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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Designer Craig Port Heats up the Runway with Pure Male Hotness at Arise Africa Fashion Week '09

It's roughly 48 hours before we say goodbye to the first annual Arise Africa Fashion Week 2009. While our editors have been hard at work, giving you our editorial picks and hot summer trends from the designers, we catch and HOLD our breath as we tip our hats off to South Africa's designer Craig Port for raising the ante with a hot Spring/Summer 2010 collection full of simply stunning African male models. It is simply a brilliant way to pass on the baton as IMG & Mercedes-Benz Miami Fashion Week Swim prepares for a week of sexy swimwear collections in Miami, Florida the first week of July. Enjoy our editorial picks from Craig Port's Spring/Summer 2010 Collection.

Photocredit: Simon Deiner-SDR Photo/Ladybrille.com

Male Models Heat it Up With the Swimwear Collection at Arise Africa Fashion Week '09

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Arise Africa Fashion Week '09, Kick Off with Nigeria's Ituen Basi & Ghana's Sika Designs

Arise Africa Fashion Week Video, Uganda's Sylvia Owori

Arise Africa Fashion Week '09, Adama Kai Runway Photos Day 5

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Arise Africa Fashion Week, Front Row & VIPs

Ever wondered what the front row looks like at Africa's fashion weeks in the continent? Not any different from that at New York, Milan, London or Paris fashion weeks. The front row has the movers and shakers of the industry, fashion press and buyers. Check out front row pictures so far from the shows.

At the Lanre Da Silva Ajayi Show

Diong Chang a seasoned veteran of South Africa's Fashion Industry

At the Helen Asrat Show

At the Christie Brown Show

At the David Tlale show

At the Tiffany Amber Show (the brains behind AFI (L), Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe)

At the Eyola & Heni Shows

Jan Malan (another mover & shaker in South Africa's industry (L) at the Eyola & Heni Shows

At the Eyola & Heni Shows

At the Helen Asrat Show

At the Tiffany Amber & Thula Sindi Show

First picture: South Africa's AFI's owner Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe (equivalent of Fern Mallis at New York Fashion Week) with Nigeria's ThisDay/Arise Magazine owner Nduka Obaigbena at Lalesso show.

Photocredit: Simon Deiner-SDR Photo/Ladybrille.com

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

CFDA Awards 2009 Winners and Red Carpet Pictures

As the best of the best African designers show off their designers this week in the continent, the best of the best American fashion designers gathered on Monday, June 15th, 2009 in New York for the prestigious Council of Fashion Designers Awards (CFDA). The CFDA Awards celebrates the creative and brightest minds in America's fashion industry and is considered the Oscars of fashion in the USA.

Women's Wear Daily reports some of the following as winners from the event:
"Kate and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte, who picked up the Womenswear Designer of the Year nod; Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler, [t]ook home the Accessory Designer of the Year award; Swarovski Award for Menswear recipient Tim Hamilton, and Swarovski Award for Accessory Design winner Justin Giunta for Subversive Jewelry.

Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton took the International Award and the Eleanor Lambert Award went to GQ creative director Jim Moore. WWD editor in chief Edward Nardoza received the Eugenia Sheppard Award.

The Board of Directors' Special Tribute was awarded to First Lady Michelle Obama. Ralph Lauren won the first Popular Vote award."

Enjoy pictures from the red carpet.

Rachel Roy

Tracy Reese

Jason Wu with Diane Kruger

Bradley Cooper in CK with Italo Zucchelli

Agyness Deyn

Ashley Olsen

Betsey Johnson

Donna Karan

Diane Von Furstenburg

Heidi Klum in Michael Kors

Jack White and Anna Sui

Kirsten Dunst

NadjaSwarovski