Will be back...

Hello Everyone,

It's been long since i blogged, but its only temporarily. WIll be back soon with some exciting fashion posts, music and glamour....it's only a matter of time..just be patient.
Apart from that i would like to wish all my readers a wonderful Christmas and an extraordinary new year....enjoy the holidays and stay glamorous!!!

Hunter Blue Debuted.

Hunter blue has just been opened in Dar,for Lucrative fashionable shopping. The store was opened today and recieved positive responses from individuals like Salama Jabir, Pedaiah and others who attended at the grand opening.

                                                                           
                                     Source FAS Magazine at  fasmagazine.com
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African Film Development Awards 2013 @ Mlimani City...

African Film Development Awards (AFDA) celebrates and recognises outstanding individuals and organisations who have contributed towards the development of African cinema. This year awards will take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on the 29th of June 2013.

                                                                            
Pan African Film Development & Advancement Foundation AFDA award has 31 categories
with one dedicated to Tanzania film industry as the hosting country  Kiswahili films. Nigerian actors and film makers appear in over 18 categories including Nigerians in diaspora(British based actors – Chiwetel Ejifor & Sophie Okonedo). There is also a special recognition list which lists Goodluck Jonathan (The President of Nigeria), Governor Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria) and Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan (Governor Delta State, Nigeria) as special guests.
African film students(Home or abroad) are also included in this impressive list. Film students have a short film category – submission of the short films have to be submitted by the 1st of June. More details towards at the end of the nominees list.
Also taking place is Symposium on African Cinema and an African Cultural Night 28th of June.

Here is the list of nominees and categories AFRICAN FILM DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION AWARDS (AFDA)2013

1. BEST AFRICAN ACTOR IN DIASPORA
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Djimon Hounsou
- Idris Elba
- Lazaro Ramos
- Yao B Nunoo

2. BEST AFRICAN ACTRESS IN DIASPORA
- Thandie Newton
- Charlize Theron
- Sophie Okonedo
- Gubourey Sidibe
- Rachel Mwanza

3. MOST SUPPORTIVE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN AFRICA TOWARD FILM DEVELOPMENT
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
- South Africa
- Egypt
- Cameroon

4. MOST SUPPORTIVE BANK IN AFRICA
- United Bank of Africa
- Standard Chartered
- Access Bank
- Ecobank
- NMB

5. MOST OUTSTANDING FILM VENTURE IN AFRICA
- Iroko TV
- Africa Metropolis
- AMAA
- African Magic
- African Women in Cinema

6. MOST OUTSTANDING FILM FESTIVAL IN AFRICA
- Abuja International Film Festival
- Durban International Film Festival
- Cairo International Film Festival
- Zenzibar International Film Festival
- FESPACO Festival Du Film Carthage

7. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN FILM MAKING
- Sotigui Kouyate (Actor/Mali) Died 2010
- Omar Seck (Actor/Senegal) Died 2010
- Steven Kanumbe (Actor/Egypt)
- Moustafa Alassane (Director/Niger)

8. BEST AFRICAN ACTOR
- Wale Ojo (Nigeria) Phone Swap
- Mohammed Bastaoui (Morocco) Rough Hands
- Joseph Wairimu (Kenya) Nairobi Half Life
- Deon Lotz (RSA) Beauty
- Amr Waked (Egypt) Winter of Discontent

9. BEST AFRICAN ACTRESS
- Eva Mugalela (Mozambique) Virgin Margarida
- Houda Rihana (Morocco) Rough Hands
- Florence Masebe (RSA) Elelwani
- Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (Nigeria) Ije
- Ama K Abrese (Ghana) Ties That Bind

10. BEST AFRICAN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- John Dumelo (Ghana) Ties That Bind
- Salah AL-Hanafy (Egypt) Winter of Discontent
- Thomas Gumede (RSA) Otelo Burning
- Olwenya Maina (Kenya) Nairobi Half Life
- Joseph Benjamin (Nigeria) The Contract

11. BEST AFRICAN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Patience Ozokwo (Nigeria) Turning Point
- Hermelinda Cimela (Mozambique) Virgin Magarida
- Ada Ameh (Nigeria) Phone Swap
- Michelle Scott (RSA) Beauty
- Mame Aston Diallo (Senegal) La Pirogue

12. BEST AFRICAN FILM
- Otelo Burning (RSA)
- La Pirouge (Senegal)
- Ties That Bind (Ghana)
- Ninah’s Dowry (Cameroon)
- Nairobi Half Life (Kenya)

13. BEST AFRICAN DIRECTOR
- Moussa Toure (Senegal) La Pirouge
- Faouzi Bensaidi (Morocco) Death For Sale
- Leila Djansi (Ghana) Ties That Bind
- Kunle Afolayan (Nigeria) Phone Swap
- Sara Blecher (RSA) Otelo Burning

