New Music: Wande Coal ft Don Jazzy - The Kick

Produced by Don Jazzy. Listen to it below and tell us what you think... 

Le Mindu Shows 'Haute Coiffeur'

HAIR-RAISING: Models sporting outfits made with human hair strutted down a Paris runway Monday night to present Charlie Le Mindu’s spring-summer “haute coiffeur” collection. Hair dangled from sleeves, hats, necklines and skirts in the black-and-white-colored line, called Metal Queen. It took a cue from female musicians, such as Lee Aaron and Nina Hagen.

Charlie le Mindu

Photo By Giovanni Giannoni

“Naija Runs Girl” Lolita presents a New Video | This one is for “London Runs Girls”!

After a week off, “Naija Runs Girl” Lolita is back with a new video. This one focuses on “London Runs Girls”

Types of “London Runs Girls”
- The Independent Women: She has money but she wan chop your own
- De Tun Up PumPum Gyal: Her self worth is based on her honey pot
- Old Fashioned Woman: With modern day values
- Demanding Diva: Her list of demands is longer than river Nile

Find out more via the video. Check on it.

DEEPIKA PADUKONE WEARING PRABAL GURUNG – 2013 IDEA FILMFARE AWARDS

Who: Deepika Padukone

What: Bollywood actress Deepika attended the 2013 Idea FilmFare Awards earlier this week in Mumbai.

Dress: She’s wearing Prabal Gurung fall 2012 black silk, sheer panel cut-out gown. Remember Hollywood actress Zoe Saldana wore it with the designer himself to attend the 2012 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York last year.

Slick back Up do, matte orange lip color, and black nail polish similar to the runway model completed her look.

Credit: Sanskriti Media and Entertainment, Vogue.com

Nigerians Spend Big Bucks on Shopping in London | CNN’s Marketplace Africa Spotlights the Rising Influence of the Nigerian Shopper

It’s the month of January, one of the peaks of the retail sales season  in London and Nigerians are amongst the leading pack of top spenders.

Below is the article from CNN Shopping is a serious business in London whatever the season — but it doesn’t get much more serious than this time of year.

The UK capital’s January sales sees throngs of dedicated shopaholics cram its countless department stores, quirky boutiques and market stalls, keen to get their hands on the latest fashion trends and product offers.
But it’s not just domestic spend that’s keeping the tills ringing in London. While the vibrant city’s high-end stores are no strangers to overseas visitors, with those from the Middle East typically spending the most, a surprising new contender has emerged in recent times as a big spender in the international market — Nigeria.

“Africa is growing from strength to strength and particularly in the last 12 to 18 months we’ve seen Nigeria come through incredibly strongly,” explains Sue West, director of operations at up-market London department store Selfridges.

“It is a very broad base so we still very much have a strong Chinese base, a strong Middle East base, Russia is there, the BRICs nations as you imagine, but Nigeria seems to be coming through very strongly at the moment as well,” she adds.

The former British colony is Africa’s most populous nation as well as the continent’s top oil producer. According to African Economic Outlook (AEO), Nigeria’s economic growth has averaged about 7.4% annually over the past decade, creating a wealthier Nigerian elite with a large spending power. At the same time, however, AEO says that robust economic growth has not reduced poverty in the country, with about two thirds of its population living on less than $1 per day.

Home to a large African diaspora, the UK is a popular travel destination for Nigerians visiting friends and relatives, going on holidays or conducting business.
Daily flights between Nigeria and the UK have increased in recent years, with airlines such as British Airways allowing Nigerian customers an additional 23kg of baggage free of charge.

They’re getting on a plane and coming to London to buy things they cannot immediately find in Nigeria.

According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics, some 142,000 Nigerians visited the UK in 2011, spending an average £107 ($172) per day. From January to September last year, Nigeria’s tax-free spend in the UK grew by 11% year on year, according to tourism services provider Global Blue.

The trend has not gone unnoticed by UK retailers, some of which have responded by tailoring their offerings to their growing Nigerian customer base.
“More recently we’re starting to introduce a lot more niche brands,” says West. “We’ve worked in collaboration with some very popular Nigerian brands,” she adds. “I think it’s not only important to demonstrate we can bring the big brands such as Louis Vuitton and Chanel, but we can also really appeal to more of a niche market too.“

One such collaboration helping Selfridges further engage with its growing number of Nigerian customers is its recent team-up with Style House Files.
The Lagos-based fashion company has just opened an installation inside Selfridges, giving Nigerian designers a chance to widen their market and showcase their creations outside the West African country.

