Author Archives: Africatapiwa

REASONS WHY Emmanuel Somto NIGERIAN MODEL’S COSTUME STOLE EVERYONE’S ATTENTION AT MISTER GLOBE The costume is named,’Ike Nke Obodo”.It means strength of a Nation ,as this costume is a shining display of strength and courage as it represents ,Nigeria’,s national bird .  The eagle is considered to be one of the most powerful featured creaturesContinue reading “REASONS WHY NIGERIAN MODEL’S COSTUME STOLE EVERYONE’S ATTENTION AT MISTER GLOBE”

MODEL OF THE MONTH – Profile  Name : Farai Elliot Chigumbu Nickname: farinyana Age: 17 City/Country:Gweru   Agency : freelance model Modelling Sector: Runway model, fashion model , commercial model and Pageant model Events/shows:NONE Brand Ambassador/Commercial adverts: M-ORIGINALS Brand Ambassador , Cimztech modeling agency brand ambassador, Midlands Royalty Arts Awards Brand ambassador, Masterminds inc commercial advert Continue reading “MODEL OF THE MONTH”

Paulino Alan is a  20 year old model who is  1.88 m tall, Born in Angola and in residency Namibia for more than 10.He took his first step in  KFW he said, that is when he entered in this Fashion world out of curiosity and the I fell in love with fashion. In an interview withContinue reading “HOW KATUTURA FASHION WEEK CHANGED MY LIFE”

CELEBRATING AFRICA’S BLACK MASCULINITY OF THE BLACK MALE’ The name of the collection is *THE SKIN COLLECTION*. Inspiration is chiefly from the *masculinity of the Black male. I decided to create an art where men of African descent can celebrate and be more comfortable with their blackness and body. A typical African men is anContinue reading “CELEBRATING AFRICA’S BLACK MASCULINITY OF THE BLACK MALE’”

When the 21 year old model,Rashied Katongonara dreamt about being one of the leading models in Zimbabwe he never let his dream to pass away.Instead he applied the dream into reality as he began to search details on how one can become a professional model. Check out his story . Q:Tell us about who  isContinue reading “HOW I APPLIED MY DREAM INTO REALITY”

Meet Tanzania’s award winning model, we caught up with him and asked him about his experience as a model during the Swahili Fashion Week. He also further tells us what lessons ,African models can learn from the previous New York Fashion Week . Q:Can ou tell out yourself?A:My name is Ahmed Lincoln Mgaza.  I amContinue reading “ONE ON ONE WITH TANZANIA’S AWARD WINNING MODEL”

Zimbabwe’s award winning model,Tatenda Njanike was among the few Zimbabwdan models who had an opportunity to catwalking at Style Icon Awards. He was dressed by Zimbabwe’s multi award winning designer ,Ishmael Tsakatsa’s brand Zargue‘sia .Tatenda provided an insight of what it means working with Zimbabwe’s number one fashion brand, Zarguesia. Q:Can you describe for usContinue reading “WHAT IT MEANT CATWALKING AT THE INAUGURATION OF STYLE ICON AWARDS”