Upcoming Events

I'll be showing at Columbia University Business School's African Economic Conference on March 26th. With an exciting line-up of speakers and panelists, I am glad to see my alma mater is dedicating a whole section of the conference to African Fashion as an industry. More details to come. I'll (finally!) be hitting up Fela on broadway that weekend too.If you are interested in attending for a group rate please email me.

Afro______ blogs!

I've stumbled upon a few afrochic, afrofuturist, afrosci, afropop blogs I'd like to share:

aphrochic.blogspot.com - modern and soulful decor
sci-cultura.com - a scientific mind on expression of African culture
thepopafricanablog.com - An audio- visual continuation of Pop'Africana : The Africana global book of style
ciaafrique.blogspot.com- african fashion
flygirls.typepad.com - ethnic design

Please let me know your favorites!

Arise Africa Collective at MB Fashion Week

The Arise Magazine Africa Promise Collective was at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week last month debuting their Fall 2010 looks. The designers featured were Black Coffee, Loins Cloths & Ashes and Deola Sagoe (love her).

Beyonce and Alisha Keys go Afrochic for "Put it In a Love Song" Video

A.Keys and Beyonce decide to do Afrochic for their "Put It In a Love Song" duet on Alisha Keys' new album. The video was filmed in Rio, Brazil. Anyone know the designer? looks like Boxing Kitten...as Beyonce's sis is a big fan...

BiriBelle with a Capitol B

Last month, the ever fashionable blogger (and scientist!) Kou Moore wore BiriBelle for her interview with shoe design icon Christian Louboutin for Capitol B. Some of you may remember me practicing my illustrator skills with this dress from a previous post. Here are some pics from the day. Isn't it funny how perfectly the dress matches the set up? Is that fashion telepathy or what? You can read Ms. Moore's interview here.







P.S. Has anyone seen the Louboutin cat burglar Barbie? Meeeoooww!

BiriBelle on CBS

On September 7th BiriBelle was featured on Channel 9 News Now in conjunction with a benefit fashion show for Metro Teen Aids. Here are some stills from the feature:


Big thank you to Jobair Productions!

Black President's Day

If you are in DC this weekend, you HAVE to check out Lil Soso's annual Fela Kuti tribute party, "Black Presidents Day". Besides from featuring a sweet double entendre and amazing artists (from the DJ talent, to the live music, to live art), I'm particularly excited by the focus on the role of the first ladies and the "afrobeat aesthetic " this year. The celebration actually began with a workshop last week on "Aesthetics and Adornments" that explored African beauty and the aesthetic 'pop'ularized by Fela's wives. Look out for an interesting photo display at the party. The theme: 70's Lagos. I had the pleasure of participating in the photshoot (which involved Heineken, jelloff rice, and plantain yumm), getting my makeup done by Claudine, and being photographed by T'Sehai and Rebecca Bailey. Here's a sneak peak and more info about the party.