Category Archives: Style

IMO TV- Ituen Basi Flashback Video

In this flashback video from the archives of SPICE TV Africa, Nigerian designer and one of the pioneers of the African design sector, Ituen Basi, discusses her goals and aspiration for her brand.  She say,  “In the future I would like to be one of the people or labels that help Nigerians look inwards.” Watch […]

Lupita’s MET Gala Hair Drama

Lupita Nyongo’s hair style for the MET Gala seems  to have caused quite the stir. After Vogue compared her hair style to a style worn by Audrey Hepburn, Lupita make sure to go on social media to clarify that her inspiration for the hairstyle was not Hepburn but African women who have traditionally worn similar […]

Review of Maki Oh’s “Ehn” for Vogue

Amaka Osakwe is never one to shy away from difficult subject matter, preferring instead to spin it into the rich, multilayered collections that have earned her a cultish fan base, and a place in the wardrobe of FLOTUS. For Fall, the designer posed the question: What does it mean to be a black woman? “[The collection] is quite […]

Emmy Kasbit Releases “Disturbia” Collection

Emmy Kasbit’s “Disturbia”   Emerging Nigerian fashion brand, Emmy Kasbit, released a new collection featuring tailored looks with vibrant colors for men and women. The collection is called “Disturbia”.  What are your thoughts on the collection?  Which pieces caught your eye? Which would you wear?  

Diana Opoti- Showing That African Fashion Is More Than Prints

Diana Opoti is at it again. This time with a #MadeInAfrica campaign. See reposted article from BellaNaija.com below. __________________________ Diana Opoti in a cone peplum dress by Fiona Kay and a lime mini bag by Nigerian brand Timabee Kenyan fashion publicist and now African fashion ambassador is a rising phoenix that cannot be quenched, she […]