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Brand Focus: Aya Morrison Aya Morrison fashion line is one of the pioneering fashion brands in Ghana. Catering for the modern women, looking for quality, colour and style, fitting a cross section of budgets. From day, evening to beachwear they have you covered. Want beach & swimwear – their Original & Signature …

What Do You Do With Your Hair For TV/Film Work? Hair Continuity… The way films are made can involve scenes being shot out of sequence, re-takes over a period of time and a key part of the filming process becomes the issue of continuity. Hair is therefore very important because …

SOUNDS OF AFRICA RADIO  || #SOAR || w/ AFRICA FASHION       AFRICAN HITS: TOP 10 June 2016 Mixed by FELIX NASHITO Listen,Watch & Share! You can follow Nashito on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram PLUS MixCloud and read our exclusive interview over here. WATCH OUR ‘TOP 10 June 2016’ AFRICAN HITS MIX 10. NIGERIA Olamide – Who …

Brand Focus: Gitas Portal Established in 2011, Gitas portal is a London based fashion brand specialising in ready to wear apparel and accessories. With their tag line of Be bold, WIN, Wear colour, Gitas portal creates pieces that will transition you from day wear to event wear. You can purchase …

Although Father’s day is celebrated across the World, the personal celebration will always boil down to the relationship. Shelves of sentimental cards help us capture the thoughts or feelings that we associate with Father’s Day. Some of them won’t even come close to matching our reality and are instantly rejected or …

At just 11 years old, Lisette Mibo was forced to flee her family home in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The journey she began at 2am that night, took Lisette to her grandmother’s home where she broke down, explaining her fears. Her granny took her in and helped …

No one can dispute Muhammad Ali’s global influence, for he was at the centre of so many world-shaping events. Ali took a stand, based on his powerful, personal belief system and – in doing so – used the fame he garnered as an athlete to help create a better version of …

What Do You Do With Your Hair For Theatre Rehearsals? In the acting world, few hair and make-up professionals know what to do with afro-textured hair. Natural afro hair shrinks. Lighting and even sweat affects afro-textured hair. We wash afro hair less often, in order to protect it because of …

MaXhosa is the luxury knitwear brand which exudes chic, bold and beautiful patterns from traditional Xhosa beadwork symbolism and colours. The man responsible for this captivating brand is Laduma Ngxokolo and  his wearable art is inspired by his wish to recapture a nostalgic element of Xhosa culture that celebrates traditional aesthetics in a modern and stylish way. …

SOUNDS OF AFRICA RADIO  || #SOAR || w/ AFRICA FASHION       AFRICAN HITS: TOP 10 MAY 2016 Mixed by FELIX NASHITO Listen,Watch & Share! You can follow Nashito on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram PLUS MixCloud and read our exclusive interview over here. WATCH OUR ‘TOP 10 MAY 2016’ AFRICAN HITS MIX 10. NIGERIA Mayorkun – Eleko …

Many people have wondered what it would be like to work with Sir Richard Branson. It’s easy to imagine the advice and contacts that he would be able to share – and the number of doors that could be opened for a vibrant, young African-focused business. With VOOM 2016, Sir …

What Do You Hate About Your Hair and Being An Actor? A common view that came out on Afro Archives episode four is that as an actor, our hair is not our own. Changing our hair, means getting new acting headshots. When we walk into the audition room we are …

On 24th April 2013, a structural failure caused the Rana Plaza complex in Bangladesh to collapse with the loss of 1,134 lives. It became the deadliest garment factory accident in history and the impact on ‘fast fashion’ was felt around the world, with brands like Primark questioning ‘Who made my clothes?’, …

Wherever she goes, Beyoncé courts controversy. Most of it is caused by the way this strong, successful black woman favours long, straight, light coloured hair – and the fact that companies like L’Oreal and Clairol have a long history of lightening models when post-processing images. So what happens when digital manipulation is …

SOUNDS OF AFRICA RADIO  || #SOAR || w/ AFRICA FASHION     AFRICAN HITS: TOP 10 APRIL 2016 Mixed by FELIX NASHITO Listen,Watch & Share! You can follow Nashito on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram PLUS MixCloud and read our exclusive interview over here. WATCH OUR ‘TOP 10 APRIL 2016’ AFRICAN HITS MIX 10. NIGERIA Tiwa Savage – Standing …

Last summer, Africa Fashion met with Helen Mears, Keeper of World Art at the Royal Pavilion & Museums in Brighton. She had just returned from Nairobi in Kenya and was preparing her part of a unique new exhibit that goes live this month. this will be the first major UK exhibition dedicated …