Supermodel Ajuma Covers COUTURE AFRICA Beauty Issue

Ajuma on the cover of Couture Africa Magazine.

For those of you who don't know about this Kenyan glamazon, Ajuma Nasenyana is an international supermodel (formerly of Ford Models) with a resume that includes work for Ungaro, LACOSTE, Issey Miyake, and Vivienne Westwood.

The Beauty Issue is available now on Nairobi store shelves, and also digitally here.

... and inside.

Tanzanian Bespoke Suit Maker SHERIA NGOWI Makes Waves

Designer Sheria Ngowi

Sheria Ngowi is receiving all kinds of honours and accolades these days. This guys has been quietly building a brand in high-end custom menswear in Tanzania. and now with critical acclaim at Swahili and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Africa, it's all starting to pay off. Grown men only allowed here. In an interview late last year, Sheria says:

"My aim is to at least spark interest and growth in the fashion industry in Tanzania and Africa as a whole and challenge these fashion superpowers because we have talent, all that we need is exposure and investment in the right areas."

Sheria Ngowi has been featured here in VOGUE Italia, which would be a coup for any designer from any part of the world:

The Sheria Ngowi flagship store is now open in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. We love it.

Kenyan-Based Jewellery Designer Adele Dejak at GUILD Design Fair in Capetown

"Between 27th February and 9th March, 8,500 visitors made their way to the inaugural GUILD Design Fair in Cape Town to enjoy hand-made limited-edition design from celebrated global galleries and institutions.

We were in attendance, as part of the Design Network Africa (DNA) delegation, along with commercial galleries, design organisations and revered institutions from Brazil, Italy, South Africa, Spain, UK, USA and beyond."

See hi-lights from Adele's trip here.

OUR Lupita Starts to Make That Coint

Our local heroine Lupita Nyong'o has just gotten the inevitable... the honour of being named the new face of a HUGE brand. That brand is cosmetics giant Maison Lancome. Read the deets on The Hollywood Reporter, and watch her make the announcement here: