BEAUTY AND FASHION - The African Mirror

Oct

22

2020

BLACKPINK’S Lisa joins MAC as global ambassador

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MPHO RANTAO SOUTH Korean pop sensation Lisa has continued her global trailblazing by becoming beauty brand’s MAC newest global brand ambassador. The BLACKPINK vocalist joined the esteemed list of A-list ambassadors from October when the brand made the announcement via the website and social media. The new announcement makes Lisa - real name Lalisa Manobal - the first female K-pop singer to land a covetable beauty role with MAC. Lisa will be a frequent face on MAC’s collections and campaigns, inspiring some of the brand’s new projects in the role. “I have always been a fan of MAC! I like…

Nov

25

2020

By The African Mirror

Rapper Drake and Nike to release new festive apparel

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MPHO RANTAO DRAKE and Nike are set to release a new athleisure collection ahead of the festive season. The ‘Toosie Slide’ rapper teased the upcoming collection on Instagram but kept mum on what will be in the collection, as well as any designs. View this post on Instagram A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) According to sources familiar with the upcoming release, due on December 18, the capsule collection is only apparel - there will be no sneakers for this collection. The collection includes puffer jackets, hoodies, fleece pants, a track jacket, track pants, shirts, a hat and socks -…

Nov

18

2020

By The African Mirror

The African Fashion International 2020 edition goes digital

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MPHO RANTAO THE 2020 edition of The African Fashion International’s (AFI) showcase has hit the digital sphere, with the showcases by African designers exploring their relationship with sustainable fashion in their collections. Under the theme, “Reset, Reimagine, Reinvent!”, the AFI’s selections were displayed via virtual shows due to the Covid-19 pandemic, giving viewers a front-row experience of some of Africa’s well-known, as well as up and coming designers with their latest collections inspired by the events of 2020 and the multi-faceted identities of South Africa. Instead of using catwalks or fashion studios, the collective’s brands made use of South Africa’s…

Nov

17

2020

By The African Mirror

Burberry launches ‘voices of tomorrow’ campaign with Marcus Rashford

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MPHO RANTAO BRITISH fashion giants Burberry, have decided to mix sports and fashion together for a good cause with the launch of their new campaign, in partnership with successful England and Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford MBE. The fashion label the campaign was inspired by the youth in Britain and around the world and it is used to promote the ideas of dreaming big and being fearless in society. The inspiration by the youth for the brand is largely linked to the efforts of the 23 year-old football star, who has successfully petitioned the British government to supply poor children…

Oct

25

2020

By The African Mirror

Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty partners with Black breast cancer survivors for awareness month

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MPHO RANTAO POPULAR lingerie brand Savage X Fenty has made headlines after announcing their breast cancer awareness campaign, featuring black breast cancer survivors. The brand made the announcement of their campaign through their social media pages, on which stories of the breast cancer survivors, with images of them wearing a capsule collection that will benefit a charity founded by the Clara Lionel foundation - an organisation that Rihanna founded in 2012. According to a press statement, Savage X Fenty will donate up to $250 000 to help fund research and support Black people diagnosed with breast cancer. “The Savage X…

Dec

04

2020

By The African Mirror

Trailblazing success in the brutally competitive African hair and beauty industry

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MPHO RANTAO IF there is a competitive industry that thrives, it is the hair and beauty industry, and in South Africa that competition can be brutal. The journey of growing, styling and maintaining one’s natural hair is one of trial-and-error, pain, understanding and love, especially for black women. Their hair varies in textures that rely on vitamins, natural oils and hair routines that aim to retain moisture, grow hair and keep it healthy. Despite being a country with a majority black population, South Africa’s list of high-end hair salons owned by black people are less than five percent, as black…

Dec

30

2020

By The African Mirror

Innovative French designer Pierre Cardin dead at 98

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MPHO RANTAO THE fashion world has suffered a great loss. The family of legendary designer Pierre Cardin announced his passing to the AFP revealing that the veteran designer passed away at a hospital in Neuilly, near Paris, France. , Cardin had been lauded by the industry as a revolutionary fashion designer for his futuristic creations that were inspired by the USA’s Apollo Space Programme during the 1960s and 70s. Cardin was a designer who broke the mould in high fashion by creating ready-to-wear collections for the working middle class during the 1970s, rather than just exclusively for the high fashion crowd…

Dec

18

2020

By The African Mirror

British Vogue editor Edward Enninful named as Vogue Europe editorial director

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MPHO RANTAO BRITISH Vogue editor Edward Enninful has been promoted to a new role within the Condé Nast group and has been named as Vogue’s Europe Editorial Director. Enninful succeeds Alexandra Shulman, which makes him the first black gay man to be at the helm of Vogue Europe branch. The announcement forms part of Condé Nast large-scale restructuring of their global editorial leadership structure. Enninful took to Instagram to announce his new role with the caption, “I am so honoured to take on this new role in addition to my duties at British Vogue.” Back in 2017, Enninful was named…

Sep

28

2021

By The African Mirror

French fashion company Kering says it will be going entirely fur free

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FRANCE's Kering said it had decided to stop using animal fur across all of its brands, in the fashion industry's latest response to concerns over animal treatment and the environment. Starting from the fall 2022 collections, none of the group's houses will be using fur, the statement said. "The time has now come to take a further step forward by ending the use of fur in all our collections. The world has changed, along with our clients, and luxury naturally needs to adapt to that," François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of Kering, said. Starting with Gucci in 2017, all the…

Dec

12

2020

By The African Mirror

Teyana Taylor announced as Pretty Little Thing’s new creative director

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MPHO RANTAO AMERICAN singer Teyana Taylor entered her 30th birthday on a high, with the announcement of a new career move, after having recently retired from music. Taylor announced on Instagram that she has been named as the new creative director for UK-based fast-fashion label, Pretty Little Thing from 2021, after a successful capsule collection that she collaborated on with them, which was in November. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jimmy Neutch- Shumpert (@teyanataylor) The award-winning singer, model, actress and director revealed her latest creative venture a week after announcing on December 4 that she was…