House of Marie’s Spring/Summer 2014 Collection – “Ogè Oré”

With the creative mind behind "KELITOUCH" Bello Adejoke-Leah

Good day my lovely and fabulous readers from all over, hope y'll having a lovely day because I am. As you all know I'm all about my Nigerian fashion, today I bring to you an interview I had with my very good friend Bello Adejoke-Leah the creative mind behind "KELITOUCH".

Meet the winner of the just concluded MBGN

Check Out Kaela Kay’s Spring/Summer 2014 Collection

Italian/Nigerian design label Niquara Couture’s Debut Collection featuring Makida Moka

Jumia’s Plus Size “Day & Night” Lookbook with Wana Wana

Nigerian model trued designer Isi Atagamen's fashion label unveils "Isimeme"

Owned by model turned designer Isi Atagamen, IAFL’s collection which translates as ‘Bright Future’ is birthed out of the joy of acceptance, and the new age at logger heads with tradition.

According to the brand:

“This season’s collection is designed with the intention of showing the limitlessness of the IAFL woman. She’s comfortable with tradition whilst staying chic. With inspiration from the 30s/40s, fabric manipulations, textures, 3D appliques and a refined combination of the brand’s signature, we have the birth of “ISIMEME” (bright future)“

The collection is filled with various hand-made African prints and fabrics including batik & aso-oke infused fabric with organza and lace. Its dresses, jumpsuits, capes, jackets and more pieces have a traditional appeal with new age cuts and inserts that give a structured twist to each piece.

Photo Credit

Photography: Aham Ibeleme

Styling: Ifan Ifeanyi Michael

Makeup: House of Tara

Model: Ndidi Odogwu

You can pre-order the A/W2014 pieces Here

Clan's new collection "Clan Classics" shot with an old hollywood theme modeled by Ebonylife' Zainab Balogun

Owned by sisters Teni, Tiwa & Aba Sagoe – daughters of Nigerian fashion designer & icon Deola Sagoe, the label is giving us clean and sexy silhouettes with asymmetrical cuts, plunging necklines, peplum details, thigh-high slits, cut-outs, pant suits and accessories that all tie into its theme of old Hollywood glamour. Plus who can ignore how much Zainab is killing it with her sleek and sultry poses.

We have been expecting something awesome from the brand for a whole now as they’ve been teasing with behind-the-scenes images of Zainab, the collection and lookbook on their Instagram page.

Earlier on today, they finally unveiled the collection writing;

“CLAN Classics, exhibiting our timeless pieces. These pieces will be available all year round in chosen variations and upon personal requests. It was so much fun working with @lakinogunbanwo @zainabbalogun and @dfalana”.

Photo Credit

Photography: Lakin Ogunbanwo

Hair & Makeup: Debola Falana

Model: Zainab Balogun

Fashion Protégé Winner Omon of Belois Couture debuts “Átómu” Collection

 

A big congratulations to Oisetohanmen “Omon” Isinugben – the first winner of the Multichoice Nigeria presents the Fashion Protege!

The emerging designer who is the Creative Director of Abuja-based fashion label Belois Couture is one to watch! Not only did she win the first season of Africa’s leading fashion TV reality show, she has backed it up with a fab post-win collection

“Átómu” is an Ishan word which translates as ‘growth/beginning’, the designer has described the collection as a representation of her “exponential growth” during the show. She explains on -

“I thought of the life of a woman and how she evolves with each stage, from infant to toddler to teenager to adulthood, and in every stage she becomes better as she appreciates her femininity and that is what I tried to show with every piece in the look book. This embodies what I was at the Fashion Protege.“

Belois Couture

Website: www.beloiscouture.com

Facebook: Belois Couture

Instagram: instagram.com/beloiscouture

Credits

Photography: TCD Concept

Styling: Ebun Aboderin

Makeup: Maureen

Model: Chika Emmanuella for Beth Models

PR: Redrick PR

Lagso Fashion Maniac Awards Ticket information

Venue: Bespoke Event Centre Lekki

Date: 17th of August 2014

Time: Red Carpet 3pm by Denrele Edun & Main Event 5pm.

Hosts: Chris Okagbue Winner of Guilder Ultimate Search8, Zerziyia Jonathan of V Channel and Whale Mouth.

Ticket: Regular 3k, VIP 5k & Table 100k

Follow this link to get the ticket online Click here 

For more enquires contact 08037984961 / @RoyhillsFasHuz / lagosfashionaward@gmail.com

Lagos Fashion Meniac Awards Press Release

WE ARE PLEASED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO LAGOS FASHION MENIAC AWARDS

LAGOS FASHION MENIAC is a runway show with an edge in fashion and style, a platform set to develop, empower and encourage talented/young designers and models, with the responsibility of boosting, revitalizing and re-branding the Nigerian fashion industry through our events which discourages social ill-norms and values among the youths with a view of making NIGERIA great.

