That Model: Nykhor Paul

Another day, another beautiful Sudanese model.
Meet 22 year-old, 5'11", Red Model Management Nykhor Paul.

Mara Hoffman

New Yorker Mara Hoffman shows off the lookbook for her Resort Swim 2012 collection, with Sudanese Nykhor Paul.
The designer is used to work with bold graphic prints, inspired by a lot of travelling as well as nature itself. The result is colourful, filmy, Indian or Native American-ish collections. And this one is no exception.

That editorial: Feminine Mystique

Emma Summerton captured the high fashion Jourdan Dunn, Anais Mali and Jasmine Tookes are now well-known for, to illustrate this editorial that will be featured in the March issue of W magazine.

Styling by Giovanna Battaglia.

That Model

Let me introduce you to Salieu Jalloh, or should I say "re-introduce" because you might have seen his face on many editorials, ad campaigns, runways or on BET's reality show Model City (where I discovered him).

180 Mag - By Shaugn Crawford

Dear New York City readers..

Visit the current exhibition about Africa through photography, Africolor, at Danziger Projects, including works from Malian Malick Sidibe, South African Lolo Veleko, Italian Daniele Tamagni, Dutch Ruud Van Empel, or American Mickalene Thomas.

You can drop by until September 10th, 2011.

By Mickalene Thomas

Danziger Projects
527 West 23rd Street
NYC
Tel- 212 629 6778

"Africa's definition of global luxury"

I haven't checked out Jewel By Lisa in a minute. This is their Autumn/Winter 2012 collection, which they presented during the Arise Fashion Week in Lagos, back in March. The title says everything about Ms Lisa Folawiyo's work; she is just too high-fashioned.

Make sure you visit the website and discover the "Global Minimalism Collection 2011" (another name for Summer Collection I believe). Marvelous.

BKFW '11

Take a look at Boxing Kitten's Fall/Winter collection for this year 2011, modeled by the beautiful Naima Mora (what a nice first name, isn't it ? :p), and photographed by the talented Kwesi Abbensetts.

(Ohema) Ohene - Simple as a button

Talking about details, ladies, get your man one his these Ohema Ohene Kente cufflinks ! Well, I know there are lots of trendy fellas out there so yeah, you won't need your lady to get them for you.
They should make a whole difference on an ordinary shirt.





 www.ohemaohene.com

Adjoa Osei

New designer in town: Adjoa Osei.
A few weeks ago, the London based released an 8-piece collection, Adapt, featuring loose tops and colorful maxi skirts. The aim of this collection is to "explore the different ways that smart/casual wear can be enhanced with African prints".
I've always said that when it comes to fashion, the details make a whole outfit work. And that's precisely what's interesting here: the handwoven elements on each piece.

I'm looking forward to see what Ms Osei has prepared for her winter collection.

Photos by Agata Preyss

M.E. Studio / The Plastics

I already stated in one of my very first posts that Melody Ehsani might be my favorite jewelry designer in the game. Check out the lookbook for her Spring 2011 collection. Dopeness.

Burberry it is.

I just read a french article where they said Burberry paved the way for a new trend that involves Africa and its wax printed clothes, probably driven by the recent uprisings in Arabic countries. *BLANK-FACE* Whoever wrote that either lives in a cave without no Internet nor TV, or just didn't have a clue about what to write.

Zebra Living

A modern urbanite, (Zebra woman) celebrates her unique style with Zebra's versatile and affordable 'fashion art' infused with African Spirit. -.

I think this one sentence epitomizes so well Nigerian Ugoma Adegoke's label, that I don't even need to go further with it. Take a look at these two collections and their very simple yet sophisticated pieces, and make sure you visit the website.

The Lagos Dynamo Collection

That Editorial

The June 2011 issue of Vibe Vixen Magazine features model Eva Marcille and her platinum blond ponytail in the desert. She displays Topshop, Prada, American Apparel and YSL. Kudos to those Pierre Hardy Striped Wedges. Gorgeous !

By Robert Hector for Taylor Hector Studios

That Model

As he is coupled with Jourdan Dunn in the latest Burberry ads, shot by Mario Testino, here is Sacha Mbaye.
I think he is one name we'll hear about on some regular basis from now on.

M I A

Well... Just because of the subtitle of this blog, I cannot stop blogging like that.