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Saturday, August 6, 2011

Beyonce Goes Strictly Sexy for Harper’s Bazaar UK

As Beyonce continues in her magazine takeover , she once again the September issue of Harper’s Bazzar UK. She embodies the cover lines “strictly sexy” and “strictly chic” in fashions by a slew of high-end designers including Gucci.

MY ASHO PLANS POP- UP BOUTIQUE:

My Asho, the UK based online fashion store, which stocks items from leading African designer brands is

proud to announce its first pop-up shopping event on the 13 and 14 of August in Notting Hill, London.

Available under one roof will be the latest collections from top Fashion, Accessory, Children and

Homeware designers from all over Africa including Tiffany Amber Ng, Christie Brown Ghana, Jewel by Lisa,

Urbanknit, Ituen Basi, Nkwo, Kemkem Studio, Zedeye, Zebra Living, Kiki Clothing, Cocoabella and Aimas.

The boutique will be situated in the heart of Notting Hill at 47 Pembridge Road, and will offer stylish, limited

edition pieces at affordable prices. These pieces will only be available to purchase at the My Asho pop up

boutique and will not be featured on the MyAsho.Com site. On exclusive display will be:

casually tailored, off-duty chic clothing and whimsical accessories from TAN by Tiffany Amber Ng

the recently launched J Label: the diffusion line from Jewel by Lisa

beautifully embellished, hand-painted, t-shirts by Aimas

unique, handmade clutches and limited edition tie-dye batik shawls from Urbanknit

dazzling yet classic pieces from Zedeye including pieces from the Tribal Romance SS11 collection

gorgeous accessories and dresses by Christie Brown Ghana

clothing, accessories and homeware in stunning African prints by Ituen Basi

free spirited, nomadic pieces from Nkwo

signature styles infusing traditional woven African fabrics from KKS by Kemkem Studio

clean, practical and wearable pieces from the Zebra Living “Mara” Collection

stylish and fun casual wear by sport-chic brand Cocoabella

afro-centric designs for ladies and kids by Kiki Clothing

The event presents a unique opportunity to view in-person the detailed craftsmanship, vibrancy and

boldness of items typically sold via MyAsho.com. The pop-up shop will be available for a limited time only

and collections will be available while stocks last with average prices ranging from £5-£85.

Femi Shobanjo, CEO My Asho says “this is a definite milestone. It is the first time a retail space in such a

prime location has been 100% dedicated to top African designers. It just shows the demand is there for

these pieces. We are very excited for our designers”

Join us at the My Asho Pop-Up Boutique

When: Saturday 13 August 2011: 10am - 6pm

Where: 47 Pembridge Road, Notting Hill, W11 3HG, London, United Kingdom

ABOUT MY ASHO

My Asho (derived from the Yoruba word “aso” meaning cloth and pronounced “ash-awe”) is an online

fashion concept, developed in 2008 to celebrate and promote the talent of African designers based

throughout the world. We aspire to become a one-stop-shop for the best in authentic African inspired

designs.

My Asho works closely with all its designers and stylists, choosing beautiful pieces from their collections to

offer to a savvy fashion-forward international audience. In addition, My Asho works with local markets

throughout Africa to bring you distinctive, one-off pieces which you can find in the My Asho Market.

Most of the products on myasho.com are ethically handcrafted and produced in limited quantities, which

means customers can always be assured of find high-quality, inspired boutique style pieces at very

affordable prices.

Website: www.myasho.com

Email: enquiries@myasho.com

NEWS: Dita Von Teese Launches A Fragrance

American burlesque actress and dancer, also known as "the Queen of Burlesque," Dita Von Teese, announced the launch of her first fragrance. The fragrance features "a lot of luscious flowers—Bulgarian rose, tiara, peony and a sexy wood. The fragrance will be available on the market next year.

She decided to create her own fragrance when she got to know that her favorite Quelques Fleurs, which she has been wearing since she was 14, was also loved and worn by her boyfriend's (Louis-Marie de Castelbajac) mother. The new fragrance is developed in Paris by Luxesse of Germany. Dita admits that the market has been saturated with dozens of celebrity fragrances, coming up almost every month during the last few years, but she ensured that her fragrance is not like any of those, and that it will stand apart with its quality and sophistication.

According to Dita , “There’s no fruity vanilla. I’m sorry, but you know what I mean? A lot of celebrity fragrances are fruit, vanilla, and I wanted something for grown-up girls.

Friday, August 5, 2011

SPICE HAUTE PARTY - MORSI GIVEAWAY

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MTN INTRODUCES POCKET-FRIENDLY BLACKBERRY SERVICES IN NIGERIA

Leading telecommunications service provider, MTN has introduced even more affordable Blackberry service offerings that address a wide range of consumer usage segments in the Nigerian market. These new offerings provide more service options and even more affordable pricing starting from as low as N450 per week.

The newly introduced Blackberry service offerings include the Blackberry Social Bundle, Blackberry Messaging bundle and the Blackberry Quarterly Plan.

