African Things is Nigerian in origin and has been running for 3 years. Brainchild of Tosin Lawson, who graduated in design from the University of Nottingham with a BEng in Product Design and Manufacture, the Pure Fashion Show at London’s Olympia was chosen for the brand’s UK launch. Back in …

Are you ready for a month long festival of football? With the 21st edition of the World Cup taking place in Russia from 14 June – 15th July, those of us who like the glorious game are relishing in the upcoming month that will be a festival of football. Even you …

One of the country’s rising stars, Anyango Mpinga has delivered designs that have won international acclaim. In the second half of 2018, her latest creations will be available through Ireland’s leading fashion concept store. Cast your eyes over Anyango’s creations and you can see that the couture conscious ladies of …

Originally a graduate with a Civil Engineering Degree, Ken Nwadiogbu managed to worry his parents when he explained his plans to move from a career as a professional engineer, to being a professional artist. However, one look at his work and you’re immediately drawn to the conclusion that he’s taken the …

If you were lucky enough to get a ticket for the Kunst Rai Art exhibition in the Amstelhal venue, Amsterdam at the start of April, then you could have seen Dagmar Van Weeghel's stunning art, close up, in the Rademaker Gallery.

You can trust Naomi Campbell to kick off a conversation like no other model. As an established brand, Vogue will want solid market research before opening up fresh versions of itself into new markets. Having launched Vogue Arabia in 2016, will the appointment of Edward Enninful to run Vogue UK lead …

While most of the mainstream media is focused on the Destiny’s Child reunion happening on the main stage, for us the real story is just how much African representation there is at this year’s event. With 13 top artists from Africa on stage on 2018, it must have been some …

Welcome To Wonderland: The Experience Part II, is a festival not to be missed. This all day event kicks off on the 4th March 2018 from 1-11pm at the Roundhouse in London. Following it’s inaugural edition in 2017, which featured Mick Jenkins, Tiffany Gouché + surprise appearances from Kano, Stormzy, Ghetts …

Smouldering red lipstick, the headscarf, the bleached eye brows, the shimmering metallic eyeshadow in transcending shades of blue – anybody would be forgiven to think they’ve stumbled across a special collector’s issue of a vintage Italian Vogue, but the model in question is Adwoa Aboah and the decision to grace …

Inside the glorious Temple of Hadrian, in the centre of Rome, the 6th Green Fashion Week Conference kicked off with a discussion panel hosted by Guido Dolci, Director of the association, and attended by Carlo Medaglia, the Italian Minister for the Environment.

Every year, countries around the World celebrate Blood Donor Day on the 14th June. The theme for 2017 was ‘Blood connects us all’, focusing on thanking those who gave while highlighting the ‘sharing’ and ‘connection’ dimensions between donors and patients. While it’s easy to applaud the worldwide effort to raise …

Fashion and music have enjoyed an intimate relationship for as long as anyone can remember. Artistes at every level blend strong visuals with their music, in order to ‘manifest’ a definitive public persona. This persona is often as much to do with what they wear and how they wear it …

Our hair, we are born with it yet there is so much we do to try and change our natural hair texture, and our hair’s appearance. Antonia Opiah’s Huffington Post article  “The Changing Business of Black Hair”  reported that the black haircare industry is estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars, as …

World Afro Day 15 September 2017 is endorsed by the United Nations and is a pioneering event, educating and celebrating Afro hair globally. The inaugural day is centred around a RecordSetter World Record “Largest Hair Education Lesson,” involving 500 children/youth, from all backgrounds. Afro hair has been overlooked, undervalued and excluded for centuries but we can all help to challenge this by celebrating hair together.

Fashion 4 Africa kicks off this Sat 9th Sept 2017 in London’s prestigious Somerset House with a talent search competition for both models and designers combined with a fashion show finale.

The African and Caribbean War Veterans Memorial was seen for the first time on Armistice Day, 11 November 2014, at the Black Cultural Archives in Windrush Square, Brixton, London. This was an early look at the memorial to Service Personnel from the Caribbean and Africa in WW1 – during the …