Is clean beauty the latest trend to watch out for this 2022? The jury is still out, but if Chanel’s latest cosmetic and skincare line, No. 1 de Chanel, is anything to go by, then the answer might well be ‘yes.’ Last year, skincare reigned supreme in continuation of a movement that had gained stre…
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Audi Wants to Give EVs a More Aspirational, Luxury Status
Audi has launched what it calls the world’s first luxury charging hub for electric vehicles (EVs) in what it probably hopes will increase user adoption and place it as a leader in the industry. The first charging hub opened recently in the luxury marque’s home country of Germany. It’s not like a …
Chanel is Angling to be the Hermès of the Future for Handbag Enthusiasts
This is the year of Chanel, one that has seen it announce significant price increases in relation to its handbags and enforce a restriction policy while still retaining value. Again, for the fourth time this year, it has announced another price hike, in what experts have called a smart move to pl…
Dunia Camp Makes History as the First, All-Female Safari Camp
Safaris may have been around for a long time now, but it is an industry dominated by men. That is, until the rise of Asilia Africa’s Dunia Camp, the first, all-female safari camp run by Tanzanian women. First opening in 2016, Dunia closed temporarily last year because of the pandemic. It has now …
Astra is Africa’s First Metaverse Crypto Game That Allows You Win Real-Life Luxury Items
NFTs. Metaverse. Virtual Fashion. These are terms that have become increasingly common in the last year, with everyone – but most especially the art and luxury fashion industries – running into this otherworldly realm that holds the promise of endless, profitable opportunities. And while business…
Unlocking a New Era of Regional Businesses through the CBN 100 for 100 PPP Loan
In November this year, Nigeria’s apex bank released the guidelines for its ‘100 for 100 Policy on Production and Productivity’ (PPP) loan, which it conceived to boost “production and productivity, necessary to transform and catalyse the productive base of the economy [and] reverse the nation’s ov…
Next Gen Shoes: A Footwear that grows into an Apple Tree at the End of its Life?
Sustainability is the new buzzword in fashion and almost every other industry, although it may be safe to say that it has become more of a necessity than a fad in the face of the growing challenges climate change poses to our world. Different attempts have been made in recent years to introduce s…
Chanel learns a Lesson in Value over its Advent Calendar Backlash
In the last couple of days, Chanel has been embroiled in a PR nightmare over its first-ever Advent calendar, after a Tik Tok user, Elise Harmon, called out the brand over what she more or less felt was a disappointment and a possible waste of $825 which is what the Advent calendar was worth. In […
ASPIRE CEO: Olatowun Candide-Johnson, Creating a Space for Female Leaders
On November 13, 2021, GAIA Africa officially opened the doors of its Clubhouse to the general public, three years after its founder and CEO, Olatowun Candide-Johnson launched the premium, all-female membership club. Commenting, Ms Candide-Johnson, in an official press release, said, “It is incred…
Johnnie Walker celebrates African Creatives in The Ones Who Keep Walking
In 2020, premium Scotch whisky brand, Johnnie Walker, debuted a documentary celebrating the life and times of its eponymous founder. Aptly titled The Man Who Walked Around The World, the film captured the beginnings of the business as well the entrepreneurial journey of the man behind the drink. …