FASHION FINEST LONDON FASHION WEEK-THE SEPTEMBER 2011 EDITION SCHEDULE

Fashion Finest London Fashion Week off schedule show will be taking place on the
17th &and 18th September at two beautiful venues in London.
Following on from Fashions Finest inaugural London Fashion Week shows in
February 2011 and immediately being recognized as an official off schedule show,
Fashions Finest London Fashion Week shows are back for season 2 this September
for 2 days of shows.
With over 15 years of fashion show production experience, the Fashions Finest
London Fashion Week shows are one of the most popular and sort after off schedule
shows for designers to participate in during London Fashion Week. Not only are the
Fashions Finest shows renowned for discovering new talent and giving opportunities
to those that would not normally be able to afford to participate at London Fashion
Week. The shows attract press, buyers and fashionistas from around the world who
want to see the new trends that are being developed by the designers that Fashions
Finest feature.
Fashions Finest shows are aimed at brand new or emerging designers as well as
established designers that want to use these shows as a platform to either launch
themselves or a brand new collection that they have.
Day One: 17 September
Shows on this day are aimed at new and emerging and international designers that
have been established for more than nine months and have already done at least
one fashion show. The designers will be an eclectic mix of new & emerging UK
based designers, alongside international designers from across the world.
Day Two: 18 September
An evening of shows particularly aimed at new UK based designers that have been
in existence for less than 9 months and generally have never featured in a major
fashion show before.
Fashions Finest feel it is important that new designers are given an affordable
opportunity to be a part of the London Fashion Week experience and Fashions
Finest is one of the few companies that give fashion designers this opportunity.
Show Schedule Saturday 17 September
6PM Show - REGISTER FOR TICKETS
· Marie MacSharry (UK)
· Jose Hendo (UK)
· Mzansi Designers Emporium (South Africa)
· Richelle Dynae with Audra E (UK/USA)
· KIKI Clothing (Ghana)
9PM Show - REGISTER FOR TICKETS
· Afrikanus (Angola)
· Smart Designers (Zambia)
· Ahdookeh (Nigeria)
· TEECEE Shoe N Clothing (Nigeria)
Show Schedule Sunday 18 September
8.00 pm Show - REGISTER FOR TICKETS
· MAALI (Nigeria)
· Turita Fogg (UK)
· Jo Black Craze London (UK)
· Jan Knibbs (UK)
· Serene Debelle (UK)
· Cherish Kofaro (UK)
· BAI IMAGinE (UK)
Notes to editors
FF is produced and choreographed by Mahogany Events.
Tickets: can be obtained by registering at
· https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e4gi28g6
444bee06&oseq= 6PM Show – 17th September
· https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e4gi28v0
ba0d5a39&oseq= 9PM Show – 17th September
· http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=jbgyyrdab&oeidk=a07
e3v1cin6fbe72239 8PM Show – 18th September
To request a press pass please complete our press accreditation form and return it
to us asap.
For other press enquiries, photography or if you would be interested in participating
or for further information please contact: press@fashionsfinest.com Tel: 0845 388
7249 / 07525 148 327.
Note:Model photo used on this page is at the discretion of the blogger. Model pic- Bunmi Ademokoya

Mercedes benz & Anita Quansah London for Elite model look Nigeria 2011-The Countdown Begins

THE CONTESTANTS Chinwe Princess Ejere,Ruky Imalele ,Funmilayo Adeoye


Oiza Olayebi, Chidera Loveth Okoro, Udoma Owia


Rebecca Areola, Rita Ojo, Ruky Imalele


Ruth Okereafor, Sharon Egwurube


Ubi Mavefe, Saratu Iliyasu


THE JUDGES 

Helen Jennings- Editor of ARISE, a large format global glossy magazine celebratingAfrican fashion, music, culture and society.

Bola Balogun- Nigeria’s pioneer fashion stylize and image consultant. In2009 she launched Glam Networks a full service television production companyfocused on developing original content shows on fashion, beauty and lifestyle.

Omoyemi Akerele- Proudlawyer turned fashion entrepreneur. Omoyemi Akerele the MD of Style house filesorganizer of MTN Lagos International Fashion and Design week 2011.

