Re-Thinking Colours With Rachel Jones
''You can use colour and shape and form to speak to people in a way that isn’t about a spoken language, it’s about emotion and inciting feelings that don’t have to be explained or expressed. It’s responsive, it’s instinctive, and
Unveilling Aicha Goblet: The Model In demand Of Montparnasse
“If Aïcha is often naked, she rarely undoes her head kerchief—now cabbage-green, now the color of silver—which suits her so well. Aïcha is too much a girl from Roubaix not to be perfectly civilized. She sits, she dances, she is
Catherine Baba is Queen Of Style
Catherine Baba is a living fashion icon of our time who continues to shine light on glorious styling moments involving our accessories of choice the headscarf and the turban. If you ever needed some inspiration on how to make the
Colours And Perfume
Lubaina Himid’s paintings Himid’s paintings are dichotomies in which the viewer’s gaze is often held defiantly. She uses colours and text to fill in the gaps in human experiences, commenting on social politics, race, gender and class
Sleeping Beauty
SLEEPING BEAUTYDARK BEAUTY MAGAZINE, 2015Photography: Asiko ArtistAssistant: Sandjena BarnesStyling: Madeleine Laini - Kiyana WrapsAssistant Stylist: Christelle Tulia Set Design: Beast & Burden Fashion: Bao Ta London,Make-up & Hair: Grace Gray
Noella Coursaris: One Of Not Many
Noëlla Coursaris Musunka is an international model and the founder of Malaika, a non-profit organisation that offers girls in her native country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, free access to education. Malaika was founded in 2017 and has since developed
Emily Somer’s Magic
Emily Somers 'light bulb moment' came in 2016 after her second stint with cancer. Frustrated with the lack of contemporary headwear options while recovering, she was inspired to start her brand Bravery Co to help women in the exact same
Forces Of Nature
MELANIN ON MELANINFRUCK MAGAZINE, 2017Photography: Lulia DavidCreative Director: Jalecia NightengaleHeadwrap Styling: Madeleine Laini - Kiyana WrapsAssistant Styling: Josette Matomby, Christelle Tulia
Madeleine Laini Is Leading The Way
Being of Congolese descent and France and England raised, creative talent Madeleine Laini blends authentic techniques of head-wrapping learnt from her aunts and mother with contemporary British millinery aesthetics. She had a vision to make these authentic pieces of wearable
Miss Baby Sol’s WOW Factor
London-based artist Miss Baby Sol's electrifying performances have garnered her legions of fans - in which we are included, of course. If there’s anything that characterises Sol, it’s her humility and refusal to play up to her own successful musical