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The Fashion Blogger April Series for The Designers Studio

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The Fashion Blogger April Series for The Designers Studio

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The Fashion Blogger - April Series
by The Designers Studio|01 April 2016|Opinion, Style
Blogging is the modern phenomenon where people are sharing their lives digitally and for Fashion Bloggers, our topic this Month, they have become independent publishers in their own rights. Fashion bloggers have become a force to be reckoned in the...
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MOSCOW, RUSSIA – MARCH 31: (Image has been converted to black and white.) A model walks the runway at the Maroussia Zaitseva show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Fall/Winter 2013/2014 at Manege on March 31, 2013 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for MBFW Russia)(Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images for MBFW Russia)

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA – MARCH 31: (Image has been converted to black and white.) A model walks the runway at the Maroussia Zaitseva show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Fall/Winter 2013/2014 at Manege on March 31, 2013 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for MBFW Russia)(Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images for MBFW Russia)

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So what is it about Fashion Week?
by The Designers Studio|01 March 2016|Events, Fashion
So, what is it about Fashion Week? In fact, why do we have fashion weeks? As a designer, why is participation in fashion week important? Beyond the lights, camera, action; there is more to it than simply the social event....
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The House of Tayo from Rwanda
by The Designers Studio|22 February 2016|Africa Feature, Fashion
Right next door to us in beautiful Rwanda is the House of Tayo, a meanswear brand that seeks to showcase Africa in its best form one bow tie at a time. Founded in 2011, the brand showcases African sophistication, style...
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Rock them sneaks with Sawa Shoes. Images subject to copyright ©SAWAShoes Fall Winter

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Rock these Sneaks with Sawa Shoes
by The Designers Studio|17 February 2016|Africa Feature, Features
Championed by surfers, skateboarders and geeks, sneakers brought a culture shift in the 1980s. It no longer became a strange sight to find sneakers making its way even into the office. Sneakers work perfectly with your favorite jeans for social...
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L A U R E N C E A I R L I N E from Côte d’Ivoire. . Images sourced and subject to copyright ©LAURENCEAIRLINE

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Image©LAURENCEAIRLINE

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L A U R E N C E A I R L I N E from Côte d’Ivoire
by The Designers Studio|15 February 2016|Africa Feature, Fashion, Style
L A U R E N C E A I R L I N E is a menswear brand by one of the most promising fashion designer. Laurence Chauvin- Buthaud founded her menswear brand in 2010 and the name is...
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100 Years of Fashion ©MODE

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100 Years of Fashion ©MODE

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Our Top 8 Menswear Fashion Video Picks
by The Designers Studio|12 February 2016|Style, Videos
As a result of indecisiveness and wanting to cover so many interesting videos we came across, we thought of putting them all here. So here are our top 8 menswear fashion video picks. There were too many to select so...
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MaXhosa by Laduma – “My Heritage, My Inheritance” –Africa Feature The Designers Studio Photos subject to copyright and courtesy of ©Laduma Ngxokolo

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Photos subject to copyright and courtesy of ©Laduma Ngxokolo

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MaXhosa by Laduma – “My Heritage, My Inheritance” – Africa Feature South Africa
by The Designers Studio|10 February 2016|Africa Feature, Features, Style
Inspired by traditional Xhosa beadwork, Laduma Ngxokolo is a South African textile and knitwear designer best known for his men’s knitwear range. The brand, MaXhosa by Laduma, was established in 2010 with a desire to explore knitwear design solution that...
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Lukhanyo Mdingi x Nicholas Coutts Finale Generation Africa © Giovanni Giannoni (2)

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Lukhanyo Mdingi x Nicholas Coutts Finale Generation Africa © Giovanni Giannoni (2)

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Generation Africa, Pitti Immagine x Ethical Fashion Initiative, Italy, 2016 [Watch]
by The Designers Studio|05 February 2016|Events, Style, Videos
This was the second collaboration with Pitti Imagine at the 89th Edition of Pitti Uomo with menswear brands selected by ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative for its African Designers Programme. Its mandate is to raise awareness not only on Africa fashion...
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Generation Africa Designers selected by Ethical Fashion Initiative for Pitti Uomo 89, ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative AKJP, Ikire Jones, Lukhanyo Mdingi x Nicholas Coutts & Ur

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Generation Africa Designers selected by Ethical Fashion Initiative for Pitti Uomo 89, ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative AKJP, Ikire Jones, Lukhanyo Mdingi x Nicholas Coutts & Ur

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ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative Generation Africa Show at Pitti Uomo 89
by The Designers Studio|03 February 2016|Events, Style
Pitti Uomo 89 is the most important international event for menswear and accessories collection and for launch of new men fashion projects. On Thursday 14th January 2016, the spotlight shone on Africa’s talents with Generation Africa with the special event...
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The Sartorial Man February Series with The Designers Studio

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The Sartorial Man
by The Designers Studio|01 February 2016|Opinion, Style
Gone are the days when fashion was mostly about women. These days, men are playing a significant role in the industry and they have a part to play in what they want to wear. Bottom line: men want to look...
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Bush Princess: a fusion of elegance and culture #HolidayFashion #TDSvoices

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Sourced and subject to Copyright ©Bush Princess

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Bush Princess: a fusion of elegance and culture
by The Designers Studio|21 December 2015|Fashion, Features
Bush Princess is an ethical fashion brand that specializes in chic handbags. The designer and founder is Charlotte Lefbvre, who moved to Kenya in 2008 with her family after falling in love with Kenya. Bush Princess’s handbags are a creative...
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Ghanaian heritage with a British twist by Ohema Ohene #HolidayFashion #TDSvoices
Ghanaian heritage with a British twist by Ohema Ohene
by The Designers Studio|18 December 2015|Africa Feature, Fashion
Ohema Ohene is a British fashion brand that was created in 2008 by British born Ghanaian designer Abenaa Pokuaa. The brand specializes in African inspired fashion, more specifically, its Ghanaian heritage with a British twist. As a matter of fact,...
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Do you think you are beautiful: Dove's 'Choose Beautiful' campaign #HolidayFashion #TDSvoices
Do you think you are beautiful: Dove’s ‘Choose Beautiful’ campaign
by The Designers Studio|16 December 2015|Beauty, Videos
This year, the hugely successful Dove campaign for Real Beauty turned eleven years old. Not only has the campaign been useful in encouraging diversity in beauty, it has also been one of most successful advertising campaigns of the decade. According...
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TOSHA, handmade with class #HolidayFashion #TDSvoices

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TOSHA, handmade with class #HolidayFashion #TDSvoices

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TOSHA, handmade with class
by The Designers Studio|11 December 2015|Beauty, Features
TOSHA is an emerging Kenyan brand that specializes on jewellery and watches. The brand aims to have its costumers wearing creative and unique pieces. TOSHA is a Kiswahili word that means enough, the reason for this name is that TOSHA...
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