[Image][Image]Where & When: Saturday, February 13 at 8:30 p.m., Bryant Park Tent
Presentation Recap: Featuring lines by South Africa's Black Coffee (above), Tanzania's Loin Cloth & Ashes (middle), and Nigeria's Deola Sagoe (bottom of post). Black Coffee's fall line wrapped its models in cushion and thick ruffles. I'm not personally a fan of clothes that severely bulk up the female form, but it looked artful on the runway despite this. Loin Cloth & Ashes also featured a lot of ruffles and volume, but the formlessness of some pieces was offset by stunning, large blue medallions.
[Image][Image]Deola Sagoe was the last and most applauded of the three, with good reason. Deola's collection showed off a dazzling array of jewel tones and metallics in varying textures, and bold (but wearable) experimentation.
Standout Look: I was reminded of Ziggy Stardust when one of Deola's numbers came out on the runway. Broad structured shoulders framed an alienesque rocker outfit (second below, second from left).
Bonus Points: Creepy-chic snail shell hairdos on the Black Coffee models. Also the fact that Deola herself came out decked out in one of her sexy creations (far bottom).
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