Tag Archives: Nigeria

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 …

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 …

“Style is a mentality, influenced by fashion, but it comes from within”, according to ONYCHEK’s blog. “All that matters is that it feels right to you. If it gives you that extra boost of personal confidence… That’s style”. Fascinated by the story of one young entrepreneur’s quest to bring African …

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 …

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 …

With 10,000 employees, revenues of more than €1.6 billion and a reputation for creating memorable visuals around their ‘United Colors of’ campaigns, Benetton is celebrating its 51st spring/summer season with ‘A Collection of Us’ that has Nigerian model Mayowa Nicholas at its heart. There are few things we like better …

When Nike stacks up its global sales revenue for footwear, the African market is included in ‘Emerging Markets’ – a region that has grown by almost 100% over the past 5 years alone. On Saturday 26th March, the Air Max Convention kicks off simultaneously in New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong. …

Olushola Ajose, better known by his stage name Afrikan Boy, fuses together his passion for grime, rap and afrobeat with a love for a good hook. Afrikan Boy is steadily carving out his own niche in the MC circle and will be performing tonight at the world famous Roundhouse Rising Festival. With a self assured …

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, …

After years working in the beauty industry with some of the world’s biggest brands, Clare Eluka was still having issues with her allergies and a hard time finding products that would suit her skin type and tone. The need for better beauty products drove her from the beauty counter to …

Billed as the largest celebration of its kind, the West African Fashion Awards (WAFA) for 2016 will take place on 26th March at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos.  Alongside the designers themselves, WAFA also aims to highlight a number of celebrities who have helped raise West African fashion to the world. Africa …

It is a fact that Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the 8th most populous in the world. Back in 2013 when Joyce  Zi Chidebe from Lagos entered Africa’s Next Top Model (AfNTM) she had high hopes of becoming a supermodel one day. Long after the competition …

At some point or another, every publication with an interest in Africa has written a story about the lack of support and opportunities in theatres and cinema. Many argue that a change in the landscape will only happen when talented people from within the community step forward and energise the rest of …