Sneak Pictures of The Naivasha Fashion Weekend

Solange Knowles

When it comes to fashion Solange Knowles got it all,her sense of fashion is always unique and classy.

Ajuma In Merceds-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town

The 10th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town, saw not only a celebration of fashion, but also that of emerging talent and, of course, the inevitable dose of black beauty walking down the ramps of South Africa’s Mother City.Ajuma Nasenyana was in a David Tlale Gown.

The majorly successful annual event, organized by African Fashion International (AFI), was spread out over four days, featuring over twenty-five South African designers of both national, as well as international acclaim. One of the bigger South African names whose designs ambushed the runways, was designer Gavin Rajah, who is no stranger to the Fashion Weeks of Paris either, and has dressed a list of international celebrities, varying from Naomi Campbell to Beyoncé. Besides being one of the original founders of Cape Town Fashion Week, Rajah was also the first African designer to speak at the Global Fashion Conference in Milan. His collection saw lots of feminine lace and pastels which perfectly compliment the darker skin.


Among the internationally oriented glamour, many designers also concentrated on empowering South Africa, by celebrating African roots and supporting local production. Designer Jenni Button – who’s behind the label Philosophy - produced 90% of her collection in South Africa, and Cari Stephenson of Tart, dedicated a collection to South Africa with the help of indigenous and organic elements.

Meanwhile, designer David Tlale – winner of the Arise Africa Fashion Week Fashion Designer of The Year Award – his inspiration came from a more personal angle, with a resort collection that played around the aesthetic of being a man of colour. “I’m inspired by the colourful world we live in, and my collection will go beyond the myths and taboos of colour, even asking myself what makes a certain race to be referred to as “Coloured”. As a designer with coloured heritage in South Africa, I will explore this wonderful and vibrant culture in the community and set the way forward for fashion. The use of print on print in my collection will portray cultural diversity,” the designer said.

Among the line-up of (locally) established names, there were five up and coming designers, chosen by the AFI panel of leaders in the fashion media and clothing & textile industry, based on the designers’ ability to turn their fashion brands into sustainable business platforms. The lucky chosen five were Pumeza Mekuto of Black Coal Clothing; Celeste Lee Arendse of Selfi; Robyn Victor of August Clothing; Tarien Malherbe of Non-European and Maloti Mothoni of Strato. AFI’s Global Brand & Marketing Manager, Allana Finley, concluded by saying:“AFI’s intention, in association with the Cape Town Fashion Council and associated fashion schools, is to empower the fashion leaders of tomorrow and provide room for the healthy growth of the South African fashion industry. With its theme of “Icons in the making”, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town, hosted by the City of Cape Town, brought to you by AFI, looks forward to showcasing this new group of exciting designers.”

What Obama's Family Wore On Election Night

For the president's victory speech, Mrs. Obama chose a patterned burgundy brocade Michael Kors dress topped with a black shrug. She had previously worn the dress in November 2010 and in December 2009, for a White House holiday party.But the real style stars of the evening were first daughters Sasha and Malia, who dazzled (and grew up, awfully fast) in brightly colored full skirts with matching silhouettes and little sweaters on top.Read more here

Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren is one of the greatest fashion designers of our time.I admire everything about his fashion and I must admit am a huge fan of his collection. He did not attend fashion school, but worked for Brooks Brothers as a salesman. In 1967, with the financial backing of Manhattan clothing manufacturer Norman Hilton, Lauren opened a necktie store where he also sold ties of his own design, under the label "Polo." He later received the rights to use the trademark Polo from Brooks Brothers.From a humble beginning and now he is ruling the fashion industry with his brand.

You can check his website for more collections 

What is Fashion

Fashion is a general term for a popular style or practice, especially in clothing, footwear, accessories, makeup, body piercing or furniture. "Fashion" refers to a distinctive; however, often-habitual trend in a look and dress up of a person, as well as to prevailing styles in behavior. "Fashion" usually is the newest creations made by designers and are bought by only a few number of people; however, often those "fashions" are translated into more established trends. The more technical term, "costume," has become so linked in the public eye with the term "fashion" that the more general term "costume" has in popular use mostly been relegated to special senses like fancy dress or masquerade wear, while the term "fashion" means clothing generally, and the study of it.

For example this is fashion

Halloween Costumes

The name is actually a shortened version of "All Hallows' Even," the eve of All Hallows' Day. "Hallow" is an Old English word for "holy person," and All Hallows' Day is simply another name for All Saints' Day, the day Catholics commemorate all the saints. At some point, people began referring to All Hallows' Even as "Hallowe'en" and then simply "Halloween."

Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as "guising"), attending costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

Here are some  random costumes from Google images which i found outstanding,and we will all agree that it takes a lot of creativity from the fashion designers to come up with such designs for the Halloween costumes.

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