Seiji Govaers- Elite Model Management representative

Millen- Tanzanian born fashionSupermodel. Ford model agency, New York

The Designers

Eki Orleans 

Republic of Foreigner

 Swimwear by Melissa Odabash (Temple Muse)

Vintage with Virgos Lounge

Bridget Awosika

Jewellery by Kristos & Anita Quansah London

The Sponsors 

 Mercedes Benz

The Avenue Suites

Moet & Chandon

Arise Magazine

Montaigne Place

Black Up

Cool FM

Reze Bonna Photography

Perfect Coordinators

Blush Beauty

BellaNaija

......and many more.

Ticket Sales

PLATINUM VIP TICKETS: N50,000

• Front row seating
• Black Carpet Photoshoot
• Pre Show dinner
• Photos with models and designers
• Backstage tour
• Complimentary Champagne
• Vip passes for After party
• Goodie Bags

VIP TICKETS: N25,000

• 2nd Row Seating.
• Complimentary Champagne
• Goodie bags

General TICKETS: N10,000

• General seating during the show

Ticket Hotline: 08033278752
Email: info@elitemodellooknigeria.com
Tickets Outlet: Blush, 1388 Tiamiyu Savage, Victoria Island, Lagos

 

Michelle Obama Looking Stunning on cover of Essence Magazine

By - E 

Michelle Obama looks pretty in hot lush pink as she poses for the cover of the October issue of Essence magazine .

Our beloved and ever-stylish First Lady Michelle Obama smiles bright andposes pretty on the October issue of Essence magazine.
In the interview, she confesses to readers it was hard work transitioningfrom Chicago to the White House, saying:
“My story to young people around this country and around the world is,Don’t look at me as the First Lady first; look at me as Michelle Obama, a girlwho grew up on the South Side of Chicago. Because I was there, and this isattainable. There is no magic to this. It is hard work….”
She also talks about being a role model and using her life experiences toinspire young women.. She is all glam , feminine and radiant in a gorgeouspink floral dress.
  

WATCH OUT FOR MANIA ISSUE 3

Just when we thought we had seen it all , MANIA is at it once again . This time with The Sexy , Sultry , broadcaster and entrepreneur - Funmi Iyanda- gracing their cover. Here she is seen striking a pose in a hot turquoise blue Bridget Awosika number .

"The Investment issue of StyleMania Magazine covers FunmiIyanda, the ace broadcaster and entrepreneur. An in-depth interview reveals hersuccess, fears and future plans.  This issue serves as a guide to lookingfashionable in the midst of these challenging times and offers alternativeswith affordable options.
The Investment Issue also includes personalities such as Asa, Seun Kuti, andEmmy Collins who are pushing the boundaries in their respective fields.
StyleMania Magazine would be holding an exclusive party to celebrate FunmiIyanda at the Radisson Blu on the 25th of September 2011. For further enquirescall 07058109821 or write to editor@maniamag.org

More pictures after the break

Reel Life Film Club presents Monsoon Wedding

Monsoon Wedding is a 2001 film directed by Mira Nair and written bySabrina Dhawan, which depicts romantic entanglements during a traditionalPunjabi wedding in Delhi.

Writer SabrinaDhawan wrote the first draft of the screenplay in a week while she was atColumbia University's MFA film program^.

Monsoon Wedding is the 2nd film by acclaimed director Mira Nair that ReelLife shall be sharing at The Life House so do come along and delve further intohis directorial work and style. (The first Mira Nair film at ReelLife was NAME SAKE)

MonsoonWedding won the GoldenLion award at the Venice Film Festival. Mira Nairwas the second Indian to receive this honour.

Thefilm also won the following awards:

·BritishIndependent Film Award for Best Foreign Language Film

·CanberraInternational Film Festival - Audience Award (Mira Nair)

· IndependentSpirit Awards - Producers Award (Caroline Baron)

·Venice FilmFestival - Laterna Magica Prize (Mira Nair)

Duration:114 minutes

Director:Mira Nair

About Reel Life 

Reel Life at The Life House screens world, classic andalternative films every Thursday at The Life House.

