Streetstyle London Fashion Week AMPLIFIED (All The Cool Kids, 40+ Images) | 
London Fashion Week AW12: A La Disposition Exhibition | 
Streetwear Reloaded: Jaywalcar Presents NighTime. | 
London Fashion Week AW12: Kat Maconie Exhibition | 
Streetstyle London Fashion Week: Bits & Bobs of Panache from Day 2 | 
London Fashion Week: Carribean Collections Exhibition | 
ARISE MAGAZINE FASHION WEEK 2012 ... DESIGNERS ANNOUNCED | 
London Fashion Week: The SHF Tales by Moonlight Exhibition at The British Council | 
OHEMA OHENE VALENTINES SPECIAL | 
Happy Valentines Day from Portobello Road | 
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Streetstyle London Fashion Week AMPLIFIED (All The Cool Kids, 40+ Images)
Written by Terence Sambo
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
London Fashion Week AW12: A La Disposition Exhibition
Written by Terence Sambo
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
The A La Disposition exhibition at the ongoing London Fashion week was under the Vauxhall Fashion Scout umbrella and the Freemasons house was the venue. It featured intricate designs reminiscent of early European dressmaking with a modern twist. There was also loads of sportswear influences in the pieces and the general vibe of the exhibition was aristocratic. One got a clearer look on how much detail most designers here in the west put into the art of designing and you sorta wish most African designers can tap into this.
Streetwear Reloaded: Jaywalcar Presents NighTime.
Written by Terence Sambo
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
The Nightime t-shirt design is a representation of love and fun and the night life on the streets of Lagos. Inspired by music and the streets of Lagos which are riddled with power outages, Nightime products seek to have contagious effects on the lifestyle of people by being a source of light and power, arrogance and a sign of respect. The phrase “I Come Alive NighTime” is a punch-line excerpt out of a pop chart smash hit single and the shirts definitely come to life. According to the Creative Director of Jaywalcar Yinka , NighTime Series is a 9 design collection that will be stretched out on a two year campaign (at least one brand new design per quarter) Scrapers Gatz Get Root (SGGR) is the first and pilot design on the NighTime series. With its colourful and artistic look during the day and its breathtaking luminous features at night, NighTime shirts are definitely full of class.
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London Fashion Week AW12: Kat Maconie Exhibition
Written by Terence Sambo
Sunday, February 19th, 2012
London college of Fashion graduate Kat Maconie started her label in 2009 and counts stars like Sienna Miller and Ellie Goulding as clients. It’s not like she needs stars wearing her stuff to validate them, rather i think these shoes could make its wearers stars for the duration in which the are worn. Her roots in product design are cle from the engineering and execution of her designs. It was my first time stumbling upon the label at the London fashion week exhibition at Somerset house and you would def see more about her work here. Peep more images after the jump.
Streetstyle London Fashion Week: Bits & Bobs of Panache from Day 2
Written by Terence Sambo
Sunday, February 19th, 2012
London is truly a city where personal style is alive. Fashion weeks are the best form of modern-day urban theatre. Catch some of the looks i was able to sneak on day 2…more images after the jump.
London Fashion Week: Carribean Collections Exhibition
Written by Terence Sambo
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
This season the London Fashion Week debut of the Caribbean Collections exhibition, showcasing a selection of exceptional handpicked designers from fifteen islands across the Caribbean showed a mixture of African, British, French and Spanish cultures in their designs. My fav was Meiling for its fine tailoring and summery color palette. peep more images after the jump.
ARISE MAGAZINE FASHION WEEK 2012 … DESIGNERS ANNOUNCED
Written by Terence Sambo
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
Due to the phenomenal response to participate in the much anticipated, ARISE Magazine Fashion Week, which last year hosted 5,000 guests, 51 designers, 81 models, 5 musical acts over three days – ARISE organisers have announced that it will return to Lagos in March 2012, only this time it will feature 77 participants from 6 continents – including designers as far away as India, the Caribbean, USA, Europe and Africa. The ARISE Magazine Fashion Week – Lagos 2012 fashion extravaganza will run for an extended period of SIX days from Tuesday 6th March to Sunday 11th March 2012 in THREE tents on the grounds of the luxurious 5-Star Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria.
The much-anticipated designers selected to participate include: (List after the jump)
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London Fashion Week: The SHF Tales by Moonlight Exhibition at The British Council
Written by Terence Sambo
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
Style House Files in collaboration with the British Council and their international fashion exhibition held an exhibition at the ongoing London Fashion Week showcasing emerging talents from Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Botswana. Each designer’s work from the countries represented was different in terms of aesthetics and vibe and all together they created the ‘Tales by Moonlight’ vibe. Peep more images after the jump.
Event Style: Arieta Mujay at The Tales by Moonlight SHF Exhibition, London Fashion Week
Written by Terence Sambo
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
As you know, asides from clothes that are exhibited or shown during fashion events, the guests who make their way down also look uber-amazing. Arieta was her typical self on that day delivering 100% style. Peep more images after the jump.
IAD: Journey (Part One)
Written by Sa'id Haruna
Friday, February 17th, 2012
A video diary showing our Journey as we try to raise awareness and funds for a School in Kaduna, Nigeria. The video diary will consist of several parts. In this part, we introduce you all to Journey. Hopefully, you will help spread the word and raise funds, and hopefully, we will successfully rebuild this school together. Spread the word, share this video, give us ideas, support IAD, support Journey. Thank you.
