THE GENIUS CALLED ITUEN BASI @ AFRICA FASHION WEEK 2010

ITS NO WONDER AT ALL, WHY FOR 2 YEARS CONSECUTIVELY THIS WONDROUSLY TALENTED DESIGNER FROM NIGERIA HAS TAKEN THE AFRICAN FASHION WORLD BY STORM.....ITS ALL IN THE DETAIL, HER BRAND AND THE PERSONALITY BEHIND IT, HAS STAYED VERY CONSISTENT AND TRUE TO WHAT SHE BELIEVES-DESIGNS ARE MADE IN AFRICAN FABRICS:THE ANKARA,BUT SHE HAS TAKEN THE SAME FABRIC, A LOT OF PEOPLE CONSIDER CHEAP TO THE VERY NEXT LEVEL, WITH SOME EXTRAORDINARY INNOVATION, WHICH HAS SET HER APART AND MAKE HER STAND OUT CLEARLY, IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE REASON WHY THE ORGANISERS OF THIS YEAR’S FASHION/AWARD SHOW RECOGNISED HOW GOOD SHE IS,AND AWARDED HER THE MOST INNOVATIVE DESIGNER AWARD, AN AWARD TRUELY WELL DESERVED WE SAY

DEOLA SAGOE@ AFRICA FASHION INTERNATIONAL 2010

The 2009 maiden edition of the ARISE AFRICA FASHION INTERNATIONAL was a major ground breaker in many respect, it was one of the biggest fashion shows ever put together in Africa, and out of the 50+ designers of African origin 9 of them were Nigerians, and they really did Nigeria very proud-NKWO, SAMANTHA COLE, ITUEN BASI, ADE BAKARE, TIFFANY AMBER, LISA FOLAWIYO, LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI, EYOLA & ODION MIMONET WERE THE MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER FASHION EVENT. And at the end of the week long extraordinary fashion show, the impressive Nigerian collective came home with many of the awards, chief of which was the fashion designer of the year that was won by FOLAKE COKER of THE TIFFANY AMBER fame who shared the top honors with DAVID TLALE of SOUTH AFRICA. So at the announcement to commence the start of the 2010 edition where about 30 designers were to showcase, only 2 out of them were NIGERIAN DESIGNERS-THE EVER IMPRESSIVE & GREAT DEOLA SAGOE & THE EVER INNOVATIVE ITUEN BASI & at the end of the week they did not disappoint in anyway. All the pixs were taken by SIMON DERNIER/SDR PICTURES.

AFRICA FASHION SHOW & AWARDS 2010

Africa Fashion Award Winners
Johannesburg, 6 July 2010. Africa Fashion Week drew to a glamorous close when the leading lights in the fashion industry were recognized at the second annual African Fashion Awards.
South Africa’s Black Coffee won the Designer of the year award: Africa; and Nigerian born designer Duro Olowu was presented with the International designer of the year award by Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week’s organizer Fern Mallis. Both designers receive R150,000.00 prize money.
Marianne Fassler (South Africa) was acknowledged as having made the most outstanding contribution to fashion in Africa, whilst Nigerian’s Ituen Bassi won the emerging designer of the year : Africa award; with husband and wife team Bunmin Koko, also of Nigeria, winning the international emerging designer of the year award.
International Supermodel Sessilee Lopez won the model of the year award; whilst Grace Jones won the inaugural Miriam Makeba Style Icon of the Year Award: Grace Jones.
The full list of winners is as follows:
• Designer of the Year: Africa - Black Coffee
• Designer of the Year: International - Duro Olowu
• Emerging Designer of the Year: Africa - Ituen Basi
• Emerging Designer of the Year: International - Bunmi Koko
• Menswear Designer of the Year: Africa- Stiaan Louw
• Menswear Designer of the Year: International: Ozwald Boateng
• Accessories Designer of the Year: Albertus Swanepoel
• Contribution to Styling: Edward Enninful
• Contribution to Photography: Koto Bolofo
• Contribution to Make Up: Pat McGrath
• Contribution to Hair: Saadique
• Model of the Year: Sessilee Lopez
• Fashion Communicator of the Year: BellaNaija.com
• R-Etailer of the Year: Africhic.com
• Miriam Makeba Style Icon of the Year Award: Grace Jones
• Male Style influencer: Michael Jackson
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Yves Saint Laurent, Azzedine Alaia and Joseph Ettendgui.
Hosted by Bonang and Colin Moss the awards featured performances by Salaelo Selota; Naeto C; Sahsa, CrashCarBurn, Somini, Rhythmic Elements and Liquid Deep, the Africa Fashion Awards took place at the Sandton Convention centre in Johannesburg
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MIZZY B writes for MM

OK, now see me see trouble, I thought I had seen it all, not until I came across this 10inches shoes..This shoes where dipped in ELEPHANT SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yup, u heard me..London designer INSA, who is known for his joint venture with designer Ruth Shaw, is responsible for this 10inches shoes, that where dipped in elephant shit!!!After all is said, I personally think this shoes ARE very ugly... and I won’t buy them for nufin, not because of the fact that they were dug in shit, but they just do not look like my kind of shoe!!!

THE FULL LPM JUNE 2010 PICTORIAL

TO SAY THE LEAST, WONU ODUNSI IS SITTING ON A GOLDMINE. HER LPM GATHERING WHICH IS LIKE THE VERY POPULAR PORTOBELLO MARKET IN THE UK,HAS GRADUALLY BECOME A MUST BE AT SHOPPING EVENT,AND THESE PARTICULAR JUNE EDITION IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST SO FAR,LOTS MORE EXHIBITORS,LOADS AND LOADS OF BUYING VISITORS,AND A FAR MORE BEAUTIFUL AMBIENCE.