Africa Fashion International (AFI), organizer of Africa Fashion Week (AFW) Johannesburg, returns for round two of the Pan African show without its title sponsor, Arise Magazine. Nevertheless, the event is pushing forward and also re-branding with a new logo, a revamped website, an online African boutique selling the African designs[...]
Orleans Designs by Hazel Aggrey-Orleans, Spring/Summer 2010 COCO Collection
Well before African fashion was considered a fashionable topic and the ankara fabric gained momentum in the West the way it has, Ladybrille Magazine predicted “African inspired blouses and dresses will become main staples in the West like the modern takes we see with Kimonos.” We were seen as ”very ambitious” with[...]
Lukando Face of Africa Winner Does Lunch with Iman!
Lukando is having a blast! She won the 2010 Face of Africa model competition and before she could say ‘WOW!’ she was whisked to New York Fashion Week to strut the Arise Magazine African Collective catwalk. The ultimate icing on the cake? Lunch with Iman and her celebrity friends!
Lukando 2010 Face of Africa Winner at New York Fashion Week (Video)
2010 Face of Africa Winner, Lukando from Zambia, participated in New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 Arise show. How did she perform?
Ciara Performs at Arise Magazine African Collective III (Video)
Ciara performs at The Plaza Hotel in New York at Arise Magazine’s African Collective III After Party.
Runway Highlights- Arise Magazine African Collective III Fall 2010 (Video)
Runway highlights from Arise Magazine African Collective Fall 2010 at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York. Designs include that of Deola Sagoe, Black Coffee and Lion & Ashes.
Ladybrille Fashion Police- Thula Sindi Audi Joburg Fashion Week 2010 A/W
Last week Thula Sindi told BBC, he wouldn’t “be caught dead” in the new designs by the ANC promoting FIFA 2010 in South Africa. That is exactly how we feel about some of the designs he showed this season at Audi Joburg Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2010. The Ladybrille women in us would[...]
Audi Joburg Fashion Week A/W 2010 – Thula Sindi
Thula Sindi offered us something different for Audi Joburg Fashion Week A/W 2010. Black lace, black lace and more black lace. His love for black lace could not be missed. Black laces were intricately sewn into body hugging knee length dresses, pants and sewn as belts on dresses. There was[...]
Ladybrille Fashion Police- Heni Audi Joburg Fashion Week 2010 A/W
Seriously, what were some of these designers thinking at Audi Joburg Fashion Week A/W 2010? While we appreciated Heni’s overall work, there were some that got us wondering, “what was he thinking?” so much so we had to call in Ladybrille Fashion Police. In this instance, Heni is charged with[...]
Audi Joburg Fashion Week A/W 2010 – Heni
Heni Audi Joburg Fashion Week Autunm Winter 2010 collection was refreshing and a departure from the norm. The collection was rich with luxurious rich fabrics -silk chiffons, charmuese, satins and velvets. We liked both his men and women’s collection but were most impressed with the men’s. There was a clear[...]
Lingerie Dax Martin Men-Audi Joburg Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2010 Review
The Lingerie Dax Martin collection really heat things up on Day 2 of Audi Joburg Fashion Week. Our main problem is they never give us enough of these male models in lingerie. For the ladies, how are we suppose to know what to get the special men in our lives.[...]
Karen Millen, Audi Joburg Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2010 Review
Karen Millen opened Audi Joburg Fashion Week 2010 with an overall strong start. The UK label which showed on 1/20/2010 had a lot of great pieces which could be trends but also a few misses.
Street Style, Audi Joburg Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2010
Technically, this should be ‘Red Carpet’ Audi Joburg Fashion Week, Autumn/Winter 2010. But, what we’ve seen on the red carpet so far, is simply dissapointing. Fashionistas did not really “bring it” to the red carpet on Day 1 and 2 of Audi Joburg Fashion Week. We hope this changes from[...]
Audi Joburg Fashion Week Autumn/Winter Starts Today!
Audi Joburg Fashion Week will be held from January 20th-23rd, 2010 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Purchase tickets at computicket.com. If you can’t attend, bookmark and subscribe to www.ladybrillemag.com for all of your updated fashion week coverage.