London Fashion Week

African Designers At IFS 2019 – Thebe Magugu Awarded Top Spot

by Natalie Kimani|22 February 201924 September 2019|Events, Fashion, Features

South African Designer, Thebe Magugu, has won the 2019 International Fashion Showcase (IFS). The seventh edition, which began on 11th of February 2019 at Somerset House in London, saw 16 designers from around the world present a series of compelling...

HS: Saadique Ryklief – South African Multi Award-Winning Hairstylist

by Natalie Kimani|04 June 201816 July 2018|Beauty

In March 2018, Marie Claire SA hosted the Marie Claire Image Makers 2018 to honour the team of creatives behind-the-scenes. An event that gives recognition to the stylists, designers and artists whose skills, talent and influence make an impact in...

The Whimsical and Wonderful Pieces of London Fashion Week Fall 2017

by Natalie Kimani|27 February 201727 February 2017|Fashion

“There are different forms of resistance. Sometimes just the fact that one continues to do what one is doing is also a way of speaking out for something,” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. This quote beautifully describes what seems to have been...

Branding Kenya Fashion Hub June Series Editors Note

Branding Kenya as a Fashion Hub – June Series

by The Designers Studio|01 June 201621 October 2016|Africa Feature, Business

Editor's Note_____________ This month we look into how to brand Kenya as a fashion destination and the lessons we can learn from other countries. What does it mean for a country to be deemed a fashion destination? Fashion hubs like Dubai...

There is jewelry and then there is Niku Singh

by The Designers Studio|10 March 201521 October 2016|Features

There is jewelry and then there is Niku Singh. Catering for the bold and fearless woman, Niku describes his customer as powerful. Niku stated “a powerful woman will wear my pieces, that confidence and personality is key. Even if you...