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    Exclusive interview with Afropolitain Magazine’s founder Nsayi Keziah Makoudou

    AfrAPiF: Please introduce yourself
    Nsayi Keziah Makoundou: My Name is Nsayi Keziah Makoundou. I was born in Toulouse, France but my origins are Congo Brazzaville (my dad side) and Côte d’Ivoire (my mother side).

    APiF: What is your professional background?
    Keziah: I studied design in Paris and I have a masters in Graphic Design. I moved to NYC a few months after my graduation and worked for magazines such as UPTOWN Magazine, VIBE, MAXIM, POPULAR MECHANICS and so on. I always worked in the publishing industry.

    APiF: What motivated you to start Afropolitain Magazine?
    Keziah: Having my own magazine was always a dream until it became reality! I pretty much stopped everything I was doing to focus on this project. What motivated me the most is that I realized the lack of a good Afro Lifestyle Magazine – especially in France, and in a lot of countries in Europe. Everything that you find on the market is in my opinion not that great looking and the content is lacking. I felt like ‘It is 2016, why can’t I find a dope, modern Afro Lifestyle Magazine, something that represents us! So I took a chance!

    APiF: What is the goal of the magazine?
    Keziah: I want this magazine to become a tool in our community. I want the magazine to inspire the young generation. I want people to know that you can be black and be on top of any industry today. And of course become N°1 on the market with time.

    APiF: How does your magazine differentiate itself from other magazines?
    Keziah: We are fresh, the content is great and modern! The design is beautiful and it’s created by black people. Also we cover a large genre of subjects and we carter to women and men. Our magazine is a double sided magazine one side for women and one side for men.

    APiF: Where can readers buy it – subscribe to it?
    Keziah: The first issue is now available in Europe and the US. You can either buy a print version or access it digitally. You are able to buy the magazine via our website, too. We will start a subscription offer right after the second issue.

    The founder & editor in chief: Nsayi Keziah Makoundou

    Find out more:

    w: http://afropolitain-magazine.com/

    i: https://www.instagram.com/afropolitainmagazine/

    t: https://twitter.com/afropolitainmag

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Port Harcourt came alive as the 2016 Fashion Walk Africa TV reality competition season 2 finale took place at the Autograph Event Center last Saturday. A show that started with 16 designers competing for the chance to break into the industry had 3 finalist at the finale competing for the grand prize. The show saw so much innovation and creativity, and models strutting the runway in style.

     

    The three lucky finalists were, Onyeka Victor, Abuchi Amah and Idowu Akansanya and Idowu Akasanya of ID Fashions 26CHO went home with the cash prize of 1 whole million naira!

    Photos from the show…

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    It has been an amazing journey for all the contestants and we look forward to them doing great things in the industry.

    Kudos to Fashion Walk Africa for work for living through this dream and bringing forth hidden talents into the fashion world.

    Congrats to Idowu Akansanya, we look forward to seeing you work with the likes of David Tlale soon!

    To find out more about Fashion Walk Africa Tv Reality Competition, contact us at [email protected] or call 08033166755, 08062980290.

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    The Little Blue Life collection by Wanger Ayu explores the tension between the idea of the color blue as hard and its potential to be soft and easy through textures, prints and frills, by drawing inspiration from some of the most beautiful blue things in life including the blue morpho butterfly and blue roses. There is an unmistakable Northern influence – reminiscent of the fulanis especially in the hair – further acknowledged through the styling.

    According to the designer Wanger Agu “Blue is more than a color. Blue is life. Not just a mere expression, blue is a self exploration, my sober reflection of things unseen, of things believed, of chaos and calm and the things that I seek. Blue is more than a color. Blue is me.”

    Enjoy the collection below

    CREDITS
    Photography: Toyosi Kekere-Ekun (@toyosikekereekun) | Stylist: Ify Onyido (@iolastylist) |Hair: Bernard O (@bernardsmiless) | Makeup: Ifeoluwa Banjo (@ifepinkies) | Model:

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      Celebrity stylist turned designer Ebenezer Harrison launches EZER fashion label with his first ever collection entitled ‘Debutante’. Debutante can be characterized as retro, chic or relayed. Pieces were soft, basic, simple, classic, minimal accessories, not layered with high tones of minimalist and effortless femininity.

      ÉZER is debut label is aimed at the niche market in which he began styling for as with the intent to develop a renowned clientele base in West Africa.

