Thula Sindi - London Fashion Week

Thula Sindi, one of the most noted designer out there in South Africa, also presented his new collection for the eponymous label.
Here is some tiny reminder of his past one.

Bunmi Koko - London Fashion Week

Ohww I thought I did publish this one...

'Kaleidoscopia', Nigerian Bunmi Koko's A/W 2011 collection, was all about bright colors and a multiplicity of fabrics, from leather to feather and suede to plastic with plastic masks at times, creating some sort of futuristic Alexander McQueen collection.

Gloria W. - London Fashion Week

African designers were very well represented this year in London.
Take Ugandan Gloria Wavamunno, who presented her A/W '11 collection title "Not A Dream, My Soulmate", during "À La Mode" event.
She sticked to wax print, as usual, and worked it out beautifully, as usual. It was also the occasion to spread some message about solidarity and fight against aids.

(Afro) Queen Bee

When rumors about bleaching her skin are buzzing all over the internet, Beyonce darkens her face for the March issue of L'Officiel Magazine, its 90th birthday issue by the way.

Sass & Bide - London Fashion Week

Back in September, I introduced you to this label HERE. Ms Clarke and Ms Middleton presented their collection for this year's Autumn/Winter, during the first day of the promising London Fashion Week.
The ideas are the same, lots of prints, but very colorful this time.

Love Angel Music Baby

Yesterday Feb 17th, Gwen Stefani presented L.A.M.B.'s Fall/Winter '11 collection during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York.

Sabali - Damian Marley x Nas x Amadou & Mariam

I just had to put this video in here. It has its place in this blog. Definition of MASTERPIECE.

Paris Fashion Week 2011 - Julien Fournié

Raise your hands if you have not seen any highlights from that amazing show ?! Well, shame on you !


Julien Fournié gave us, what to me was, the most bold and beautiful runway show of this year's Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris.
And with good cause: the young designer paid a colorful tribute to the Black woman. Fluid shapes, brightness, afros everywhere, exclusively presented by black models.
It was worthy of the last African Fashion Week in Jo'burg.

So dear Mr Fournié, THANK YOU.

Gangs of New York

In the February '11 issue of Vogue US, there is a fabulous editorial by Mario Testino, noted Peruvian fashion photographer, with 30 goregous models styled with Dona Karan, Ralph Lauren and Proenza Schouler.
There are the 'gangs' of brunettes, the blonds, the red-haired, the asian girls, the 'sexy' girls, the Renaissance ones, and of course the Black girls.

The last ones feature Joan Smalls, Ajak Deng, Arlenis Sosa, Chanel Iman, Anais Mali, Jourdan Dunn and Sessilee Lopez. Now if you don't know them all, you might keep their names in mind, because they are the new faces of that growing community of black models.

Art Minute

Africa is not only 'wearable'. Many artists have expressed their love for the Motherland and their own roots through art. I will introduce you, now and then, to extraordinary people with extraordinary imagination and skills.