BN Bytes: Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe hits the 2011 BET Awards Pre-Event Red Carpet in a Stunning Ankara Dress by Ghanaian/Nigerian Label KIKI Clothing
Posted on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 at 8:00 AMBy BellaNaija.com
We are still buzzing about the “double whammy” award triumph by 2Face Idibia and D’banj at the 2011 BET Awards. Just a few hours before the main show, BET Networks Chairperson Debra L. Lee hosted the 5th Annual Pre-BET Awards Celebration Dinner at Book Bindery in Culver City, California.
Hollywood actor Boris Kodjoe arrived at the event with his wife, actress Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe. Nicole rocked a golden-hued ankara shift dress by Ghana-based Nigerian designer, Titi Ademola‘s label – KIKI Clothing. This is not the first time that Nicole has worn a piece by the label but she certainly stood out in a great way. We totally love the creative infusion of gold sheen into the ankara fabric.
Tags: Boris Kodjoe, Kiki Clothing, Titi Ademola
The dress is lovely.
nice
Hmm…I dont like it..bite me.
Yay her….
Loves it! Very proud i teLl you, very proud.
is dis Ginika Assuzzu?
Nice one. I wished African acts follow this trend and make african attire stand out in every event
Smashing!!! That’s all I got to say.
This is the way to make ankara glam…
Tawtally impressed,,plus am 1st
i like
First yay!!!!. Amake dnt not quite me. Lol. Nice dress. Luks gud on her. Nt 2 sure I like d fittin around d breast part.
okay, i wasn’t going to but, NOT QUITE. lol
first??
Nice!
oshe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My two favorite hollywood people / couple. Always looking on point. ………
Lovely dress, our Ankara is really going places. Good work Titi, keep the flag flying.
Looks great! More of this is indeed as such int events!
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nicey. Congrats Titi!
love dem alot. go naija!!! our designs are goin far
Nice looking couple.
first…yes finally…. I LOVE THE DRESS!!!….
This is beautiful….first to comment…hurray
ist to comment ,i love the dress,its cute
not feeling her outfit
very African. 9ice!
1st to comment ,i love the dress,its cute
Nice!
ooooohhh…FIRST!!!!!!!!!..BRB
AAH AAH! TODAY IS ME DAY!!!! SECOND!
first..yayyyy….i love kiki’s peices…
FIRST YAAAAAYE!..lmao! so this is what you guys get excited about…
i love his lips.
Ankara & Sequin; Me love it……………
if Boris Kodjoe was my husband!
Huh??? Dat cud hav been any dress. Nice colour. Noffin special abt it. Besides dis couple r boring. *kanye shrug*
if more two beautiful person would mate and marry and bore beautiful children the world will be erased of all ugliness..
Love, love, love Ari and glad she’s wearing an African designer but don’t know what’s so “stunning” about the dress. Sure, it fits well but that’s about it.YAAAAAWN!
i fink she looks stunning bt a lil luks older dan ha hussy
eh? Hussy??? You mean “hubby”
Dress is not too bad but would have suited a curvier lady. Not feeling it on Nicole.
cudnt care less about the dress…it’s the husband i’m loving
I dunno, too much gold I think, but she’s hot so doesn’t look TOO bad
love the dress, but there is nothing special about the style – its the material that makes it stand out. Not feeling the shoes though~
Oh, and he is fineeee! Dang!
killed dead @ libra – yes we all love his lips but we love the Ankara more abi?
I’ve never seen shiny ankara before. It’s okay, nothing special.
nothing wow about the dress, IMO, i think its more of the person thats wearing the dress, not the dress itself.
@ISAIDIT, please, whether that be a joke or not, not cool. are they the only “good-looking” people on this Earth? ehhhh, for some reason you’re joke has an undertone to it.
its even more sad at how many people think they’re first. SMH.
LOL the internet must be extra slow today
Isn’t it just. Sometimes I think BN does it on purpose just to mess with their heads
All these 1st to comment ppl when will you learn that BN moderates comments? When y’all don’t see any comments posted do not, I repeat, do not think you are 1st and then get all excited about it o. Berra luck nxt time sha
beautiful dress..:)
We give kudos to a garment cos its gorgeous not cos its African.That said I dont see anything gorgeouse abot the design nor fit.
Lets not jump unto the bandwagon but be real and objective.
Keep it real ppl.
The momet we starting loving garments cos of the origin and not quality people wont take us serious.
i believe Africa hav the best to compete with the rest of the world but need to keep the standard for whoever we get behind so they dont become complacent
Wat Dress the only thing I see in this picture is BORIS KODJOE
LMAO! Damn right! Boris K all day every day!
