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The premier of the Camer Couture fashion showcase saw an eclectic mix of media representatives from the BBC, New African Woman, The Voice, Arise Magazine, Cameroon Gazette, VoxAfrica and OHTV etc as well as a crowd that was more cosmopolitan than the London streets! It is only therefore fair to say that this event was the most talked about showcase within the community and beyond!!

From Hong Kong to Germany, Cameroon to Nigeria, South Africa to Australia, the Camer Couture showcase has received wide interests from afar. Following on from this enormous success and huge turnout, the 2010 event is kick starting with a bang!

Are you a designer with Cameroonian origins?
Would you like to participate in the 2010 showcase?
Would you like to be part of this unique and chic event which Camer Couture is?
Are you passionate, determined and creative?
Are you calm under pressure and able to deliver high quality garments?

If the answer is YES, then Camer Couture needs YOU!!

Their Criteria for selection is:
· The participant should be emerging, with a business name and should be in business under one label name if already established.
· Collections should be ready to wear or couture and be exclusive to the Camer Couture Fashion showcase.
· The maximum number of garments to be shown is 15 and minimum 10.

Their Requirements are:
· Designer biography/CV.
· Label background.
· Label logo.
· Colour images of most recent collection (x10, high resolution, excellent quality).
· 100 words synopsis about your label for publicity purposes.
· Any experience/participation at international/local fashion events.
· Any awards recognition.
· A recent fashion portfolio (this will be returned after the selection process).
· 1 single garment from your recent collection (this will be returned after the selection process).
· A registration fee of £200 (payable once accepted).
· All required documents to be received by 28 February 2010.

For further information, please email info@camercouture.com
Please also go to our website: www.camercouture.com
Find us on Facebook: Camer Couture

If you would like to model, be a stylist, makeup artist or hairstylist at the show please email them. If you would also like to be a photographer or videographer on the day, please email them with your details.

Don't miss this opportunity. You could be featured on the BBC or on Bella Naija!

Check the links below for the premier coverage of their show.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8320592.stm

http://www.bellanaija.com/2009/11/15/camer-couture-fashion-showcase/

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AUDITIONS URBAN TRIBES DESIGN COMPETITION

Kristen Malan, an advertising and marketing guru turned jewellery maker scooped first prize at the AuDitions Urban Tribes design competition held 3 days ago at the Turbine Hall in Newtown, South Africa.

The judges were unanimous in selecting Kristen's 18 carat gold and perspex bubble arm piece entitled Molecular Truth and a gold sickle-weave cell phone cage entitled Hands Off as the wining pieces.

While Malan was always drawn to colour, she officially opened her own jewellery design business in June 2008. She decided to enter the competition because the design brief was so amazing and in her opinion it was the most prestigious competition in South Africa.

Molecular Truth


Hands Off

In second place was Eduard Classen

His piece entitled The Pollinator

In third place was Lincoln Mokoena

His piece entitled Deco & Wine Cellar Fellow

For more of the story, click here

Do you live in South Africa and are looking for work within the SA fashion industry?

Well click here and may lady luck be with you!

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FROZEN DREAMS: SURREALISM AWAKENED BY VLISCO

The new ‘Frozen Dreams’ fabric collection from Vlisco inspires you to splash your life with your dreams. As you sense reality fading away, kaleidoscopic patterns evoke hallucinations that surpass the imagination. This cutting edge collection encapsulates a range of distinct emotions, a landscape of dreams that reverberates with compelling wonders.

A haven where dazzling greens and blues and intense yellows are pacified by adoring pinks. The vivid colour palette intensifies the delicate strength of the designs. Precious gemstones and psychedelic ornaments form strikingly graphic designs and a contrasting sensation alongside warm, feminine energy.

While the romantic wavy layered designs prolong your dreamy mood, the outspoken ones capture your visions. Together they tell a poetic tale, a legend that reveals the wonders over and over again. This collection can also be enjoyed as part of the ‘Frozen Dreams’ fashion & accessories collection available in Vlisco Boutiques as of November.

The words beautiful, stunning, elegant are not enough to describe these!

www.vlisco.com

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MAY YOUR OCCASION BE IJORERE!

Who would have thought that incorporating the ankara or lace materials into an invitation would create someting so unique and beautiful?

Well, meet Ola-Tokunbo Morin-Muhammed aka "Toksy" a talented and creative young Nigerian/American lady who saw the ankara and lace fabrics as something more than wearable!

Her designs are breathtaking, they are beautiful, chic and one of a kind and very befitting of her slogan..."May your occasion be Ijorere - A day that is grand".

Well you know you certainly will have a grand day with Ijorere as your invitation maker!

Here below is her interview, I couldn't resist talking to her. Happy Reading!

FS: What is the concept behind Ijorere invitations?
Ola-Tokunbo:IJORERE (pronounced e-jaw-ray-ray) started as an idea to change the minds of Africans that do not understand the importance of “The Invitation”. I say African, because you know how “our people” can be, they would rather print out flyers or go for $1.00 Invites. They just don’t think it’s that important.
An Invitation is that 1st taste of what is to come. It is by the invitation that you know what kind of class the event will be… Thus comes the slogan “After all, your day comes but once, Shouldn’t it be IJORERE, A Day that is Grand? I decided to alter their minds by providing invites you simply couldn’t throw away. IJORERE are keepsake Luxurious & Eco-friendly handmade Invitations that celebrates the uniqueness of all cultures.

