Promising young Nigerian designer Akpos Okudu has released the lookbook for her latest collection christened Whimsical Dreams…. For this collection, Akpos used a plethora of bright colours with touches of frills, bows and lace. Paying homage to her heritage,

It’s your regular dose of the BN feature; My Style! If you are interested in appearing on this page, simply send two pictures of yourself or that of a friend depicting a typical Day and Night Look with a short…

We bet the title got you going ‘huh?’, what’s Diva Delicious and why is it arm candy? Well, we’ll tell you all about it – Diva Delicious is a budding accessories design line by Sandi Owusu…, a young Ghanaian

Lanre Da Silva Ajayi at Couture Fashion Week
Manhattan has become the playground for Nigerian designers. Building on the momentum from the ARISE Promise Collective, designers Lanre Da Silva-Ajayi, House of J’Ola, Hallero and Zizi… presented at the Couture Fashion

This weekend was all about fashion for our BN team, our ladies – Louisa and Cornelia… were backstage and front row at the ARISE Promise show on Friday then on Sunday, they did it again at the Couture Fashion Week

Of all the designers that showed their collections as part of the ARISE Promise of Africa Collective at the New York Fashion Week, Tiffany Amber… can be considered as the most accomplished – having been in the business for over

Oh Lisa! Jewel by Lisa is the modern chic Nigerian girl’s fairytale. There is just something about JBL pieces that we can infinitely relate to. Well, ladies, after the collection which Jewel by Lisa showed at the ARISE Promise of …

South Africa’s David Tlale dubbed his collection ‘Cultural Intimacy’ and on the ARISE Promise of Africa Collective… runway, we could see why. The palette for the collection was rich earthy colours and neutrals – these were an excellent base for

We can call Eric Raisina the wildcard among the ARISE Promise of Africa Collective…, a rising designer who had his first major international showing at the Johannesburg ARISE Fashion Week earlier this year. Eric Raisina’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection at

Louisa Kinoshi, International Scene Editor and Cornelia O’Dwyer, BN New York Correspondent were at the African Promise Collective and spoke to the designers, models and celebrities.
Here is the detailed scoop from the African Fashion Collective by Louisa…