AMERICAN ENTERTAINER LUDACRIS RETURNS TO NIGERIA FOR A MEGA PROJECT WITH KONNECT AFRIKA

Immediately after his concert tour in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, the multi-talented, and multiple award-winning American entertainer Ludacris will be accompanied by his renowned manager, and co-founder of Disturbing Tha Peace Records- Chaka Zulu Obafemi, to Lagos Nigeria to kick-off an Africa-wide project in partnership with Konnect Afrika.
Details of this ?landmark project? will be made public at the Volar Nite club (Jade Palace), in Victoria Island on Sunday, the 31st of July, 2011 at an exclusive V.I.P party with the top brass of Nigerian entertainment, and media personalities.
This project is powered by Konnect Afrika, an entertainment company based in Atlanta, United States and Lagos, Nigeria, in collaboration with Disturbing Tha Peace Records, a subsidiary of the Universal Music Group is a United States based record label founded by Chaka Zulu Obafemi , Ludacris, and Jeff Dixon.
According to Solomon Sonaiya, the spokesperson for this project, when we refer to this event as the advent of landmark opportunities for African entertainment, we?re not exaggerating ? on Sunday, Nigerians would be proud that such a project was launched from Lagos?. He further intimated that all the details of the project will be made public at the event, whilst a press conference has been scheduled for Tuesday, the 2nd of August to address questions from the media.

The exclusive party taking place this Sunday will be hosted by Ludacris. The party will also parade the crème de la crème of the Lagos society. Broadcast support for this event is provided by Trace Urban.

SAMSUNG CHAT 222 PHONE-WHY NAIJA GUYS AND BABES GO FOR IT!

Chat 222 helps you stay in touch with friends, families and many acquaintances. With its dual SIM capability, you can access your two SIMS anytime which makes you save money and other resources. Undeniably entertaining are its pre installed social tools such as facebook, twitter, and some instant messaging sites such as yahoo messenger and MSN. Chatting with your friends has never been so smooth with its QWERTY keypad.
It enables you to stay on top of your game as you can access your email with its push email capability. With the Samsung chat 222, email accounts can be set up easily so you can check for urgent email without needing a PC. And last but not the least, it also comes with a 3.5mm ear jack for you to listen to your favourite songs and spend all your free time entertaining yourself with all fun games on Samsung apps.
Its battery life is 550hr on standby and 710 min for talk time.
Common guys, what are you waiting for? Get on the CHAT 222 tribe as Connecting, Socializing and Entertaining has never been so interesting. It’s all about Me & My Samsung.
EDITOR's Note- Gistmaster.com got the Samsung Chat 222 phone recently, thanks to Samsung!Its flexible, easy to carry and access with social networking facilities.

HOUSE OF VERSATILE STYLES REVEALS “HVD De Luxe” AD CAMPAIGNS 2011

Designer &; Stylist Bukola Are Reveals HVS De Luxe Ad Campaigns

After a successful presentation of the new HVS De Luxe Collection during New York Fashion Week, Fashion Designer, Stylist Bukola Are reveals new Ad Campaigns to promote her new collection.

The HVS Fall 2011 collection entitled De Luxe features a mixture of effortless, versatile, modern couture pieces, with the finest workmanship and handcrafted detailing. This season’s collection features flirty, elegant and classic daytime-to-evening pieces. Inspired by her travels, Are has selected fabrics ranging from Satin Lame, Swiss Lace, Sequence and Prints from West Africa.

"I always look forward to the branding part of the collection, it’s my favorite part. I enjoy the creative process of coming up with ideas of how to promote HVS and maintain story telling by presenting the HVS Lifestyle.”- Bukola Are

The Ad Campaigns were shot on location in the UK with Fashion Photographers David Otokpa &  Timothy Paule in the U.S.

 

About HVS:

HVS is inspired by various cities and the travels of Bukola Are. The HVS Collection includes the finest fabrics from around the globe influenced by American, African and European culture.  The HVS collection is for the modern day fashionista. It is chic yet classic with the use of fabrics ranging from Satin Lame, Ankara, Sequence and Silk. No detail is overlooked in Bukola's designs and you are styled in top quality and there is exceptional hand tailoring in each of her pieces. Daring hemlines, plunging necklines, and the use of sequences characterize her women's wear. Please visit HVS online atwww.houseofversatilestyles.com

Credits

Art Direction & Styling: Bukola Are , Contributing Stylist: Crystal Deroche (UK), Henry Uchay (UK), Models: Jordan Lillian (U.S) & Olivia Jani (UK)   , Make Up: Samantha Peters (UK), Monica Mao (UK)& Tina Janel (U.S) Hair: Samantha Peters (UK), Mo Ross (U.S) Art Work : Olugbenga Jimoh (Nigeria)

W: www.houseofversatilestyles.com

B: www.hvsblog.com

T: http://twitter.com/VersatileStyle

        

Kelly Rowland Goes Nude For Vibe Magazine

Yup! there you have it -Kelly Rowland in her birthday suit.

