Yaaba
I watched this movie when I was about 10 years old. I remember my Dad recorded it onto a video tape many years ago when it aired on TV in Australia. I vividly remember what him raving on about it, saying it was the best movie in the world etc. I don’t really remember what...
Pass Out
I go out with my housemates in London and I hear this song. Everyone seems to go wild!!! I ask ‘Who is rapping?’ Then there is a wave of disbelief circulating. ‘OMGOSH you don’t know who Tinie Tempah is?’ My response ‘WHOOO?’ I realised that I might as well shut up, go to Google and...
Tribal Cabaret
I saw these heels in store before I left Australia is September (2010). When I saw them, I started to laugh, because I could just picture Ghanaian women walking past the shoe store, seeking the shoes and saying ‘I have an outfit in the same print!’. In most parts of Ghana, black and white wax...
African Holdall
I am currently in Dubai on the last leg of my student exchange/world trip and today I was roaming through Mall of Emirates. I had never seen a Mango (MNG) Accessories’ Store, so when I saw it, my curiousity got the best of me and my legs began heading towards the store before my mind...
Speech
Speech is a new tumblr I stumbled across. The collection of images posted on the blog, are already leaving me ‘speechless’. SOURCE: SPEECH
The Tribe: The Turkana people
The Turkana are a Nilotic people (refers to some ethnic groups from southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and Northern Tanzania, who speak Nilotic languages) of who inhabit the northwest Kenya known as the Turkana District. The nomadic pastoralists call themselves Ngi Turkana. They known for raising camels and weaving baskets. The Turkana people are the third...
Black Allure
CLIENT: VOGUE ITALIA TITLE: BLACK ALLURE MODELS: AJAK DENG, GEORGIE BADDIEL, KINEE DIOUF, MIA AMINATA NIARIA, ARLENIS SOSA PEÑA, CHANEL IMAN, JOURDAN DUNN, JOAN SMALLS, LAIS RIBEIRO, MELODIE MONROSE, ROSE CORDERO & SESSILEE LOPEZ PHOTOGRAPHED: EMMA SUMMERTON STYLIST: EDWARD ENNINFUL SOURCE: HAUTE FASHION AFRICA
Noise
Frontwoman of the Noisettes, Shingai (Elizabeth Maria) Shoniwa not only has a killer voice, but a killer sense of style. She credits her style to her mother’s dressing in the 80s with an Afro-centric flavour and a pinch of couture!!! Her father wanted her to become a lawyer, but followed her creative juices and became...
The No. 1 Detective Ladies’ Agency in illustrations
I was looking at the blog of my exchange University and I noticed that French designer Malika Favre of London-based Airside studio was going to give a talk about her work. Malika is the talented designer behind the visuals for the No. 1 Detective Ladies’ Agency. It’s very unfortunate that I am not in London...
Accidental Hiatus
I have been on a mini hiatus from blogging since I have arrived in Ghana two weeks. I caught the flu upon my arrival and the flu has decided to haunt me ever since! The simple task of going to the internet cafe has become a mission. During my mini hiatus, I watched Invictus –...
