Welcome to March, a month where we celebrate every woman’s achievement(s) beyond the traditional roles of wife and mother! The history of how March came to be regarded as Women’s History Month may not be as colourful as the celebrations we have today, but all over the world, it is recognise…
Events
ASPIRE Valentine Edit (Day 14): It’s a Wine Affair by Desmo Experience
It is the finale of our special Valentine’s Day feature, and while endings can be super sad, we have tried to make this one particularly enjoyable with exclusive wines from Desmo Experience. Day 1 – 3 We started our Valentine Edit with a backstory to why we thought it necessary to give spec…
ASPIRE Valentine Edit (Day 1): Balinese Massage by The Wellness Box
Hello February! We are in the month of love! Regardless of the tempestuous waves of uncertainty that is the still-raging pandemic and its other related consequences, we are sure of one thing: Valentine’s day this year is going to be way different than anything we have become used to. An unfortuna…
ASPIRE Special Release: Ongoing Protests in Nigeria, Namibia and Congo
Earlier in October, videos surfaced of a young man being shot at by members of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, commonly known as SARS, with the latter driving off in his car after the execution. This is not the first time images or videos of execution or brutality by this tactical group o…
Grow Your Investment Portfolio with London Properties
With the ubiquitous nature of the internet and the proliferation of social media, it is not uncommon to see various data claims with no actual research or statistics to back it up. Everyone has an opinion in today’s world, and they are not afraid to call up numbers to justify their position…
‘No Strings Attached’, Moschino’s SS21 Show for Milan Fashion Week was 100% Puppets!
Thanks or No Thanks to the now-infamous Coronavirus, most fashion shows evolved into digital or hybrid shows featuring invisible models on a 3D stage; physical shows in the thick of forests or in the middle of nature; and now, a puppet show with a puppet audience to boot. Wittily titled No String…
Diversity & Inclusion: Milan Fashion Week Includes Designers of African Descent
With the demand for more inclusivity in every industry, and the popularity of the Black Lives Matter movement all over the world, talents who would have been made to take a back seat in their field or who would have found it particularly difficult to break through other acts to reach their audien…
Hennessy’s “A World Odyssey” : A Daytime Fireworks Event By Artist Cai Guo-Qiang
Cai Guo-Qiang is one of the most admired artists in the contemporary art scene. In addition to his large-scale, site-specific installations, Cai is particularly renowned for his unique use of gunpowder and fireworks as an artistic medium to stage spectacular public events of intense emotional res…
Paris Fashion Week Tries an All Digital Alternative
Change, they say, is constant, and as the world of haute couture fashion has quickly come to realize, it can hit you when you least expect and in ways you least imagine. For the first time ever since its launch in 1973, the Paris Fashion Week is going fully digital. Speaking on the event kicking …
Once again, Imane Ayissi Puts Africa on Haute-Couture’s Stage
Decked in pieces made from organic faso dan fani, a cotton material from Burkina Faso, and, silk dresses adorned with obom- fabric made from the bark of a tree, models sashayed on the haute-couture stage in Paris, closing the edition’s show to the soundtrack of African music. The designer is 51-y…