Fashion

After doing many odd jobs and then landing a role with a major urban fashion label, Mimi Plange made her dreams a reality and launched her thriving eponymous fashion label.  Moving to California with her family while she was young was a big leap for her to achieve her goals. …

From turning thrift shop wears into spectacular fashion to being in top publications like Vogue, visionaries and designers Shelley Mokoena and Keneilwe Mothoa have put their love for fashion on a global scale by launching their brand Prime Obsession.  Launched in 2014 as their passion for design, Prime Obsession immediately…

Immense opportunities abound in the African beauty industry and savvy entrepreneurs are positioning themselves to take advantage. We hereby present you with the opportunities.

For someone trying to start a business, second hand clothing business is much easier to go into because it has a lower start-up cost,

Lagos-based plastic surgeon, Anuoluwapo Adepoju, has been suspended following the death of her patient Nneka Onwuzuligbo...

Africa’s beauty and fashion industries are speedily gaining the global recognition they deserve. Several factors are responsible for this international relevance, with one being high-profile individuals, such as Michelle Obama and Beyonce Knowles, wearing designs made by African designers to epoch events or showcasing them in music videos and other…

Africa’s beauty industry has come a long way,  according to market research the industry is worth billions of dollars with South Africa alone accounting for $4.5 billion.  Nigeria and Kenya rank second and third among sub-Saharan nations. 

Africans have long been very fashionable people. This truism can be traced back to pre-colonial periods – the use of embroidery to beautify colorful clothes, the intricate patterns of women’s braids, and even the use of assorted chalks for makeup purposes.

Born in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Ohima Atafo spent his early years in Lagos before moving to Benin City for his elementary education at University Staff School, Benin. Afterwards, he proceeded to the Federal Government College Ido-Ani, Ondo state for secondary school, before moving to the university. Speaking during a recent…

It is quite easy to offend the typical Nigerian when you refer to what they’re wearing as “local”. You’re more likely to get a negative response from a typical Nigerian when you go “Hey, you’re looking local”. This is due to the negative perception attached to locally designed wears.