Okay, great dress. But the fabric, cut and style has been worn on a zillion red-carpets before. Infact, I wore the same style for my friends wedding back in May. Why on earth do we have a full Article dedicated to this? BN abeg now! Now my comments is definitely going to be ‘moderated’ for not being complimentary of the dress. Nice dress. I like, I love, I dig! NOT!. Now Boris is a different kettle of fish entirely, oomph!
LOL! You are ab spot on and tres funny too.
You are missing the point! Now if you were a celeb on an important red carpet aka some award show out in the west, then yes Great! Point is that its great to see that celebs are embracing African fashion, especially someone like Nicole, whose husband is part Ghanaian! Extremely thoughtful on her part! NEXT!
The dress simple and nice. If u dont like it,that is up to u jor.Her hubby is one of Ghana’s finest and ofcus she is proud of it so she is repping it…
She looks fab! Sure she’ll sstand out from her peers at the awards!
Loving me some Boris
The dress is nice, I like. Stunning hmmmmmm……, but yay for Nicole wearing ankara by KIKI!
the dress is simple and nice..i like
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So cute to see that Nicole’s best ‘accessory’ will always be her hot hubby. She’s lost a lot of weight esp on her face and its making her look stressed and unhappy, not feeling the look, prefer her curvier self. The ankara is a bit too ‘loud’ for me but love the fact that she’s repping our ankara on a bigger stage..
With a husband like that hmmm. You have to know how to spice it up
she looks dazzling in this dress…great write up
I love the idea and proud its African. To be on the real side, even my tailor down the road can pull off that outfit. Still….good job girl
Cute couple but I don’t get it, are they the only ones that attended the BET Awards????! 1 article for just 1 dress. Jeez!
it must be hard being married to a fine man. ah ah see how everyone is dissing his wife and complimenting him
Thats the sad part. I dont see why anyone will have to put someone else down, to prove a point. Nicole has lost weight, its taking away from her beauty. Boris is fine, yes! Point is he is a fine man and he’s married to her, and she’s with his on his right, who also happens to be the mother of his 2 children, and his wife of 6 yrs (wiki source unverified). Ladies on here deal with it, pray your fine fish finds you, or if your married and wondering why your husband no dey this fine, then make him fine…in your mind! Shikena!
This is a lovely dress! Do want this kind of thing over here in the states! From my experience, African Americans (I am one) that watch BET are at this point the type who won’t appreciate this kind of style. (I don’t watch BET.) It really isn’t the most positive African-American media outlet…
there is really nothing stunning about the dress. She should have come to our nigerian tailors, better still one our local tailors (at most 10,000 naira would have done justice to her outfit)
Too gold and matchie matchie, not feeling it.
Shoulda worn better shoes…Maybe that would have helped…maybe…jst maybe….hmm or maybe not…Boring dress
THE GOLD ON THE DRESS IS PRETTY ATTRACTIVE (AS ARE HER CUFF AND SHOE ACCESSORIES) BUT SERIOUSLY, I’VE SEEN MORE FABULOSITY WITH ANKARA @ LAGOS WEDDINGS. THAT SAID, THEY ARE A NICE COUPLE (LOOKS N ATTITUDE WISE). WISH THEM JOY N SUCCESS
Love it!!!
Lola x, London
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The dress isnt nice. This was made by a designer? Any ‘bad’ tailor in Lagos can throw this up. Why do you try to push something that isnt there – Haba Bella!
NON Africans always appreciate what is African MORE than Africans themselves! We will wear Ankara to traditional events but when we go to “oyingbo” functions, we want to squeeze ourselves into oyingbo outfits even to disasterous effects. Now, many companies are selling our own style to us in forms of this dress Nicole is wearing, bags, purse…heck, I knew it was on and poppin’ when I saw an Ankara wedge show at Steve Maddens in midtown west, NYC. I pray that this new trend will lead us to be proud of wearing our native clothing to events that are NOT strictly Nigerian and maybe possibly we might drop the weaves/wigs along the way and being similarly proud of the hair God has given us too.
my fave couple……boris lookin good as usual
wow great dress and she luks pretty.
The dress luk nice
very nice………
GOOD TO HAVE PRINTS ON BUT THAT DESIGN AINT WOWABLE SORRY!
I’m enjoying every bit of the african print looks. Lovely!
Not feeling the shoes @ all! Boris Kodjoe, love of my life…hmmm
Loving the bracelet. not so much the shoes though!