FASHION

Mai Atafo South Africa Menswear Week SS17

I saw the yellow suit ish getup and couldn't take my eyes of it, I was like is this Mai Atafo? Mai Atafo was like “I sat down and thought… On the day’s I do not want to wear a suit and I still want to look very sartorial, what would I do?” Cue easy-going, classic, versatile, somewhat timeless separates made from suit fabric. Simple. Brilliant.  I am not really an Atafo addict but you have got to respect some good tailoring thou... (more…)

FASHION

Top 5 Nigerian Fashion Stylists

The average Nigerian stylist is commonly mistaken as someone who buys clothes from boutiques on credit, which is not always true (chicky face).  With the boom of the Buy Naija trend more and more fashion stylist are coming up!  But who are we kidding this is Nigeria, you can hardly differentiate a stylist from a designer these days, whether it is a good thing or not? Time will tell... (more…)

NEWS

Richard Mofe-damijo Drags JUMIA To Court

Nigeria’s popular online fashion and beauty retailer, Jumia, is currently embroiled in a case of unauthorized use of image rights of veteran actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo, (RMD) on ‘Jumia Fashion’ Instagram page without the actor’s permission. According to RMD’s publicist, this unauthorized use of the image has been ongoing and has had the effect of portraying to unsuspecting customers that Jumia enjoys the patronage of or endorsement of RMD. (more…)