Category: Fashion&Beauty
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Farida Eid will represent Africa at the International RLSD Showcase in Taipei, Taiwan. The Real Leather. Stay Different. (RLSD) Africa Talent Leather Design Showcase has named Farida Eid of Egypt as the Most Commendable Designer 2025, making her the first designer outside Ethiopia to claim the award. Her winning design, the Zahw – Serpent Sandal, is hailed as “a powerful…
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A proper eyewear cleaning routine—using mild soap, lukewarm water, and a microfiber cloth—keeps lenses crystal clear and protects delicate coatings from scratches and damage. (Photo: Freepik) You wipe your lenses with the hem of your T-shirt; you fog them with your breath and rub away smeary fingerprints with a tissue. Little moments like these add…
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Renowned African luxury accessories designer Adele Dejak has unveiled her latest collection, Jasiri 2026, reinforcing her brand’s reputation for sustainable luxury. The launch event took place on Friday, September 26, at Kiambu Studio, drawing fashion enthusiasts and industry figures. The Jasiri 2026 collection draws inspiration from strength, beauty, and the modern African woman. Adele Dejak…
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Bob Dewar: The visionary behind Concours d’Elegance The Concours d’Elegance is known across the region as a glamorous blend of classic cars, high fashion, and family entertainment. Behind this annual spectacle was one constant figure: Bob Dewar, the man who kept the event running for fifty-four years of his life. The 2025 edition is the…
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Must-Have Winter Wardrobe Pieces Every Kenyan Fashionista Should Own Kenya’s cold season rolling in? Don’t let your style hibernate. It’s actually the perfect chance to really show off your layering skills and elevate your cold-weather looks. And here’s the best part: building a killer winter wardrobe doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Thanks to mtumba…
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A survey found more than half the respondents had felt embarrassed by their own shoes or someone else’s stink./SCREENGRAB Almost every household has at least one pair of shoes whose odour is impossible to ignore. Multiply that by a family’s worth of footwear, stack them on a rack, and you have a domestic design problem…
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Amelia Gray walking for Michael Kors, who sent out earthy toned suits. JP Yim Getty Images New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 saw a surge of independent designers leveraging unconventional venues and provocative themes to challenge the dominance of legacy fashion houses. From burlesque clubs to cemeteries, these emerging brands are redefining runway norms and…
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With only days left to the Miss Uganda 2025/26 grand finale slated for this Saturday, September 20, at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, the city’s conversations have shifted from politics and football to gowns, crowns, and the ideals of the modern Ugandan woman. At the center of the pageant is V&A, not just as a sponsor,…
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Kenya’s leading personalized skincare company, Bandari Beauty, has just opened a big new shop at Sarit in Westlands. This new location is a huge deal for the company, which started just seven years ago as a small online business and now has over 40,000 customers. At the Sarit store, you can get special services like…
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The recent Nairobi Polo tournament, sponsored by Tusker Malt, was an incredible weekend that perfectly mixed serious sport with a lively, high-fashion social party. Top polo teams battled it out, but the energy off the field was just as exciting, with crowds dressed in chic, elegant outfits and celebrity guests like Fag 5 Freddie joining…