The crooner is definitely not resting on her oars as she speaks about everything from her album sales in Europe to coming into her sexuality while recording her new album with a song that currently in the new VIBE’s August/September 2011 Juice Issue..

With her album currently sitting comfy at #2 on the R&B charts, a new role as a judge for X-Factor UK and now the covergirl for VIBE, the songstress truly solidifying her place as a sex symbol in the industry .

Steamy , aye?

Source - Coco and Creme

MARAYAH O presents ALPHA SWAN COLLECTION

If its anything to go by, the new Alpha Swan collection of Marayah O is Uber fab.
The collection encapsulates the dictates of the season - Bright , Fun, Happy and Sassy .

NEWS:Fashion Lounge Presents – Fashion Networking Party

Fashion Lounge – A Fashion Networking Party is the brainchild of Rachael Taiwo-Akingbade and Kemi Akande, Rachael and Kemi both have several years of experience in the fashion and events industry. Rachael owns Lavish Lingerie Couture and Kemi owns Inspirebusinessworld.com – The duo have cooked up an opportunity for those in the fashion industry to network and gain exposure.

The event is scheduled to take place each month, however, the big launch which will be televised by MTV Base on Thursday 28th July at Lagos’ newest hot spot Chrome.

The event is going to be flowing with celebrities, models, modelling agencies, celebrity stylists, media tycoons, make-up artists, photographers and beauty and fashion magazines and other fashion industry professional. The launch will be spectacular and this will be the most exclusive night Lagos has ever seen! Don’t miss out on an opportunity to meet and socialize with the right mix of people to further your interests and aspirations within the world of fashion.

There is already a waiting list for designers wanting to participate in the event and only 2 designers can showcase every month…so make sure you get on the waiting list asap! Fashion designers are encouraged to come along with models displaying their designs.

Lagos’ hottest DJ’s will be setting the ambiance and early entry is well advised as the event will be kicking off from 7pm, with free lavish cocktails being served before 8pm.
“Your Network is your Net Worth”!

Fashion Lounge – Fashion Networking Party
Launch Date: Thursday 28th July 2011
Frequency: Monthly (The Last Thursday of Every Month)
Time: 7PM – Late
Address: Chrome (Former Tribeca) 82, Adetokunbo Ademola St, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
 Invited individuals, collectives and representatives attending and welcome include: Models – Photographers – Fashion Designers – Make-Up Artists – Fashion Stylists – Modeling Agencies – Magazine & Fashion Editors – Press & PR-Beauty and fashion retailers. (Color bands will be given to help network and differentiate between sectors)

UCHE JOMBO’S ‘DAMAGE’ PREMIERES THIS SUNDAY

Why is there so much violence where love is obtainable? Does the
husband have monopoly of violence in the home? Who suffers the most
from all the violence? These were the outlined questions that defined
‘Damage’ a new movie by Nollywood sultry actress and producer Uche
Jombo, which addresses societal ills to its roots without losing its
cue for entertainment.
All set to be premiered on July 31st, 2011 at the Silverbird Galleria
in Lagos, ‘Damage’ features Nollywood finest, Uche Jombo, Kalu
Ikeagwu, Tonto Dikeh, Basorge Tariah Jr and others.
The thrilling movie ‘Damage’, tells the story of love and the pain of
domestic violence with a style that projects the subject as one that
has not been threaded before in a movie. A man (Kalu Ikeagwu) and his
wife (Uche Jombo) love each other immensely yet their day to day life
can only be described as a ‘cat and mouse’ situation. They fight
violently almost on a daily basis and one of the long run effects of
their fights is the psychological torture their children had to go
through.
Talks have it that the premiere is going to be another Nollywood grand
affair as all the Nollywood stakeholders have been invited.
However, the journey of the movie has not been a short one at all, as
its opening scene was accompanied by a Recognition Awards for young
Nigerian entertainment brands like MI, AY, AKI and PAWPAW, TUFACE,
OUCH, Young Designer Coco Couture, Emem Isong, Funke Akindele,
Bellanaija, Ice Prince and others.
Beyond ‘Damge’, the story extends to ‘My life my Damage’ and ‘My
Country their Damage’ altogether known as the Damage movies; making it
a collection of three distinct but interwoven stories, aimed at
advocacy for social issues. Each story addresses important problems
affecting individuals, families and societies at large.
Speaking on the movie Uche Jombo said, ‘The Damage movies are unique
and stands to correct societal ills, but beyond the storyline and
qualitative nature of the movies, I am of the opinion that I am a
Nigerian brand, and anything I do, represents Nigeria in one way or
the other, so I cannot afford to compromise the ideal standard of a
movie while hiding under the ‘anything goes’ guise. We had the best of
hands from the cast to the crew and the result is highly encouraging’.