Guess who is still alive? I am so sorry for the lack of posts. I have been busy with my personal blog and life just took over. I had to squeeze in a few minutes to share this beautiful shoot with you. These pictures were shot by photographer Sunmisola Olorunnisola in collaboration with makeup artist Dodos Uvieghara of D’Artiste by Dodos/IAmDodos.  Peep the rest of the images below........

 I've introduced you to menswear brand Dent de Man  about a year ago here.  Check out their latest collection below.

 According to their website Yevu clothing is a brand that was inspired by, and developed in Ghana in 2013. The idea was to celebrate and harness the beauty of West African wax prints and the craftsmanship of Ghanaian tailors and seamstresses, to create unique and fun apparel that fit the lifestyle of my friends in Summer in Sydney.

  Every time Reuben Reuel designer Demesticks  NY releases a new collection you know I am all over it. Am I the only one who thinks that he always has the most beautiful  models? You can check out his Etsy shop here and more from this new collection below.Oh !! by the way you can also check out my post here when I wore one of his creations.
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Eugenia Osei-Asante is a Ghanaian-born American designer and an entrepreneur. Asante is the designer of Bucolic (www.bucolicbombshells.com) and the founder of "The Bucolic Foundation" (Sow a stitch, Save a child), a Non- profit organization in Ghana that supports underpriviledged children. Asante discovered her passion for designing very early when she was only four years old. Her mother had bought her a small sewing machine and Asante was hooked. Instead of playing with the other children or even with dolls, she would usually be home playing with her mini sewing machine and try sewing cloths together.

Spotted these cute African print leggings a few days ago on pinterest and I wanted to to find out you made them. I have seen a lot of African leggings before but nothing like these babies. So cute !!!!. There are called the "SasaWa Leggings" and are made by Constance Ama Owusuwaah designer of the Wusuwaah clothing line . They make everything from dresses to tops , shirts, blazers ,but by far the leggings are my favorite. Find all the info about how to get one of them below

While browsing Fashionologie today I stumble upon this spring 2012 collection from Moschino Cheap & Chic. Now according to Fashionologie the collection is said to be inspired by the 70s. I thought the below pieces were more like African print. You know I love my prints and they are so not ready to leave the runways. What do you say ? love it ? or just blahhhh .

1. Fair trade geometric print peplum skirt from fashion-conscience
2. Fair trade geometric print peplum top from fashion-conscience
3. Fair trade geometric print peplum top from fashion-conscience
4. The Kayla dress from Sika designs
5. Yellow printed waistcoat by Christie Brown
6. Savannah dress by Sika designs

I've been wanting to feature Brooklyn based line  naKIMuli for while now and really I was  happy to receive their latest collection a few days ago. NaKIMuli is known to make beautiful and very funky designs with african prints. Lets learn  a little a about the designer shall we ? 

Owner + designer Tennille McMillan established Nakimuli Inc in 2009. Tennille's first love is modern dance, which may explain her love for jersey fabrics. Growing up in the hoods of Bushwick and East New York, Brooklyn, Tennille always stood out as "the weird one" with her unique style of dress. But she used that to her advantage and began teaching herself how to sew after graduating from high school at age 16. Tennille developed her skills by making clothes for family members and costumes for fellow dance students at Hunter College. After graduating with a BA in dance, Tennille decided to pursue designing clothing instead of dancing professionally. That is when Nakimuli began to take shape. Tennille still designs naKIMuli in her hometown of Brooklyn, NY.


This collection is also available in Plus Size check out  more pics below and don't forget to visit   www.nakimuli.com

I have decided to dedicate this week  to father's day. So I will introduce you to a few African designers that design for men. Even though 90% of ciaafrique's readers are women I am sure we all have men in our lives whether its our fathers, brothers, boyfriends or husbands that we buy gifts for . My father is far away from me therefore  he will only  get  a phone call to wish him happy father's day. I still have to help the kids with their gifts. I am really bad at buying gifts especially for men , I always worry about buying the wrong thing and lets be honest when you are with someone a certain amount of years you kind of run of ideas.  I found a few items  that i like and that you might want to add to your list  next time you shop for the man in your life . Happy shopping !

 According to the designer 


"It’s Archel as a clothing collection began a few years ago when Archel Bernard returned from her hometown of Monrovia, Liberia with about 30 dresses to sell to her friends in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The dresses completely sold out because Africans and African Americans in the States were all excited to have a piece of fashion from West Africa. Now Archel develops more and more ready to wear styles to sell in Liberia and in the United States. Each piece is simple, fun, affordable, and one of a kind. No one will ever have the exact same dress in the exact same cloth, similar to a true tailoring experience in Liberia. The best thing about the shop is that each piece is handmade by a Liberian woman, which means each purchase helps lift a girl your age from the ashes of war through her work. Now, everyone with any budget can have a piece of contemporary West African fashion."

Salut tout le monde,
I just finished doing my hair and I am all smiles. I have not done my braids this small since I think 2001 or something.  For me these are really tiny but the good thing about it is  that it only took 3 hours to finish it. Yes that is a dream !!!!!. The two women that did my hair were so fast I  could not believe it when they told me my hair was finished.  Here is what I am wearing

 I was  and still a big fan of Chichia london but I am just not to fan of this made by Africa collection much . Although there are a few pieces that I like I cannot relate to the style of model. Maybe its because I am still stuck with the image of previous collections. Anyhow what do you guys think ?

Its the end of the week  and I am so ready for the weekend , well not because I have some to do but anyways. So when I wore my clothes this particular day   I thought that it was not that cold outside but OH BOY....IT WAS FREEZING. After a few pics  I could not take it anymore so I threw on my cardigan. Here is what I am wearing: