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Friday, February 8, 2008

Yetty D. Designs, BiriBelle + Mustafa Hassanali


Happy Friday! Keep it locked on Ladybrille as we bring you the finale of NY Fashion Week, we are all dying to see what P. Diddy does with his only Black Models Fashion Show. Meanwhile, here are some interesting emerging and established African designers to check out:

Nigeria's Yetunde Ogunnubi of Yetty D. Designs: [S]tudied Business Administration, but her love for art came from her parents who are well known artists and mosaic designers (K.NATHA) in Nigeria. She is an [emerging] fashion designer fusing her artistic talents with fashion. In the past year, her focus has been customizing one-off piecies T-shirts with her original designs. Yetunde has participated in a number of fashion shows [and] has also been commissioned to make personalized T-shirts for a number of businesses including Mahogany Models 'Top Model of Colour' TMC, Tinubu Square Restaurant(UK), TL Couture(UK)to name a few. [H]er hobbies include singing, writing, dancing, making friends, swimming, and playing board games. [H]er goal for now is to design T-shirt collections for designers and high street shops such as Gucci, Tommy, Topshop,Topman, H&M, Miss Selfridge; and [one day] own her clothing shops with her line of limited edition clothings and accessories in the nearest future.

BiriBelleby Madia Willis: "The name BiriBelle is derived from the ancient Twi (a Ghanaian language) word for "black" and the French word for "beautiful." BiriBelle clothing grew out of a study abroad trip to Ghana, West Africa in 2003. Hours were spent shopping in the market, looking at yards of colorful fabrics and beads. We learned about how these fabrics were made and the meanings of the adinkra symbols that adorn a vast majority of them. The BiriBelle logo is a derivation of the adinkra symbol hye wonhye (pronounced shay wo en shay). It is a symbol of permanence and can be loosely translated to mean "unburnable." Armed with American and European fashion magazines and our own sense of style, the designers created an African wardrobe based on modern and vintage styles. The results were overwhelmingly popular back home in New York, Washington, DC, and in Los Angeles. After being asked to do a fashion show our personal wardrobes, we knew we were on to something...and thus, BiriBelle was born."



Tanzania's Mustafa Hassanali: "[i]s also a Medico, but pursuing fashion as a career. His collections have been shown widely throughout Africa and Italy, and his work, features detailed beadwork and embellishments. His work has been showcased at the Cape Town fashion Week, Vukani Fashion Awards in Pretoria, Miss Ethiopia Beauty pageant, Mediterranean Fashion Festival in Sicily, Italy and Uganda and Kenya Fashion Week, as well as signature shows in Tanzania. His work has been featured in several African magazines including The East African, African Woman, Kenyan Cosmopolitan, and Bang Magazine. Hassanali has also been featured on CNBC Europe, MNETS studio 53, SABC Africa and East Africa.


By the way, Mustafa is asking you to spice up your life this VALENTINE's with his First Collection, PILIPILI, for the year 2008 on Saturday February 9 at the Moevenpick Royal Palm, in Tanzania. "PILIPILI is inspired with Love! PILIPILI known to many as Chillies comes in various colour, sizes and shapes not forgetting the intensity of it being hot."

"This Collection exudes confidence, love, warmth, elegance, glitz, glamour and romance. This collection is styled to its perfection," says Hassanali.

He is also debuting a jewelry line called "Truly Shangaliscious." Expect to see one of Tanzania's respected designers Khadija Mwanamboka, who is also the Chairperson of Tanzania Mitindo House, an NGO catering for Orphaned children. Models from the hit reality TV search for the next FACE of TANZANIA will also be gracing the catwalk along with Redds Fashion Ambassador 2007 Victoria Martin.

Entrance is only Tsh 20,000 which includes entry Tickets to the VIP After Party By Spoilt4Choices.
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Thursday, February 7, 2008

New York Fashion Week, Fashion Police Fall '08

If you are a true Ladybrille fan, you know about Ladybrille Fashion Police [LFP] and Ladybrille Fashion Penal Code [LFPC]. For Fall 2008, LFP has been quite busy arresting fashion offenders, including celebrity designers and shipping them off to our Style Court for arraignment and prosecution. Overall, there were some delicious designs off the Fall' 08 collections but there were some that made us scream LFP! Here we go:

LFPC section 701-"Trying to Resurrect the Hit me Baby One More Time Truly Dead Trend" Betsey, Betsey, Betsey! We LOVE you, cartwheels and all. But, what's with trying to resurrect the truly dead Brittany Spears"hit me baby one more time trend" in a rather unsexy way, might we add. The knot on this blouse is reported to have caused pains in the pectoralis major and minor [chest muscles] + pneumonia for the few women who thought it a trend and wore it during Fall'08 in New York! LFPC section 702: "Failure to Hire a Stylist." Thakoon, mix n match of this undescribable sort is NOT trendy. Do not suggest, encourage or aid this fashion faux pas, at all, at all! Hire a stylist. You can afford one.
LFPC 241: "Assault on Men" Rodarte put men in great fear of being assaulted this Fall '08 when they encouraged and dressed women in torn fish nets and shredded fabrics creating the effects of look alike draculan gothic ostriches.

LFPC 502: "If the Dress Don't Fit, U must Acquit": Fashion Prosecutor: "Ladies and gentlemen, members of the jury, take a good look at the dress on this model. When you come back from your deliberations your verdict must be GUILTY for the designer defendant Philosophy. Why? Because if the dress don't fit, you must acquit the Super Skinny Model. OSHI!


