Birimian has announced a partnership with Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) and the launch of IFM-Birimian Accelerator x Africa, an innovative acceleration program for emerging African heritage brands in the fashion, accessories, and jewellery sectors. Every year for ten months, the program, fun…
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Victoria’s Secret Wants to be ‘What Women Want’ with its Newest Models
When you hear ‘Victoria’s Secret’, you will be forgiven if the first image that comes to your mind is one of rail-thin, beautiful models on glittery catwalks, decked out themselves sometimes in diamond-encrusted wings, sometimes in elaborate feathery wings and well, undeniably beautiful underwear…
Your Next High Jewellery May Just Contain Osmium
You know gold, and you have definitely heard of platinum in relation to jewellery, but unless you had any business with the periodic table in chemistry, you have most likely never heard of osmium, and for good reason. Discovered back in 1803 by Smithson Tennant, Osmium has until recently been onl…
ASPIRE Pick of the Week: The Lemlem x H&M Collection is All You Need This Summer
Ethiopian-born supermodel Liya Kebede may call herself an “accidental entrepreneur”, but there is nothing accidental about the offerings of her womenswear brand, Lemlem, which is an Amharic word for ‘to bloom’ and ‘flourish.’ Its latest collaboration with H&M is further proof of this. “Becaus…
Thom Browne has released His First-Ever Childrenswear Collection
Talk to the average parent, and they would tell you that their children deserve the best. Which is why it should not be surprising that luxury brands are beginning to cater to this often-neglected demographic. Last year, it was luxury car brands creating real cars for children, from the Bugatti B…
Post-Imperial by Niyi Okuboyejo is an Ego-Free Brand
Post-Imperial, the Nigerian menswear label started by Niyi Okuboyejo in 2012, doesn’t aim to totally blow up that godhead designer myth, that every collection – every garment, even – emerges from the mind of one designer. But he is definitely interested in opening it up. Whereas many …
Dior Invites You to Lounge in Luxurious Chez Moi Loungewear Collection
Dior presents Chez Moi, its first capsule collection entirely dedicated to loungewear, and it is the perfect marriage of comfort and style. “Lockdown hasn’t affected the way I dress tremendously, as I have always favoured practical and comfortable items of clothing, from denim to cashmere sweater…
I Want Women to Feel Powerful and Sexy, When They Wear Style Temple – Og Okonkwo
“I suddenly realised a while ago that my initial vision when I started out @styletemple was already accomplished. My vision to build a global brand, worn by women all over the world…accessible from anywhere in the world…had actually happened since 2016, with women shopping on styletemple.ng. I ha…
Prince Charles and Yoox Net-A-Porter Co-Create a Sustainable Capsule Collection
Nestled amid 2,000 acres of Scottish countryside sits Dumfries House, an 18th-century estate complete with a walled garden. Traditionally home to a generation of earls, it has, of late, hosted a very different set of tenants: students from Italy’s architecture, design, and engineering school Poli…