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What comes into your mind when you recall the word Fashion. A mere skin protection gadget? or an appraisal which comes along with a proper use of fabric, Johnson- Johnson Menswear sees beyond any fashion mortal as he comes up with this unique and time beating collection "THE LEGACY" this collection doesn't only astonishes mankind but brings into full glare what it truly means being a fashion disciple.
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Here is the lovely face of our shakara 360 magazine Gold edition, Adaeze Eluke, she's from the igbo tribe of the south eastern Nigeria. The stunning model looking exquisite in her western/African mix attire is one glamorous diva that drives every bit of passion into her fashion life. Rocking most of international and nigeria's top fashion shows, she's been quit successful.
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in 2010 she emerged the winner of the carnival calabar queen peagent which was a major platform for her as she geared her wheels in heels in pursue of her love for modelling and her passion for acting. She 3rd runner up miss Nigeria 2013. During her reign as queen she worked with "MACA" which was a project of her excellency barr Mrs obioma liyel imoke, wife of the former cross river state governor , she visited schools as a carnival queen preaching and advocating on the ills of premarital sex. Taking are modelling carrier to a new level in 2011 Adaeze Eluke started working with A fashion affair in Atlanta Georgia and she was the African model on their yearly show "Fashion Cabaret" in ATL Georgia.right now shes on her 1st degree in law, really lovely isn't it? Yeah her life is so inspiring. It seems to this Diva that modelling wasn't the only dream to be achieved, she started her acting career fully in dec 2012 and so far has done a couple of mind blowing movies like Girl's on fire, Glamour babes, mothers heart, daughter's wish, King's Instruction, Calabar maid, Pot of Gold and many others, she was also the lead character in an interesting soap titled Shillotes which is still airing on NTA, she goes on and on.
During our interview with this lovely model and actress, we discovered a lot more on the pipeline. Education is not excluded in this wonderful journey as she has her ond and Hnd in banking and finance and
Ankara? Origin Of
By Anthony Umemba (Drulz)
It Came, It Saw, It Dominated.
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ORIGIN OF ANKARA? Much is the acceptance of the new face of African fashion, That Every Material, Wax,and other Variable Clothing Thread Found on The body of an African is N because of the tribal-like patterns and motifs. Since it's ascension in global fashion, much talk has focused on whether or not African fabric is authentically African given the fact that the fabric was in fact originally made in Europe. Ankara was formerly known as Dutch wax print. It was originally manufactured by the Dutch for the Indonesian textile market. But, by mistake or design, these prints garnered significantly more interest in West African than in Indonesia. Recognizing this opportunity, the Dutch decided to focus on West Africa. As such, the prints changed to reflect African culture and lifestyle more. African print was henceforth born. Nowadays Ankara Is being manipulated by good tailors and has become a symbol of some African nations like Ghana. In the 2014 world cup, the Ankara material was tailored around the Ghanian national team jersey to symbolizeTheirrich culture. In the 19th century West Africans embraced these Dutch wax prints, using and assimilating them into societies as a part of culture and self-expression. The English were manufacturing and selling wax print textiles as well, but the Dutch brands were more popular. It has been suggested that the Dutch were viewed as the “wellmeaning” traders with West Africa, since a lot of West African nations were under English or French colonial rule.
Dutch wax prints carried, and still carry, an enormous amount of prestige and this was mostly likely due to their uniqueness as part of an European industry producing for export markets solely in West Africa. From the middle of the 20th century, though, more effort was made in making design motifs more authentic by using indigenous African textiles to create similar motifs. In the 1920s prints began to feature portraits of local community leaders and chiefs in their designs that people could buy in to celebrate their leaders. This tradition continued with portraits of African heads of states and prominent politicians used as design motifs starting in the 1950s. Designs and motifs that became extremely popular and successful were given catchy names, and they had proverbs and slogans attached to them by West Africans traders in their respective communities, even though these appellations had nothing in common with the designs on the fabrics. Due to this integration of Dutch wax prints, they are said to be “authentically African” even though they were produced and designed in Europe, presumably by Europeans with little or no African input in terms of designs and motifs at the production stages. Up until the 1960s, most wax prints sold in West Africa were being produced in Europe. Post-colonially, things changed. The Ankara Has a rich African history, who could have believed it wasn't born in Africa? Well I guess it is a citizen by association.
