looking forward: arise promise of africa collective & couture fashion week

THIS FRIDAY:

see our previous post on the arise promise of africa collective/the african promise collective here. we're also expecting to see designs from jewel by lisa. stay tuned :-)

THIS SUNDAY:



we're also looking forward to seeing spring 2010 collections from lanre da silva-ajayi, frank osodi, house of jola, and zizi cardow @ couture fashion week in NY.

more info here.

xo

throwback: funmi iyanda in MOMO + frank osodi

african print is virtually as ubiquitous as denim...or at least it's about to be. and photos like these remind us why - it works remarkably well with other fabrics and stands out without drowning them out completely. above, funmi iyanda wears a MOMO by fati asebuela piece constructed from ankara and tulle...

...and below...



...she works a frank osodi creation to perfection. the woman is glamazin' and here she is live and direct in all her glory speaking about her foundation, change a life:



xo

last week in fashion

here are some non-fashion week posts we've been meaning to share with you:

*indian vogue offends with real people spread [the cut]
*frank osodi's summer glamor collection [linda ikeji]
*palvika rathod @ the fashion for peace show [the afropolitan]
*the secret life of bees premier [concrete loop]

as for our favorite looks this week?

least favorite?



notable mentions?



photo sources:

the ybf
red carpet fashion awards
pop sugar
getty images