Tag: London
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STREET STYLE | AFWL 2011 | LANYERO
Name: Lanyero City: London Occupation: Fashion Designer Sense of style: Anything goes Current obsession: History and new things Trend horoscope: winter is coming and fashion dies in winter 🙁 Belt: own design. My designs will be available on my new website www.lanyero.com once its up
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STREET STYLE | #AFWL2011 | OFURE
Name: Ofure City: London Occupation: Student Sense of style: African/urban Current obsession: Make-up Trend horoscope: Accessorising with african fabrics Pants: I drew the design and got my mother in Nigeria to make them for me
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AFROPOLITAN AT THE V&A LATE FRIDAY
Vakwetu Style attended the V&A late Friday Afropolitan event in London last Friday but in true fashion I was on African timing and missed all the fashion shows and pretty much most of the other happenings. The turnout was good and the atmosphere inspiring. The event was curated by Minna Salami aka MsAfropolitan. Here are some…
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KAYOBI CLOTHING | MAKE FUFU NOT WAR
We noticed Kayobi Clothing a while back as they have been making waves with their Afro-centric T-shirts featuring humorous and positivity slogans. We finally caught up with London born, Ghana raised Kwabena Oppong Boateng designer and head honcho at Kayobi Clothing, for an interview. Q: When did you discover your love for designing? What made you want…
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N’KYA DESIGNS | A SENSE OF AFRICA…A TOUCH OF YOU!
2011 is off to a good start! We had the pleasure of interviewing Sheila Boateng, fashion designer and CEO of N’kya Designs. Originally from Ghana, she currently resides in London, UK. The name N’kya is pronounced Nekaya , and derived from the word ‘Nkyia’ meaning ‘greetings’ in the Ghanaian language ‘Twi’. Vakwetu: When did you discover your love for designing? What…