Fashion

Menswear brand Gravalot has released the lookbook for its Child of The Sun collection which debuted last month at Paris Fashion Week (Menswear). According to the statement following the release: What it means to be African is to be categorised into a special bracket of human civilisation that is summed up all too readily by the same stories and narrow perspectives, both inside and outside the continent. There needs to be a new language, a mode of speaking that depicts more accurately the various guises in which African cultures take...

South African brand Rich Mnisi has released its latest collection titled Nwa-Mulamula which means looking for mother. The designer said he drew his artistic inspiration from the love, bravery and strength of a mother. She is a sacred, powerful and spiritual component of my being – although she rests as a guardian in an ancestral realm, her spirit, lessons and sacrifices have defied temporal limitations and this is why for our Trans-seasonal ‘18 lookbook we explore the ancestral realm looking for her love. Mothers are the cornerstone of African family structures. From...

Abuja based womenswear brand She’s Deluxe has released her Spring/Summer 2018 collection titled “The Lady“. This lookbook presents trendy, classy, yet easy to wear for girls who know their game. According to the press statement: “In a society where women are not bold enough to wear certain designs with the fear of what could be said. The inspiration of the collection is gotten from that fearless lady, ready to find herself through clothes. The collection curated a story that shows a woman as not just beautiful. She is confident, she...

Lisa Folawiyo has released the lookbook for her Autumn/Winter 2018 collection. The collection was first unveiled at an exclusive presentation at RELE Art Gallery tagged Texture, Chaos and Systems and the silhouettes, volumes and palettes are truly phenomenal. Known for her incredible mix and match technique with colours and embellishments, the designer plays with a filigree of pleats, silk, and paint-drop prints to perfect each design like an artwork. While the collection is a shift from the brand’s signature prints, eye-catching fabrics and embellishments, this latest offering, embraces femininity in...

Onyx by Valentina is a luxury female clothing brand. The brand is known for its hand beaded outfits. The creative designer of the brand, Valentina O. Utoh took to her instagram page to announce the latest collection. THE ICONIC ORIENTAL COLLECTION Onyx by Valentina unveils her newest collection and we call her, The Iconic Oriental Collection. Here at Onyx by Valentina, we diversify, capturing the finest of cultures and true tradition of style. We head to the Eastern part of the world for that Iconic; highly original, unique works of...

This collection is a rather personal story, according to the Creative Director, Gabriel who is one of the Lagos Fashion Week (Fashion Focus) finalist showcasing his SS ’19 later this year. Reliving moments from his childhood, his journey through finding purpose, subtle influences, and inspirations that stuck. Significant childhood expressions such as playing with a car tyre, deconstruction and remodeling of garments, a trip to the village, playing by the river bank surrounded by beautiful bamboo trees, making triangular shaped kite, wearing platform sandals and shoes for elevation, mind-traveling, also...

Ghanian Designer Ozwald Boateng is known for his rich collections celebrating culture with notable African references. He told Vogue in an exclusive; I felt that there was a way that I could actually create an African aesthetic but in a very modern way. His new collection tagged Africanism doesn’t fall short of doing that. The general inspiration behind his Prefall collection which he showing his daughter that women can too. Although the name came from the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, the genderless collection is aimed at capturing the true...

Call it recycling, call it revolution, one thing we are sure of is fashion style never dies, okay; we could say the style faded or let us say we outgrew them. We will be taking a walk down memory lane with the Iro and Buba, that is the traditional Yoruba women attire, though it is not known to the Yoruba alone anymore as other African tribes have embraced this fashion style. Growing up, we saw our mothers look good in this style, that is the round cut neck, oversized hand,...

As a brand, Henri Uduku has wrestled with the conventions that have risen around the fashion industry building its whole ethos around this worship of the seasons. Technology, globalization and industrialization has significantly weakened the hold the weather had on our lives, the most privileged of us literally spend their lives chasing the warm summer climes. As an apparel brand finding its voice, they are willing to buck tradition and forge our own path. This season they present their Resort collection, inspired by the radical idea that the label of...

Bibian is a Lagos based womenswear brand for the modern everyday woman. Enter the world of Bibian as The label presents its debut collection ‘Fashion Becomes Her’ which is inspired by today’s woman who is stylish, bold and wants to be noticed for her choices in fashion. The collection features stylish everyday pieces that have been made with a modern flare to ensure the wearer stands out wherever she goes. From dresses to jackets, skirts, blouses and sets, the collection features a number of pieces that can be dressed up...