Fly KLM and Get A Taste Of Africa
Talk about incentive to fly! KLM has announced that during the months of April and May they will be hosting an onboard food and wine festival called the ‘African Experience’. Check-in desks at Schiphol will feature a touch of Africa and the festival will also be celebrated in KLM lounges. A conservation project in Kenya will also be the spotlighted.
“We have chosen Africa as a theme because the continent is so inspirational. This is exemplified by the immense cultural diversity and the many different types of cuisine, as well as the excellent wines for which South Africa is renowned,” explains Bart Vos, executive vice president of KLM Inflight Services. “Furthermore, Africa is an important market within the KLM network.” » Read more…
Valérie Ka, Top Model Ivoirienne
Née en Côte D’ivoire, Valérie a été très vite remarqué par Alphadi et a fait son premier défilé avec lui au Bénin. Elle a également défilé avec d’autres stylistes Africains comme Nawal et Angybell.
Valérie a fait des campagnes publicitaires pour Woodin et Fendi. Elle a aussi fait la couverture de plusieurs magazines dont Top Visage, Femme d’Afrique et Miss Ebène. Elle est aussi apparue dans un clip du groupe Africando.
Jessi M’bengue, Beauté Franco-Ivoirienne
Jessi, de son vrai nom Jessika, est un top model, née en France, d’une mère Algérienne et d’un père Ivoirien. Elle travaille avec des agences de renom tels que Code Model Management, Premier Model management, Sutherland Models et Chantale Nadeau.
Jessi est aussi apparue dans divers magazines comme Cosmo Girl, Bride et Euro Mag. Elle a fait la couverture de Oyster, célèbre magazine Australien. Elle a aussi fait des campagne publicitaires pour Macy’s, qui sont apparues dans des magazines comme Seventeen et Teen Vogue.
Ataui Deng – The New Kid On The Block
Brace yourselves fashion world, there’s a hot new face in town. She is sizzling and she is related to a top model whose grace and elegance have made her a favorite on and off the runway. Stunning and elegant, it is hard to believe that she is only 17.
Deng signed with Trump Management in New York in 2008 and she walked the fall African Fashion Collective and Christian Siriano shows in New York. Many say that she is Alek Wek’s niece. There is a strong resemblance. She is definitely one to watch.
Behati Prinsloo – Namibia’s beauty
Behati Prinsloo is a Namibian supermodel and the spokeswoman for Victoria’s Secret sub-brand, Pink. Discovered at the age of 16 in Cape Town by Sarah Doukas, she has gone on to grace the pages of of Italy’s Muse magazine and the British Telegraph Magazine, Russian Vogue (February 2007), and American Velvet (June 2007). Her most recent cover was in RUSSH magazine.
She has been ranked 31st on the Top 50 Models Women and 14th on “The Top Sexiest Models” list by models.com and been in the Victoria’s Secret shows in 2007 and 2008. Some folks may recognize her as the rich girl in The Virgins’ video “Rich Girls“. Proud to be from Africa, she speaks fondly about it and is involved in charities that will benefit it.
Geez Clark: young, urban and fresh
Young Ghanaian fashion entrepreneur, Iceloomy Akwasi Danso is gradually growing his Geez Clark collection of urban apparels into a formidable fashion brand for the young and trendy African. Born in Ghana, Iceloomy grew up in Queens, NY where he picked up a lot of Africa-American cultures that influence his clothing line today. He has been coming up with most of the design ideas since he started the label in 2006, but actually has a design team of like-minded people who finalize these ideas.
Geez Clark Clothing is about contemporary hip-hop culture, mixing the urban aesthetics of the streets and the preppy culture of the African continent. The name originated from way back in high school when Iceloomy and friends settled on the Name Geez Clark for a party they threw. The name stuck and gradually became a trademark. “My collections are mostly urban apparel, cut clean from selected fine cottons, which gives the styles a different and awesome look. I have t-shirts, polo shirts, sweaters, hoodies, and jackets”, says Iceloomy who adds that the inspiration for his line are his customers. “They encourage me to bring out more crazy stuffs.” » Read more…
Sidney Sladen – Kollywood/Bollywood’s African Design Connection
Sidney Sladen is a well known fashion designer in Chennai, India who has made a big impact on the industry. He has designed for beauty pageants and for the Bollywood movies, Chandramukhi, Five Stars, and the Chanakya Chanakya song in Dhum, featuring a dashing Silambarasan, popularly known as Simbhu. He has a strong passion for fashion and is making an impact in Bollywood/Kollywood.
Born to a Kenyan father and Goan mother, Sidney Sladen a.k.a. Sidney Alusa was raised in Kenya and moved to India in his teens. His interest in designing started with the designs that he made for his sister’s dolls. Realizing that he had quite an affinity for it, he went to design school at Loyola and Instituto di Burgo in Milan. » Read more…
Korto Momolu’s Designs at the Amour Creole Launch Party
Korto Momolu has wonderful fluid designs and her style is very elegant, yet simple. Several people have been clamoring to see more of her style featured here, so we thought we would show you some of the clothes she showcased at the Amour Creole magazine launch party.
Amour Creole is a Haitian fashion and entertainment magazine focusing on Haitian lifestyle, culture, art and music. » Read more…
Weekend Buzz
Destination Fashion drew a large crowd of celebrities and, wouldn’t you know it, Africa was well represented. Seal performed for the event.
Seems like we missed the fact that Sulley Muntari got married. A belated congratulations to him and his lovely wife. Wolfgang Puck and his wife, Gelila, were out playing in the park with their daughter. » Read more…
Weekend Buzz
The Tribeca Ball was in full swing at the New York Academy of Art, and Alek Wek, lent her beauty to the occasion.
Design Indaba showcased phenomenal designers in South Africa, including Soulchild, Carducci, I Love Leroy, Hip Hop, and Craig Native. » Read more…
Georgie Badiel, Une Beauté et Fierté du Burkina-Faso
Georgie Badiel est un mannequin originaire du Burkina-Faso, qui fait partie de la nouvelle génération de modèles très en vogue et en demande dans l’industrie de la mode.
Elle a gagné le concours de “Miss Afrique” en 2005. Deux ans plus tard, elle signe un contrat avec “Storm Management” à Londres et, depuis lors, ce fut une periode de succés et de défilés pour les noms les plus célèbres du milieu de la mode tels que Issey Miyake, Marc Jacobs, Liz Clairborne, Oscar de la Renta et Diane Von Furstenberg. » Read more…
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June 22 - 24, 2010
2010 Africa Business Conference and Trade Fair
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July 10, 2010
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March 22, 2010
A “Tribute to Mama Afrika: Miriam Makeba”
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July 14 - 17, 2010
Africa Fashion Week New York (AFWNY) in New York
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