Fong Leng Fashion & Art. The other day we attended the opening of the exhibition Fong Leng, Fashion & Art at The Amsterdam Museum. Continue reading
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Gummischtuck goes Tribal
Gummischtuck goes Tribal
“A great way to wear the tribal or ethnic look is with accessories. Mention the word tribal accessories and the first thing that comes to anyone’s mind is big chunky necklace made of multiple rows of beads or a head dress with exotic feathers in it. All of us carry a couple of pieces of ethnic or tribal accessories in our wardrobe knowingly or unknowingly. It could be a chunky beaded necklace, silk thread bangles, a cowrie embellished belt, beaded footwear or a quirky tribal hair band. This season, the effort is to put wild pieces together with tame or boring clothing to create a statement making look.” (read more at afromeetseuro)
Fringes allsorts

Advertising campaign for COMME des GARÇONS, SHIRT. Designed by Ronnie Cooke Newhouse, sculpture by Simen Johan
Left: (one of the) The African Queens, New York magazine, August 2012, photographed by Namsa Leuba. Right: Photographer unknown; probably taken from National Geographic Magazine (via)

EMBA CERULEAN Sapphire Mink, 1952


Left; Artist Pamela Sunday and her work (photo by Paul Sunday via OEN). Right: Collage by and via armbryterskan’s photostream.
Sapeurs






2012, Resort collection: Burberry Prorsum, from this collection onwards, Christopher Bailey tends to get inspired by Africana (other than the out-of-africa approach) visible in stripes, dessins and accessoiries .(photo: Burberry Prorsum)



Kenzo and Vans (via)


Out of Africa



Vogue US June 2007, photo’s by Arthur Elgort Stylist; Grace Coddington(via)
From Peter Alexander’s catalogue autumn/winter 2008 (via)

Jackie magazine, April, 2011/Photographer: Petrovsky & Ramone/ Styling: Renu Kashyap
Vogue Australia, December 2011/Photographer: Max Doyle/Styling: Naomi Smith

Men’s Magazine, Australia, Winter 2011 (via)



Harpers Bazaar, Australia, March 2012. Photographer: WILL DAVIDSON/Styling: JILLIAN DAVIDSON (via)On the right Robert Redford washing Meryl Streep’s hair in the movie.

Vogue India, April 2012, Photo by Tejal Panti/Stylist: Anaita Shroff Adajania. (via)
Back in the days ‘out-of-africa’ was a I-have-no-inspiration-theme. I guess that hasn’t change much.
We know Africa is in Trend today (april 2012) but in quite a different way than this!! But that’s only our opinion. >Check that out!
Bananas


Maria Sybille Merian, Bananas (Musa Paradisiaca) (via)

Carmen Miranda in Chanel. Vogue Paris, nov 2009.Photographer: David Sims. Stylist: Carine Roitfeld. Hair: Guido Palau. Makeup: Lucia Pieroni.