Posts Tagged Fashion
Global Fashion according to Essence Missed the Mark
September 9, 2015 by Administrator
by Atim Annette Oton This summer, Essence released a new edition on Global Fashion and lots of folks seem to have loved it. I am happy that Essence has finally left the United States and has begun to cover the world more seriously. It started its journey by choosing to begin in Tanzania’s Serengeti – [...]
Tags: atim annette oton, calabar magazine, essence, Essence Magazine, Fashion, global fashion issue, joiee thorpe
African Fashion Week, NY – July 15-17
July 13, 2010 by Administrator
About Africa Fashion Week (New York) Adireé Fashion Agency (Executive Producer of AFWNY), partners and sponsors will host Africa Fashion Week New York (AFWNY) in New York, NY. AFWNY is a luxury multi-day event that will include Runway shows, exhibition, and industry networking events with the sole purpose of raising awareness of the African Fashion/Entertainment [...]
2010 - articles, Brooklyn Style, Departments, Fashion, Features|No Comments
Tags: African Fashion, black designers, Fashion, NY fashiopn
Breaking with Traditions: Brooklyn Wedding Designers
December 26, 2009 by Administrator
by Tamara Walker Certainly the most memorable 24 hours in a woman’s life is her wedding day. Each bride-to-be makes the event her own by adding a piece of herself to the festivities through something special added to the ceremony or even her dress. Breaking with tradition is gradually becoming a wedding tradition in itself. Weddings today are much more than just an expression of a [...]
Tags: black designers, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Boutiques, brooklyn fashion, Brooklyn's creative industry, Fashion, fashion industry
African Designers in Brooklyn
December 26, 2009 by Administrator
by Bonnie Sandy Sterling and Atim Annette Oton Brooklyn is a borough of immigrants. Their influence on Brooklyn’s aesthetic can be seen in the growing fashion industry. From presentations, fashion shows to the business models, some Brooklyn designers are doing what it takes to stay in the industry. But, one must leave these traditional expectations [...]
Tags: black designers, Bonnie Sandy Sterling, Boutique, bring-together, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Boutiques, brooklyn fashion, brooklyn fashion gallery, Brooklyn's creative industry, brooklyn-bridge, Fashion, fashion industry, fulton-street, moshood
A Brooklyn Shopping Escapade
December 26, 2009 by Administrator
A Summer Shopping Experience by Atim Annette Oton and Bonnie Sandy Sterling Summer is here and already the traffic is hectic and in full blast. Who’s coming? Who’s going and what to take with you for vacation? What can you get? And more importantly, where can you find it? The age-old shopping questions prevail. This [...]
2007 - articles, Fashion|2 Comments
Tags: black designers, Bonnie Sandy Sterling, Brookkyn Shopping, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Boutiques, brooklyn fashion gallery, Brooklyn's creative industry, calabar imports, Fashion, fashion industry, moshood, Pieces, Tribal Truths
Where are the Production Facilities?
October 30, 2009 by Administrator
Fall has announced herself with a bang and the phone is ringing with designers for an inkling: are they moving in the right direction or not? Show producers are calling for designers’ information and press kits; customers are asking who’s showing, when, where and what’s new? These days, I send them to the designer’s web [...]
Tags: black designers, brooklyn fashion, Brooklyn's creative industry, Courtney Washington, Fashion, fashion industry, media training, press kits, production facilities