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| American First Lady, Michelle Obama wearing jacket by Nigeria's Duro Olowu |
Halleluyah! I'm finally packing my bags Lagos bound...as crazy as Lagos is, I've actually missed that town.It's been a roller-coaster of events since I arrived in London for the photoshoot for my Ankara handbag range with the gorgeous Rose (model), the fabulous Bolanle Okusanya (Makeup Artist), photography by Anna Fayemi and styled by yours truly..Bola Obileye...it's exciting times to be creating pieces made from Ankara or wax prints as the west like to call it...!!
Everyone is wearing Ankara and print inspired pieces. It amost feels like an overkill but I'm loving it! It's the unleashing of African fashion on the world..First Lady, Michelle Obama landed in South Africa wearing a print jacket Nigerian Lawyer turned designer Duro Olowu, she also wore one of his african inspired dress on a dinner date with the President and even another on Oprah's show..Michelle loves Duro Olowu..that's for sure!
I hit the west end when I arrived and I couldn't resist buying Aldo's Ankara Shoes (Forwood), I loved 'em so much I bought both colours available..(They cost £65 in the UK but have been reduced from $90 to $59.99 in the US, yes we always get ripped of in the UK..but it's all good!! Not!)
Spotted on Beyonce and Solange Knowles, Alicia Keys and tons of other celebs, Ankara/print wax fabrics are no doubt the rave of the moment. With the release of Burberry's Prorsum 2012 collection featuring Ankara, these are great times for African fashion afterall Burberry has always stood for tradition and heritage. We sure hope and pray the renaissance of Ankara is here to stay....if not we'll still rock on in giddy..
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| Michelle Obama on a dinner Date with President Obama wearing Duro Olowu |
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| Aldo's Forwood Ankara Wedges Shoes £65 UK/ $59.99 US |
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| Aldo's ...price as above |
BURBERRY PRORSUM 2012 COLLECTION
I'll upload my ankara handbag shoot as well soon..picking the best out of over a thousand fabulous pictures ain't easy..! What do you think about Burberry's collection? you like? Do you think Ankara will stand the test of time on the international scene?
Bola...
Everyone is wearing Ankara ..........NOT ME. I still loathe it!
ReplyDeleteim with you zizi...i never joined the bandwagon of anything where there is a blurry line between quality and tacky, they all look the same
ReplyDeleteI love Ankara, with the right tailor creating a nice style/design...it is very lovely. Copying Picture 9, the long jacket/gown look I can rock it well with my own twist to it.
ReplyDeleteHey Bola, Only the green Forwood got reduced. The Turquoise one is still $90.00
ReplyDeleteI love Ankara, it's versatile and everything else inbetween
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