Share If ever there was a way of capturing the essence of Sole Rebels it would have to be summarised in three words, “Roots, Culture, Tires.” This Ethiopian outfit founded by Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu produce eco friendly footwear with 100% Ethiopian sourced materials. As Bethlehem Alemu stated recently in Tadias “We decided to create the “better life” »
Share We are delighted to feature Orleans Designs, founded by Hazel Aggrey-Orleans. Hazel Aggrey-Orleans was born in Germany and spent 17 years in Lagos, Nigeria. With regards to the inspiration that led to Orleans Designs, Hazel states that “I ventured into the financial world as a marketeer about 8 years ago but always knew this was »
Share “Fashion has changed and continues to change dramatically over the centuries. Although, fashion designers are largely responsible for some of the more innovative creations, the pace of change we are picking up now has largely been triggered, by an increased publication of African lifestyle magazines and blogs showing off the latest styles and trends” This is »
Share GHUBAR Magazine features Sadio Bee, a half Guinean and half Senegalese fashion designer. His speciality we are told is creating European shapes made with African fabrics and materials, making use of a warm colours and making full use of inspiration from a bygone era. H/T Timbuktu Chronices »
Share Step 1 Take your Gele or African head wrap. Grab both ends of the longest part of the Gele material Step 2 Hold it at equal length from the back of your head Step 3 Take either the left or right across the front of your head and to the back of your head. Step 4 Repeat for the other end. You »
Share Sidi-Ahmed Seidnaly from Niger is the creator of the International Festival of African Fashion (FIMA), which is held every two years in Niger, and attracts more than 2,000 people. The event gives encouragement and opportunity to new talents in lesser-known enterprises and attempts to show the world the diversity, originality and richness of local African »
Share ….That African fashion and African inspired fashion is gaining immensely in popularity is no surprise. The most influential African blogs and websites continue to promote this trend in world fashion. However, what is less documented or discussed is the slow but strong emergence of African Street Fashion. This is not fashion gleaned from catwalks, created »
Share Fashion has changed and continues to change dramatically over the centuries. Although, designers such as Sika Design, Deola Sagoe and Duro Oduro are largely responsible for some of the more innovative creations, the pace of change we are picking up now has largely been triggered, by an increased publication of African lifestyle magazines and blogs »
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“Gele” is the name given to the head wrap synonymous with the Yoruba in Nigeria. Aso-Oke, Brocade, Hayes Original and Damask are just some of the materials used for a “Gele”. Historically, meanings were given to the way a “Gele” was wrapped. To the novice the intricate “Gele” styles may look identical. Some believe that if »
Share J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere has done more than most in documenting, through, photography the myriad of cultural trends in his native Nigeria and elsewhere. His photographs provide us with an insight and the fullest possible context into understanding the many changes in style that have occurred over time. They make a cultural commentary on people’s behaviour, »
