THE COLOR OF BEAUTY

AFRICA FASHION WEEK NEW YORK!

Adireé Fashion Agency (Executive Producer of AFWNY), partners and sponsors will host Africa Fashion Week New York (AFWNY) in New York, NY. AFWNY is a luxury multi-day event that will include Runway shows, exhibition, and industry networking events with the sole purpose of raising awareness of the African Fashion/Entertainment professionals in New York and Tri -State area.

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Private Viewing Reception

Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Fashion Show @ 6 PM

Friday, July 16th, 2010
Trunk Show / Sample Sale @ 6:30 PM

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Private African Soiree @ 5 PM



FEATURED DESIGNERS

FEATURED MODELS

Miss. Tokumbo Daniel in Quintessially Magazine

VOGUE AFRICA coming soon?

Many of these shots are by Mario Epanya ! He has AMAZING EDITORIALS ideas for Vogue Africa, whenever Anna decides that Africa's untouched Fashion market is worth it. I am so excited to share these pictures with everyone! more Mario Style.com

MY PERSONAL FAV'S IN THE INDUSTRY

GARMENT DESIGNERS
Ozwald Boateng - Ghana
Loin cloth and Ashes-Tanzania
Tsemaye Binitie -London
Black Coffee- South Africa
Gloria Wavamunno - Uganda
Patrick Asso - Cote Divoire
Micheal Allan David - Ghana
Adama Kai- Sierra Leone
Jewel by Lisa
Abigail Keats
Adebayo Jones
Deola Sagoe - Nigeria
Camer couture - Cameroon
Bestow Elan
Duro Olwulu - Nigeria
Ituen Basi - UK
New Orleans Design
Diamond Face Couture
Gert Van de Merwe
Cynthia Emua Kio - Nigeria
Eric Raisina - Madagascar
Chichia- London
Mustafa Hassanali - Tanzania

ONLINE INDUSTRY MAGAZINES
ARISE
BHF Magazine


ACCESSORy DESIGNERS
Anita Quansah
Kehinde designs for PUMA
Tomiz Textiles

TEXTILE DESIGNERS
Anita Quansah
VLISCO
Elizabeth Thanyaa

VLISCO DISPLAYS ITS FIRST HANDBAG COLLECTION! HAUTE MAROQUINEIRE!

WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE?


Check it out for yourself

www.vlisco.com

Ozwald Boateng: Rooted In the Past, Definitely Part of the Present

Ozwald Boateng's (pronouned Bwa-teng) is one of the funkiest tailors working on Savile Row. His made-to-measure suits in eye-popping colors (even the more conservative suits sport bright silk linings), luxurious fabrics, and leading-edge styling are worn by rock and club-land luminaries including Jamie Foxx, Mick Jagger, Will Smith and Laurence Fishburne.

Ozwald Boateng is the absolute end for men who understand and value style. His colorful, beautifully tailored suits are cut with the precision of an origami figurine. Credited for breathing new life into the stuffy Savile Row (the celebrated street in Westminster, London where tailors do their thing for the royals and well-to-dos), Boateng lent his impeccably, elegant taste to the House of Givenchy (2003-2007). His career has far exceeded the trajectory of any ordinary craftsman. He was the first tailor to ever stage a runway show in Paris, and his talents were featured in a popular documentary series entitled “The House of Boateng.”
The launch of his multi-faceted Bespoke Headquarters on Savile Row in May 2002, has seen a further expansion of the business, and has brought more attention to Savile Row. The building is the creative nerve-centre of the company, housing the design studio, tailors’ atelier, Bespoke Library and consultation room, the showroom and sales offices, as well the administrative offices for the company. The bold and unusual use of colour and decoration throughout the space has already captured the imagination of the design media, both in the UK and abroad.


By pursuing a theme or topic each season – a rarity in men’s fashion – Boateng creates collections that fit with the expectations and desires of the moment. Such themes have included Tribal Traditionalism’(SS02), an exploration of African tribal aesthetics and their deep rooted cultural significance.his current collection for Spring Summer 2004, called “Ashanti Hip Hop” in which he explores his own cultural roots with the Ashanti tribe of Ghana.

He is not just a bespoke coutier, he has been blessed with vision to promote a positive image of African. Contrary to popular belief, he believes that Africa's problem of poverty and poor economy will one day to come to and end. Bravo Ozwald!

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PANACHE

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