Fashion

The forthcoming February of Vogue magazine is featuring United States Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris in its cover but the photograph used is receiving intense upbraid from many social media users. While some admirers of of Vice President elect describe the photograph as disrespectful, others say it is plain bad, some others see it as racist. Some went as far as asking …

Written by Valerie Steele Ever since Nigerian-born British fashion designer Duro Olowu launched his eponymous label in 2004, his aesthetic has remained remarkably consistent. Known for his use of color and pattern, Olowu also favors the sharply tailored silhouettes of his multicultural 1970s upbringing, including fitted jackets, precision-cut wide-leg trousers, billowing capes and kimonos, and intricately cut yet liberating dresses …

The fashion designer Khalid Al Qasimi has died, it has been announced. He was the crown prince and second son of Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, the ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, where a three-day period of mourning has been decreed with flags ordered to fly at half-mast. Details surrounding the cause of death were …

Ronke Ademiluyi, a fashion designer, says indecent dressing is not in tandem with African moral values and ethics. Ademiluyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that Nigerian fashion designers no longer create their wears to reflect African traditions but rather simply replicate foreign ideas. According to her, African fashion should look different from their foreign counterparts with …