africans in the news: Deola Sagoe to show at New York Fashion Week??

for a while, the name on everyone's lips and at the forefront of africa's fashion scene was deola sagoe. curiously, while we've stumbled on a few deola sagoe-centered editorials here and there, the brand has been noticeably absent from all Arise Africa's fashion shows from inception till date. however, according to the NYT article we posted below (see paragraph 16), "the afrocentric tunics...of Deola Sagoe...will be unveiled in New York during fashion week in February."

we absolutely CANNOT wait!!!!!!! THIS IS SUCH A BIG DEAL and we're very excited to pass this information along :-)

xo

paying attention: the NY Times//designing to an afro beat

[l-r: SUNO NY spring/summer 2009; rodarte spring 2010; na'vi, a character from the movie AVATAR]

in october 2009, we blogged about an article from the New York Times titled "putting african style on the page." once again, the NYT focuses on africa's influence on mainstream culture in a recent piece titled "designing to an afro beat." we're glad africa is slowly but surely getting its due recognition.

read the article here and view its accompanying slideshow, "the in continent", here.

xo

SLiq Updates: happy new year!

hello and happy new year *shy face* + :-)

apologies are in order for disappearing for a week. as earlier expressed way back in july, we all have quite a bit going on and juggling all our commitments has been rather daunting. but where there's a will, there's a way! we're fully committed to our blog and we apologize for the times we've been a little quiet.

that said, we have an unbelievable amount of new and old discoveries to share with you. so sit back, relax, and enjoy :-) we haven't made any concrete resolutions where our blog is concerned but, without giving too much away, we fully intend on making the SLiq experience as exciting as we possibly can for you this year. ooooh, it's going to be G-O-O-D :-)

oh, while we're still on house-keeping stuff, HUGE HUGE HUGE apologies to our wonderful readers who left comments while we were away. unfortunately, we lost a few of them due to a little mishap on blogger :-( so if you left a comment and it hasn't showed up on the blog, we're truly sorry...it has poofed far beyond our reach :-(

the good news is we love ALL your comments and can't wait to cook up more comment-worthy posts! so please bear with us, stay tuned, and stay excited about Africa!

xo

love: the african hologram dress

totally dying over this african print jersey + bling bling dress...it's only the most amazing dress, like, EVER. love, love, love.

get yours here!

xo

ShopAfrica online: virgos lounge

we mentioned a few weeks ago that we were looking forward to the launch of virgos lounge, a new e-boutique for decadent vintage and vintage-inspired dresses, run by nigerian ladies :-) the store is now up and running and the pieces are absolutely ah-mazing!!!! oh, and they're offering free delivery on all UK orders! what are you waiting for?!?!?!?

happy shopping!

xo

ShopAfrica brick + mortar: the Jewel by Lisa studio is now open!

[lisa folawiyo, creative director of 'jewel by lisa', wearing a JBL piece from her spring 2010 collection]

regulars on this blog know how much we love Jewel by Lisa...so it shouldn't surprise you that we're extra excited about the opening of her studio in Lagos, Nigeria! we're definitely swinging by as soon as we can. here's where to go:

11, Ribadu Street

Off Awolowo Road

Lagos, Nigeria

happy shopping/exploring :-)

x0

source:

JBL's homepage!

ShopAfrica: L-Shandi

slowly but surely, african entrepreneurs are carving out e-homes for themselves with e-commerce options! YAY! it's not enough to have a website with dead links that were last updated in 1996...potential rant over :-) we're excited to add L-Shandi to the ranks of websites with e-stores and are super excited to share this news with you! shop here for pretty lace dresses, purses, and fabric...you'll probably find something you like!

xo