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 …
Read More »May Top 10 African Hits Powered by Felix Nashito
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 …
Read More »April Top 10 African Hits Powered by Felix Nashito
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 …
Read More »Go and see Fashion Cities Africa in Brighton this April
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 …
Read More »Our Afrobeats Top 10 Resident DJ Felix Nashito
This site was launched as Africa Fashion Plus, where the plus allows us to be inspired by art, drama, food and music. With Afrobeats becoming ever more popular on a global scale, we approached DJ Felix Nashito about creating and sharing a series of cool mixes with the Africa Fashion audience. Luckily, …
Read More »Sapelle – New store launch event 9th September
The Notting Hill Carnival and a certain Hugh Grant film have helped make London’s Portobello Road one of the most famous landmarks in the capital. The road is equally famous for it’s market which dates back to the 1800s. After a complete makeover a few years back, the area now houses some of the …
Read More »Designer Focus – Njema Helena
Njema Helena is a fashion company from Nairobi, Kenya, which strives to create modern fashion with an African aesthetic for everyday life. Behind the brand’s unique identity is powerful story of love and loss. “All materials and fabrics are sourced from Africa and production takes place exclusively in Kenya”, they said. “This encourages …
Read More »Model Focus – Violet Gacenia from Kenya
Not every model you meet will have a degree in economics from Royal Holloway, but then every model you meet is not like Violet Gacenia. Now a teacher specialising in maths-related subjects, she visited the Africa Fashion studio for a charity shoot recently – so we took the opportunity to …
Read More »Five years after Westwood’s Kenyan concept
Around five years ago, fashion icon Vivienne Westwood was powering forward with a new concept: Ethical Fashion Africa. Now, as the final plans are being made for the big shows for Spring/Summer 2016, Africa Fashion takes a look at her original idea and why there are so many more possibilities …
Read More »Kenya prepares for 2nd International Fashion Fair
The Republic of Kenya is home to a population of more than 44 million people and, from 13th to 16th August, it will host the 2nd International Fashion Fair at the Kenyatta Centre in Nairobi. Thousands of visitors will attend, Africa Fashion takes a sneak peak at what they will see. With …
Read More »Coke Studio Africa Season 3
Coke Studio Africa is set to return, supported by Coca-Cola, in partnership with Kenya Airways. It’s the first and biggest live music program of its kind in Africa. Following the success of season 2, the organisers are ensuring the continent will come alive to biggest music show that unites African stars. Season 3 comes with …
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