14. BEST AFRICAN PRODUCER
- Pedro Pimenta (Mozambique) Virgin Margarida
- Sara Blecher (RSA) Otelo Burning
- Chineze Xandria Anyaene (Nigeria) Ije
- Leila Djansi (Ghana) Ties That Bind

15. MOST OUTSTANDING AFRICAN FILM MAKER
- Izu Ojukwu (Nigeria)
- Steven Markovitz (RSA)
- Moussa Toure (Senegal)
- Fewzi Ben Saidi (Morocco)
- Shirley Frimpong-Manso (Ghana)

16. MOST ACCESSIBLE FILM FUND PROJECT
- Nigerian Entertainment Intervention Fund
- National Film and Video Foundation (RSA)

17. MOST OUTSTANDING FILM PROMOTER
- Mariama Sylla (Senegal)
- Thierno Ibrahima Dia (Senegal)
- Victor Okhai (Nigeria)
- Hans Christian Mahnke (Namibia)
- Lilian Baksalevowicz (RSA)

18. MOST OUTSTANDING FILM DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
- Indigenous Films
- Silverbird Cinemas
- Arab Film Distributions
- Cote Ouest Audio Visual
- Steps Entertainment Limited

19. MOST PROMISING AFRICAN FILMMAKER
- Joel Karekazi (Rwanda)
- Tosh David Gitonga (Kenya)
- Chineze Xandria Anyaene (Nigeria)
- Victor Viyuoh (Cameroon)
- Sherrif L. Bandary (Egypt)

20. BEST AFRICAN FILMMAKER IN DIASPORA
- Alain Gomis
- Newton Aduaka
- Gavin Hood
- Akosua Adoma Owusu
- Mahamat Saleh Haroun

21. BEST AFRICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER
- Thomas Letellier (Niger) La Pirouge
- Jonathan Kovel (RSA) Of Good Report
- Lance Gewer (RSA) Otelo Burning
- Yinka Edwards (Nigeria) Phone Swap
- Victor Credi (Egypt) Winter of Discontent

22. BEST AFRICAN EDITOR
- Megan Gill (RSA) Otelo Burning
- Hisham Saqr (Egypt) Winter of Discontent
- Avril Beukes (Ghana) Ties That Bind
- Mkaiwawi Mwakaba (Kenya) Nairobi Half Life
- Achille Brice (Cameroon) Obsession

23. BEST SCREENPLAY IN AN AFRICAN FILM
- Sheila Frimpong Manso (Ghana) A Perfect Picture
- Ibrahim El Batout, Ahmed Amer, Yasser Naeem, Habi Seoud (Egypt) Winter of Discontent
- Potash Charles Matathia, Samuel Munene, Serah Mwihaki (Kenya) Nairobi Half Life
- James Whyle, Sara Blecher, The Cast Workshop (RSA) Otelo Burning
- Victor Viyuoh (Cameroon) Ninah’s Dowry

24. BEST MUSIC SCORE IN AN AFRICAN MOVIE
- Alan Ari Lazar (RSA) Otelo Burning
- Ahmed Mostafa Saleh (Egypt) Winter of Discontent
- Wasis Diop (Senegal) A Screaming Man
- Chris Letcher (RSA) Elelwani
- Ben Ludik (RSA) Beauty

25. BEST AFRICAN ANIMATED FILM
- Haza Lambo (Madagascar)
- Omnimon (Cameroon)
- Mzee Wa Kibajaji ( Tanzania)
- What a Big Birthday Party (Nigeria)
- Boom Boom (Egypt)
26. BEST SHORT FILM BY A FILM STUDENT
- Category still open till 1st of June. Duration Max. 15mins

27. BEST DOCUMENTARY BY AN AFRICAN
- African Cypher (RSA) Brain Little
- The Kachikally Code (The Gambia) Efe Omo Igori
- Touba (Senegal) Elizabeth Chai Vasarhely
- Fuelling Poverty (Nigeria) Ishaya Bako
- Mkwawa (Tanzania) Alkemist Media

28. MOST OUTSTANDING FILM JOURNALIST
- Claire Diao
- Chiaka Orjiako
- Azuh Amatus
- Gerald Langiri

29. BEST KISWAHILI FILM
- Chumo – Jordan Rider
- Network – John Kallage
- Mdundiko – Jackson Kabirigi
- Sunshine – Karabani
- Zamoro – Shams Bhanji

30. SPECIAL JURY TO A FILMAMKER
WILL BE DECIDED BY THE JURY DURING SELECTION OF THE RECIPIENTS

31. SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD OF EXCELLENCE AS AN ACTOR
- Morgan Freeman
- Whoopi Goldberg

SPECIAL RECOGNITION LIST
- The President of Gambia
- The President of Tanzania
- The President of Nigeria
- Governor Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria)
- Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan (Governor Delta State, Nigeria)
- Oronto Douglas
- Youssou N’Dour (Senegal)

AFDA would like you to know that nominations were made in consultation with eminent film jurists/panelists from various international film events in recent times. These lists were put together through criteria of achievements in quality picture, sound, editing, arts direction, cinematography, and script directions. Their lists were compared and the films with highest inclusions on these list were then selected.