¬LAGOS FASHION MENIAC also aims at cutting across geographic and culture barriers and position itself as youth empowerment fashion show targeted at showcasing the best of young & upcoming designer/models, driving the Nigerian fashion industry and ultimately uplift its profile within the globe.

We give upcoming designers/models and visitors room for interactive platform to maximize their exposure within and beyond their industrial circle and open gateways for more business opportunities.

Following the most spectacular and successful story of the first and second edition of what the media has named Nigeria’s biggest and most creative contemporary fashion show, Lagos Fashion Meniac is gradually becoming a cultural and lifestyle brand. For this reason, wherever LAGOS FASHION MENIAC is staged in Lagos, the venues are often filled with celebrities and overwhelmed crowd of excited people, longing for a quality runway Fashion show the event is reputed for.

LAGOS FASHION MENIAC 2014 Tagged "INSPIRATION" will be centred at promoting the hand work of creativity among youths of Nigeria and the use of African fabric popularly known as Ankara into fashion designing, we are using this medium to create awareness to change people’s perspective toward African fabric as aged, out of fashion and fabric of the blacks. Lagos Fashion Meniac’14 is primed at showcasing how colourful and glamorous Ankara fabric has been transformed to become an inevitable part of modern style and also promoting African creativity to the world. To make this event a successful one, we have on board, fashion pioneers in the likes of BIG BEN, RIKAOTO BY ME, JREASON, AFRI-KEN by NANA a Ghanaian based designer, ANIFERZ, MONA-MATTHEWS, WIEZRUM FRANKLYN and JONA OKORODUDU with 10 other creative young and upcoming designers and top celebrities like CHIDI MOKEME, MONALISA CHINDA, IK OGBONNA, ALEXX EKUBO, CHIKE IKE, AIGBE MERCY GENTRY, YVONNE NELSON, IYANYA, DAVIDO, B RED, HARRYSONG, EMINIIC, TEKNO, TIWA SAVAGE, NIYOLA, EMMA NYRA, UTI NWACHUKWU, DENRELE EDUN, DAYO EMPHRIM, ADAMS, EKU EDEWOR, TONTO DIKEH, BANKY W and many more.

To encourage these creative hands, ROYhiLLS FASHION HOUSE under the platform of "LAGOS FASHION AWARD" have put together an annual award to celebrate this outstanding Stars, Youths & Lifetime Achievers in the role of fashion who has tolled with their heart, soul and body in uplifting the Nigerian fashion industry. This award is specially set to encourage young fashion pioneers who have distinguish themselves rightly within the business circle of fashion and has in one way or the order proven that through fashion, style & creativity, one can impact lives, create jobs, and make a living. 