LFPC 415: "Disturbing the Peace with Excess Furs." On February 6th,2008, fashion defendant Monique Lhulier did willfully and maliciously disturb the peace when she sent a furry shaggy like skirt down the runway. It provoked an immediate reaction of shock and fear among fashionistas as they bolted in fear for the door, afraid their booties would look less bootilicious.
LFPC 417: "Too Much Crinkling for a Jacket": With all the talk about alleged copyright infringement by Designer Mathew Williamson of Ethiopians, AFRICANS for that matter,Williamson got real pissed off! So, he took it out on the poor jacket. Mathew, Mathew, honey, sweetheart, listen to me. Take a deep breath. Everything will be okay. Don't mind those Africans.
LFPC 602: "Failure to Give Notice Before Going off the Deep End." Said fashion defendant, Designer Marc Jacobs failed to give notice to unsuspecting fashionistas who thought they were there to watch a real show. Chaos took over as fashionistas jumped over each other to get to the exit door causing some to trample on the only security guard present. In fact, we add a civil suit for negligence. We also add criminal assault and battery charges.

LFPC 706: " Making Straight Crotches Unfashionable." Marc, when did straightening the crotch of your trousers become unfashionable? What happens to folks like me who, depending on the season i.e. PMS lol! have our thighs touch? It's already hard to get pants to fit comfortably. Now, you think its funny to screw with the crotch of one of our leg pants! Marc, get it 2geda. Stop going off the deep end!
LFPC 300: "Who Let the Highwaisted Cow Prints on the Runway": We hope this trend does not catch on. Everything else is parfait but the highwaisted cow print loose fitting pants? Karen Walker, her crotch is not that high.

LFPC "Abuse of the Russian Cossack Look"-Dennis Basso is charged with conspiracy to set this gorgeous model and most women up for battery and assault with this Russian Cossack look? You don't see it? It is alleged that women with the Russian Cossack arms have boxed out people attempting to sit in the chairs in the theater. It is also alleged further batteries and assaults have been present on the crowded streets of New York; as unsuspecting pedestrians are banged in their face, stomach and upper body when they try to get past these women. Mr. Basso, by the way, her are arms that cold?
LFPC "Violation of the Shaggy Fur Rule": Dennis! This is becoming a pattern. In just a very short while, you have accumulated another charge?! Yes, shaggy furs have been seen across NY runways this fall. The rule with Shaggy furs, "less is more." You failed to follow this basic rule. what were you thinking turning this trend into a dress. ARRGH!!! Mr. Dennis Basso, you are definitely under arrest. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in Ladybrille Style Court. If you cannot afford a fashion LAWYA, one will be provided to you!

LFPC 597.6: "Alteration of a Wild Animal on a Human Head." Wow, don't forget to turn on the headlights so we can see the deers coming. Shoot! Never mind. We'll just take a deer's head, paint it white and mount it on the head of our model. That way, the deer will see us coming. Benjamin Cho: [Beavis and Butthead type laughter] Yeah! yeah menh, that will be really cool , very avant garde, very artistic. Fashion Prosecutor: Members of the jury, I submit to you that this is demeaning, reckless and wanton! [Getting passionate] Ask yourselves, "is this really, truly, truly artistic?" Is this wearable art? We know you will side with us and come back with a GUILTY verdict on that [pointing to Mr. Cho sitting at the defense table and getting angry] DEFENDANT!
LFPC 800, "Creating confusion & Facilitating unnecessary arguments" Fashionista 1: Do you like my Behnaz Sarapour dress? Fashionista 2: Yes your skirt with the cascading ruffles is so CUTE! Fashionista 1: No it's a dress. Fashionista 2: Looks like a skirt to me. Fashionista 1: I said it's a dress dammit! A DRESS, DRESS. You know what, FORGET it! Sorry I even asked. Fashionista 2: [In a tiny itsy bitsy fearful voice] But it looks like a skirt. Sawwy for being honest.
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Ladybrille African Fashion News, #34

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Historic Super Tuesday-Go out and VOTE!

We are SO excited about today, SUPER TUESDAY as 24 states nationwide get to cast their votes for the Presidential nominee for their respective parties. There is NO EXCUSE for not being involved in the political process. Go out and VOTE. Also, be informed about the issues including the date you have to vote.


Don't let this happen to you: Voters in Virginia showed up to vote today and it turns out their polling places were closed. The Voters got so outraged and called their government officials. Turns out, they are supposed to vote tomorrow! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. LOL! Teeeew funny! But, it's great to see people are that juiced about voting. Moral of the story, go VOTE and GET THE DATE RIGHT. Check out this video circulating "Yes We Can" by musicians such as John Legend, Common, Tatiana Ali and more for Senator Obama. Interesting ain't it?


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Sunday, February 3, 2008

Sean John Casting All Black Models for Fall '08


Sean John aka P. Diddy who has been absent from the runways at New York Fashion Week, for the past five years, is ready to make a comeback in a historical way this Fall '08. In response to the severe deficit of Black models on fashion runways, on Feb. 8th, 2008 the Sean John show, scheduled for 6:00pm at Cipriani & 42nd street, will begin and end with a showing of very diverse and gorgeous black models, like you've never seen before!
There is still an opportunity to be a part of the gorgeous folks on the runway. If you've never modeled before but look stunning, are an emerging model, model for a while but looking for your big break, then show up on Monday at the Sean John Office for an open casting call:

Event: Sean John Casting Call
Date:Monday, February 4th, 2008
Location:1710 Broadway, New York, NY-
Time:9am-11am.
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