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Shangani Fashion – Where African Fashions Meet the Stylish Traveler

Arianne SuggsUpdated on April 7, 2017April 6, 2017Leave a Comment

Shangani Fashion’s debut presentation during New York Fashion Week conveys contemporary cuts that are accented with vintage accessories. Shangani Fashion designs are a juxtaposition of culture and style. Shangani is an African tribe that lived near the Shangani River in Zimbabwe, Africa. The tribe was named after its founder. Moreover, the name “Shoshangani” means traveler. Therefore, Shangani Fashion is a brand inspired by the experience of travel and the exposure of different cultures.

Creations by Shangani’s Designers merge their travel experiences with colorful ethnic prints and contemporary shapes. Their point of view creates a high fashion, ready-to-wear look. Nevertheless, traditional African fabrics with a modern mix, is the real passion behind Shangani Fashions.

Shangani Fashion – Where African Fashions Meet the Stylish Traveler

The design duo collaborating on the aesthetics is Fashion Designers Mary Moore and Elesia Peterman. Moore is a graduate of the University of Zimbabwe who enjoys global jets-setting. Moore explains, “My inspirations are fusions of my cultural, travel experiences as well as my Zimbabwean heritage and styles. Shoppers will find divers influences from the Caribbean, European and Middle-Eastern expressions in my fashions. [However] I enjoy mixing various African influences with a contemporary cut and shape for a modernized look. The result is a ready-to-wear brand that is suitable for all occasions.”

“My creative inspiration comes from a fusion of time, epoch periods and cultures, while remaining Afrocentric,” states Elesia Peterman. “I want our line to show that African print transcends. The looks can be worn strictly as traditional wear, but the looks can also be incorporated in business and everyday casual use.

What makes our line unique is that it isn’t just an African meets Western cohesion. Our goal is to reach and inspire a much bigger market. Our line is an international fusion. Also, being a millennial, I feel I can relate with the style trends my peers are excited about. I want to use clothing design as my voice and demonstration of creativity.”

Shangani Fashion

Shangani offers looks for both men and women. Moreover, the brand intends to expand the menswear line for upcoming seasons. The garments are wearable for business casual or as formal wear using materials that certainly last.

Depending on the type of garment design, the brand uses one-hundred percent cotton, applied with Dutch Wax print, denim and other uniquely blended materials of the finest quality. Completing the Afro-inspired look, the Shangani brand also features handcrafted travel handbags and clutch bags. Accessories such as earrings, bracelets and shoes, add a hint of sophistication to an individual’s look.

SHANGANI FASHIONS

DESIGNER: Mary Moore

DESIGNER: Elesia Peterman
Harare, Zimbabwe

Email: shanganifashion@gmail.com

Ph: 888.220.0981

Website: www.shanganifashion.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/shangani_fashion

Etsy: www.etsy.com/people/shanganifashion

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Fashionable Mention: Rihanna Wears YSL Winter 2017 Glitter Boots

ArianneUpdated on March 6, 2017March 6, 2017Leave a Comment

It’s sparkly fashion world and we are just enchanted to live in it! Regardless of the season, we always love anything that dazzles, shines and gleams. Therefore, it is absolutely no surprise that YSL had us gagging over their Winter 2017 Paris fashion week show. All thanks to a pair of eye blinding glitter boots that we immediately had dreams of placing directly into our wardrobes. However, one uber famous style-lista has already beat us to the fashion punch! UGH, so unfair!

Fashionable Mention: Rihanna Wears YSL Fall 2017 Glitter Boots

The YSL 2017 Winter collection itself was modern, edgy and simply fierce. Literally, models strutted down the grimey catwalk with long handbags like they were baseball bats. As if to say, “Don’t mess with a real one hunty!”

Yet, in a sea of black and neutral toned couture a spark of 70’s glamour shone through. The YSL 2017 Winter Glitter Boots are such sweet retro vibes. Its as though someone murdered a disco ball. Donated it to science and out came a pair of boots that were definitely made for walking! If Soul Train was still running some fabulous dancer would be rocking these bad boys on the very next episode!

But wait, didn’t we say a fashionable star already is in ownership of these bomb boots? Music and fashion sweetheart, Rihanna, snagged Anthony Vaccarello’s design right off the runway. She posted these couture gems on her social media platforms with the caption, “Mood.”

Like RiRi we are certainly in the mood to have a pair of our own. We are this close to starting a GoFundMe page so that every woman in the world can be a baddie in these blinged out boot heels. So what do you think dolls, would you wear these shoes?