      The Debuntante collection was built from customized batik print; purple and teal dyed, heavy bridal satin, chiffon, lycra. Orders arrive with your own accessorized locker. Pieces are reproducible in selected African wax prints and 3 hue batik prints.

      CREDITS:
      Photographer: Charlene Asare
      Hair and MUA: Valerie Lawson (Contours by Valerie)
      Model: Rexy Knight (Confidence Models)
      Location: Quarets studio

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      Tsemaye Binitie, Nigerian-London based Womenswear brand, recently unveiled the latest Spring/Summer 2016 collection from his eponymous fashion label.

      The pieces of this collection were first showcased at the Heineken Lagos Fashion & Design Week 2015.

      The collection is a pure mix of modern elegance and simplicity, with pieces ranging from bellbottoms, boxy tops, silk-jacquard tunics, fringes and more, delicately structured in tranquil colours.

      We think you’ll love the collection because it is a bold step out from the fashion norm.

      Check out pieces from the collection below:

      You like? Tell us….

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      Nigerian designer, Yvonne Nwosu has launched a diffusion line called VONNE. The new brand is a unisex ready-to-wear label that carries the essence of the mother brand, Vonne Couture.

      Fast, young, fresh, pop with a high street price tag, VONNE has already become a cult favorite in the fashion metropolises in Nigeria and also the celebrity set.

      The VONNE Spring/Summer 2016 debut coincided with the launch of the first VONNE flagship store located in the heart of trendy Victoria Island, Lagos.

      The collection itself, boasts of sporty, chic and cool key pieces that invoke youth and fun while easily co-ordinating with accessories that can transition from day to night easily. Both sexes enjoy a plethora of choices that are interchangeably fashionable, guaranteeing value for money without compromise of quality that the label is known for.

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      Desktop 3D printer manufacturer BEEVERYCREATIVE has used its wealth of 3D printing expertise to help Lisbon based Fashion Studio produce a range of Africa-inspired, 3D printed accessories.

      BEEVERYCREATIVE has a history of helping aspiring fashion designers bring their 3D printed creations to life. After collaborating with designer Kitty Xiomara in November 2015 to produce some chunky video-game-style accessories, the company has now returned to the world of sartorial 3D printing for a collaboration with Fashion Studio. Francisco Mendes, Co-Founder of BEEVERYCREATIVE, met Fashion Studio’s Sandrina Francisco at the Lisbon Design Show 2015, introducing her to the world of 3D printing.

      From that moment on, collaboration seemed inevitable, and Fashion Studio eventually sent BEEVERYCREATIVE some charming embryonic sketches, which would soon be turned into a set of stunning, fully-realized, 3D printed pieces using a BEETHEFIRST 3D printer. The 3D printed collection, called “Mama Africa”, features an abundance of feathers and traditional African prints, and was modeled by Mozambican singer Neyma. “The idea was to create a collection that reflected two realities: African tradition blended with European technology,” Francisco explained.

      “The idea of 3D printing gave a different kind of input to the collection,” added Paulo Pereira, Footwear and Leatherwork Designer on the Mama Africa collection. “Mainly the handbags, as far as accessories are concerned. The accessories in question are what we call the fittings of a handbag. We applied these fittings to the straps, to the linkages on the ends of the straps. Why? Because 3D printing allows one particular thing: We can customize all of the elements of a handbag or shoe without having to resort to huge productions or large quantities of manufactured items. We can make everything in the color we want, in the size we want, and as many as we want.”

      “We were incredibly surprised,” admitted Francisco, reflecting on the success of the project. “We never thought you could get such details on the feathers so quickly and so easily. And then with both their work and ours—because there was work on our part after the feathers were 3D printed, which was dipping the feathers in hot water and modeling them—we suddenly realized you can do anything: you can bend, twist and curl them. You can make bracelets, things for hats and shoes… it’s a never-ending world!”

      Fashion Studio’s experimentation with malleable PLA prints even came as a surprise to BEEVERYCREATIVE, who were understandably impressed with the spontaneity shown by the innovative fashion designers. Fashion Studio were also satisfied with the PLA prints for other reasons: “With the PLA, the raw material, we realized we’re not obliged to invest in a mould, as we used to, with big costs,” said Mónica Gonçalves, Clothing Designer on the Mama Africa collection.

