As we prepare for Arise Capetown Fashion Week and gorgeous African models strutting the runway, we take inspiration from Jean Paul Gaultier’s Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2009 Men’s Wear collection. The designer addressing head on the issue of the lack of Black models in the industry, displayed a collection that brought back images and/ or memories of the 60s. Models rocked the runway with Afros and military inspired designs reminiscent of Angela Davis’s “Black Power” 60s era
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“Ladybrille Magazine is an important publication. It brings African-American women new, current,and informative information on African culture, that we should be in touch with, like no other magazine.”Comedian, Actress & TV Host Mo’Nique
“Ladybrille will forever hold a special place in my heart. [It was] the first [African focused] magazine that reached out to me! My debut in Ladybrille sparked a great fuse in my career. I’m confident that it will continue to uncover and highlight all the ‘diamonds’ Africa has to offer by being true and efficient, and in my opinion, one of the leading blossoms of our time.” Project Runway Season 5 Celebrity Designer Korto Momolu
“. . .continues to keep [itself] ahead of the trends and the industry should be watching closely,”Jack Yan- CEO Lucire Magazine.
“. . .dedicated to raising awareness in America about African fashion designers . . .events, popular culture and style trends,”American Bar Association Journal.
“. . .champions the vibrant spectacular creations that are coming out of the continent but are often ignored. Clutch Magazine
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