Rihanna Wears YSL Fall 2017 Glitter Boots

Come now, you think we were really going to end this post without giving you the full scoop on Rihanna’s fits? Of course not! So let’s talk some OOTD shall we loves?

Rihanna is the queen of designer duds and paired her YSL glitter boots with distressed denim and edgy graphic print shirt as well as leather jacket. She wore a Raf Simons Patti Smith Printed Sweatshirt along with a Schott NYC Classic Perfecto Motorcycle Leather Jacket in Black.

In the accessories department we loved how Rih kept the bling theme going without competing with her boots. She incorporated humongous hoop earrings and delicate necklace. Quite the look for visiting a library (The France National Library in Paris) but Rihanna slays wherever she is around the globe.

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Jeremy Meeks Walks For Philipp Plein NYFW Show!

Arianne Suggs February 15, 2017February 15, 2017Leave a Comment

OMG ladies, have you heard? Jeremy Meeks Walks For Philipp Plein NYFW Show?! We wanted to save this for Monday Coffee, but just could not resist. The hottie Jeremy Meeks officially is a…wait for it… MODEL!

Jeremy Meeks Walks For Philipp Plein NYFW Show

Meeks first came to fame when his gorgeous mugshot was released to the public. Immediately anyone with two eyeballs could see Jeremy was a very attractive man who could easily use his looks to do something more productive. Nevertheless, now Mr. Meeks is living the dream.

Jeremy hit the catwalk at not just any old fashion event, but New York Fashion Week itself! Yes, the same couture arena where you will find major high end designers. In true New York fashion everyone knows, “If you can make it ‘here’ you can make it anywhere.” Therefore, we are confident that Jeremy is going to be absolutely fine from here on out.

Nonetheless, in reference to the show itself, Philip Plein pulled out all the stops for his NY extravaganza. It all started with his slogan of, “Let’s Make NYFW Great Again.” Making it clear that Plein just wanted to blow all of our minds and he succeeded!

Philipp sent daringly innovative, “in your face” designs down the catwalk with a gang of edgy models and celebrities. Jeremy Meeks, Imaan Hammam, Young Thug, Fetty Wap and Desiigner were just a few of the many familiar faces.

Moreover, Jeremy Meeks got his full modeling stripes posing with Elsa Hosk along with the legendary Carine Roitfeld. Meeks says he feels absolutely blessed for being able to have such an opportunity. We confident this is only the beginning. So then, congratulations again Jeremy you’re in big leagues now.

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CFDA Winner Presents Brock Collection AW 2017 at NYFW

Arianne Suggs February 11, 2017February 11, 2017Leave a Comment

One of the shows that we have been anxiously awaiting popped up during day two of New York Fashion Week. We downed a few lattes for energy but didn’t even need to because the show was fantastic! The Brock Collection AW 2017 show is everything fall/winter fashion should encompass.

CFDA Winner Presents Brock Collection AW 2017 at NYFW

Whenever an up and coming designer is recognized by the CFDA of course expectations are high. Winners are viewed as the future of fashion, basically the next generation of American couture creatives. Last year, Brock Collection became the 2016 CFDA Fashion Fund winner and they have once again shown why!

For their Autumn/Winter designs Brock Collections incorporated a very warm, affectionate color palette. Think burgundy, burnt orange as well as delicate neutrals. Moreover, seeing the colors of fall along with furry details just felt so home-y and cozy.

Furthermore, the fashions honestly make you want to just wrap up in a blanket with a hot cup of cocoa. The fur pieces are well executed with the curves of a woman clearly being in a mind. Some fur garments can make you look so unnecessarily bulky. Therefore, we were very happy to see a number of belted designs that allow for a cinched waist.

These classic fur pieces were apart of a collaborative effort between Brock Collection as well as Saga Furs. Team work that certainly paid off well for NYFW. Nevertheless, one final quick aspect we adored were all of the off-the-shoulder looks that were even seen with the furs. In fall and winter we normally think more of the lines of covering up. However, it was a nice twist to see how a little skin can elegantly be added into any autumn/winter wardrobe.

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Naomi Campbell Opens La Perla FW 2017 Runway Show

Arianne SuggsUpdated on February 11, 2017February 10, 2017Leave a Comment

Now that is how you open a fashion show! It was one of the biggest surprises of the first day of NYFW. Naomi Campbell Opens La Perla FW 2017 Runway Show and schools the new generation on how it is really done! Miss Campbell… girl, you better work!

