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• L.A.M.B. Ready-To-Wear - Catwalk report - New York Spring/Summer 2011 (Vogue.com UK)

  Posted: February 19, 2011, 8:47 pm by Beve

  
  

  AS lightning and thunder erupted outside, the audience was treated to a synthetic version within the Lincoln Centre tents, as stormy acoustics and projected images of clouds framed the catwalk for L.A.M.B’s spring/summer 2011 presentation. Bold tribal print party dresses hit the catwalk to the beat of banging dub and reggae tunes, sported by (for the most part), peroxide-blonde models that resembled Stefani herself. The huge crowd, dotted with a motley crew of celebrities including L.A.M.B designer, Gwen Stefani’s husband Gavin Rossdale, Spice Girl Mel B, Jeffrey Wright and Carmen Electra, were visibly moved by the wares on show, clapping and dancing around in their seats as L.A.M.B.'s streety and wildly varied spring/summer 2011 looks passed by.

  via www.vogue.co.uk

  Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B clothing line during fashion week. Can you spot the African influence?

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  Posted: February 15, 2011, 8:51 pm by Beve

  
  

  via www.duroolowu.com

  African designer Duro Olowu

• African in America or African American? | Mukoma Wa Ngugi | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

  Posted: February 15, 2011, 9:16 am by Beve

  
  

  Africans who live in America do not share the history of struggle for civil rights, and indeed, even today, do not experience racism in the same way – the 'African foreigner privilege', Mukoma W Ngugi calls it. Photograph: Corbis

  via www.guardian.co.uk

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