Introductions!

Hey all and welcome to my brand new blog -Fashion Sista!

You’re probably sitting there wondering about the name of the blog.  Simply put, I’m a fashionista who’s also a proud sista et voila, Fashion Sista!

I’m a young-ish, hip-ish, urban diva and I absolutely LOVE all things African and all things fashion so no prizes for guessing what this blog’s about – you got it in one: African fashion!!

For the record, the profile pic isn’t actually me, just a lovely photo I came across created by someone called.........africa, naturally!

I’ve been wanting to blog for a while (blame it on the talkative gene I inherited from my mum’s side of the family!) and this particular idea started when I was invited to an event and the theme wasn’t black tie or smart casual, it was African. When I got there, I looked around and while there were the older divas rocking their full on Nubian glam......the younger ladies didn’t (in my not-so-humble opinion) quite make the cut.

So.....I got to thinking, what exactly is African fashion? Where did it come from? Where is it headed? Is it still relevant to us, the younger, more “westernised” generation wherever we may be based?

I’m hoping to answer some, if not all, of those questions right here. I’ll be exploring the fashion history and diversity of beautiful Mama Africa, looking out for where to buy great fashions as well as getting to know (hopefully!) the people behind the designs and sharing them with you. I’ll be attacking innocent people on the streets and getting to hear their views which I’ll pass on to you.

Basically my aim is to make African fashion truly fashionable!

Well that’s all about me and my game plan for this blog but what I really want is for this to be a meeting place where we can discuss our love (or hate if you’re a hater!) of African fashion. I want to hear your ideas about what’s hot and what’s not.

So if there’s anybody out there reading this other than my Grandma and my best friend (yes, you better be reading it!), then please feel free to throw in your ideas and opinions on what you’d like to hear more (or less) about.

Bye for now!