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NYLON Magazine Goes Global: Singapore

(0) Comments | Posted May 8, 2012 | 3:50 PM

By: Audrey Kang and Kang Hwee Young

Nylon -- a tough and durable synthetic material.

Well, tough and durable certainly fits Nylon Singapore's description to a T! As Adele Chan -- the reigning editor-in-chief for Nylon Singapore. -- said about their latest global edition, it "is going to...

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TeamIMANI Combines Faith With Fashion

(1) Comments | Posted April 4, 2012 | 4:00 PM

By: Andrea Lo

With a mission statement upholding the label's intention of celebrating faith in our diverse world, TeamIMANI is a refreshing concept brand that is fast taking over the fashion world by storm.

Established in July 2011 by pro footballer, Papa Agyemang,...

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Playful Style at Tramando Casa Matriz

(0) Comments | Posted April 3, 2012 | 3:14 PM

By: Sophie Lloyd

Buenos Aires is home to a bevy of unique boutiques, but if there's one that stands apart from the fashion pack, it's Tramando Casa Matriz.

The best way to describe luxury Argentine brand Tramando would be, in designer Martín Churba's own words,...

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A Chat With Tunisian Fashion Designer Salah Barka

(0) Comments | Posted April 3, 2012 | 2:52 PM

By Amel Gaaloul and Moez Achour

Moez and I didn't personally know Salah until recently, but we had caught sight of him many times, whether on advertising film sets or while exploring Tunis's night life. Because Tunis is so small, as are the worlds of fashion, film, advertising, and TV...

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Inna Clothing Co. Livens Up Hamilton Ont.'s Fashion Scene

(0) Comments | Posted February 27, 2012 | 4:52 PM

By: Marina Radovanovic

Local Canadian designers from Hamilton, Ont., Inna and Kirill are a fascinating new designing duo are working busily behind the scenes creating amazing new fashions. The mother and son team joined forces after spending some years apart to materialize their talent. While both were...

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DEPRESSION: Global Designer Spotlight

(0) Comments | Posted February 17, 2012 | 10:37 PM

By Audrey Kang

Depression. It isn't something most people want. Well, not quite.

I stumbled across this quaint shop in the heart of Singapore. It isn't like most of the stores you'll find around this part of the world. There was a certain draw to...

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The Arab Spring Fosters a New Tunisian Fashion Scene

(0) Comments | Posted February 2, 2012 | 4:19 PM

By: Amel Gaaloul & Moez Achour
Alleyways of Tunis by Fotolia.com
Street Style (The Groovy Tunisian) Photography by Henri Tibi


Until recently, Tunisia was most famous for its sandy beaches, its Roman ruins, its jasmine bouquets and its pottery, and it constituted a...

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Fashion Designer Shantall Lacayo Takes on Argentina and Managua

(0) Comments | Posted January 23, 2012 | 9:13 AM

By: Ulie Pavone

Managuan designer Shantall Lacayo was born in Nicaragua and lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A top-three finalist in Project Runway Latin America, she is the force behind her fashion company, Shantall Lacayo - Diseño, Moda y Arte Textil, as well as her line, Diseños Shantall Lacayo S.A....

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Titi Ademola Gives Back to Ghana With KIKI Clothing

(0) Comments | Posted January 11, 2012 | 10:18 AM

By: Francesca Andoh

Boutique photography by Francesca Andoh
Runway photography courtesy of KIKIClothing.com/Simon Deiner/SDR Photo


KIKI Clothing is a Ghanaian clothing line created by creative director and fashion designer Titi Ademola.

Located in shop G39a in the Accra Mall, KIKI Clothing specializes...

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Zagreb Fashion Week Redefines Modernity

(0) Comments | Posted January 4, 2012 | 11:30 AM

By: Triston
Photography by Borna Cavrag

The runways in Croatia at Zagreb Fashion Week had heads turning, cameras clicking and critics like me salivating.

In a show that merged high-end couture, contortionists and other circus performers, Ivana Popovic trailblazed with a more modern...

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Q&A With Nicaraguan Fashion Designer Norma Gomez Saavedra

(0) Comments | Posted December 21, 2011 | 3:20 PM

By: Ulie Pavone

Hailing from Nicaragua, Norma Gomez Saavedra is a fashion designer, business administrator and the creator of NINI, an original fashion line located in Managua, Nicaragua and Brazil. Two years ago, Saavedra went to Brazil to pursue her dream in fashion design. Notables who are fans...

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SISI Store Filled With Treasures for Tunisia's Style-Savvy Set

(0) Comments | Posted December 12, 2011 | 2:05 PM

By: Amel Gaaloul & Moez Achour
Photography by: Moez Achour

It has been a year since SISI Store opened on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Carthage, just a few steps away from Roman ruins, a hallmark of the northern suburb.

As Moez and I arrived at...

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Dublin's Vintage Revival

(0) Comments | Posted December 7, 2011 | 11:41 PM

By Alex Calder

Dublin has changed a lot over the past 15 years. The boom of the late '90s transformed a struggling, down-at-heel city into a flash, cash-rich, expensive city break destination. The economic hardship of the last two years have seen a new Dublin emerge -- a place where...

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