Omoyemi Akerele, director of Style House Files, says that Nigeria is an emerging market, with Nigerians are among the five biggest spenders at the department store.
Akerele argues the collaboration is a win-win situation for both parties.
“This will give our designers a platform, an opportunity for their pieces to be in Selfridges, that’s a dream come true,” says Akerele. “For Selfridges, on the other hand, it would endear their Nigerian customers — and not just Nigerian customers, African in general — more to the brand.“

Akerele says that although the reality in Nigeria is that most people live in poverty, the rise of sectors such as telecommunications and the diversification of the Nigerian economy beyond oil and gas has created an emerging middle class with bigger spending power.
“Their earning capacity is increasing and they’re spending on more things and not just the basic food and clothing,” she explains. “They’re getting on a plane and coming to London to buy things they cannot immediately find in Nigeria.”
From CNN 

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NdaniTV’s Platinum Standard features Nigeria’s “Queen of Print” Lisa Folawiyo of Jewel by Lisa | Watch

NdaniTV‘s Platinum Standard features Jewel by Lisa Creative Director, Lisa Folawiyo this week. The interview was conducted at the JBL Studio/Retail Space in Ikoyi, Lagos. Lisa shared the story of the JBL journey including how the company started, the “embellished ankara” idea, her personal style and more.

Watch!

A MUST WATCH...

ALICIA KEYS WEARING MICHAEL KORS – PUBLIC INAUGURAL BALL 2013

Alicia Keys Wearing Michael Kors – Public Inaugural Ball 2013

Who: The always stunning Alicia Keys.

Dress: The 31 year old American singer/songwriter stunned in a red Michael Kors dress at the 2013 Public Inaugural Ball. The floor length gown features long sleeves and an open back. She looked stunning.

Where: 2013 Inaugural Ball

Images: Getty/Style.com

The GlamReport TV Dolls – Michelle Dede, Fade Ogunro & Didi Ocheja Cover Complete Fashion Extra December Issue

The eagerly anticipated  GlamReport TV is hitting our screens soon.  Complete Fashion Extra profiles the shows’ three vivacious hosts – Michelle Dede, Fade Ogunro and Didi Ocheja, as they provide an insight into their lives and what promises to be most invigorating beauty, fashion and lifestyle TV show to infiltrate our  everyday lives.

Check on it!

We can’t wait! Can you?

Pick up the December issue of Complete Fashion Magazine for the full interview.

NE-YO WEARING GIVENCHY & VERSACE – FRONT ROW AT VERSACE’S PARIS COUTURE FASHION SHOW

Who: Ne-Yo

What: Ne-Yo attends the Versace Spring/Summer 2013 Haute-Couture show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Le Centorial on January 20, 2013 in Paris, France.

Suiting: Ne-Yo is wearing Givenchy layered Slim-Fit Wool Coat over Versace men’s fall 2012 midnight blue jacquard print suit, and Versace black cotton velvet branded logo t-shirt underneath.

The music star jacket features a shawl collar with a perfectly placed jeweled pin and a single gold button.

Alexander Ludwig wore this suit at the recent Versace S0ho boutique opening in New York. 

He styled his outfit with a black velvet Stetson hat, shades, and contrast color black and white kicks.

Staying with prints, remember he wore GUCCI fall 2012 printed oxblood suit  to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize concert at Oslo Spektrum on December 11, 2012 in Oslo, Norway.

You can purchase Ne-yo’s Givenchy coat at MrPorter.com

Credit: Getty

These adorable ladies definitely shined in their gowns.

There were array of parties going on in DC for the Presidential Inauguration on Monday. One was The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball, with people like Angela Simmons, Rosario Dawson, and more...

These adorable ladies definitely shined in their gowns... Lala went with a piece from Lillie Rubin, Angela rocked a long-sleeve Devushka sequin gown, and Rosario wore a one shoulder sparkly dress. MC Lyte sported an all black ensemble, while Kerry opted for a crimson and black cashgora Michael Kors shift dress.

The fellas also did their thing at The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball

The fellas also did their thing at The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball...2 Chainz, Lance Gross, along with Swizz Beatz and John Legend, all looked suave and debonair in their suits and tuxes.

Usher performed in a leather Balenciaga jacket and matching pants ensemble

For the Kids' Inaugural Concert, Usher performed in a leather Balenciaga jacket and matching pants ensemble, paired with some very fly red, $425 Maison Martin Margiela Red 22 High Top Sneakers. Those sneakers are dope!!!