By Anthony Umemba (Drulz)
Introducing 'Duality' The debut collection from OMINIS.
Welcome to OMINIS a fashion brand for women that are as comfortable in tailored colthing as they are in street wear. OMINIS is for women that can go from corporate to high casual with a mere change of shoes and accessories. This is a brand is for women that want style without fuss and have a love of bold print and vivid colour. OMINIS is inspired by "London Culture" the juxtaposition of traditional England and contemporary British multiculturalism. Each corner of the world represented in a manner that is not just a characteristic of a big city, but uniquley London.
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Introducing Duality, the premier collection from OMINIS inspired by the experience of living in a multicultural society. Duality explores how the culture and traditions of one's country of origin works with or pushes against the traditional British identity. This SS15 ready to wear collection will be available in March 2015.
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Warm up this winter with a touch of sixties nostalgia
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ape Town, June 2014 Missibaba designer Chloe Townsend and creative partner Lizel Strydom launch a capsule collection usingautumnal inspired leathers sourced on South American travels. A true celebration of sixties inspired colour, the COLOUR BLOCK collection adds a pop of retro glamour to the dreary winter months. The use of on-trend dark navy leather to frame contrasting colours allows them to shine individually with a gold geometric edge. The introduction of exotic textures including patent, sheepskin, snake and crackled leather give the collection's clean aesthetic an alluring edge. The collection boasts two new bag styles and a new jewellery piece alongside iconic Missibaba styles. Pieces within the collection are in keeping with the COLOUR BLOCK theme –single colour panes broken into interesting shapes and framed in matte navy. The San Telmo Hold All is a unisex handheld carrier perfect for day or night. The bag is made ofrich walnut leather with handles and trims in Crazy Horse tan - a vegetable tan leather with hardwearing qualities that ages beautifully.The style is also available with the option of different colours and textures in the middle panel.
The Feria Clutch is a true festival of colour with the added benefit of thoughtful practicality. Credit card slots, room for essentials, a back zip pocket for valuables and quick, easy to open fastening make this piece a wardrobe necessity. The bag can be worn as a handheld clutch or over the shoulder as a small sling. The Daisy Chain is a double-sided neckpiece available in a variety of bold colourways with the reverse in navy vegetable tan. Attached to a long brass chain, the statement piece can be easily adjusted by the wearer to fit their desired length. Chloe and Lizel worked with photographer Lar Leslie on the dynamic COLOUR BLOCK campaign.Shot on Africa's Next Top Model runner up Opeyemi, the campaign brings the collection's retro Autumnal colour palette to life in an eye-catching and slightly offbeat way.
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Angella lessons i have learnt in marriage that only experience have taught me are. 1) As a woman in marriage you should be patient,tactical and strong willed. .2) wise enough that there are some friends you need to stay far away from. hardworking enough to save yourself unnecessary financial drama.
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Patience. I'm an impulsive person, I always want to get things done ASAP in my own way but with marriage I had to learn how to slam the break and consider all parties involved. My husband and the kids. Patience is a virtue and a key tool in making a home work. That's the biggest lesson marriage has taught me so far.
Dupe (married for 25years)
My name is Mrs Dupe Adesina and I have been married for 25yrs. I learnt so many things through the years but the most important one is Commitment to God through daily prayers. it wasn't easy at the beginning until we learnt how to pray together with the help of the Bible. A couple that prays together stays together Another great lesson is saying 'sorry' to each other after hot arguments or squabbles. Even if I felt I was right and he was wrong, I would still ask for forgiveness the next day if he was still angry with me. The sooner we realise our mistakes n ask for forgiveness, the quicker we can move forward. Keeping malice wit each other would b sending wrong signals to the children.
