Fashion: Lalesso Distinctive Kanga Prints Meet Laidback Summer Chic
Lalesso [Kenya] [Image credit: Marefu Dress – Lalesso] Implementing a strategy of focussing solely on producing perennially summer…
Fashion: Pyromaniac by mp Be Wear Collection
Pyromaniac by mp [Cameroon] [Image credits: Kay Trench Coat – Pyromaniac by mp] The legendary unpredictability of…
Fashion: Bunmi Koko Luxury Fashion Lifestyle Brand
Bunmi Koko [Nigeria] [Image credit: Autumn Winter 2010 – Bunmi Koko] It was great seeing Scottish/Nigerian designer Bunmi…
Fashion: Eleanor Ofori Timeless Elegant Gowns For Sophisticated Brides
Eleanor Ofori [Ghana] Based in London’s fashionable Chelsea, bridal and eveningwear designer Eleanor Ofori rounds of our special series…
Fashion: Alternative Bridal Style From Rosenworth
Rosenwerth [South Africa] [Image credit: Rosenwerth] Still sticking with the wedding theme, for the less traditional bride Rosenwerth mixes…
Fashion: Kosibah Beautifully Sculpted Gowns
Kosibah [Nigeria] [Image credit: Kosibah] Award-winning Nigerian designer Yemi Osunkoya is a man who understands the curves…
Botswana | Fashion | South Africa | Zimbabwe
Fashion: Bridal and Evening Wear Designer Angelo Lambrou
Angelo Lambrou [Botswana / South Africa / Zimbabwe] [Image credit: Angelo Lambrou] With three days to go…
Menswear: Knitwear Inspired by Xhosa Culture
Laduma Ngxokolo [South Africa] The ‘Colourful World of the Xhosa Tribe’ is a range of locally sourced…
Fashion: Farai Simoyi Madame’s Rouge Collection A/W 2011
Farai Simoyi [Zimbabwe] [Image credit: Madame’s Rouge – Farai Simoyi] There is a touch of sultry seductiveness about…
Fashion: Gudrun Sjödén Summer 2011 Africa Based Lookbook
Gudrun Sjödén [Africa Inspired] While leisurely flipping through the ‘Mail on Sunday’s’ (3rd April 2011) ‘You magazine’…
Fashion: Missoni’s Global Chic Inspiration
Missoni [Africa inspired] [Image credits: Pre-collection spring 2011 – Missoni] Luxurious crochet knits are the signature of…
Fashion: ASOS Africa Produced by SOKO Kenya
ASOS Africa/SOKO Kenya [Kenya/Tanzania] [Image credit: The Green Room – ASOS Africa] The Green Room is fashion retail…
Fashion: Bongiwe Walaza Jo’burg Fashion Week 2011
Bongiwe Walaza [South Africa] Bongiwe Walaza grew up in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa and as…
Accessories: Vivienne Westwood eco-friendly Shoppers for Gold Label
Vivienne Westwood/ International Trade Centre [Kenya] [Image credits: Shoppers – Vivienne Westwood] …I know I’m rather late…
Accessories | Ethiopia | Fashion | Textiles
Fashion: Lemlem Natural Handspun Cotton Collections
Lemlem [Ethiopia] [Image credits: Lemlem] Meaning to ‘flourish’ or ‘bloom’ in Amharic, I thought Lemlem an appropriate post, given…
Fashion: Sika Blending London Style with an African Aesthetic
Sika [Ghana] [Image credits: Wonderland Collection – Sika] I was strolling through Greenwich Market Wednesday afternoon trying…
Accessories | Fashion | Uganda
Accessories: Sseko Designs Summer Sandals
Sseko Designs [Uganda] [Image credit: Sseko Designs] Sandals that help turn dreams into reality. Sseko Designs is a sandal…
Fashion: Chichia London Eye-Catching Prints and Feminine Designs
Chichia [Tanzania] [Image credit: SS 2010 – Chichia London] Pattern and texture collide, through the colourful eye-catching…
Fashion: African Mosaique Defining African Chic
African Mosaïque [Image credits: African Mosaïque – ifashion/Simon Deiner] After a fairly dreary and bitterly…
Fashion: Sustainable Underwear
David Adjaye for Pact [Ghana/Kenya] [Image source: Dezeen] More known for adding to a city…