Dothraki Doyenne. By: Hina P. Ansari Additional reporting & filing by Triston, Hong Kong Are you feeling the need for some fierce Game of Thrones fashion fanaticism? As we prepare (PREPARE, I SAY!!) ourselves for the winding down of this season with just 2 more episodes to go, we stopped...
The heat is on. Womenswear blazed up the ramps in Johannesburg South Africa, where designers brought their A-game when it came to presenting their Spring/Summer 2013-14 collections. Here are our favourite designers! By: Hina P. Ansari Amanda Laird Cherry “Groendakkies” Designer Amanda Laird Cherry...
Inspiration redux. By: Hina P. Ansari When the chief editor of Vogue Italia nominates your label for the prestigious International Woolmark Prize, you know are you doing something right. That was the case of designer Mr. Kitazawa. Hailing from Aomori, in northern Japan he always had an eye for fashion....
Menswear rocks a rainbow of colours in South Africa. By: Hina P. Ansari In Johannesburg, South Africa the runways lit up during South Africa Fashion Week. Just like last season we simply fell in love with that country’s menswear design scene. Colour was key for these menswear designers who rocked...
We profile founder, Claudia Lumor on creating a magazine that serves African fashion and lifestyle. By: Francesca Andoh Accra, Ghana Glitz Africa Fashion magazine is an emerging Ghanaian fashion and lifestyle magazine that is rapidly capturing the hearts of fashion crowds in Ghana and other parts...
The fashion scene in Argentina sizzled at Buenos Aires Fall/Winter 2013 collections. Here are a few cool lines that we want to wear…now! By Hina P. Ansari Marianna Dappiano “Refracted” Her collection is inspired by “fractals” a mathematically based philosophy of geometric shapes and corresponding equations is the...
Recently, Ukrainian Fashion Week was held showcasing their Fall/Winter 2013-14 season. Out of the jam-packed schedule we picked four designers that stood out for us! Let’s stand up and give them a proper fashion salute! By: Hina P. Ansari Victoria Gres Slick and sultry, this designer...
The Corset: Re-defined & Re-imagined By: Triston Berlin, Germany For over a decade, TO.mTO has produced corsets by hand that have set the bar high while simultaneously following the utmost in quality tailoring traditions. Whether custom designing a corset for a wedding or a fetish ball, TO.mTO has cultivated a following through the attention...
Black Coffee percolates at South Africa Fashion Week. By: Hina P. Ansari Born in Pretoria, designer Jacques van der Watt grew up in Uitenhage, a small town in Eastern Cape. He moved to Johannesburg to study fashion. In 1998 he launched his designer label, Black Coffee and presented...