The Life House is located at 33 Sinari Daranijo Street, off Younis Bashorun,off Ajose Adeogun, Victoria Island, LAGOS.

Films are free!!!

We ask that guests arrive on time to settle in to their seats and remember thatall guests of Reel Life film nights get 10% discounts on food and drink atAbule Cafe

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.

Reel Life Team

GHANA FASHION & DESIGN WEEK set to launch in 2012

Come next year- 2012 , Ghana will be under the fashion spotlight as she will be holding her first ever Fashion week tagged - Ghana Fashion & Design week -GFDW . The event will see a number of Ghanian's great talent in the field of style and fashion on parade and pushing the envelope . 

Read more about this history making event after the break

About Ghana Fashion & Design Week 

Ghana Fashion & Design Week Show (GFDW), set to take place in 2012 is the premiere fashion and creative business event designed to educate and developGhana’s fashion and creative industry to a worldwide audience. 

This event will epitomize the fashion scene in Ghana, withan annual event that celebrates Ghanaian and international designers.

Africa fashion continue to redefine itself and it’s place onthe global market scene, with a selection of local Ghanaian designers being discovered locally andinternationally recently, with many more aspiring emerging talents across Africa yet to bediscovered!

The annual event, which will take place over a three-dayperiod in 2012, will be the first in three years. This event brings creative Ghanaian designers, and inthe diaspora, alongside international

designers to showcase their collections to national andinternational retail buyers, Africa’s neo-fashion consumers, press and media TV, as well as fashion savvycelebrities.

GFDW 2012 will incorporate international standard fashioncatwalk show, with exquisite on trend collections, mingled with refreshing African inspiredcollections. An inspirational exhibition hub displaying a range of creative brands, and, a fashionbusiness seminar with briefing provided by industry experts, with a networking opportunity. 

This is a great opportunity for both emerging andestablished designers to tap into such an inspiring

venture! AFRICA on the move . . . let’s walk with it!

GFDW

brings you vision, education and creation.

FOR:

DESIGNERS PARTICIPATION

EXHIBITION SHOWCASING

BUYERS REGISTRATION

MODELS ENQUIRIES

Please contact: show@ghanafashiondesignweek.com

FOR:

PRESS & MEDIA REGISTRATION

PHOTOGRAPHY ACCREDITATIONS

Please contact: press@ghanafashiondesignweek.com

For SPONSORSHIP Enquiriesplease contact: sponsor@ghanafashiondesignweek.com

www.ghanafashiondesignweek.com

MAGAZINE PUBLISHING: WHY MOST PUBLISHERS FAIL

By Niyi Tabiti

 Most people love to own their own magazine publishing company but many fail to plan well from the start. Just like every business, the media has its vast opportunities but it comes with a lot of commitment.

 gistmaster know a lot of people who want to be publishers just because they saw Ovation magazine. Instead of bringing new things, they just want to copy what Dele Momodu has done with Ovation. Unknown to them, the reason Ovation magazine became an household name was because Dele Momodu was very creative.I see a lot of 'Jagbajantis' on vendors stand and i can tell that they are imitations.

This is what is happening on Nigeria blog ville too! Most people want to do what you do. My question is-do we all have to write about entertainment? The answer is NO! There are other lucrative areas and no one is looking there.

Contact- Any newspaper or magazine publication depend on contacts. Whether weekly, monthly or daily publication, you need a network of informed people in your area of interest to keep your head up high. For a news publication, getting right sources, phone numbers, email addresses of those who make things happen is the secret.

You don't have to be their friend, you don't even have to like them but you must be able to get them because they are news makers or they know when there is breaking news.

  Magazine Publishing and friendship- Most magazine publishers failed because all they could offer are the photos or the PR stories of their friends only. Every week, I know the names of people that will feature in some magazines,even people they are published.I am sure you too can predict! lol

A good publisher go deeper than that.You can even publish stories of those you consider your 'enemies'- what matter most are  your readers. If they are worth talking about then, go ahead! People don't like Abacha, the former military ruler of Nigeria but the stories surrounding his family still remain 'sold out' till date.

