Minimal fashion has shifted off of the construction of the garment and onto the number of garments one is wearing. It is the new kind of color story around the globe.
Victoria Hiskia shares insights on the history, current situation and how she found herself being a minimal style enthusiast.
We are super excited to introduce our new fashion segment: City Style Savvy
I was once a first year student, and I must say when you’re a freshman in varsity, with over 20 000 students on campus, you become self conscious about your looks. Gone are the days of only 30 classmates and daily school uniform. If style is a form of self expression for you, it becomes a bit of a struggle to be content with what you have in your wardrobe when you get to varsity.
But as the years go by, you realize, it’s plain and simple and almost no stress at all.
The Namibian fashion industry continues to rise, making room for more creatives to break their shells and create magic. Monochrome has been on the look out for what is new and fresh.
You should know by now that we are all about supporting and celebrating local here at Monochrome.
So when we learnt there was a new Namibian brand that produced leather bags and accessories, our little hearts were over joyed.
KOVA is one of our favourite brands right now, here’s why:
December is all about planning the best vacation with your flames. It’s a time to relax and off-load all that stress you picked up during the course of the year. If you get the chance to spare a few days, pull out all your cards and live your best life.
With the new year and all, our closets are still screaming festive and some items still need to be flaunted on these streets.
In case you missed some of the staple pieces you need to have right now, we’ve got you covered.
We like to catch up with our favourite industry players and see what they are up to. This week we find out about how the beautiful and talented Lorna Mabuku will be representing Namibia at Angola Fashion Week.
2017 has been a great year for me. I began the year being the face of Chopsi’s, I went on to become the face of McKane Mixers for the 2nd consecutive year, I was also named a brand influencer for Kiyomisandz and Listify Namibia thereafter while doing other projects in-between. All of these are proudly Namibian brands. Now I am going to Luanda for the first time ever, to participate in the annual Angola International Fashion Show.
The year is almost over but there is even more in store for me this year! Watch this space.
This year, I must say that my favorite model project must be Angola International Fashion Show (AIFS). This is due to the fact that I will be representing my country as an international model over in Angola. I feel special, thankful and BLESSED.
Angola International Fashion Show is an annual event which, in my opinion, seeks to promote Africans via a platform based on the collaboration of models, fashion designers, stylists, media, brands & sponsors from all over Africa as a form of connecting and building one another. As an African, I constantly find myself thinking about, and looking for ways in which we as Africans can break our borders and collaborate with one another. This is why AIFS speaks to me. It is not just a fashion show but is a fashion show with a great initiative & cause. It provides people like me with the platform, experience, great networking opportunity & exposure. AIFS also donates some of the funds from the ticket sales to those in need.
I heard about AIFS back in 2013 and have wanted to participate since then. Even though I learned at a very late age that I should “go after what is mine” I eventually learned this and kept “going after” what I believed was mine (AIFS in this case). Long story short; I am here today because of my ability to understand persistence, effectively.
I will be in Luanda for 1 week. I hope to do sightseeing in between rehearsals & fittings since this would be my first time in Angola. I also plan on filming a VLOG about this experience so stay tuned (Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MsLolo01 )
I would like to say THANK YOU to my sponsors once more:
Winnie Guesthouse – A quiet, lovely and affordable guesthouse located in 9 Range Street, Pionierspark Ext.1, Windhoek.
My second sponsor is Dinelia Productions & Events which is in charge of the production of the show and is based in Angola.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my sponsors and to the Angola International Fashion Show organization.
Last year I started feeling as though there are not many modeling opportunities for me anymore since I am getting older as the years go by. AIFS solidifies to me that my career is not even at its peak yet, but that it is just starting to arrive at its peak. This is refreshing as it reminds me why I started modeling. I am not stopping anytime soon. AIFS has shown me that although I am not 19 years old anymore, I am probably becoming better with time & age and this is why I believe I am here in this point in time; I am a firm believer in timing.
Modeling is not for everybody. Just because you are tall etc., does not mean that you must be a model. Try it out though; give it a chance because I always say – how would you know that something is not for you if you do not at least try it out? You owe yourself that. Try it out, if it does not work for you, try something else. If it does work for you, run with it! Whatever you decide to do, to maintain it, you should simply:
1. Believe in yourself. 2. Be persistent. 3. Never give up.
It will all be worth it, trust me.
I plan on furthering my studies (learning is very important to me, whether formally or informally) I also plan on developing my writing skills since I enjoy writing and for the benefit of my blogging career. I also plan on writing a book one day, so this progression will come in very handy in the future.
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Monochrome is here to tell it all.
WE CAME. WE SAW. WE CONQUERED.
When Julius Caesar came up with this victorious phrase he could have easily been referring to the Windhoek Fashion Week, which concluded last night to possibly the biggest crowd the annual event, and second installment, has enjoyed to date.