NETWORKS OF PRODUCTION: ANGELA URIYO, TANZANIA This April Adèle Dejak launched the Afri-Love Spring/Summer 2013 collection. The collection was produced for the Italian department store La Rinascente. Production of the collection spread across three countries with Fabric from Uganda, production in Kiambu Kenya and pattern and grading in Tanzania by Angela Uriyo. Sheba dress available [...]
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ADÈLE DEJAK FOR LA RINASCENTE – PRE-ELECTION PRODUCTION AFRI-LOVE COLLECTION SPRING/SUMMER 2013
AFRI-LOVE COLLECTION SPRING/SUMMER 2013 In 2012 Adèle Dejak was lucky enough to meet the Italian Vogue editor Franca Sozzani. Since spending time with Franca in Kampala and Nairobi the brand has been on an incredible journey working closely with Italy and creating awareness for the brand through exhibiting at Vogue talents during [...]
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You can tell from glancing at our collection that Adele is a huge fan of horn. The love affair began in 2005 when Adele arrived in Kenya. Always intrigued by the abstract ‘art’ that is apparent in nature, she was fascinated by the uniqueness of each piece of horn. In the interests of being conscious [...]
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Style Icons We’d Love to Adorn: Lady Gaga
If there is one woman who exemplifies our motto, “own your style”, it has to be Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, aka Lady Gaga. This fierce femme is constantly pushing fashion boundaries, inspiring us all to be a little more fearless in how we dress and accessorise and to confidently express the uniqueness that lies in all [...]
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Salvatore Ferragamo and Adele Dejak: BAGS FOR AFRICA
This is a post we’ve been meaning to share with you for a while now but we wanted to save it for the launch of our new-look blog and fittingly, it’s the first post of 2013! BAGS FOR AFRICA is a charity initiative formed by the national chamber of Italian fashion, Camera Nazionale della Moda [...]
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Trip to Addis
Adele recently visited Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Along with visiting the markets (of course), she spent time with fellow Design Network Africa (DNA) member, Kathy who is the owner and founder of Sabahar. Sabahar produces beautiful, contemporary textiles for the global market while providing sustainable, respectful and fair employment to Ethiopian artisans. It is the [...]
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All Dolled Up in Brussels
We’re loving these photos of our jewellery and accessories, organised by makeup artist Saima Rashid Bargfrede and photographer Pieter Vandeur, in Brussels. Image above: Aluminium jewellery. Model: Naomi Lievens @ Models Office Bag: Ginger Hide (available online and in different materials). Model: Zoë Buelens @ IMM Related posts: Behind the Scenes at our Online Shop Photoshoot VIDEO: Behind the Scenes [...]
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Introducing the Adele Dejak Harmattan Collection
If you check out our Twitter and Facebook updates or are subscribed to our mailing list, you’ll have already heard the news regarding our new collection – Harmattan. The collection is inspired by the season in northern Nigerian, where the winds from the Sahara turn everything white with dust. Here are a few of the exquisite [...]
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Design Network Africa 2012
Adele attended Design Network Africa‘s second workshop last month in Ghana to further the initiative’s intentions of creating good business out of good design. We were really honoured to be one of 16 highly respected designers/design companies from 10 countries from East, West and Southern Africa. We spent 5 days sharing our work, plans, goals [...]
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Save the Date: XmasBox and Bizarre Bazaar Christmas Fairs in Nairobi, 16th-18th November 2012
Christmas is coming! Sure it’s about 2 months away but people are getting into the festive mood already. As you plan your activities for the season, let us help you sort out your gifts (including treats for yourself!) at a couple of Nairobi’s top Christmas fairs. XmasBoX and the Bizarre Bazaar (Biz Baz) Christmas Fair are [...]
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