archivelifestyle blog

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...

  After the successful release of their female Printastic collection, Nigerian fashion label Marobuk offers a print takeaway in their latest pieces for men. The deftly crafted collection is an assembly of lively colors, ankara, denim, leather, jersey fabric with unique unevenness. The designs which are full of depth combines classic and modern, offering everything from hood, shorts, harem pants, ripple jeans and more. Ethnic Pattern wide range of styles and references allows it to cater to an equally broad audience without the need to chase trends, with traditionally simple...

For Rogue’s Fearless Pursuit, the stunning scenery of Lagos, meets the world of deconstructed tailoring capturing the very definition of natural cool. Looking to the past to shape the now, the pieces merges untainted fabrics with an ageless sense of style, which has been updated for the modern man who’s always on the move. Fearless pursuit is an exploration of Lagos as a society and organism of its own; using fashion, portraiture and film to tell a tale of craftsmanship, industry, Africanism and functionality in a Lagosian reality. See the...