O’makdesigns Spring/summer 2012 Lookbook
Written by Terence Sambo
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
O’mak Designs is a ready to wear line of clothing created to express a bold, confident and graceful style found in its every detail & style. O’mak Designs has its foundation in the African patterns. Te designer behind the label Uche has enhanced these African patterns with a mix of contemporary designs that has become the style of women both in Africa and internationally. Her unique cuts, shapes, and color has become the fashion frame of reference for women everywhere especially young African women.
Arise Magazine Issue 14 Giveaway Through Heritage1960
Written by Terence Sambo
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
February 6th, 2012 – HERITAGE1960.com is slated to launch on February 20th, 2012. In celebration of the count down, they are giving 14 lucky fashionistas a chance to nab fabulous items by coveted brands like Jewel By Lisa and Rachel Roy, sought after books like Gentlemen of Bacongo and New African Fashion and exclusive accessories like a Rwandan hand knit scarf and banana leaf Ipad case. Each day, starting Monday, February 6th, Heritage1960 will introduce a new item to the giveaway pool through Facebook . Contestants enter to win by leaving a brief comment explaining why they should get the prize. Winners are selected based on those who have the most “Likes” on their comment, so contestants are encouraged to share with their Facebook friends since they will be the judge.
Guests can enter to win as many giveaway items as they would like through Sunday, February 19th. However, caring is sharing, so ultimately each guest can only be awarded one item.
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The Caribbean’s Leading Fashion Names to Showcase Collections at London Fashion Week
Written by Terence Sambo
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
February 2012, London, England –This season will celebrate the London Fashion Week debut of the Caribbean Collections exhibition, showcasing a selection of exceptional handpicked designers from fifteen islands across the Caribbean. The exhibition will feature collections from designers who have been influenced by a mixture of African, British, French and Spanish cultures and will culminate in a private dinner with leading Caribbean Supermodels Jeneil Williams and Jaunel McKenzie. The exhibition honours some of the Caribbean’s most exceptional designers who have made great contributions to the fashion world. The diverse range of designs includes the classic cuts of Drenna Luna and Julan (Jamaica) to the avant-garde style of Posh Punk (Barbados) and the resort appeal of KAJ (Trinidad and Tobago).
OHEMA OHENE VALENTINES SPECIAL
Written by Terence Sambo
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
In celebration of Valentines day Ohema Ohene is giving you 20% off ALL PRODUCTS online! Simply enter the discount code OHLUVME25 at checkout…Don’t miss out! Treat yourself, a friend, or that special someone in your life today…Happy Valentine’s Day! Offer ends 15/02/12
Happy Valentines Day from Portobello Road
Written by Terence Sambo
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
I went down to Portobello road yesterday in search of the new season Obey Snap-backs in black and white and even though my search was not fruitful i was able to capture the pre-valentine mood on the popular street. It was a Monday and a rainy day so, activity on the street was not rowdy as it can be on Saturdays where you think you’re at Balogun market or Oshodi Isale. It was my second time there and due the fact that there was less people i was able to notice a few cool stores with either excellent displays or selling DOPE stuff. I also ended up buying a cool neck chain. Peep more images after the jump.
Valentines Day The Cool Beans Way
Written by Terence Sambo
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Cool beans is pushing the standards for graphics and presentation in the Nigerian street-wear scene and I’m an avid fan and customer of the brand. Love these Valentine promo images from them, go get that special person a cool beans tee this valentine.
DESIGNERS CONNECT LAGOS: A Gathering of All Aspiring, Up-coming & Practising Fashion Designers
Written by Terence Sambo
Monday, February 13th, 2012
A gathering of all aspiring, up-coming & practicing fashion designers for networking purposes & to discuss current challenges faced in the industry WITH a view to developing practical solutions to them and in the process sanitize and move our industry forward.
DATE: Sun, Feb 19, 2012
TIME: 3pm-6pm prompt
Participation Fees: NONE! It’s free (but please come prepared to patronize the venue).
To attend, send the following details via e-mail to twilliams@martwayne.com (cc xxaaviere@gmail.com); via BB: PIN 2156A776 or via sms to 08097876075/08132987824 for each attendee:
Name, Name/Proposed name of Clothing Line, Tel No(s), BB Pins (if any), E-Mail Address(es), Your Website (if any), a concise list of all Current Challenges faced & Your Expectations from the meeting to enable us draw up a guest list, an agenda & for control purposes.
Venue, on the Island, will only be disclosed to those whose details we receive by Thurs, Feb 16, 2012 & before the venue’s maximum capacity is reached.
For more information on any of the afore-mentioned events, please contact me via the details listed above or visit www.fashionbeyondstitches.com.
FASHION ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE AT MARTWAYNE
Written by Terence Sambo
Monday, February 13th, 2012
1. FASHION ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE (FEC) 1:
A series of lectures on the fundamentals of running a fashion business.
MODULES: “Understanding Fashion, its Related Industries”, “the Design & Production Process” & “Discovering the Designer in You”.
DATE: Sat, 25 Feb, 2012
TIME: 12 noon – 5pm prompt
VENUE: Planet 1 Hospitality, Maryland, Ikeja, Lagos REGISTRATION FEES: N10,000 (includes training materials & light refreshments)
Payment of the fees into the “Martwayne Dynamiques” account (no: 6118004078 / NUBAN 1012233897) at any Zenith Bank branch reserves your place on the Course.
Fearless Evolution collection by ajePomaa Gallery
Written by Kunmi
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Primary colours, oranges, and prints dominate ‘Fearless Evolution’, the latest collection by Ghanian-based ajePomaa Design Gallery. Inspired, according to the designer, by 1920s silhouettes, the collection features chiffon pleated, darted, flared, and on several of the pieces, bound with ankara, adding to a clean finish.
