Maimuna Abubakar, a fashion expert, has appealed to Federal Government to support indigenous designers with soft loans to boost the sector and create employment in the industry.

She made the called in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.

She said “I want to urge Federal Government"...

This year’s The Maritime Standard Awards will have more than a touch of Bollywood glitz and glamour, as it has been confirmed that actress, model and former Miss Universe, Lara Dutta, will host the event. The Maritime Standard Awards, which recognise excellence and achievement in the shipping, ports and related sectors, take place on Monday 23rd October at the Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, and Lara’s presence is sure to generate"...

Two East Africans have bagged the inaugural Heineken Africa Inspired Fashion Challenge awards and earned tickets to the continent’s fashion and design festival in Lagos.

According to Heineken East Africa general manager, Uche Unigwe, the two — Lulu Mutuli and Azra Walji— exhibited fine design talents at the three-day event in Nairobi built around creativity and innovation.

( AETOS Wire )-- The Dockers® brand announced today the launch of its new brand platform “Always On,” a global campaign developed in collaboration with FCB West, which will appear in September. The “Always On” creative platform inspires men to be ready for anything. From landing a first date to nailing a job interview, Dockers® helps guys prepare for moments that matter most. The fall campaign introduces"...

In the Valley of the Kings, a British archaeologist treaded into a tomb which had known no sounds but the faint frequency of slow putrefaction for 3,000 years.

Archaeologist Howard Carter’s 1922 sojourn into the burial chamber of King Tutankhamun – and all the mystery and mysticism that stemmed from the boy pharaoh’s gold finery and quartzite sarcophagus – came to represent"...

Honored by International Data Group (IDG) and German Industry & Commerce Co., Ltd., TCL was awarded the IFA Intelligent Security Innovation Gold Award for its T-GUARDIAN series air conditioner at IFA 2017 Berlin, the world’s top show of consumer electronics and home appliances.

TCL was also awarded the China Household Appliances Innovation Award for TCL F6 series and T-GUARDIAN series air"...

Prince Zamira is the birth of a dream and the fashion aspirations of Sierra Leonean-American entrepreneur Alhaji Kargbo. When Kargbo was a young boy growing up in West Africa, he always had a taste for button-ups, and all things dapper. He says it was this old love for fine cuts, and tailoring that sowed the seeds for Prince Zamira. However, it wasn’t until he became a father that he was inspired to make PZ a reality. In 2009 when he found out he was going to be a father"...

The hottest trends in African fashion are now just a click away, thanks to Breanna Moore and her fashion line LaBré. Designed to share the unique beauty of West African style with the rest of the world, LaBré’s purpose is to spread the richness and ingenuity of African fashion while simultaneously increasing the economic growth of Ghana.

Born and raised in Sumter, S.C., Moore"...

Celebrating a decade of African fashion excellence, African Fashion International’s (AFI) Fashion Week extravaganza took to the runway on Thursday 17th August 2017 at the luxurious Mall of Africa.

Adding to the celebration and festivities was the announcement that Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe has been nominated as the first recipient of the Fashion 4 Development Franca Sozzani Award.

This highly prestigious international award commemorates the"...