Naomi Campbell Opens La Perla FW 2017 Runway Show

For models there are many honors you can have and experience. There is the opportunity to be a muse in an ad campaign. Also, the possibility of becoming a cover girl with a major editorial spread. However, come fashion week the whole game changes.

Of course, during a model’s career it is always still a total dream in general to walk the catwalk for a designer. Nevertheless, there are two coveted spots a model really wants. The honor to open or close the runway show.

Naomi Campbell stunned all in attendance when she opened the La Perla Fall/Winter 2017 show at New York Fashion Week. La Perla’s Ready-to-Wear collection was alluring, elegant and luxuriously sophisticated. If you are a lover of lingerie and sassy numbers that are “wearable” then you will completely die over the entire fall/winter line.

For her big strut down the catwalk, Campbell wore a glamorous blue slip with lace detailing accompanied by a tailored long deep blue embroidered coat. Campbell’s sexy La Perla number was designed by Julia Haart and styled by Edward Enninful. We also adored her furry black heels which give just the right amount of vixen appeal and are perfect for winter temperatures. All in all an awesome show and its clear that Naomi Campbell will forever be the queen!

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Nicolas K Fall/Winter 2017 Runway Show

Arianne Suggs February 10, 2017February 10, 2017Leave a Comment

The Nicolas K Fall/Winter 2017 Runway Show beautifully fused together 90’s hip hop trends with modern style. Nevertheless, the inspiration behind the amazing collection has an even deeper meaning. Fashion’s rising duo is using their couture brand to start a revolution. One that they desire will give hope as well as power to the people.

Nicolas K Fall/Winter 2017 Runway Show

Nicholas and Christopher Kunz are the genius masterminds behind the Nicholas K label. The brother and sister couture designers have been deeply affected by the politics of America. From the recent ban and administration changes Nicholas and Christopher began to feel as though things in America were going backwards.

Enter their Nicolas K Fall/Winter 2017 collection. First of all, it was important to the designers to show inclusion and diversity. For their NYFW show they made sure to cast models of all shades and tones. Next, they let their clothes do the rest of the talking.

The garments are a throw back to the golden era of hip hop, the 90s. Oversized coats, slouchy pants and a bold color palette (black, gold, red) brought the decade before the 2000’s back to the catwalk.

Also, the strong accessories gave the collection a very activist and rebel vibe. Models hit the catwalk in berets, humongous septum rings as well as earrings. The resulting look immediately made us think black panther and underground grunge.

As you can see Nicolas K definitely left their mark on NYFW and we can’t wait to future designs from the growing brand. Nevertheless, there’s more to see so keep your fashionable eyes on 1966 as we bring you the hottest moments of fashion week!

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Diggy Simmons Walks For Dolce and Gabbana Fall-Winter 17

Arianne Suggs January 20, 2017January 20, 2017Leave a Comment

Diggy Simmons is all grown up and still making all us girls want to throw him our digits (LOL)! Simmons is following in the steps of his sisters and getting down on the fashion tip. His beautiful sisters, Angela and Vanessa, in the past have designed stylish collections right down to shoe wear. However, Diggy isn’t going that particular route. You see Diggy doesn’t create designer fashions, he just rocks the heck out of them! His big fashion is definitely one for the books. Let us tell you more about Diggy Simmons Walks For Dolce and Gabbana Fall-Winter 17.

Diggy Simmons Walks For Dolce and Gabbana Fall-Winter 17

People have their squads, tribes or a crew. However, the Dolce and Gabbana brand for their recent menswear runway show presented their DG millenials. The new crop of male models that are giving the fashion house a more exclusive look.

For his walk down the runway Simmons wore a black tailored jacket with floral accents. These details harmonized very well with his floral print pant. We loved the use of a bow tie which gave the ensemble even more character.

Nevertheless, it was refreshing to see florals apart of a fall/winter collection. Normally, we all are very familiar with seeing such a look during the spring season. Winter fashion tends to lean more toward the drab end of things with tones including dark blues, grays and black. However, this change of pace gives guys the opportunity and freedom to break the rules as well as experiment with not color but prints. Love this pairing great job Diggy you should do this more often!

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Latest Hair Trends: Balmain Spring 2017 Slick Wet Hairstyle

Arianne SuggsUpdated on January 18, 2017January 18, 2017Leave a Comment

Having your spring wardrobe together is one thing, but ensuring your hair is just as on point is quite another. The 2017 spring designer runway shows hair looks were full of innovation as well as reincarnated classics. What is one of the latest hair trends for 2017? Think getting out of a pool while looking all sorts of fabulous. That is very much the vibe of the Balmain Spring 2017 Slick Wet Hairstyle.