FS: How did you get the initial idea off the ground into a budding business?
Ola-Tokunbo: I started out 7 years ago creating my own wedding invitations. Of course they were beautiful and enquiring minds wanted to know who made them, shocked to discover I did them myself. I really don’t know why they were so surprised though, since I’ve always been a designer. Anyway, I ended up making invites for family & friends and loved handcrafting so much, it dawned on me that this was “Design” I was made to do. I had a friend design me a logo that made a bold statement, brainstormed a unique unused business name (courtesy of my mother), registered my company, trademarked my logo, found a photographer whom understood how to capture the beauty of IJORERE Invites & found a creative web designer for my website. Wah lah! IJORERE was born.

FS: Mixing Ankara and lace in an invitation card is not something that easily comes to mind but you have done it and it looks absolutely beautiful, what made you decide to do this?
Ola-Tokunbo: I did a lot of search on invitations before going forth on this idea. I wanted to set myself apart from the rest. I didn’t want to be another “cliché” invitation designer. I saw patterns of fabric incorporated on stationery but then I thought why create a pattern on paper when you can use the pattern itself? I also noticed the patterns, would be European, Contemporary. Some even had ethnic inspired patterns that were Indian or Asian but I hadn’t seen African patterns. The idea came literally at a moment of inspiration: the proverbial light-bulb experience, I went into my closet, took all the beautiful left over pieces of my lace & Ankara and work it in to my invitation samples…it worked!

FS: Where can people order Ijorere invitations?
Ola-Tokunbo: By visiting www.ijorere.com

FS: How can they contact you?
Ola-Tokunbo: They can contact me by email on: ola@ijorere.com or by phoning 001.312.401.3956.

FS: You said you have always been a designer, I take it you come from a creative background?
Ola-Tokunbo: Yes, I am an Architect by profession, I studied Architecture and obtained a Bachelors degree in 2001 and I’ve always had a love for art & design ever since I was 10 months old (so my mom claims). Designing has always come easy for me and I recollect a story once of my dad and how he would take a pencil to bed and draw my mom on the sheets while she was sleeping. She would awake only to be completely vexed with art all over the bed sheets! LOL…so I most have inherited these skills from my dad…I guess you could say I am just born this way ;-)

FS: Any advise to the budding entrepreneurs out there?
Ola-Tokunbo: You know Cynthia, I truly believe every one of us is born with “That something special” …so I’m not an expert in a lot of things, but I do know I have an eye for Art. My advice to others is to do as you will & follow your heart...But do so with your eyes WIDE WIDE open. The most successful people in the world do what they do best!

Well you've read the story, you know how to contact Ola-Tokunbo, now see the creations!

Voila!

You know where to go for your next invitation!

May your occasion be IJORERE - A day that is grand indeed!

http://www.ijorere.com/

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ANGGY HAIF, L'EXCENTRIQUE DU CAMEROUN

Viewed as an eccentric and outlandish designer, Anggy Haif loves to express himself in a very flamboyant way and it is no wonder he is dubbed one of Cameroon's very top designers.

Fresh from his stint on the Camer Couture fashion showcase last 2 weeks, he now reveals his new fashion and accessories collection.

Check some out below, how fab are the bags?!

Photography: Simon Cabrejo

http://www.anggy.book.fr/

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CATWALK FOR AFRICA..AFROCHIC A LA MODE

Once again fashion from the African continent takes centre stage and this time the place is none other than in Hammamet, Tunisia.

After a stunning success of the Miami edition of Catwalk for Africa, Arlette Badjeck and her partner Gwladys Ngo Tedja are putting their skills and experience together to produce a spectacular, top notch fashion and entertainment featuring world class designers.

The designers on show will be newcomers Bot I Lam, Pacy Koné and international stars Imane Ayissi, Martial Tapolo and Ally Rehmtullah.

This show will be one to be remembered so get yourself to Hammamet in Tunisia and experience "Afrochic à la mode".
If you think you live too far, well think again! Email Arlette and she will advise you on how to get there: arlie@catwalkforafrica.com

This event was born in an effort to revitalise, redefine and significantly increase the presence of African fashion in the global market. So be there to be part of this global dominance!

Date: Saturday, December 5th 2009
Venue: Oasis Nightclub Hammamet
Country: Tunisia
Tel: 00216 22 02 14 28 / 00 216 71 814 168
Website: http://www.catwalkforafrica.com/

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CAMER COUTURE SHOWCASE: SNEAK PREVIEW!

Hello guys, as you all know the Camer Couture fashion showcase a show celebrating talent and creativity from Cameroon took place last saturday at the Shoreditch Studios here in London.

The event was buzzing with press and tv crews and with almost 250 guests it was a show you didn't want to miss.

The reviews so far have been wonderful and this is a great encouragement to me and the rest of the Camer Couture team members. Despite all the obstacles and the fact that we had to juggle our personal careers with this initiative, we made it happen and did so in a great way.

To see some pictures, go to the Dulce Camer blog here: http://dulcecamer.blogspot.com/2009/10/camer-couture-sneak-preview.html

I may upload more later ;-))

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