Bejewelled....

There is no girl on the planet that would not go bananas about a super sophisticated and glamorous jewellery that will make her look astonishing and gorgeous.  There is some special connection between women and jewellery  that makes woman go wild  for jewellery  just like gravity for the earth.

 

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Fashionable Pleated Skirts....

What could be more comfortable than a pleated skirt on a casual day. Pleats can both be long and short, depending on your style. They are fabulous as pleats, a single tone add a style to its appearance and enhance the look of tops that are teamed up with it. They can be worn in different lengths depending upon the occasion. So have a look at these and choose one for yourself…
                                                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dolce and Gabbana Go To Prison.

 The famously known designers....Domanico Dolce and Steffano Gabbana have each been sentenced to one year and eight months in prison after being found guilty of tax evasion. A jury met for three hours yesterday, in the afternoon to discuss the legal ruling which is one of three legal procedures that will determine a final verdict.
Judge Antonella Brambilla ruled in the case on one of two counts. They were cleared of the second count - involving the valuation of their company and the tax rate paid - at an earlier date. The designers are expected to appeal the decision, WWD reports.

 

The lawsuit refers to the labels 2004 sale of its signature and D&G lines to Luxembourg-based holding company Gado Srl - which Italian authorities believe was a means of evading Italy's high taxes - charges that the designers have strongly denied. The designers' lawyer, Massimo Dinoia, called for the pair to be acquitted of the charges - while prosecutor Gaetano Ruta demanded that Dolce, Gabbana and company board member Cristiana Ruella should be sent to prison for two-and-a-half years.  He added that their accountant, Luciano Patelli, should be incarcerated for three years.

                                  I Guess we won't be hearing from them for a while.....
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Born Sinner Vs Yeezus....

Kanye West Yeezus album and J.Cole Born Sinner Album were all debuted yesterday on the same day. The question is what album will sell more in the first week??? am dying to know.....

                                                                
In this album...you will find songs like....Black skin head, which is my favourite....new slaves, I am a God, Hold my Liquor, Send it up, On sight and many more....
As for J.Cole's album....Born Sinner....I haven't listened to it yet but it has been getting positive vibes from critics for the past two days.....songs like Villuminati, Let Nas Down, Born Sinner, just to mention a few.....are some of the tracks found in his album....

                                                                                 
                                                                                
Both albums have their own unique touch. So which songs in both albums will hit number one and will last longer in the billboard 100.....I guess we just have to wait and see....
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Amani Ya Moyo...

Feza has an amazing voice.....Her song Amani Ya Moyo just proves this, it's a quality video, Nisher did a geat job in directing it......I personally think it's a ten over ten.....Watch and listen to the track and tell me what you think.....

                                                                           
                                                            Simply amazing......
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The Great Sharon Mundia....

Fashion is all about being expressive, creative and innovative with your outfits. Sharon Mundia does have a mind for fashion and a sense of style. She likes to keep it simple and pleasant. Sharon has her own blog called This is Ess, where she mostly talks about her personal style and other things that matters in her life.She is a Kenyan by birth and is currently residing there. I have grown so attached and in love with her blog.... a day doesn't go by without having a glimpse to see what she has blogged about....

                              Visit her blog by using this link www.thisisess.com and thank me Later...
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Ankle Strap heels....

Designers have lately been obsessed with strap heels designs..Lol....from ZARA to River Island ankle strap heels collection to Givenchy to EveAllure to Celine to Manolo Blahnik you name it. It has lately been the trend in fashion from Actors to singers.....everyone seems to have a pair, whether covered or open.
                                                                                    

                                   

Elegant Sophisticated heels

 

 

Rihanna in Manolo

Know your Style...

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The Kardshian Kollection...

It seems the Kardashian sisters have managed to keep the "K" in to everything that they do....and it seems its awfully working well for them. These three fabulous trio of sister are now running a fashion empire......from clothing lines, to fragrances, to reality shows....so I guess its true what people say....together we are united, apart we fall.....and the Kardashian sisters have evidently proven this to us...
                                                                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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David Tlale moves on to handbags...

The SouthAfrican Designer David Tlale is rapidly expanding his fashion business, from clothing lines to handbags collections. Tlale debuted his handbags collection ten days ago while celebrating his ten years in fashion.
                                                                              

 

His handbags collection is an inspiration of the SouthAfrican and Ndebele artworks. The stylish Bags are currently available in the SouthAfrican Stores like Moda, Cellini, Fraiser's, Drakes + Packwells, Queens, The Couchmen, Gopals and Diplomat.

 

Absolute class....

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Get into your party zone...

 

The Death of Swagg and Rejuvination of Class...

Men this is your call....do you still wanna rock your style in lower big baggy jeans with a printed t-shirt or do you wanna change it into a straight up button shirt with a fine looking jacket for a true looking gentleman.
                                                                                

 

 

 

 

 

Know your style...

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