Monday, August 2, 2010

Hollywood Stars rocks African Ankara: Who is Inspiring who?

Alicia Keys & Beyonce in "Put it in a love song"

Afrochic look is vibrant, daring, original, colourful, sexy and different, and is taking the world by storm. It has been described as "just so colourful and make-you-happy kind of designs". While some say it is not a trend but a long part of a lifestyle and culture of Africans,  we say its okay to see people all over the world embrace these amazing prints especially African desents. Now that celebrities such as Beyonce, Victoria Beckham and more are wearing our fabrics, are Africans Designers inspired to go Ready-to-Wear and also commercialise their designs to a level of export? or Do we wait for foreign designers to take up the opportunity? All we have in Africa are street tailors and Wonderful designers who only do couture designs. How do we take our fabrics and prints and designs to the international ready-to-wear level? Like i always say "you have to be full of yourself before other can be full of you".

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