ThisDay ARISE Fashion Awards: Winners & Photos
Thursday, July 9th, 2009The ARISE Fashion Week was a massive promotional success for Africa Fashion. If nothing else, it showed off the diversity and depth of African Fashion. From…
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Arise Africa Fashion Week: Odio Mimonet
Sunday, June 21st, 2009With velvet, silks, African and geometric patterns, the Nigerian label Odio Mimonet presents a collection that is oozing in elegance. The intricate details melt in the jewels tones…
Arise Africa Fashion Week: Tina Atiemo
Friday, June 19th, 2009Ghanaian designer Tina Atiemo in this collection displays a variety of styles; from the short and playful peek-a-boo and cut out dresses and jumpsuits to the crisp tailored…
Arise Africa Fashion Week: Gloria Wavamunno
Friday, June 19th, 2009Ugandan designer, Gloria Wavamunno’s collection features monochromatic pieces, lots of yellow and lilac pastel coloured pieces and black contemporary designs.
Each piece in this collection is designed…
Arise Africa Fashion Week: Heni
Friday, June 19th, 2009South African designer, Heni fuses the softness of white with stripes and patterns for his casual pieces. This softness is juxtaposed with the black voluminous pieces, layered…
Arise Africa Fashion Week: Ade Bakare
Thursday, June 18th, 2009Nigerian designer, Ade Bakare’s collection diffuses from a colourful palette to a toned down white one. He features lots of designs with long sleeves and embroidery details,…
Arise Africa Fashion Week: Samantha Cole
Thursday, June 18th, 2009London based label, Samantha Cole presented at the Arise Africa Fashion week. Samantha Cole, a Nigerian-born designer featured lots of dramatic black and monochrome pieces accentuated with voluminous sleeves, intense…
Arise Africa Fashion Week: Ituen Basi
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009Nigerian designer, Ituen Basi fuses (what seems to be this season’s hottest trend) bright colours with African fabrics in her collection. The collaboration resulted to contemporary ethnic…
Arise Africa Fashion Week: Nkwo
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009The Nkwo collection features volume created with layers of tulle, silk and the softness and fluidity of chiffon in earthly warm colours. The vibrant print…
Arise Africa Fashion Week: Tiffany Amber
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009With Tiffany Amber collections, one should expect floral fabrics; as Folake Folarin’s designs are an embodiment of softness, flow and femininity. This collection definitely captures that particular…
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