Post Tagged with: "African designers"

AMFW Favorites: William Okpo & David David

AMFW Favorites: William Okpo & David David

Arise Magazine Fashion Week 2012 is over and the verdict? It was superb and I’m happy that African designers can find a platform to promote their art and get the recognition they deserve.  William Okopo! That’s the one that grasped my eyes at Arise Fashion Week 2012.  The other one would have to be designer [...]

African Fashion Designers

African Fashion Designers

African fashion designers are greatly dominating as the inspirational go-to source for Western fashion designers.  That dynamic nature of African designs has become one that is trendy and easily adaptable.  African fashion designs have been used in creating fashion trends and clothing that goes from casual, couture to home decorations.  There are so many things [...]

Design By U Fabulous and Colorful Jewerely

Design By U Fabulous and Colorful Jewerely

Africa Fashion Week in New York.  Check out the line-up here. It’s so awesome that, in the crowded Big Apple.  Africa has found a small haven. Various designers are able to come together to gain exposure, and support, from a great group of people. One of the designers that caught my eye was Fatima Samad. [...]

The Fashion Records Spotlight: Margaret Kadi

The Fashion Records Spotlight: Margaret Kadi

Name: Margaret Kadi Location: London, Sierra Leone You have started a project called ‘Project Sierra Leone’. Explain to us what that project is: Project Sierra Leone is all about empowering women in Sierra Leone. The whole ethos of Project Sierra Leone is that everything we sell is handmade by talented Sierra Leonean Artisans.  We work [...]