WHO SELLS YOUR COVER?: The cover page of your magazine goes a long way as far as acceptance is concerned. It all depends on your target. Gistmaster research shows a Cossy Orjiakor on the cover of a magazine will sell more copies than that of Blaze,MI,ICE PRINCE and all of them put together.Ini Edo,Mercy Johnson,Genevieve,Tonto Dike,Whizkid and others are likely to sell the papers than most of their colleagues. For now,a whizkid is more likely to get readers than 9ice.Look for what readers want, not just what you want.

DISTRIBUTION:No production is complete without getting to the consumers. Magazine distribution channel in Nigeria is still weak to a large extent. In fact, you spend a lot of money, hosting vendors and agents before they can even agree to display your magazine. In most areas, publishers are asked to pay registration fees before vendors in that area can sell their magazines. In some cases, agents don't even pay back after selling the papers.

I think selling by subscription is a good idea.Get good marketing team, get the subscribers to also win something!Its worth trying.

Advertising- No one talks about magazine publishing or any job involving image without mentioning  branding. Having a good network base within the PR, Advertising and allied industry is key. Building the right connection within the network of the big spenders really matter.

N.B-Where is Bola Attta, the former Editor of True Love magazine? I wish she can start publishing anything,I mean anything- I will buy!!! She use to have one of the best teams in those days. You want to read something? Try GISTMASTER, THENETNG,E247,ENCOMIUM,MANIA, FABS,VANGUARD ALLURE,GUARDIAN LIFE,SATURDAY PUNCH

MERCY JOHNSON's WHITE WEDDING AT CHRIST EMBASSY LAGOS

By Niyi Tabiti
Mercy Johnson and Prince Odinaose Okojie finally got married at the Christ Embassy, Ikeja, today in Lagos. The actress whose wedding have been the topic of discussion in social circuit because of allegations that her man was (is) still married to another woman, Lovelyn Okojie stormed the church in a glittering Limousine vehicle with her father. The security situation at the Church is so tight that so many people were not allowed into the church.Gistmaster sources said the amount used on security is so enormous just to forestall the breakdown of peace and order by those against the wedding.
 Mercy Johnson's wedding make up was done by Unveil Make Up company

MERCY JOHNSON WEDDING PICTURES

The most talked about wedding of 2011 is finally here. Not even the weddings of some children of billionaires have the kind of media interest that the one of actress Mercy Johnson and her man, Prince Odinaose Okojie have generated.
  The traditional wedding has taken place. Mercy look stunning in this picture. Mercy and her husband got married with heavy security measures put in place. "Bet you can't count the number of bouncers following them" , disclosed a source.
 Since the official announcement that Mercy Johnson would be getting married, people started writing to congratulate her until news broke that the man is still married and has two kids. A lot of people, especially women advised Mercy to stop the wedding.
  We look forward to getting more photos from the 'trial of love' wedding today.

Iman Debuts New Platinum Collection

 Iman, The Somali supermodel debuted her new Platinum Collection of accessories and outerwear live on HSN . The lineup is different than her ever-popular Iman Global Chic collection—which currently ranks as the number two bestselling label on the channel—because it features real leather and suede.

In doing so, the prices are slightly higher, though everything is under $300 overall. According to her, .....“What I’m creating is not for the red carpet, it’s for everyday,” Iman told us at the collection launch in New York this week. Preview the Iman Platinum Collection pieces in the gallery, shop them on HSN.com, and tune in to today to catch her on air.

EREDAPPA SHOWCASE LATEST SPRING/SUMMER COLLECTIONS IN NEW YORK

Eredappa will be showcasing her latest Spring/Summer 2012collection during New York market week [Sept 12 to 23] as guest designer at theNexus showroom
Nexus Showroom is the premier luxury fashion and lifestylePR/Showroom located in the heart of Manhattan.

Here are pieces of her A/W 2011 collection - http://www.eredappa.com/collections.php 

Stay glued for more info 

Website-http://www.eredappa.com/index.php 

Follow on twitter - @eredappa