Category: Fashion
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Women play a large role in the fashion industry often filling up more than 80% of the places in fashion schools as well as entry-level fashion jobs. Unfortunately, as these women climb up the ranks the invisible ceiling appears with only a few of those women making it to top positions in companies. Things have…
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![“For The Women Who Need No Embellishment” A Sit Down with [@JuTheBrand]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/JÚ-2-180x180.jpg)
JÚ womenswear label with Africa at the centre of its ethos Launched in the summer of 2019 by London College of Fashion graduate Jucelyne Nhanro, JÚ is a Guinea-Bissau ready-to-wear, womenswear brand based in London, driven by what the designer affirms as clothing “for the beautifully complex woman who needs no embellishment”. The contemporary African…
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Now that fashion week is coming to an end, fashion editors, fashion buyers and professionals across the industry are planning for the season, ready to release items inspired by this year’s fashion week designers, including both new and innovative designers and the old classic favourites. This year we got a varied range of collections and…
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![Transcultural fashion: Nigerian designer Kenneth Ize [@KennethIze] shakes the globe with an ingenious show at PFW](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/kenneth-IZE-180x180.jpeg)
Making his official debut at Paris fashion week the Nigerian designer created a show-stopping eclectic and varied collection grabbing the attention of individuals from all over the world. His combination of Nigerian influence and fabric as well as part of his Austrian upbringing and materials from Austria, including lace, made for a transcultural collection illustrating…
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No One can tell you how to dress With Paris being one of the top fashion hubs of the world we have looked to Paris for our fashion inspiration, for what we should and shouldn’t wear. Digital media platforms such as Instagram and blogs have created a whole new world of opinion leaders with anyone…
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With fast fashion transforming the second most polluting industry, now is the time to think of how we can slow down this damage and fast. Fashion has changed from buying every season a few classic timeless pieces in one’s wardrobe to people buying an outfit for every event. With this in mind, it’s important for…
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FAD (Fashion Awareness Direct) is a charity which helps young people make it in the fashion. Their programme equips young people with the skills, confidence and network to fulfil their aspirations in the industry. The designers who take part in the project also got the chance to show their designs in the most recent season…
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![JEHU-CAL [@jehu_cal] teases first Home Collection set for release on 3rd of February](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/11340032-180x180.jpg)
JEHU-CAL – The London based streetwear brand founded by Emay Enemokwu – teased last week that they will be dropping a home wear collection. Set for general release on Monday the 3rd of February, the new collection features soft velvet cushions, a doormat and a heat-activated mug plastered in JEHU-CAL’s iconic logo. Subscribers of the…
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![Jennifer Mcking [@Jennifermcking1] is celebrating the diaspora through fashion](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/DSC03893-180x180.jpg)
Jennifer Mcking is a professional Model and Fashion Designer. Having spent a lot of time growing up traveling between, her native land Congo, the UK and America; her aim is to fuse all three cultures through her eccentric sense of Style + Design.
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![NOBHVR [@nobhvr] The Clothing Line Which Is Not Just A Brand, But A Lifestyle](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NBHVR-25-180x180.jpg)
NOBHVR is an up-and-coming clothing line which has caught our attention over the past year. The clothing brand caters to men and womenswear, ranging from hoodies to swimwear. The brand has successfully created a ethos which encourages consumers to be themselves. We had the opportunity to catch up with one of the Founders Poppy, who…