Lisa Folawiyo‘s label Jewel By Lisa really understands ready-to-wear. From embellished structured jackets to harem tweed pants, the collection was made for the Africhic socialite in...
The Eric Raisina F/W collection provided the perfect juxtaposition beteen smart and shapely yet ruched with volume. Raisina’s interpretation of prêt-à–porter is exactly what the French...
The night was full of many favorites and Folake Folarin-Coker‘s label Tiffany Amber was well-received by the French. Her collection contained mostly silk pieces, appealing strongly...
Loin Cloth & Ashes designer Anisa Mpungwe took her inspiration from her father’s hometown of Ifakara, Tanzania but contrary to preconceived notions, her Fall 2010 collection...
Arise hosted its 3rd “African Fashion Collective” at the tents in Bryant Park last night. There seemed to be something different about this year’s show–maybe because...
As the World Cup approaches, Pepsi has teamed up with Keri Hilson, Akon and the two-time GRAMMY award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir alongside 16 aspiring young singers...
After graduating from Yale Law School in 2009, Seun Adebiyi is attempting to compete as Nigeria’s first Winter Olympics delegate as a skeleton sledder. Seun swam...
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...
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....
The Africa Promise Collective at New York Fashion Week was awesome again this season. BN will be bringing you a full run down in a few...
Hi BN readers, We will be tweeting live from the ARISE Promise Show tonight at 7pm US EST. Follow BellaNaija at www.twitter.com/bellanaija.
Lagos weddings are usually extremely elaborate affairs. From the designer gowns to the most sought after venues, Nigerian brides are insistent on making sure their wedding...
Korto Momolu-Briggs was a favorite of many to win last season’s Project Runway and the Liberian talent will get another chance to “rule the runway”. Korto...
It’s Friday evening in New York, and the city begins to flood with tourists. A group of young African American males are break-dancing in Penn Station...
Hot off the D.C hip-hop scene is Wale, an up and coming D.C MC with a g0-go vibe. Wale’s full name is Olubowale Victor Akintimehin. Wale...
Great news for Ayo fans in the U.S! As part of her world tour, the Nigerian-German soul singer will be performing in select U.S cities beginning...
This video below has been floating around the blogosphere this week. CNN recently did a report on Nigeria’s hip hop industry noting that the industry is...
As Nollywood continues to rise in popularity, Hollywood might just begin to see Nigeria as the perfect background for its movies. Why not? A city like...
It’s impressive when our young people abroad decide to go back to Nigeria and give their time to create change, implement a groundbreaking community service initiative...
I’ve always considered myself a mainstream girl…my music tastes have never ventured past the Top 40s. I never really had that illuminating music discovery phase in...
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