FUN -POP - SUGAR MIXED WITH GARRI AND NO MILK: 04/20/13

GOLDMAN SUPPLY DEBUT COLLECTION

Goldman Supply Co. is a casual menswear brand based in Lagos, Nigeria. All its products are sourced and supplied locally and their add African print elements to their cotton tees and tanks. Buy them online and offline by appointment 0812932304 (Nigeria Only). Thier debut spring/summer 2012 collection features tanks, shorts sleeve tshirts and 3/4 sleeve baseball tshirts finished waxed fabric(Ankara) pockets and fold-up patches.

YES IT IS WATER RESISTANT

Announced at CES in Las Vegas last month, the Xperia Z is Sony Mobile's first quad-core offering. Thanks to its impressive specs and well-implemented features, we consider it the best Sony handset currently in the market and have given it our Editors' Choice award.

Available in purple, black or white, the Xperia Z will retail in selected markets in Asia. In Singapore, it will be available at S$988 without operator subsidie

Sony has always made pretty handsets and the Xperia Z is no exception. Synonymous with recent Xperia models, the Xperia Z has a minimalist and symmetrical design with a rectangular shape and rounded corners.

For its size, the Sony handset's 146g weight isn't too heavy, even though it's heftier than the Apple iPhone 5 (112g), HTC Butterfly(140g) and Samsung Galaxy S III (S3) (133g). In fact, we were quite impressed by how light it felt in the hand the first time we picked it up. At 7.9mm, the Xperia Z is just a hair thicker than the iPhone 5's 7.6mm--but we like how the former's glass fiber polyamide frame makes it look more svelte

While I love the aesthetics of the handset, we find it literally a pain to hold. The straight edges on the back dig into our palms, which can be rather painful over a long commute--we would have preferred the gentle arc of the Xperia V and arc S instead.

Unlike the 5-inch similarly long HTC Butterfly, the Xperia Z's power button placement, on the side, makes it easier to reach. The power button--and the volume rocker beside it--also has a nice tactile feedback to it.

The microUSB charging port, microSIM and microSD card slots are sealed with water- and dust-tight covers, which is only a slightly annoying tradeoff for its IP57-rating. This means that the Xperia Z is resistant to dust and able to withstand depths of up to 1m underwater for 30 minutes. You could probably take the handset into the shower, but not swimming or to the beach

KING HAKBAL URBAN ROYALE COLLECTION

AS WRITTEN By :::: TERENCE SAMBO

Hakeem Balogun’s King Hakbal label’s ethos is all about sartorial elegance, as seen in this collection ……from blue to red pieces , yellow and leopard print, this collection looks to celebrate the young at heart african man with an eye for fun and colour, pocket squares and bow ties are featured. The resulting look is an extremely dapper man , who isnt afraid of a little splash of colour here and there

NIGERIAN DURU OLUWU NO 23/100 BLACK DESIGNERS IN HISTORY

Duro Olewu has been in the fashion game since 2004 where he made his name in London with his vibrant color palatte and pattern on pattern pairings, no wonder America's premier fashionista, Michelle Obama, has donned several pieces from his exuberant collections.

In 2005 Duro was discovered by then-Vogue editor Sally Singer, and Julie Gilheart formerly of Barneys. Needless to say, if you could garner the attention of some of the most influential and discerning eyes in the fashion industry, which brought him into the American market where his designs were quickly coveted by women all over the U.S. During the same year, his peer's back across the pond named him "New Designer of The Year," at the Bristish Fashion Awards which solidified his place as as a designer. Duro, who now shows at New York Fashion week, keeps to his same aesthetic and seventies-tailoring, and remains a hot ticket show on the fashion calendar

EGYPTIAN COTTON V-NECK SWEATER

£150.00 (190,37 €)

Essential, classic fit v-neck jumper in plain design and soft Egyptian cotton.

-    Relaxed, easy fit
-    Wardrobe basic
-    V-neck
-    100% Egyptian cotton

purchase @ nicolefahri.com

MONTREAL WILL HOST ITS FIRST EVER BLACK FASHION WEEK

Montréal – After the success of Paris Black Fashion Week, the event created by Adama Paris is gonna happen in Montreal from May 15 to 17 of 2013 in order to celebrate fashion while revealing the cultural wealth of the black diaspora

SHARE THE CULTURAL WEALTH OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

The Black Fashion Week wants to gather, for the first time in Montreal all the players of black fashion. This event includes designers and models from around the world and brings to Montreal the trends and innovations of black fashion. This is the perfect opportunity to combine all the major players in the Afro-carribean fashion beyond African borders.

The Black Fashion Week has for goal to gather designers, models, buyers and journalists from around the world in order to give them the opportunity to exchange, learn and be inspired while sharing three exceptional days.

15 DESIGNERS, 3 UNIVERSE, THE SAME INSPIRATION

The catwalk of the Black Fashion Week will be held in the unique setting that is the Church of St. John the Baptist in the heart of Montreal. This historical building inspired by the architecture of the Italian Renaissance will host catwalks presenting the 2013 trends of the black diaspora separated into three worlds: JUST Fashion, ONLY Men & LIMITED Edition. JUST Fashion and ONLY Men will present the unavoidable ready-to-wear fashion brands & LIMITED Edition will present the luxury and high fashion of limited items.

3 DAYS TO THE RHYTHM OF BLACK FASHION

From May 15 to 17, the city of Montreal will live to the rhythm of the Black Fashion Week with a press conference on May 14 to announce the launch of the event.

The evening of May 15, all fashion lovers are invited to the Black & Gold party, an dress code required evening to mark the start of the first Montreal Black Fashion Week. A fashion and networking rendez-vous in one of Montreal’s places to be : Hotel 10.

The designers will present their collections on May 16 and 17 from 6.30PM, the fashion shows will be followed by a VIP cocktail combining press and designers and an afterparty.

ABOUT ADAMA PARIS FASHION EVENTS

Founded in 2002 by Senegalese designer Adama Paris, the Black Fashion Week was born from a desire to express the trends and innovations of black fashion through designers and models from around the world.

With 10 years of experience with Dakar Fashion Week and an edition of Afrika Fashion Awards, Adama Paris and her team launched the Black Fashion Week in Paris and Prague in 2012 and will expand to other major cities in the world and stand as a rendezvous of fashion.

The purpose of this event is to promote black fashion beyond African borders and compare different aspects of haute couture in big cities.

You can find the video of Paris latest Black Fashion Week here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MglQJFux1xk

For informations, contact : Aïda Michelle Lopes and Valérie Bonnefons aida@bfwmt.com valerie@bfwmt.com

FUN -POP - SUGAR MIXED WITH GARRI AND NO MILK

Saturday, April 20, 2013