The new Blackberry Social bundle is for students and the young-at-heart who always want to stay close to friends on a pocket-friendly budget. This bundle provides access to instant messaging and social networking applications such as Blackberry messenger, Yahoo messenger, Facebook, Twitter and MySpace as well as other social networking applications for as low as N450 a week or N1500 a month!

The new Blackberry Messaging bundle provides a pocket-friendly avenue for young professionals and students to their business network via access to push email access for up to 10 email accounts and instant messaging applications such as Blackberry messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk and other popular ones. MTN has introduced this bundle at a friendly price of N1500 monthly or N450 weekly.

Business men and Professionals who require access to 24/7 internet access, push email, social networking and instant messaging on the Blackberry have not been left out. The Blackberry Internet Service fulfills this desire via the weekly, monthly and newly introduced Blackberry Quarterly plan from MTN.

The Blackberry Quarterly plan was introduced to reward MTN’s loyal Blackberry customers. On this plan, customers can enjoy full uninterrupted Blackberry services for up to three months at a 10% discount which comes to N8000 instead of paying N9000 for the 3 months.

In addition to these special packages, MTN has also introduced a promotional offering which makes it possible to get a 1-month free BIS subscription with every Blackberry device purchased for as low as N36,000 at any of its Walk-in centres nationwide.

These new propositions are coming on the heels of similar giant strides taken by the operator in the past.

MTN in 2007 pioneered the introduction of the prepaid Blackberry service in the Nigerian market. As a way of rewarding its esteemed customers for their loyalty in the since it opened for operations in Nigeria in 2001, the company recently pioneered the reduction in prices of Blackberry services from N5000 to N3000 monthly.

MTN remains the operator with the widest data coverage in Nigeria. Hence, MTN Blackberry customers can be assured that its Blackberry devices will remain functional in most parts of the country, when compared to other operators.

MTN constantly demonstrates that it is still clearly in the business of enriching the lives by introducing and enhancing its products and services to achieve the best value for its customers.

To find out more about MTN’s Blackberry packages specially made for you, visit http://www.mtnonline.com/products-services/internet-services/blackberry

Thursday, August 4, 2011

PRINCESS ABISOLA TEJUOSHO WEDS OLALEKAN OLAYINKA AKANBI

Royal wedding- The city of Abeokuta in Ogun State 'wore' a colourful look recently as the family of his royal highness, Oba Adedapo Tejuosho the Osile of Egbaland gave out their daughter Abisola to handsome Olalekan Akanbi. Click here to read more and see more photos from the event

The Business Side Of Fashion presents Fund Your Future 2011

ABOUT THE BUSINESS SIDE OF FASHION
Business Side of Fashion is an annual symposium that has proven to be thebiggest intellectual gathering of the fashion industry in Nigeria, bringingtogether established and up coming fashion designers, fashion students andpeople aspiring to be in fashion and related businesses to a forum were topnotch professionals and successful international and local designers within theindustry educate them about the business side of fashion.
In this year's edition, we are putting together a stake holder's forum todiscuss the growth of the industry through access to growth of the industrythrough access to adequate capital and business resources.

THECOMPETITION

This year's business side of fashionpre-event competition is targeted to identify fashion industry practitionerswho have - or can be - prepared to access The Bank of Industry Garment&textile funds.

In this year's edition, we areputting together a stake holder's forum to discuss the growth of the industrythrough access to growth of the industry through access to adequate capital andbusiness resources.

THE CATEGORIES

-Generation Next: These are business owners/businesses whohave been in the industry for 3 years or less and/or have funding requirementsof less than N5million.
-Next Level: These are business owners/businesses who havebeen in the industry for 3 years or more and/or have funding requirements ofmore than N5million.
Please see the respective entry fees in the "entry fees" sectionbelow.

BENEFITS TO PARTICIPANTS

Mentorship opportunities with top Industry players
Personal assessment& feedback of your business by top consultants for every one that registers
Free training for shortlisted participants
Free access/entry to the Business side of fashion grand event in October
Press coverage/features of the shortlisted participants businesses

GRAND BENEFITS

The top 3 participants in each category would receive 6months free business consulting services with Nextzon.
Their business would be featured and celebrated at the grand event.
Their business would be featured and celebrated at the grand event.

MODE OF ENTRY

Pay registration fee to En-reach Limited, UBA Bank - 01820030007654
Send teller details to Tokunboh on 08038014453
Login to this website http://www.businesssideoffashion.com and register with your teller number to fill the entry questionnaire
Note: registration opens on 1st August 2011 and closes 31st August 2011
A detailed assessment form and submission deadline would be sent to you.
Shortlisted candidates in each of the 3 zones (Lagos, Port-Harcourt, Abuja) would be invited for detailed interviews.

ENTRY FEES

To participate in the Generation Next category (see criteria above): N5, 000
To participate in the Next level category (see criteria above): N10, 000
For more information contact: Lara-08033195297, Tokunboh-08038014453, Tale-07030023333