If you are working or have worked in the fashion industry in any area of design, you know that part of being a successful fashion designer is the ability to clearly present your ideas. As a creative, it can sometimes be difficult to express your concepts in a visual way. You might have an amazing idea, but it’s all in your head until it’s expressed clearly and this is where Debonairafrik’s style lounge comes in to help you figure out how you can express your vision in such a way that others will get behind your ideas.

Debonair Afrik over the weekend presented its annual fashion packed event Style Lounge 2018 with their theme being “redefining style, innovation and panache in African fashion industry” The 3-day fashion event began on the 29th June 2018 with the Influencers Night at The Shop, Osu, which gave the perfect opportunity for networking with top brands, influencers and media personnels in the fashion industry while being entertained with good music and cocktails.

The 2nd day, on the 30th June at the Impact Hub, Osu, Accra was the Style Lounge fashion workshop which was very educative, informative and business oriented. The style lounge 2018 fashion workshop featured top speakers like: Robert Carl Nuacoo Nunoo, A business and communication strategist, Empress Jamila, The CEO of Empress Jamila Ltd, Aisha Ayensu, The Creative Director of Christie Brown, Jessica Naa Adjeley Konney, A renowned fashion blogger and social media manager.

The 3rd and final day was the style lounge 2018 fashion presentation which was nothing short of creativity, style, amazing talents, stunning collections from both upcoming and renowned designers. The talented designers gave the audience everything from glam, chic, femininity, pop colors, a taste whimsical, exquisite detailing and masculinity. If you are one for drama or art-centric, there is definitely something for you in the collections showcased.

The audience were in awe and kept on their toes as they drooled over all the exquisite designs and styles presented to them.

Style lounge every year keeps getting bigger and better. Although the show started a little late, the set up was awesome, presentation was on point. The models delivered perfectly. Kudos to the Debonairafrik team for putting this great fashion event together, they are definitely causing ripple effect in the Ghana fashion industry.

STREET STYLE PHOTOS

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BACKSTAGE PHOTOS

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PHOTOS FROM INFLUENCERS NIGHT

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Photo Credit

Samuel Oke @samieo_

Vine Imagery @vineimagery

 

There is plenty of talent in various fields in Ghana and we are only happy to highlight and promote the rising stars where we can. Kaptin is a young talent who is into visual art photography, with an eye for what makes a great image.

What started off as a hobby in December 2016 has now escalated to a high-end franchise.
The life of Chris Marshall Boakye Jr. popularly known as *KAPTIN*, one of the country’s best young generation photographers is by no means conventional. By turns acerbic, playful, and even absurd creativity which is quite compelling are some of the attributes associated with the young chap.

Having interned with Glitz Africa and Vine Imagery, producing a few memorable covers/visual shots under these reputable brands has helped groom Kaptin in becoming one of the young renowned photographers in Ghana.
Kaptin is a Ghana based photographer and film director who likes to travel and create visual shots. His editorial photography stems from a place of spirit and space. He is methodical about the mood of his works. He gives great thought to overall tones and composition by creating elaborate mood boards for every project he commits to. The presence of raw emotions and feelings is apparent in each piece regardless of the art medium. The brands and people he chooses to work with are more than business partners, they are more like family.

Most of Kaptin’s works are being shot in Ghana but a lot of people actually categorize him as a traveler because of his color grading works which have been published online. Again, he is set to work with “FEAR NO MAN” Clothing owned by Africa’s renowned stylist Kulaperry, who’s currently the best stylist/designer in the fashion and entertainment industry. The partnership with Kulaperry’s *FEAR NO MAN* Clothing is set to be a mind blowing creative visual work.

Secondly, He’s worked in Partnership with Daniks Peters, a Retro – Merchandise Brand which has been on Ghana’s biggest Fashion Event ‘The Glitz Africa Fashion Week’ hosted by Kempinski Hotel in Accra. The Collaboration brought a lot of impressions on the Merchandise brand as well.

Kaptin works with a group of people like @Fondmanic and @kwamekodah who come up with concept for his visual masterpiece shots. He travels with them on photography trips to create amazing visual shots.
One would think that after just 2 years of being in the photography and arts field, Kaptin would still be in his learning stage but this chap has mastered the art of creating mind-boggling masterpieces that targets brands like *Adidas,* *Puma*, *Yeezy*, *Stampd* and a lot of other street wear brands across the globe who are gradually recognizing his works. This undeniably sets him apart from other photographers in Ghana because the unique skills infused into his works makes his pieces very different from other artists in the country.

You can connect with Kaptin and get to see all his visual works on Instagram *@iamkaptin* and his website will soon be out. This Year however, he is preparing for an art photo exhibition to showcase his art pieces so keep your fingers cross and watch out for this young “masterpiece”!

Think Mahogany in collaboration with The Food Event Company Africa organized its first ever jollof festival in Accra tagged, Jollof Market.The event which took off at Serallio in Osu, Accra on Saturday August 26 was opened to all.

Jollof Market is an open-air food fair for the purpose of bringing an extensive number of group to a mouth-watering display of Jollof and a variety of accompaniments by local foods and drinks vendors.

There were many other entertainment such as  Jollof King and Queen Live Cooking competition for adults, karaoke session, spoken words, DJ battle and many more…. The kids were not left out either, they enjoyed activities like, face painting, balloon art, cotton candy and others.

Jollof Market is the first of its kind to also promote food tourism in Ghana. It was sponsored by Acrecity Medics, Wilmar Africa, producers of Frytol oil and Fortune Rice.

Music by Darkovibes