audi joburg fashion week day 2: heni

    

heni's pieces were mostly a sea of browns and blues trimmed in leather and fur. we got a sustained global nomad/oriental vibe from the fusion of gold and jewel tones and the use of lush, rich fabrics that touch on glamor with a tinge of opulence.




this is a very modern interpretation of the sort of glamor that doesn't rely on floor-length silk robes - draped and embroidered minis offset by leather and meshed with modern silhouettes translated these pieces to the here and now.

 

xo

photos courtesy of SDR Photo.

ARISE AFRICA FASHION AWARDS: THE WINNERS

[kenya's ajuma, winner of the ARISE FASHION WEEK model award]

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ARISE AFRICA FASHION WEEK ended on a rewarding note at the ARISE AFRICA FASHION AWARDS show last night, celebrating winners in the following categories:

1. ARISE Designer of the Year - tiffany amber (nigeria), david tlale (south africa)
2. ARISE Emerging Designer of the Year - christie brown (ghana)
3. ARISE Award for Innovation in Design - ituen basi (nigeria)
4. ARISE Red Carpet Award - KLûK CGDT (south africa)
5. ARISE Fashion Business Award - maponya mall of soweto, south africa
6. ARISE Award for Fashion Creative - anglo gold, susan hayes (south africa)
7. ARISE Model of the Year - oluchi onweagba (nigeria)
8. ARISE Fashion Week Model Award - ajuma (kenya)
9. ARISE Most Promising Designer Award - heni (south africa), eyola (nigeria)

a huge congratulations to all the winners, and a special congratulations to tiffany amber and david tlale (ARISE designers of the year 2009) who will be showing at New York Fashion Week this fall!

xo

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