HERE ARE THE CATEGORIES AND NOMINEES NAME

1. Male Designer of the year

• Orange Culture

• McMeka

• OlajideJReason

• ANIFERAZ

• Big Ben

• Afri-Ken by Nana

2. Fast Rising Male Designer of the year

• Ispirata by hussain

• Teez Couture

• Kennie’s Clothing

• Diamond foray Fashion 

• Elperi clothing

• DreStormz

3. Female Designer of the year

• Olaedoby Sharon George

• Ibile Vogue

• Keto Couture

• Wanasambo

• ZaritaKouture

• Zapel by WestnCouture

4. Fast Rising Female Designer of the year

• House of Maflax

• Tee kay House of Fashion

• ZerbRiller

• beelabHarbs

• Wow Clothiers

• Aibakena

• Belleza Wears

5. Accessory Designer of the year

• Sallys

• Lush jewels

• ADAEZE SONIA Jewelries

• Alacouture and Fashion House

• Urezkulture

• Ladyteeofafrica

6. Male Model of the year

• Kingsley Ezeagba

• Victor KwenAkomaye

• Wale Bello

• NellyonMesik

• Khalid 

• Chris Okagbue

• Olamide Silver

7. Fast Rising Male Model of the year

• IsaacEpochiIgwahi

• Marius Isikalu

• Onyemaechi Raphael Wesly

• Peter Finn 

• AdesanyaGbenge

• Anderson Ngozika

• Valatine Peterson

• Samuel Martyns-Yellowe

• DubemOkafor

• Obaz John

8. Female Model of the year

• Tracy onyekachukwu

• IsioWanogho

• BumiAdemokya

• YomiAbiola

• UjuNwobodo

• AdesuwaAighewi

9. Fast Rising Female Model of the year

• Echendu Jessica

• Bennie ChiomaOnuoha

• Meme A. Arthur

• Debo Carpenter Yinka

• Florence Igwe

• Tina Jacobs

10. Makeup Artist of the year

• Leke Shades

• Seddy Makeovers

• Tooshme Beauty Studio

• DaveSucre

• N&D Artistry

• ST. Je

11: Hair Stylist of the year

• Chic and Style Opebi

• Edee Beau

• Deevee Celebrity Saloon

• Tobbie’sTouch_Hairstylist 4 divas

• Hairliners Beauty Studio

• RCN Beauty Studio

11. Fashion Magazine of the year

• Mania Magazine

• Allure Magazine

• Encomium Magazine

• Genevieve Magazine

• Complete Fashion

• Wow Magazine

12. Fast Rising Fashion Magazine of the year

• Link & Glitz Magazine

• Tron Magazine

• Posh9ja Magazine

• Cynosure Magazine

• BeYou Magazine

• You In't Magazine 

13. Fashion blog of the year

• One Nigeria Boy

• Bellanaija

• Doreez's Blog

• Stylejunki

• Onobello

• FancyHub

14. Fashion Stylist of the year

• Swanky Signature

• BolajiAnimashaun

• Fine Joe Young

• Koje

• AdedejiAbidemi

• DharnielTeinye Boyle

15. Fashion Photographer of the year

• Artitudes photography

• Happyface photography 

• Kola Oshalusi - Insigna Media

• Ellisoft

• Vision Photography

• Tap Studios

16. Fashion Outstanding Male Pageant of the year

• Mr Nigeria

• Mr Universe Nigeria

• Mr Ideal Nigeria

• Nigeria International Super Model

• Mr Tourism Nigeria

• Mr Earth Nigeria

17. Fashion Outstanding Female Pageant of the year

• Miss Earth

• Miss Nigeria

• Miss Ambassador for peace

• Most Beautiful Girl in Abuja

• Miss Tourism Nigeria

• Queen of Aso Beauty Pageant

18. Creative Young Entrepreneur of the year

• Brendan Nsikak - CEO Nigeria Internatioal Super Model

• Ayotunde Twitch- CEO Mr Ideal Nigeria

• YoungDIAzomor - CEO Classic Media

• Amb. Kingsley Amafibe – CEO Miss Ambassador for Peace Nig

• Joy Osusu – CEO Links&Glitz/Fashion Diaries

• Santiago Roberts – CEO Miss Tourism/Mr Universe Nig

• Vivien AliamNwandu CEO Laviv Expressions/Miss XpressUrselfNig

• Neville Nomaosigbon - CEO Cynosure Mag/Glitz on the runway

19. Fashionable Actor of the year

• ChidiMokeme

• AlexxEkubo

• Mike Ezuruonye

• IkOgbonna

• Gideon Okeke

• Joseph Benjamin

20. Fashionable Actress of the year

• Chika Ike

• FunkeAkindele

• EbubeNwagbo

• Aigbe Mercy Gentry

• Yvonne Nelson

• UruEku

21. Fashionable Male Artist of the year

• Lynxx

• Dare Art Alade

• J Martins

• Kcee

• Wizkid

• Iyanya

22. Fashionable Fast Rising Male Artist of the year

• Eminiic

• B red

• Harrysong

• Joe EL

• Tekno

• Phyno

23. Fashionable Female Artist of the year

• Tiwa Savage

• Waje

• Eva Alordiah

• Omawunmi

• Shasha p

• Chidinma

24. Fashion Fast Rising Female Artist of the year

• Lola rea

• Niyola

• YemiAlade

• Seyi Shay

• Munachi Abby

• Emma Nyra

25. Fashionable Male TV Personality of the year

• UtiNwachukwu

• Melvin Oduah

• DenreleEdun

• DayoEmphrim

• Adams 

• Ehis

26. Fashionable Female TV Personality of the year

• Bridget Chigbufue

• EkuEdewor

• ToolzOniru

• AdetokeOluwa

• Z.J.W

• Dolapo Oni

27. Fashionable Comedian of the year

• Basket Mouth

• TejuBabyface

• AY Ayomakun

• Helen Paul

• Ojemba

• Emeka Smith

28. Fashion Supportive brand of the year

• Da Viva

• Etisalat

• 360bar

• Vlisco

• Emmyrhyme Event Concept Ltd

• Club Vegas

29. Most Fashionable Female Celeb of the year

• GeneviveNnaji

• OmotolaJaladekinde

• Rita Dominic

• Stephanie OkerekeIdahosa

• Tonto Dikah

• MonalisaChinda

30. Most Fashionable Male Celeb of the year

• Dbanj

• Psquare

• Banky W

• Davido

• Ice Prince

• Burna boy

Orange Culture Releases Resort 2015 Collection- “Dovetail”

The androgynous collection according to the designer is inspired by, “the imperfection of staircases in Lagos Nigeria doesn’t necessarily take away from its beauty as the imperfect lines, joints and dimensions make each step an exciting adventure, a step into an airy discovery. These staircases have a rustic appearance that reinterprets the natural structure of wood and inspired the prints developed for the collection.”

In February the brand made it to the semi finals at the LVMH Young Designers – a top designer initiative that supports and grows brands internationally.

For sales information place contact

orangecultureline@gmail.com

ari@africanrealivecollective.com