Little known secret: I was meant to be in Istanbul in December to accept my “Blogger of the Year” award at the Elle Style Awards. I know: shocking! I read the invitation letter a few times, scrutinizing every syllable against embarrassing misinterpretation…. READ MORE
Ahem, I have a few announcements! First I simply want to say how much fun I had on the Best Coast. I didn’t do anything remotely taxing, on my body, nor my brain. I spent my days waking up (that took… READ MORE
At first I thought I’d get bored. I’m more prone to the rugged, unchartered kind of nature, with things left a little wild and lawless. And though the Ritz Carlton in Dorada Beach has all the indigenous trees and plants… READ MORE
Football is big in Zambia. Even if you had been sleeping under a rock and weren’t aware that the national team won the Africa Cup in 2012, Lusaka’s street style image should exhibit a clean and sound obsession. The green and… READ MORE
There was one important person missing at my workshop: Angelika Huwiler, the 29-year woman who started the Zambia Fashion Council. Her absence was righteously excused because she had better things to do. Like getting married for example, and going on her… READ MORE
Not even in their wildest, most obnoxious imagination could they have wished for the kind of weekend weather we just had. It’s inconceivable really, especially after the washed-out, dismal Saturdays our rain boots drudged through this year. But it wasn’t… READ MORE
I love my quest for Muses. It’s almost like a sport to me. Not just because it reminds me of my casting days – I dearly miss all the girls and boys I got to work with, and the creative… READ MORE
I had little to no expectations about Zambia. I had never even stepped foot in Africa, let alone in one of its most sheltered and unsung countries. I had seen a few pictures on the official travel site, and thought it… READ MORE
Debbie told me the drive to her house from my hotel would just take fifteen minutes, but when I get into the taxi, which looks more like a teenager’s joy ride – no meter, no certificate – and give the… READ MORE
It began with a phone call in November. “Hi!” a chirpy voice crackled on the other end of the line. “It’s Adaobi! From Zambia!” I am not an idiot or anything, but I had to dig deep into my high school repertoire… READ MORE
According to the official website, the Taos Pueblo is the oldest continuously inhabited structure in North America. History shows that native Indians lived here up to one thousand years ago, long before Columbus discovered America and Europe emerged from the Dark… READ MORE
I’d never been to Santa Fe, or New Mexico for that matter. I wanted desert for the DVF shoot – you will see why when the Pre-Fall collection drops – but I didn’t want just brown rocks and sand. I needed structures… READ MORE