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Superwoman is a colum that inspires women to do more and as such from time to time we interview women who are making positive impacts in our society so that others may draw inspiration from them.
Another lesson is training your kids with one voice. It wasn't nice for me as a young mom then to say our son must have a bicycle while his dad insisted it wasn't the right time, we must never allow the children to divide us. Any decision we want to make about them must have been made in their absence before giving the verdicts in their presence.
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irls Chat is a creation of D Superwoman's Org were we ask ladies to share their personal experiences about different things that concerns us as women. Before we proceede, let me use this oppoutunituy to say a very big thank you to shakara360 magazine for giving us this coloum and oppurtunity. i also want to thank all our fans, who got in touuch with us as a result of this column, we wont let you down.
This edition of GIRLS CHAT is exciting, knowledgeable, loaded and very interesting. As a matter of fact it should be called WOMEN'S CHAT. In this edition, some married women give us insights on lessons they've learnt in marriage as a result of being married. Yeah, those lessons that you can't get from reading books or listening to tapes or even mama's speech but by personal experience. I have learnt so much from every woman who has shared her experience with us today and I know you will too.
Couples should also learn how to compliment each other often and often,like saying 'I love you' and 'you look great',these makes the marriage stronger and stronger . Its also good to share same bed every-night even though you have different rooms. After a hard day's job,u both get home,shower and take your dinner,its good to retire to the same bed where you can share your experiences at work and also discuss about the home affairs until sleep takes its toll on you. Sharing different rooms can gradually destroy a marriage. Sleeping in same room and same bed connects us better,its not always about sex... To keep a marriage stronger,couples should go on regular dates, creating time for fun has helped a lot. So many things I have learnt but as I earlier said Put God first and train your children in the way of God so they can be useful to God, you and the society.
Lastly in this computer age,we should not allow our desktops, laptops, phones or any gadgets to create a gap between us and our spouses, we should log out of all social networks to have time for our partners, we should stop receiving unnecessary calls either from colleagues or friends. When your at Home ,give your time hundred percent to your partner unless there are pending office works to complete. Thanks for taking time to read/listen .
Spring Collection
Ankara? ...Sarah Christian Clothing
This collection plays with the rhythm of colour. The tie and dye fabrics play with the illusion of playful splashes of colour. The colours of this collection tie in with the season of spring; the birth of many new colours just after the bleak and dreary winter. "Rinascita" is the italian word for 'rebirth'. This Spring collection symbolises the rebirth of youthfulness, freshness and life. This collection makes that spirit of Spring come alive. The lady wearing these clothes is proud of who she is. She has a vibrant spirit and is not afraid to let it show. Every piece shows different individuals with one spirit. She is always bold and loves the innocence of simplicity and elegance. She is The Sarah Christian woman.
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Ethiopian Handcrafted Luxury Leather Handbags and Accessories Company ZAAF™ Launches Its Spring/Summer 2015 Collection - “Indulgence in Heritage Living.”
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Ethiopian Handcrafted Luxury Leather Handbags and Accessories Company ZAAF™ Launches Its Spring/Summer 2015 Collection - “Indulgence in Heritage Living.”
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The goal is to expand production in the near future and sell in retail stores. Currently, Kaela Kay clothing are sold online through the Kaela Kay website (www.kaelakay.com) and in the Kaela Kay studio boutique.
