— Usually reserved for fierce femmes, today’s love to adorn post is dedicated to the undoubtedly masculine musician, Seal (full name Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel). Adèle is a fan of the “Kiss from a Rose” singer – “I love his voice and he is a great songwriter; very deep meaningful lyrics.” Above are [...]
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As we get into the swing of 2012, we share some of our reflections on last year and what we’re looking forward to in this one. The highs: Championing design in Africa and celebrating our roots Without a doubt, the highlight of 2011 was being invited to go to Johannesburg and participate in Design Network [...]
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Only two days left until the Afri-Love collection is here! You’ve seen peeks of some of the materials, and of our artisans laborious work with ebony and brass. After filing down the ebony and placing the brass inside – after filing, drilling, smoothing with sandpaper and polishing, these are some of the final results … [...]
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Part I showed some of the behind-the-scenes work on the “Coffee” feature of the upcoming Afri-Love collection, using ebony and brass. The collection will have a limited edition of bags including the Atoti bag made of kitenge and Asoke. Here are some Asoke from Adele’s collection, bought from West African Traders in Nairobi. Below is some [...]
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The upcoming collection is a celebration of Adele’s love for the continent and her African roots. Her objective is to re-interpret certain African tribal features in pieces of jewellery for an international audience. The designer has been profoundly influenced by Lulu Kitololo of the Afri-Love blog, whose work and dedication to all things African gave [...]
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Adele Dejak presents: The new Afri-Love collection. The collection launch will take place in Nairobi, at Village Market and Westgate, Friday 30th September – Sunday 2nd October; 10am –7pm. Adele’s best collection of fashion accessories yet will be available at special launch prices for the 3 days only. Refreshments will be served all day. Contact Morine and [...]
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As mentioned in our recent email update, we’ve been working on an Afri Love collection for months which will be launched on October 2nd, the date of Adele’s mother’s birthday. Inspired by the Afri-Love blog, which recently featured an interview with Adele, here’s an advance glance of bags from the Afri Love Maasai collection …
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