Spotlight: Pop'Africana Spring/Summer 2010

It has been a busy couple of months for Team Pop'Africana, creating and crafting a magazine that has already raised the bar. The Spring/Summer 2010 edition of Pop'Africana features the stunning Jamaican model Gaye McDonald on the cover, with contributions from several of Africa's finest and most promising artists and "fashion's freshest faces", culminating in a visually stimulating compendium. Be sure to buy your copy online here or at these locations.

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Past covers of Pop'Africana are too stunning not to be shared again! Enjoy:

And read past posts here.

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CONNECT WITH POP'AFRICANA:

Website [New and improved!!]

Editor's Blog

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XO

cover girl: sessilee lopez on the cover of Arise Magazine, Sept 2009

we've been lovin' sessilee lopez long time and we're excited she's on the cover of this month's Arise Magazine!

like? don't like? undecided? why?

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africa-inspired: voodoo girls

we're digging this africa-inspired spread from our new-found online love, ghubar magazine, a cutting edge publication devoted to global style.






about the spread: featuring designs from juneshop, as seen in ghubar magazine's june edition. see previous and future editions here.

enjoy!

xo

buzz: vogue africa?

ever wondered if Vogue'll ever cast its net over Africa? perhaps it will, perhaps it won't. in any case, cameroonian photographer mario epanya isn't content with speculation - he's gone ahead and shot his own "vogue africa" covers in the hope of making conde nast pay attention. in fact, as the buzz around the famed september issue reaches fever pitch, mario has taken it upon himself to create vogue africa's version of the september issue, which we eagerly anticipate. this is a splendid idea and a worthy movement - one which we're prepared to support relentlessly. in the meantime, a number of africa-centered publications exist that are well worth the trees they're printed on. so while we hope Vogue sits up and pays attention, we're content with the Arise Magazines of this world that are already setting the bar very high...

support the Vogue Africa movement here...

xo

p.s. the regal, half-naked african woman look gets very tiring very quickly. africa is too rich and diverse for this to become a stereotype. just a thought directed at no one in particular :-)

looking forward/event: pop'africana reloaded

"This friday, peek into the visual heaven called Pop'Africana. POP'AFRICANA is the pioneering voice redirecting, continental thinking and global opinion of the African. A robust and educative guide, re-introducing, re-defining and inspiring all aspects of Art Africano. Serving as more than a cultural report, our all-inclusive perspective aims to educate the globe on African ideas of beauty and style --> http://www.popafricana.com"

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we're SUPER excited :-) mark your calendars, people! all you have to do is log on to popafricana.com on friday! it's that simple! keep up with pop'africana here and find out more about the first edition of pop'africana here.

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