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Fashion

Mai Atafo is Spurring Velvets for Men’s Fashion

April 19, 2022

Fashion designer Mai Atafo is spurring the velvet material for men’s fashion. Ebuka Obi-Uchendu was recently styled in two different outfits made of the velvet: a stone-studded tuxedo for his first look and an embroidered agbada for his second; perfectly accessorized to break the black monotony. Though velvet isn’t quite an everyday menswear fabric, the … Continue reading Mai Atafo is Spurring Velvets for Men’s Fashion

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Fashion LIFESTYLE

Rain Boots: Functional Fashion to Meet the Season’s Need

April 19, 2022

The peak of the rainy season is here again and to be sincere, rubber slippers do not suffice to shield our feet and legs from puddles and floods. In areas especially prone to flooding, it is common to find people wading through murky waters, above their ankles! These waters are breeding grounds for potential parasites, … Continue reading Rain Boots: Functional Fashion to Meet the Season’s Need

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Fashion

How to Style a Midi Skirt for Every Occasion

April 19, 2022

I used to believe that skirts below knee length were a far cry from trendy. As a matter of fact, if it wasn’t mini it wasn’t smart. But the trends have changed since the come of midis. Midi skirts have stayed longer than a passing fad. Here’s how to style a midi skirt for whatever … Continue reading How to Style a Midi Skirt for Every Occasion

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Fashion

Kenneth Ize Is Styling the New World in Hand-Woven Aso Oke

April 19, 2022

Fashion narratives are beginning to change in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. Contemporary designers fuse locally woven fabrics and traditional motifs with unconventional styles to create talk-of-the-runway pieces. These designs are a union of global cultures, a blend of heritage and avant-gardism; this is the future of African fashion and Kenneth Ize is certain … Continue reading Kenneth Ize Is Styling the New World in Hand-Woven Aso Oke

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Children Fashion LIFESTYLE

7 Nigerian Kids’ Clothing Brands

April 19, 2022

Nigeria can boast of a robust availability of talented tailors and fashion designers. And while many brands keep this tradition flown at full mast within the country, a good number have enjoyed international recognition. The tailoring skill is largely becoming a coin of the realm; there is a successive increase in the number of graduates … Continue reading 7 Nigerian Kids’ Clothing Brands

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Fashion

Adire Designs by ‘Maki Oh’ That You’ll Love

April 19, 2022

The adire-making tradition has been in existence since the early 19th century. Famously practised by the Yorubas, the art involves creating hand-drawn patterns on fabric with resist-dye techniques. Oyo and Osun are renowned for these indigo-dyed cloths. Top Nigerian fashion brand, Maki Oh, is keeping alive this indigenous textile tradition by projecting contemporary designs with … Continue reading Adire Designs by ‘Maki Oh’ That You’ll Love

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Fashion

Is Faux Fur the New Thing in Nigerian Fashion?

April 19, 2022

Celebrities are known to have a huge influence on fashion trends. Followers aspire to be like their role models and with thousands of these stars on the media, it isn’t a surprise, after all, to see new styles burst forth after notable events. One trend we should be on the lookout for is the faux … Continue reading Is Faux Fur the New Thing in Nigerian Fashion?

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Fashion

What Tops Go Well With Palazzo Trousers?

April 19, 2022

When it comes to what to wear with body-fitting trousers, they are hardly a fashion challenge. But since palazzos are wide legged trousers which flow freely down from the waist, they may be quite tricky to pair. Most people solve this puzzle by wearing tops that define the waistline. However, palazzos can go with most … Continue reading What Tops Go Well With Palazzo Trousers?

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Beauty

5 Basic Shades of Red Lipstick to Own

April 19, 2022

The lips are one of the most outstanding features of the face and lipsticks accentuate them. Whether in nudes or colours, it’s only natural that the lips, like the skin, possess undertones of red. Some basic shades of this colour ought to be in the lipstick lovers’ collection because from these, one can create a … Continue reading 5 Basic Shades of Red Lipstick to Own

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Events

360 Creative Hub’s Fashion Acceleration Program Is Back For Its Second Year

April 19, 2022

What is it about? 360 Creative Hub in partnership with Untamed Empire presents the second edition of the Fashion Acceleration Program, a program geared at training 15 fashion entrepreneurs with existing fashion businesses by exposing them to the real business of fashion within a period of 3 months. 360 Creative Hub is a fashion hub … Continue reading 360 Creative Hub’s Fashion Acceleration Program Is Back For Its Second Year

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Fashion

SME Spotlight: Kanni Moore Clothing

April 19, 2022

Kanni Moore Clothing is a clothing company which specializes in making tailored suits and traditional attires for men. Founded in 2012 by Akanimo Hanson Odungide, who hails from Akwa Ibom State, Kanni Moore Clothing aims to deliver quality, bespoke clothing that puts Nigeria on the map by measuring up to the standard of tailoring and … Continue reading SME Spotlight: Kanni Moore Clothing

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BUSINESS Fashion

Brands We Love: Tiffany Amber

April 19, 2022

Unless you’re a Nigerian fashion buff, you might be forgiven for thinking that Tiffany Amber is a foreign fashion brand which just happens to have a particularly strong presence in the country’s high-end clothing industry. And your assumption may be reinforced by the glitz and glamour that often surrounds it, and the fact that it … Continue reading Brands We Love: Tiffany Amber

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People Personality

Women You Should Know- Bola Shagaya

April 19, 2022

A fashion enthusiast and a business mogul, epitomizing dexterity, expressing sheer abilities to capitalize on business opportunities and manifesting the rare trait of nimbleness of mind in the world of business; trade and investments. An emphatic typology of the believers in, ‘third world countries do not really exist, only third world minds’; a reassurance that … Continue reading Women You Should Know- Bola Shagaya

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Fashion

For The Love of Heels

April 19, 2022

Hello ladies! We already know when it comes to height, we’ve got an advantage over the men, and i’ts our beloved ‘’heels’’. Now it does not matter whether you’re tall, average or short, you cannot deny the pleasure that comes with standing “tall’’ in a room. Coming in various colours, sizes and types, heels have … Continue reading For The Love of Heels

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Top 100 SMEs

Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Mmabon’ Custom & Retail

April 19, 2022

M Mmabon’ Custom & Retail is clearly a leader in the trendy customized wears business in Nigeria. It is one of the pioneer brands specializing in customizable apparel for women, men and children.  According to its founder and design director, Elizabeth Idem-Ido, the brand started in 2009 as a mere hobby of designing and printing … Continue reading Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Mmabon’ Custom & Retail

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