African-inspired fabric has been in the market for so many years but judging from different magazines and fashion blogs, never has it been so present and used in so many different ways as is being done in contemporary fashion. From ‘Ankara’ prints in Nigeria, wax, super wax, java, ‘Dutch wax’ in Ghana, ‘Kanga prints’ in Tanzania and to other East African countries, Ikat, Batik, mud cloth and so on, this is a colourful fabric with a lot of
Women will spend more than eight years of their lives shopping, says a study. While keeping their families fed and clothed -and indulging in a little retail therapy – the average woman will shop for an astonishing 25,184 hours and 53 minutes over a period of 63 years. If the average expedition lasted the length of a full working day – from 9am to 5pm – that would be 3,148
Maischna presents MUYOMBANO Jewelry: Designs that are inspired by traditional African shapes and reinterpreted in a contemporary way. A jewelry collection that carries a lot of meaning and expresses pure aesthetics, femininity and strength. The pieces of jewelry are linear, classy and reduced to the essential, but yet authentic and sensual in their expression. Designer Annerose Muyombano writes on her blog that the aim for perfection has been combined with the
We know her as an author and a philanthropist and we see her time and again as key note speaker on television. Dr. Obama is not only becoming more and more popular as an entrepreneur but also as a fashionista. She was patron of the Africa Fashion Day in Berlin last July and supports young designers – here she wears MUYOMBANO jewelery, which chose her as their jewelry woman for July.
