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Lemlem by Liya Kebede as featured on J.Crew

March 26, 2012 § 1 Comment

This is a lovely top and a wonderful story about supermodel Liya Kebede’s efforts to create opportunities in her home country of Ethiopia. We’ve also included below a selection of looks we love from the current Lemlem collection. Beautiful, chic fashions that are making a positive social impact.

About Lemlem

Supermodel / actress and former World Health Organisation’s Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Liya Kebede discovered that traditional weavers in her native country of Ethiopia were losing their jobs due to a decline in local demand for their goods and wanted to do something about it. Recognizing the beauty, quality and historic significance of their work, Liya started Lemlem in 2007 as a way to inspire economic independence in her native country and to preserve the art of weaving

Today, Lemlem, which means to flourish or bloom in Amharic, is thriving. Thank you to those who support this handcrafted collection of women’s and children’s clothing, while helping preserve an ancient art form.

Words of wisdom from Edward Enninful

March 21, 2012 § Leave a comment

We still enjoy this quote from W Magazine’s fashion director Edward Enninful about his vision for W Magazine shortly after being anointed to the post:

For me, I can really describe my vision in 3 words. W is a great American institution and I want to approach it in three ways. The first is reflection, and reflection to me is expressing the idea of looking back with a history. Sort of the bygone movies, bygone times, to create multiple inspiration boards for the W reader. And there’s the projections, which to me means showing something new and being a projector of what’s to come in a forward-thinking way. And then, W‘s documentation, that to me, is to collect what is going on in fashion and finding out how different designers respond to the mood of our times and how we want to dress contemporary women. (Interview by Hilary Moss for the Huffington Post)

Being a historian and voice for what’s going on in fashion today as well as being a visionary for what’s coming in future waves is something fashion bloggers worldwide can relate to and embrace. Below are some great editorials Mr. Enninful has styled over the years for the likes of I-D and Vogue.

Edward Enninful (Image Source: I-D Magazine)

(Image Source: Maxim Fashion Agents)

I-D Magazine

Vogue

J'adore Dior A/W2011

I-D Magazine

Nordstroms & Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi

March 20, 2012 § Leave a comment

Supermodel Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi: Winner of this year’s AMFW 2012 Style Icon of the Year shown here modeling for Nordstrom catalogues in 2011.

Image Source: Zimbio.com

Image Source: Jaguda.com

Barney’s & Julia Sarr-Jamois

March 19, 2012 § Leave a comment

One of our favorite ladies is back again this spring season. After her successful campaign with Tibi, Wonderland editor Julia Sarr-Jamois is featured in the Barney’s New York spring campaign “Tree Time.” The campaign is headlined by timeless and famed model from the 1960s, Penelope Tree.