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Kaela Kay is designed for women of all backgrounds who desire a fresh perspective to traditional silhouettes and who enjoy the representation of bold prints and colours in their clothing. The Kaela Kay woman is a woman who stands out in a crowd. She is bold but feminine; outgoing but dainty. She does not like ordinary and she loves to play with prints. She is the one whose closet all her friends are envious of.
aela Kay is a clothing line that transforms printed fabrics into sexy, feminine and modern clothing. Kaela Kay's success is due to the unique and modern coupling of style and prints, the attention to detail, and the creative styling. The premise of Kaela Kay is to offer bold, creative, and printed but feminine pieces. The silhouettes are sometimes fitted and sexy or flare and feminine – but always distinctive. Creative What makes Kaela Kay unique is the fact that Kaela Kay uses in each piece, fabric indigenous to West Africa, known as Ntoma or Ankara. Combined with other fabrics and trimmings, there is always a piece of Ntoma in each garment. Started in 2012, in Toronto,on an angel donation from her husband, Kaela Kay has gained a loyal customer base including customers in Canada, the US,the UK, Europe, South America and Africa. There have been 5collections under Kaela Kay thus far: SS12, SS13,FW13, SS14 and FW14. The pieces are currently sold on a made to measure basis with a production turnaround time of 5-10 business days. The goal is to expand production in the near future and sell in retail stores. Currently, Kaela Kay clothing are sold online through the Kaela Kay website (www.kaelakay.com) and in the Kaela Kay studio boutique. In the last two years that Kaela Kay has been in operation, Kaela Kay has experienced great opportunities and garnered great media exposure including: being a featured designer at Africa Fashion Week New York (AFNY) and African Fashion Week Toronto (AFWT); participating in the Mercedes-Benz Start-Up (MBSU) Competition; and being named by CNN as one of the top 7 up and coming designers to watch (CNN Opinions: Africa`s Hottest New Designers).
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orn on the 2nd of February in the 1980s, Queen Ndidi is the creative Director of Colourz Couture got into the business of Fashion designing all for the love and desire for well-made, properly fitted and decent outfits. Colourz Couture as a brand is inspired by the beauty of women and most importantly, the varying nature of every woman. “It is pertinent to understand that no two persons are alike and for this reason, our individual styles should vary especially when we are trying to follow trend. Strangely, I sometimes get ideas from the flaws I observed when I Critique outfits”. Colourz couture as an African designer, work with sorts of fabrics and ornaments ranging from African Prints (Ankara), to chiffon, Silk, Paisley, Denim, floral print, etc. for different kinds of occasion. Colourz Couture has had one solo fashion show in November, 2013 and has also been involved in several group shows in Nigeria. This design has gained recognition in the Nigerian fashion industry and was nominated for the Category of 'Red Carpet Awards' at THE GARDEN CITY AWARDS, 2014. “My vision for Colourz Couture is that it becomes a 'Household'brand that can be worn by all classes of women globally (irrespective of their size, colour and ages) who believe in the importance of expressing their unique individuality by what and how they dress”. The target market (clientele) covers all women who wish to express themselves through their individual style.
QUOTES THAT INSPIRED ME
1.Do not change to fit the fashion, change the fashion to fit you-Inescapable beauty. 2.Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak-Racheal Zoe 3.Fashion is about something that comes from within you4.Dressing is a way of Life-Yves Saint Laurent 5.People will stare, make it worth their while-Harry Winston 6.I don't do fashion, I am fashion-Coco Chanel
AW14 Collection ‘Rhythm'
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Imagine the hypnotic beat of African drums, the seductive rhythm of salsa and dancing to samba on a balmy night in Rio, and you have the spirit of the Eki Orleans AW14 collection. Music has always been a powerful source of inspiration for Eki Orleans Creative Director, Hazel AggreyOrleans and this season she translated her love for Afrocuban music into an extraordinary collection, aptly named Rhythm.
Featuring the Eki Orleans signature silks and ethereal chiffons, the Rhythm collection is replete with exquisite garments that seem to move to their own harmonious beat. “I wanted to capture the rawness of the African drum and the melodic elements of samba, in a way that inspired spontaneity, fun and playfulness”, explained the designer. Using a dazzling array of golds and blues in sensual and sophisticated silhouettes, the designer created modern andelegant pieces that are fun and playful.