Saint Hill Couture One of the very few designers in Britain with an apprenticeship in couture, for 22 years he has dedicated himself to its arts. Spending countless hours on his mothers sewing machine inspired by the skills of his seamstress aunt, the young British Cuban would whip up his own lavish creations. At 16 he began knocking the doors of Londons Master Couturiers of the time, persisting until he was permitted to cross the thresholds of high fashion. As an apprentice to the late Hachi, he sketched a gown that caught the eye of Diana, Princess of Wales. This design was the first of the headline-hitting dresses for which she became famed. In 2001, he co-founded Saint-Hill Couture with Britta Von Basedow. Saint-Hills love of couture is fuelled first and foremost by his love of women.
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Stella Mercy Atal was born in Northern Uganda around the shores of Lake Kyoga on Labour Day and she has been described as a very hard working and innovative person. She grew up in Kampala and started painting as a young child.
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Bestow Elan is an innovative womens wear-label contemporary in style, inspired by cultural awareness. Erzumah Ackersons career was born as a result of people continually asking where she had purchased her original garments, which in turn encouraged her to take the leap and start selling to both individuals and shops. That decision led to several of her designs gaining media attention. With the collection Rich in Paradise, the Erzumah fuses what she considers to be hues of paradise with shapes that complement women of all distinctions.
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Stoned Cherrie Nkhensani Nkosi is one of the new voices from Africa. She is an entrepreneur, television personality and actress. As founder and creative director of Stoned Cherrie, Nkhensani saw a gap in the fashion market the urban energy that exists on the continent was not being branded and packaged into products. From streetwear to couture the label has incorporated their design aesthetic with Venda prints and Shangaan inspired beadwork. Xhosa traditional skirts, and the German print Seshweshwe. Stoned Cherrie has become renown for creating timeless textiles by weaving and printing their own iconic fabrics.
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Zed Eye The Zed-Eye fashion label is the brainchild of the young and gifted, Nigerian born fashion designer Ngozi. From a young age Ngozi was exposed to fashion and was inspired by her mother who ran a small boutique in their local town. Surrounded by fabrics while growing up she could not help but develop a passion for clothing. Six years after graduating from the London College of Fashion the Zed-Eye clothing label was born. Ngozi's greatest inspiration comes from Vivienne Westwood. Using soft warm silks and rich colours to create that luxurious feminine feel throughout Zed-Eye has created a collection of bespoke pieces to reflect the sexiness and femininity of the wearer. This must have couture collection, which is infused with a 1950s, Victorian inspired theme.
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Comfort and class were merged perfectly in Marvalyn Nelson's Lamaica line of clothing - and that is quite a feat! People have been trying to master that for centuries with no luck (just think of the Victorian women who wore corsets so tight that they fainted constantly,all in the name of looking like a lady); thankfully there are talented people like Marvalyn Nelson, creator of Lamaica, with the smarts to create chic, wearable and statement-making clothes that suit the sassy Caribbean woman.
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I love the arts and anything in colour and could say I was born into fashion. I always loved wearing accessories at a young age and got more into them in my teens. Later in my years, I took it on to make some of my own with some help from an aunt. from then on I just went on and made beaded necklaces for my friends as gifts till one day they encouraged me to make some money out of it instead. inka (Irene Naa Korkoi Armah) is free spirited person and gets her inspiration from the freedom of expression of ones self and the works that come out at a point in time.
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Based in Yaounde, he entered the fashion starting with himself. It was pointed out by its original look, which allowed him to pose as a dummy. It is one of the most publicized stylists Cameroon, whose reputation continues to grow. Along with fashion, Anggy Haïf is a singer - author - composer, and follows its parades by his own music. Today, he dresses several beauty contests nationally and internationally. Young creative talent multidimensional, completely self-taught, it is in fashion for passion and love and dream to burn his name into haute couture to promote international fashion and culture of Africa.
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Aisha Obuobi is a Ghanaian couture designer, a final year psychology student of the University of Ghana. She uses ordinary Batik garments to create stunning couture outfits! she showcased her new collection back in March 2008 in Accra. The Dutch wax dresses of the 'Chistie Brown' label are designed by Aisha Obuobi. Why the name Christie Brown? That's Aisha's grandmother's name. She grew up watching her grandmother sew. Deep down in her, Aisha has always known designing clothes lay in her future.
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stephen burrows is the first african american fashion designer to achieve international acclaim. after graduating from the fashion institution of technology in 1966. burrows began making clothing for the o boutique, opposite max's kansas city in new york. stephen's window displays literally stopped traffic, and the young designer was soon besieged with orders. with friend roz rubenstein, he launched a ready-to-wear collection for bonwit teller in 1969. later that year joel schumacher, henri bendel's visual director (now film director), introduced burrows to bendel's legendary fashion director geraldine stutz and he was hired on the spot.
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Née à San Pédro en Côte dIvoire ou à lâge de douze ans elle fait ses premiers pas chez ELDA Super Confection - Académie de Coupe & Couture. Elle poursuit sa formation dans la couture en entrant au Collège de Notre Dame des Deux-Plateaux à Abidjan ou elle apprend les bases du métier. Après quelques années de travail, Elle senvole ensuite pour Paris pour reprendre le chemin de la formation à FORMAMODE. Par la suite elle décidera de créer une marque représentative de sa vision de la mode féminine : NK Style. Le style de NK se remarque avant tout par la rigueur et la technique de coupe ainsi que son exigence dans le travail de finition.
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The Designer was born on the Caribbean island of Dominica. As a teenage she designed and finished unique clothing for her friends and herself. From this early experience working with clothing and textiles, she developed a passion for fashion.
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Ubuntu Designers Images of Ubuntu Designs from the Zambia Fashion Week
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Name Gavin Douglas How long have you been showing at LFW? Autumn/winter will be Gavin Douglas's third solo show at LFW. Describe the style of your designs in three words. Avant-garde, unique, eclectic. What is inspiring you at the moment? This season I have taken a reflective view and looked towards a quote by Randy Evans, says Douglas. It inspired the collection and compares the paths of life to the voyage of a ship. What's new? Douglas has recently returned from the Middle East where he was working with the couture designer Elie Saab.
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The collection is inspired by the hard-working African women who balance work, life and family while maintaining an incredible sense of style. Linen is used exclusively to create a simple yet detailed and chic range.
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WINTER RANGE: The range is inspired by the young men who participate in the Janj, a marriage party in the Pushtun tradition. The party serves as a prelude to Naksha or target shooting in some far remote Afghan mountain village. The range will feature ethnic Pushtun menswear pieces turbans, baggy pants, sandals and prayer beads. Patterned wool and fleece are some of the fabrics used.
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Gavin Pierre Medford Gavin Pierre Medford draws on his obsession with surface design to create dramatically beautiful garments with intricate detailing and print work. This new collection shows Gavin revisiting his love of the Macaroni Club, which consisted of young wealth British gentlemen who travelled to France and Italy and adopted the ostentatious and flamboyant fashions popular in those countries during 18th century. Gavin graduated from London College of Fashion, specialising in mens wear tailoring. His family, a talented group of tailors & embroiders, gave him the foundation on which he now builds his exclusive collection.
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Rufus is upscale womens streetwear brand focuses on luxe, bright, sporty separates. This label fuses 80s New York aesthetic, contemporary London attitude and Japanese kitsch. Inspiration for the pieces is derived from music, sport and modern day icons such as Gwen Stenfani and Bob Marley, all filtered through Rufuss uniquely creative kaleidoscope to produce edgy pieces saturated with funk and style.
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