Michelle Obama Covers Vogue Magazine April 2013 issue and looks fabulous! She is wearing designer Reed Krakoff and this makes her second appearance on the cover of Vogue. Her first appearance was on the cover of the March 2009 issue of the magazine. Grab a copy at your local retail[...]
“B“unmi Olaye owner of the fashion label Bunmi Koko graces the cover of Ladybrille Magazine as Ladybrille Woman of the Month, July 2011. In her first USA Exclusive interview, Bunmi shares insights on her background, the business of fashion and a whole lot more!
Bunmi Olaye owner of the fashion label Bunmi Koko graces the cover of Ladybrille Magazine as Ladybrille Woman of the Month, July 2011. In her first USA Exclusive interview, Bunmi shares insights on her background, the business of fashion and a whole lot more! The Bunmi Koko label was founded[...]
First Lady Michelle Obama delivers the keynote address to a U.S.-sponsored Young African Women Leaders Forum from Regina Mundi Church in Soweto, Johannesburg. Forum participants include young women from across sub-Saharan Africa who are leading or involved in social and economic initiatives in their own countries. This note was delivered[...]
Michelle Obama arrived in South Africa, yesterday, dressed in a beautiful long sleeve orange and black print jacket from Duro Olowu (British-Nigerian). The jacket is from Olowu’s 2010 Fall/Winter Collections. The First Lady paired her jacket with black pants and blue flats. Watch the news report of her arrival below.[...]
The design label Bunmi Koko dazzles at London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2011 and proves America’s First Lady Michelle Obama got it right when she commissioned the design label last year to design a jacket for her.
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release October 26, 2010 REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY AT THE WOMEN’S CONFERENCE WITH CALIFORNIA FIRST LADY MARIA SHRIVER 10:02 AM PDT MRS. OBAMA: Wow, there’s a lot of women in this room. (Laughter.) It’s very good, very good. Well,[...]
America’s First Lady, Michelle Obama continues to show love to Nigerian designers. We told you about Mrs. Obama’s commission of the Bunmi Koko label for a design. Duro Olowu joins Bunmi Koko in enjoying the spotlight from Michelle Obama. Mrs. Obama rocked Duro Olowu in a recent dinner date with[...]
Hope your week was fantastic! Here are some of the headlines and activities that caught our attention this week. If you will be dressing up for Halloween tonight, MAC Cosmetics new video on how to have fun with makeup, during halloween, might be just right for you!
LADYBRILLEmag.com: You have mentioned Sophie Okonedo as one of the personalities whose style sense you enjoy, especially in “Hotel Rwanda.” With your globally informed fashion sense, what is your take on African fashions? B.Michael: I think it epitomizes the richness of what fashion can be and by rich I mean[...]
The dust has settled a bit from this past weekend when the Obamas visited Ghana, West Africa. While we of course hoped Michelle Obama would rock a Ghanian designer outfit because of its implications on a global level about Africa, truth be told, the turnaround time appeared quite short to[...]
“THE PRESIDENT: (Trumpet plays.) I like this. Thank you. Thank you. I think Congress needs one of those horns. (Laughter.) That sounds pretty good. Sounds like Louis Armstrong back there. (Laughter.) Good afternoon, everybody. It is a great honor for me to be in Accra and to speak to the[...]
While we wait along with the rest of the fashion world to give our take on Michelle Obama’s fashion sense in Ghana, a quick anatomy of Ghana’s fashion and entertainment industry seems appropriate. Who are the top musicians, actors, designers? What is Ghana’s political climate?
President Barack Obama,Michelle, Malia and Sasha are now already in Accra, Ghana for their first visit to the country and West Africa.