Couture L'Afrique

No gainsaying the fact I have had a dwell with writer's block since my last brush with the pen. Oftentimes, I have looked for inspiration to jump start my quest for writing. Needless to say, my solace is oriented in no other place than, the Continent of the rising Sun, “Africa” is formidable. My crave to delve into a euphoria that will arouse my insatiable thirst for writing is conceived.

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Africa, a continent more or less known for her troubles than many triumphs is a powerhouse and recipe for aspiring fashion Labels and Designers.
The picture of an African Designer falling off a New York Runway would feel unusual. However, the fact that Africa will be adding Couture to her Resume is an accolade worth embracing. The African Print though not often celebrated, is beginning to brace the global Runway. Kudos to African Designers, faced with the odds of braking new markets, oftentimes find inspiration from the natural  colors of the Continent. Centuries of tradition spiced with oriental and caucasian Twist.
While Ivorian designer Pierre-Antoine Vettorello looked to the Sea for his enthusiastic debut at the New York Fashion Show, Nigerian designer Lanre Da Silva Ajayi archieved a global Profile with her inspirational butterfly Print  and floral Designs.

The African Prints and Couture are not just favorites in African Boutique but, are slowly becoming must haves with Divas, the rich and famous of the Western World. Luxury Parisian Designers like Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton and Jean Paul Gaultier are trailblazing African Designs and incorporating them into their Couture.
Fashion shows and Runways are gyrating metropolitan african Cities like Lagos and Johannesburg. Though the later is positioning herself as the fashion al la carte of the Continent, we have to acknowledge other vibrant African cities and African diaspora Designers that are tailored to walk the global Runway and clad Mannequins and west closets with the vibrant colors of Africa.

                                         
Howbeit, Africa's finest designers like Clive Rundle, Tiffany Amber, Zizi Cardow, Black Coffee and Deola Sagoe have International acclaim, Clive Rundle is in a class of his own. His designs are not only golden in his native South Africa but, world over.
Deola Sogue, is a household name in the global fashion Industry. Her unique approach to detail and wild distinctive coherence of African Fabric and western Silhouette wallowed her Fans at the New York fashion Show. She bagged herself the unofficial title of the "rebel of African Couture" hence, the realism of an African combination of Ann Demeulemeester and Alexander McQueen.
The African fashion Industry will strive for greater heights. It has the resourses and the know how to stay afloat.
No qualms, Raffia textiles and Beads from the African Continent will soon take the center Stage of the fashion Industry.

             "I have no problem with whatever the next big look is. Just don't try and tell me that only one look is beautiful."  

                                             ~ Alek Wek ~