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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Alpha Blondie Comes to Town
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| Alpha Blondie. He's not the youngest guy in the world, but his youthful spirit shines through in his colourful choice of knitwear. |
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| It was a garden party on a coldish day so I wore this peplum lace dress with a pink blazer. |
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| Rolled out with my usual crew - Sauti Sol & Marek. |
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| Alpha with KikoRomeo designer Ann McCreath |
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| Clearly something very hilarious happened; with my sister Janet. |
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| Marek wears a print shirt by Ankara Vintage. |
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| And we posed it up with the legend Alpha Blondie! |
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| Cololy's designer Hamed Coulibaly with KikoRomeo's Ann McCreath. |
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| Sauti Sol |
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| In deep discussions about future collaborations and loud style. |
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| Our hostess-with-the-mostest Madame Valerie Coulibaly, Honourable Consul of Cote d'Ivoire. |
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| Those glasses. Alpha Blondie has such a magnanimous spirit; made me proud to be an '80s child from Cote'Ivoire. |
I'm not exactly a reggae fan, nor was I impressed by the artist's no-show last Friday night as we all waited in a field for a concert that never was. In spite of all the drama, Alpha Blondie is a music legend, hailing from the country I was born in (Cote d'Ivoire), and with a warm face and even warmer heart. We loved meeting him.
All images courtesy of Willis John, and a million thanks to the Cote d'Ivoire in Kenya Association for having us!
Yes, Solange Is Still Fly
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| Solange Knowles performs at the Northside Festival in Brooklyn... |
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| ...and at Bonnaroo in Tennessee. |
Monday, June 17, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Friday, June 7, 2013
"The Great Gatsby" Was.... Everything!
This premiere is the kind of thing I live for, naturally. Period film and themed parties and two of my faves combined! I wore a wine-coloured vintage dress I've had in my closet forever, along with a sparkly headband and a lot of string pearls. So committed was I to the theme that I even dug out and put on some very girly, very matchy-matchy vintage-look earrings (I never wear earrings). My now curly hair went up and up!
And we had to give Mashariki Mix Presenter Nic Wangundu a 1920s do-over as well...
The critics have been unforgiving, but I for one loved The Great Gatsby. The Art Direction and Costume Design were sublime - a riot of colour and vintage styling with a modern edge. I am forever a fan of Director Baz Luhrmann serving up classic stories and making them relevant to contemporary culture.
The Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/reviews/article-2325782/The-Great-Gatsby-review-Baz-Luhrmanns-film-shallow-spilt-champagne.html
Rotten Tomatoes http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_great_gatsby_2012/
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| This movie is a styling gem - classic all-American menswear & ladies dressed to the nines to sit at home. |
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| Emma Cavendish of Adelle Dejak (left), Aprelle Duany, CEO KikoRomeo (right) |
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| Shreya Karia, Director SHK Consulting, Brennen Matthew, Chief Editor Destination Magazine |
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| Bree Wanjiru, SHK Consulting, Chimano of Sauti Sol, model Rashid Robert |
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| Actor Gerald Langiri & Musician/Actress Patricia Kihoro |
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| Miriam & Robert Crippa of Oltre Fashions, with Bree of SHK Consulting |
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| Fashion blogger Ess with Diana Opoti of Designing Africa |
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| Nic Wangundu, Presenter Mashariki Mix |
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| New friends: Aprelle Duany of KikoRomeo and me. |
The Great Gatsby opens in Kenyan theatres on June 7th. That's today.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
Behind-the-Scenes at "Mashariki Mix"
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| Mashariki Mix Entertainment News presenter Amina Abdi in a metallic bubble dress. |
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| In her next change, Amina wears a Chinese-collar top from Jorge's Wardrobe. |
Meanwhile earlier in the day...
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| Swahili presenter Sarah Hassan wears a peach cowl-neck dress from VIVO. |
Find VIVO here, and watch Mashariki Mix weeknights at 19.30 on AfricaMagic (MNET).