concur De Elegance, Koroga festival , Blankets and Wine,Ā  among others. Fashion designers have tapped into the growing demand for the Kitenge by creating unique and beautiful pieces. Today, you can find just about anything; traditional top and down or the modern Kitenge fused with other fabrics (laces, denim, silk).

What is Kitenge ?
Kitenge is an East African cotton fabric printed in various colours and designs with distinctive borders, used especially for women’s clothing,Kitenge or chitenge is an East African, West African and Central African fabric similar to sarong, often worn by women and wrapped around the chest or waist, over the head as a headscarf, or as a baby sling.

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