BANKY W, DJ NEPTUNEZ, OMOTOLA JALADE EKEINDE AND OTHER FOR ‘GAGA FOR FASHION’

Gifted songwriter, producer and vocalist Banky W will be leading a couple of other entertainers on December 21th, 2010, for a charity fashion show and runway display tagged ‘Gaga For Fashion’; holding at the prestigious Shell Hall, Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos by 4:30pm.

‘Gaga for Fashion’ is put together by a fast rising Nigerian clothing line; AGLAIA, established and managed by UK based 17 year old Mariam Afolabi and 22 year old Funke Afolabi in partnership with Celebrity Int’l Magazine to raise fund for the Ajoke Aishat Foundation (AAF) a charitable project set in motion to cater for motherless children across Nigeria.

The duo of Mariam and Funke are poised to influence the Nigerian fashion industry by redefining the guidelines to looking cute and polished. ‘Gaga for Fashion’ promises to be a departure from the norm in the Nigerian fashion scene and bring to the fore an evolution in trendy clothes.

‘Gaga for Fashion’ will feature other masters of the Nigerian fashion industry and international top models.

Expected celebrities on the runway are; Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Tonto Dike, Oluchi Adummekwe, and others. Guests at the event will all be treated to a professional photo shoot, finger buffet and drinks.

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Deola Sagoe featured on CNN

Deola Sagoe has given African fashion in the 21st century the most radical expression imaginable, from the deeply rooted African fabrics to perfectly matched accessories. Known for constantly fabulous designs, flawless color combination, attention to details, perfect finish and finesse, Deola Sagoe, also a two-time international award winner creates designs that truly celebrate Africa and Nigeria.

She is described as the African fashion designer who is ‘’best placed to interpret our cultural diversity and artistry, our earthiness and mystery, our colors warmth and passion of the African woman in her simplicity and elegance.’’

CNN’s Nima Elbagir reports on a new breed of Nigerian designers taking fashion upmarket in the country.

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Are you Fabulous, African, and Black?

If your answer is in the affirmative, then you should be on the look out for the latest Mag in town. It's Editor-in-Chief is none other than the young and fashionable Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo and it is called Fabulous, African and Black:FAB.

Run by a team of budding beauties, Suby Onabanjo (Creative Director), Yoanna Pepper Okwesa (Fashion Editor), Lola Maja (Beauty Editor), Tayo Sonekan (Resident Stylist) and Familusi Akin Babajide (Publisher), it is the Mag to look out for when next you are in Lagos or London. Perhaps, the Magazine would launch in the US and South Africa in the future.

Launched on March 21st, 2010, the made by Africans for Africans magazine plans on showcasing the best of what Africa and Nigeria have to offer with top-notch photography, innovative graphic design and thought-provoking editorials.
So Watch OUT ppl, Naija girls with their unequalled entrepreneurial skills are sprouting out new ideas by the minute and they are ready to take the world by storm!!!

Visit http://www.fabmagazineonline.com/

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Ngone

Ngone is the Senegalese born artist behind Ngone creations. She moved to Paris in 1990 where she served as an apprentice to various Parisian craftsmen who were involved in wax sculptures and high fashion accessory making. She continued her training by enrolling, in 2001, at the Nicholas Flamel School of Jewerly design in Paris. Ngone’s unique jewelry can be seen in private showings and international exhibitions in Paris, Tokyo and Daka. She also creates pieces for film as well as haute couture designers such as Christain Lacroix.

Ngone draws inspiration from the intersection of cosmopolitan cultures. Her pieces can be best described as a fusion of the European flair with the African spirit as she infuses African elements like cowries with celebrated European textures. Her accessories reflect the connection experienced between people beyond their cultural differences, this she translates by combining contrasting materials, to create a harmonious blend of patchwork leather, fur and embroidered fabrics, enriched by the addition of pearls and stones. Her pieces are versatile as they allow for the wearer to interpret them as they would like; as earrings can effortlessly be transformed to back pieces. Her accessories emerge as symbolic hybrid of jewelry-like clothing. The allure of her pieces is in their showcase of exquisite craftsmanship as they are intricately detailed yet very light and easy to wear.

CREDIT

Story: Ijeoma Ndekwu

Jewelry & accesories: Ngone + www.ngone.fr

Photography,makeup & hair style: Mario Epania

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