Rihanna was spotted a few days ago while touring the White House wearing this beautiful panelled printed shirt from haitian designer Stella Jean. I have been a big fan of Stella Jean since she hits the scene a few years ago. You can check out her previous collections here. More pictures below
It's no secret that Beyonce loves wearing African print. I just love that she really does give a chance to the up and coming and indie designers. Demestiks New York is one of Ciaafrique fave designers. The work of Reuben Reuel designer of Demestiks has been featured on Ciaafrique several times and he was even nice enough to send me one of his designs. The pieces that Beyonce is wearing are both available here.
Yesterday Beyonce posted this picture of herself rocking this short sleeve patchwork tee from Ciaafrique's fave Chichia London on Instagram. The shorts are from Topshop which of course are currently sold out.
Actress Anika Noni Rose was spotted at the Launch of Kimberly Snyder's "The Beauty Detox Foods," Smashbox Studios a couple of days ago rocking a peplum top from Jewel by Lisa's resort 2013. She looks uhmmmmm very simple. Thoughts ?
Basketball star Dwayne Wade looks fab in this Adrien Sauvage Classic Kente Tuxedo Jacket. Well if you want the same this Jacket sells for a cool £1,500.00 here. Thoughts ?
LaLa Vasquez Anthony was spotted last night at the Knicks vs. Celtics game sporting this cute Virgos Lounge Aggy Jacket. Shout out to Lala for supporting African designers , you might remember her rocking this skirt from Jewel by Lisa earlier last year. Can I also say I am so proud of the women of Virgos lounge, They are really doing big things.
Actress Kat Graham mostly known for her role in TV series The Vampire Diaries, was spotted spotted out and about in LA rocking this oversize african print blazer or maybe its a dress. ( I can't figure it out) . What do you guys think about the look?
Miss universe 2011 Leila Lopes, walked on the stage last night during the 2012 Miss Universe Pageant in a custom made yellow gown with black accents by Liberian designer and ciaafrique's fave Korto Momolu. She looked absolutely stunning. What do you say ?
R&B Singer Alicia Keys was spotted at the KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball 2012 in LA wearing this African print top from theBurberry Prorsum’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection. We've seen celebrities like Anna Wintour , Lady Gaga, Diggy Simmons, Solange Knowles and Kate Bosworth rocking pieces from the same collection before. Are you feeling Alicia's look ?
The beautiful Singer/Model Solange Knowleswas spotted in Boxing Kitten Spring 2013 Romper at the ”True” Album Party at the Sonos Studio in LA. You can see the full collection here . What do you say ? love it ?
Thandie Newton was spotted at the Hope Rising Benefit Concert in Toronto wearing this jumpsuit from the Jewel by lisa Spring 2012 collection. She paired the look with these Jimmy Choo ‘Anouk’ metallic silver pumps and a metallic box clutch.What do you think ?
The beautiful Soul singer Elle Varner hits the carpet last night wearing this printed Peplum Dress by Ciaafrique's fave Autumn Adeigbo. I love Elle for all the support she's been showing African designers. To refresh your memory you can check out all her previous looks here.This was a lucky dress for her as she also won best new artist. What do you think? Do you like the dress?
R&B rising star Elle Varner tweeted this pic of herself wearing the cute African print dress. Elle has a very unique style and as you know she is a big fan of kitenge/African print. You can check out other cute outfits from Elle here
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As reported earlier this weekSolange knowles is the cover girl for Elle South Africa November issue. She graced the cover wearing pieces from Tart and Loin Cloth & Ashes. There is no celeb right now that knows how to mix and match prints more than my solo. The Thing I love about this editorial is that everything she wore were made by local South African designers. Check out full spread below and behind the scenes photos
Solo was spotted at the New York Fashion Week after party of designer Alexander Wang rocking this hat from local South African designer Babatunde. As we know already solo was recently in SA to shoot her new Music video. I am not feeling this look much but that's the beauty of Solo right? she can mix and match anything she wants and does not care at all . You too can rock your Babatunde's hat .I will do a post about their work right after this post .So what say you ? Yay or next ?
Its that time of the year again, NYFW is in full swing right now and my job is to find celebs that are rocking pieces from our fave African designers. Angela has been a big supporter of African fashion. She previously wore pieces from Virgos Lounge here and here and even from Jewel by Lisa here. I love Angela not only because rocks pieces from our faves but because she is seems to be a very nice , down to earth girl. She always looks good. What say you ? Do you love the way she wore this Jewel by lisa piece. Take the poll and see more pictures below.
Yeah I know I am Coucou about Solo but you should know that by now. I have been following updates about her like a hawk since I learned that she is in SA shooting her new video "losing you". I posted pictures about that yesterday. Anyways according to timeslive Solange fell in love with pieces from South African designer Loin Cloth and Ashes collection. She is going to be wearing about 6 pieces from Loin cloth and Ashes for Elle South Africa photo shoot. Solo you look very lovely ...... Thoughts ?
Elle Varner looking cute in her Autumn Adeigbo dress. Spotted this on Autumn's blog a few hours ago. Elle loves her prints, so just in case you don't remember you can click here to refresh your memory. So what do you think ? love it or next ?
Solange Knowles is currently in South Africa for the shooting of her new single "losing you". She is looking fab as usual and I am just wondering if she is actually rocking designs from South African designers. More pics below.....