Category: Fashion
Interview with Ethiopian Model & Social Activist Gelila Bekele
| January 5, 2012 | Posted by admin under Fashion |
New York (TADIAS) – In a video interview Ethiopian-born Model and Social Activist Gelila Bekele recently discussed her career and humanitarian projects with Tadias Magazine. Gelila is currently signed with Ford Models, appearing in ads for Levi’s, Pantene, L’Oreal and Colgate as well as being featured in various fashion magazines including Essence, Marie Claire, and… Read more
Ethiopian Fashion on Display at Africa Fashion-Week New York
| July 22, 2011 | Posted by admin under Fashion |
New York – Ethiopian Designer Fikirte Addis was one of 21 individuals from Africa and the African diaspora whose work was highlighted at Africa Fashion Week New York, which took place from July 14th to 16th in the Broad Street Ballroom in New York City’s Financial District. The runway show, produced by young African designers… Read more
Supermodel Liya Kebede named new face of L’Oreal Paris
| June 21, 2011 | Posted by admin under Fashion |
Ethiopian Supermodel Liya Kebede has been named the new face of L’Oreal Paris, the Paris based global leader in beauty care products. Liya joins such celebrities as Ines de la Fressange, Gwen Stefani, Freida Pinto, Jane Fonda, Aimee Mullins, Jennifer Lopez, Laetitia Casta and Gerard Butler. “Liya is a very strong, inspiring and courageous woman,… Read more
Milan to Join Ethiopian Network in Europe
| May 16, 2011 | Posted by admin under Fashion |
This Summer Ethiopian Airlines is boosting its worldwide network to 62 destinations with the addition of new services to Milan. The new service will start as of July 2011 with five weekly services on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. This will give Ethiopian customers new access to the Italian capital of fashion, industries and… Read more
Best feet forward
| May 9, 2011 | Posted by admin under Fashion |
A new generation of Ethiopian fashion entrepeneurs is changing perceptions as well as creating jobs, writes DEIRDRE MCQUILLAN, by tapping the potential of global markets THE SPRAWLING CITY of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital and home to almost four million people, is not the most obvious location for a flourishing global fashion company. It’s a long… Read more
The 2010 TIME 100
| May 8, 2011 | Posted by admin under Celebrities, Fashion |
By Ford (fashion designer and film director) I first met Liya Kebede about 10 years ago in Paris. I was casting models for a show, and Liya came in. She looked me in the eyes, and I was quite literally stunned. Liya, 32, projects an aura of goodness and calm that outshines even her extraordinary… Read more
J.Crew partners with Liya Kebede to carry her handmade children’s collection, Lemlem
| May 8, 2011 | Posted by admin under Fashion |
(NEW YORK) When J.Crew creative director Jenna Lyons and team met supermodel, mother of two, and International Goodwill Ambassador Liya Kebede, a relationship was born. Lyons approached Kebede to appear in the April catalog, but both quickly realized their relationship needn’t end there. Not only will Kebede be the first model to be the exclusive… Read more
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