Latest Hair Trends: Balmain Spring 2017 Slick Wet Hairstyle

Yes, slick hair can be chic and more importantly very alluring. C’mon don’t you want onlookers to be obsessed with you from head-to-toe? The Balmain Spring 2017 Slick Wet Hairstyle is sexy without looking like you are trying to hard. Moreover, it is universally pleasing because it can be created on various hair lengths. Besides the catwalk several celebrities have already given the wet hairstyle a spin. We immediately think of Teyana Taylor (long hair) at the Soul Train awards as well as actress Ruth Negga (short hair) when she attended the Golden Globes.

Nevertheless, this look is nothing new even though it has a very modern feel. Hairstylist Sam McKnight says that the look is actually inspired by the 80’s. Eighties photography by Helmut Newton and Peter Linbergh provided the inspiration for the swimming pool-esqe style.

How was the hairstyle created? If you are natural then most likely you already have all the items you need in your hair arsenal. Stylists used an almost mad hair scientist mixture of gels, hair oils, mousse and creams in order to make hair obey as well as create the “wet” look.

Balmain never disappoints in its fashions or in the hair department. Therefore, take a page out of Balmain’s stylish book and rock one of the latest hair trends!

Look also spied in Balmain ad campaign

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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2016 – Girls Take Paris!

Arianne SuggsUpdated on November 29, 2016November 29, 2016Leave a Comment

We couldn’t be anymore jealous! Right now the streets of beautiful Paris are full of equally gorgeous supermodels. This morning all of the VS starlets arrived in France to prepare for one of the sexiest nights of television, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2016.

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2016 – Girls Take Paris!

If you have been keeping up with Vickie’s Secret on social it then you are aware that it has been a whirlwind developing the show. Busy castings, eliminations, lingerie designing, fittings, stage construction and the list goes on. However, with all that hard work at the forefront there is still more work behind the scenes.

For instance, the models themselves have to be in top notch shape to wear itsy-bitsy couture pieces. How hard did these ladies train for Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2016? Many began working out to whittle down and tone up over a month ago. Here are a few examples of their workouts:

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2016

Intense right? So then, its safe to say all of these fab models have definitely earned and deserve this trip to Paris, France. The girls enjoyed fun and relaxation on the plane ride over. some even snapping Polaroid photos with a super cute pink camera. Moreover, there arrival pics looked like the sorority every girl would love to join.

Maria Borges and Fellow VS Models Headed to Rehearsal

Some quick fun facts is that Maria Borges, Lais Ribiero, Joan Smalls and Jasmine Tookes will be walking the runway tomorrow night as the show is recorded. Tookes has been given the honor of wearing the coveted Fantasy Bra this year. Since 1996 one model has been chosen each year to wear the luxurious bra. Jasmine is the second black model to receive the honor. Catch the full show when it airs December 5th.

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Get the Look: Runway Red Lip Color by Jour/Ne

Arianne SuggsUpdated on October 17, 2016October 17, 2016Leave a Comment

Want to look like a supermodel fresh off the runway? Forget being 5’9, regardless of industry stats you can steal the hottest catwalk trends and make them your very own! What’s smoking up the beauty game for 2017? Red lip color is back with a vengeance and no one slayed it quite like Jour/Ne.

Get the Look: Runway Red Lip Color by Jour/Ne

Not familiar with Jour/Ne? Jour/Ne is a French ready to wear label that designs all of its exclusive creations right in the heart of Paris. The brand’s garments are all hand-crafted and made with passion as well as precision.

Jour/Ne recently revealed their 2017 Spring/Summer collection during Paris Fashion Week. The makeup that accompanied each garment was executed using all MAC Cosmetics. MAC put it best regarding the red lip color when it captioned a Jour/Ne pic stating, “Snow White, eat your heart out.”

Red Lip Color Tutorial

Snow White already got her prince must she stay the fairest with the bombest lip color too? Heck, no! MAC Cosmetics broke down how to get the coveted red lip color look. Here’s what they said,

“Get the look with Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour in Dance With Me, with an added thin layer of Feels So Grand. Topped with Clear Lipglass mixed with a bit of Red Glitter. For a darker skin tone, use High Drama with the addition of Lipglass in Clear and mixed with Glitter in Reflects Blackened Red.”

Not too shabby right? Very simple directions that will have you looking like a designer muse in no time flat. Plus, super mad props to MAC Cosmetics on including details for ladies of all skin tones. With makeup it is not always an “one product fits all.” Therefore, it is great to see a growing trend in diversity even in the makeup industry.

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