NEW KID ON THE CATWALK

Arlenis Sosa hails from the Dominican Republic. This gorgeous model is quickly becoming a recognizable face in top fashions shows and has just recently become a Victoria Secret Angel. Arlenis is also the first woman of colour to be the face of Lancome. She has accomplished all of this in such a short time and is just getting started. Watch this space.
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2009 MTV MOVIE AWARDS

Vanessa Hudgens in Max Azria

Leighton Meester in Emilio de la Morena

Hayden Panettiere in Ungaro

Megan Fox in Dolce & Gabbana

Cameron Diaz

Here are the celebs who made the cut for my favourite outfits on the MTV Movie Awards red carpet. Hope you like them too.
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THE COCO DUFFEL BAG BY ALEXANDER WANG

Mary-Kate Olsen

Alexander Wang's latest 'it bag' has become a must have, not only for celebrities such as Mary-Kate Olsen but also for the ordinary fashionista. The 'it bag' was sold out so quickly on e-shopping websites that we can only feel that the era of it bags is coming back. I feel as though it is only a matter of time until other celebrities get hold of this little jewel.

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THE HAIR COLOUR FOR 2009: BLONDED BRUNETTE

Kim Kardashian

Halle Berry

Leona Lewis

Leighton Meester

Whitney Port

Audrina Patridge

AnnaLynne McCord

These former blondes and brunettes have all opted for a blonded brunette colour for their locks in 2009. This colour is becoming increasingly popular as it warms up ones face and it flatters so many different skin tones, whether dark or light.

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KRAZY ABOUT KRUGER

Only recently did I start to find that Diane Kruger's style was really catching my eye, she's been taking risks with her style... I don't know if she just upgraded her style or changed her stylist, but I definitely like it.
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GLORIA WAVAMUNNO: THE COLLECTION

I previously posted a feature on this young Ugandan designer who showed her collection during the Arise African Fashion Week. A few years ago, my sister went on holiday to Uganda with her boyfriend at the time and was introduced to Gloria, her dream was to become a fashion designer. A couple of weeks ago, my sister bumped into Gloria in a mall and she told her that she was going to be showing her collection at the Arise African Fashion Week. Gloria's dedication to fashion designing is evident when you look at her collection. I selected the above pictures as they were my favourite pieces in her collection. I loved the asymetric one piece shorts the corseted dresses. She also added feather details in some pieces and i loved the way she combined pieces that were had neutral colours with others that had brighter colours. For some of her pieces she used african fabric but still kept it modern, comfortable and wearable. I loved the contrast between the dresses that were corseted at the top combined with a lot of volume at the bottom, they had a ballerina feel to them. Oh, and how could I forget the wedding dress... amazing really.
Bravo, Gloria
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PLEATED SHORT A LA KATE MOSS

Another trend alert from none other than Kate Moss, she was recently spotted wearing a cute pair of pleated shorts that were also seen during the Chanel S/S 2010 collection. This very simple and adorable trend will (in my opinion) be very 'tendance', very soon'.

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DESIGNER TO WATCH: GLORIA WAVAMUNNO

Name?

Gloria Wavamunno

Age?

24

Occupation?

Fashion Designer

What inspired/encouraged you to become a fashion designer and when did you realize that’s what you wanted to be?

I know i have always loved clothes from a young age, my mother and aunts were in the fashion industry in Uganda, my aunts still are, so i was always around clothes and fabrics. It was my love.

Who and what inspires your style and collection?

My emotions mainly inspire my creations and myself. My mother is my muse for style, but mainly my emotions make me.

Favourite store?

Oh that's a hard one, favorite store at the moment arrogant cat.

Favourite city to shop?

London/Shanghai

Favourite designer?

Everything by Karl Largerfeld

Your favourite item of clothing?

Sunglasses

Trend prediction?

interesting individuality

Do you have a style icon? If yes, who is it?

Well at the moment :) Amber Rose

Style Advice?

Express you, what else can you do?

ARISE AFRICAN FASHION WEEK 09

The inauguration of the Arise African Fashion Week kicked off on Friday, 12 June 2009, and has ever since showcased a number of extremely talented and promising African designers that we should all keep our eyes on. Upon leaving the Lanre da Silva and Gloria Wavamunno shows, I couldn't resist the urge to photograph some really stylish and cool kids... So I did just that. Most of them were either studying fashion design, working for fashion magazines or designers themselves. I hope you like them as much as I did.

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Aran... Cute Bag!

Maleeq... I love the hat!

Preppy Chic...Derrick Mhlongo

Meet Palesa Mzizi... she just looked too cute, I couldn't resist

Ramon McHardy... He's studying fashion design and he made his jacket.

Olivia and Alice. They're both co-designers for Lalesso

The Cute Finnish Gal... Suvi Matinaro. She's an assistant designer for a leading Finnish textile and clothing company called Marimekko, but was at the African Fashion Week with the Pambili team.

The Models... Isi Atagamen and Amaka Chirah

Ridhwana Shaik and Melissa Maxted

They both work for magazines, The Oprah Magazine and Glamour South Africa.

Fashionable Siblings... here is Gloria Wavamunno's sister wearing one of her sister's creations

PETER LIPPMANN FOR LOUBOUTIN

This campaign is very different from the ones we're used to seeing. a single silhouette or face of a model cannot be spotted. It is purely the beauty and perfection of Christian Louboutin's work combined with the photographic genius of Peter Lippmann resulted in a beautiful work of art that we're not used to seeing due to all the top models that raid the first couple of pages of Vogue and Bazaar.

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