      “We managed to have a smaller initial production run, with a great capability of fulfilling our designs,” she continued. “Normally, creative people have a reputation for extravagant designs in 3D, and without a doubt 3D printing has the ability to fulfill these ambitions. None of this would make sense without the application of 3D printed pieces, without a doubt. That’s a certainty.”

      Delighted with the outcome of the collaboration, Fashion Studio hinted that the Mama Africa collection would not be its last 3D printing venture. “The 3D printer is the only machine that can understand us,” Pereira concluded with a smile.

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      he Holiday collections are still rolling in!

      Today, we have designer & stylist Abbyke Domina‘s Holiday collection for 2016 and we are loving the laid back, chic pieces. The collection features shift dresses, trousers, cropped tops and more. Perfect for the stylista with a love for chic.

      View the collection below;

      Photo Credits
      Photography: Lucci Photography
      Designer: Abbyke Domina (Instagram: @AbbykeDomina1)
      Model: Abbyke Domina (Instagram: @AbbykeDomina1)

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      As we enter the year 2016 there are a few noticeable trends gaining traction amongst African fashion followers which we would never fail to bring it on for you here.

      Designers have always pushed the bar for creativity and extraordinary designs for years and years, however this has been a consistent battle with the African citizens being content in wearing the norm and once in a while with print added flavour.

      2016 is set to show differently. In 2015 we witnessed the year ended with the introduction of the amazing cape dresses which captured the hearts of us fashion lovers as seen in the picture below.

      However, this year is about to grant us a new baby, that’s the Cloak Dress. What is even more fabulous with the rising creativity of African fashion, African culture is being fused with new trends that hit the world. At first we had to wait for a bit of catching up. The terminologies might get confusing at times, and they can be generally seen as the same from time to time. But the cloak may be easier to distinguish interms of style.


      Cloak Jacket Top by NanaWax

      So you can be assured that the cloak dresses are not something that are only trending amongst the African fashion community. But what can we learn of benefit from the cloak style outfits.

      Well ladies, It’s time to be powerful, or atleast that’s what everyone with a cloak has taught us. From queens and kings, to super heroes, to army generals. The cloak dress seems to have entered 2016 via influences from the cape dress which will definitely be around for the early 2016.


      Cloak Dress by Khosi Nkosi

      What is for sure is that the cloaks and cloak dresses will be arriving in all sort of different styles, nevertheless, the impact and significance will remain the same. Earlier this year, we were honored to be part of the Africa International Fashion Week 2015 where an amazing designer, Sevon Dejana and possibly one of Nigeria’s best in our eyes, took to the runway. Amongst a large number of outfits, there was a certified beautiful collection of cloak and cloak style outfits which you can see below.

      Now we just need the amazing fashion designer to create the appropriate cloak suits/jackets for men and it’s over.

       

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      There were several fashion hits but it is the fails that had critics trolling the culprits on various social media sites. Ending the year on the fingers of many is Sauti Sol, thanks to their mosquito net catastrophe that got Kenyans on Twitter lamenting for over 48 hours, and giing them all sorts of names ranging from fishers of men, to Kick Malaria Out of Africa campaigners. Ironically, those who called them names were their fans, the legion that had crowned them the Most Stylish Men, but were now proclaiming that if they continue dressing that way, they will live up to the title of their latest album — Live And Die in Africa — and die in Africa. The mosquito nets — as they were called by their fans on social media — were designed by Munga, the designer of Monoxrome, who also “designed” Sauti Sol’s shawls that were also shredded by their fans. Munga defended his shawls saying the backlash was expected but fashion is about pushing boundaries and setting trends. Stylist Sunny Dolat, who dressed Sauti Sol in the mosquito nets somehow blames the fans for “not understanding.”

      His view might not go down well with the fans who have stood by the boy band, and praised them when they dressed well. “There is a safeness and conservativeness that Kenyans are used to and we are trying to move away from that as the guys like experimenting through fashion,” Dolat says. “This is supposed to be fun and take a few risks while at it.” If the fans do not understand fashion as the stylist alludes, then it means whenever they praised the group for dressing well, they were wrong too. Ideally, if they do not understand, then why accept their accolades but brand them ignorant haters when they are not impressed? “Usually, we sit down as a team and decide on the theme and the colour, and consider the weather as well, then we give the designer the freedom push the limits with his creativity,” Dolat says. “Munga is very good at that. It is hot and humid at the Coast so we went for white and mesh. What they wear starts a conversation, and they then remain popular.”

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