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Johnnie Walker celebrates African Creatives in The Ones Who Keep Walking
In 2020, premium Scotch whisky brand, Johnnie Walker, debuted a documentary celebrating the life and times of its eponymous founder. Aptly titled The Man Who Walked Around The World, the film captured the beginnings of the business as well the entrepreneurial journey of the man behind the drink. Now, the label has launched yet another…
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Lagos Fashion Week Returns to the Runway… but in a New Way
After a pandemic-induced break, the annual Lagos Fashion Week is back! However, while there would be physical runway shows to celebrate the creations of designers from all over the continent, this year’s event will embrace global trends the pandemic has steered us towards while exploring possible future concepts. So, what hasn’t changed? Well, the event…
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The Early Adopters of Electric Vehicles in Africa are… Luxury Safari Resorts?
“I could hear this buffalo panting heavily deep in the bushes,” recalls Sipps Maswanganyi, head guide at Cheetah Plains, a luxury outfit in South Africa’s Sabi Sands Game Reserve. Following those faint sounds, he found a 1,500-pound bovine on its last breaths, being taken down by seven stealthy lionesses. “If I was in a noisy…
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ASPIRE Pick of the Week: Nigerian-Based Winston Leather is Fast Becoming a Global Accessories Brand
Winston Udeagha, founder of Nigerian-based leather and fashion accessories brand, Winston Leather, was watching the news one day when a light bulb went off in his head. The story was about a family of cocoa farmers living in Ghana that had never tasted chocolate despite growing the main ingredient that makes the popular treat for…
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Looking to Start Your Luxury Timepieces Collection? Follow These Steps
The best thing about timepieces is that they double as statement jewellery pieces while remaining highly functional. But most importantly, timepieces – especially those in the luxury category – can be ageless, moving effortlessly through time and adding value with age. In the past, luxury timepieces were mostly associated with men – think of famous…
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Is Tiffany&Co Letting Go of its Iconic ‘Tiffany Blue’?
Two things make up the Tiffany brand – the era-defining, groundbreaking Tiffany Setting that revolutionalised the world of jewellery. And the Tiffany Blue colour that further strengthened its position as the most coveted jewellery brand. But it seems that this last part is about to change. On the first of April, Tiffany’s official Instagram account…
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Let Alberto Pinto’s Boeing 747 Design Inspire Your Private Jet’s Decor
The Boeing 747 BBJ is the world’s largest private jet. With only a handful of examples in the world, it’s a rare bird. Even rarer is the Alberto Pinto designed 747, a lavish labour of love that took the designers four years to complete. The Boeing 747 BBJ Private Jet by Alberto Pinto Parisian design…
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Bringing Up Race: Uju Asika’s Guide for Parents to Build a Prejudice-Free World
As I sit down to write on Uju Asika’s Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World, the media is rife with the story of the killing of 20-year old Daunte Wright who was shot by a cop during a routine traffic stop in the US. At first glance, Daunte’s…
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IWD 2021: Waris Dirie and Others who #ChoosetoChallenge (Part 3)
This article is the concluding part of a series to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day that is centred around the theme, Choose to Challenge. To read the previous articles, click here. In this concluding part, we introduce you to the ever-smiling Waris Dirie, whose life’s history is just as incredible as everything else she…
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IWD 2021: Kamala Harris and Others Who #ChoosetoChallenge (Part 2)
This article is part of a series to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day that is centred around the theme, Choose to Challenge. To read the first article in the series, click here. We continue with our special feature for Women’s History Month, and in this second part of our series, we start with Kamala…