{"id":9511,"date":"2014-02-04T11:48:58","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T15:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/?p=9511"},"modified":"2014-02-04T11:48:58","modified_gmt":"2014-02-04T15:48:58","slug":"africas-top-5-african-inspired-eyewear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/africas-top-5-african-inspired-eyewear\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa's Top 5 | African Inspired Eyewear"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AfricasTopFive\"<\/a>You walk in fashion and wear fashion daily, so why not SEE the world in fashion?\u00a0 While creating your Spring\/Summer \u2018Must Have\u2019 list, be sure to add some hot eyewear; and of course, we have a list of choices for you!\u00a0 Below are our top five African inspired eyewear designers.<\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Bohten<\/b><\/p>\n

Definitely a designer to keep an eye on, Nana Boateng Ose<\/b> uses reclaimed material to construct eco-luxury eyewear.\u00a0 Apart from the refreshing and unique wood aesthetic, we like the environmental initiative of the brand.<\/p>\n

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2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>A. Sauvage<\/b><\/p>\n

Adrien Victor Sauvage is the force behind this irresistible brand.\u00a0 Adrian began styling at the age of 19 and attracted several high-profile clients.\u00a0 He quickly dove into designing menswear because he saw that the demand for it was not being met.\u00a0 His spectacles, often paired with rich tuxedos, breath luxury.\u00a0 I instantly see Bruno Mars wearing this brand.<\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>\u00a0Textiles + Alchemy<\/b><\/p>\n

This brand likes to be identified by two principles: deconstruction and reconstruction.\u00a0 They take fabrics and transform them into well-constructed pieces of art.\u00a0 Whether their frames are to be chic or fun, we like how there\u2019s some type of African textile included within the design.<\/p>\n

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4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Karen Walker<\/b><\/p>\n

This renowned designer partnered with the Ethical Fashion Initiative<\/b> to feature the work of Kenyan artisans, giving the world a glimpse of where work is coming from (Karen\u2019s words).\u00a0 Together, they created a 2014 eyewear collection titled \u2018Visible\u2019.\u00a0 We love this project! The Kenyan designs also starred in the finished collection\u2019s shoot. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Rebel Yuths<\/b><\/p>\n

The Rebel Yuths\u2019 <\/b>most recent collection \u2018ORISHSA\u2019 <\/b>features a dynamic array of eyewear and dancing textiles.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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I hope that you enjoyed!<\/p>\n

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by Omoefe Ajueyitsi<\/p>\n

Editor-in-Chief<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You walk in fashion and wear fashion daily, so why not SEE the world in fashion?\u00a0 While creating your Spring\/Summer \u2018Must Have\u2019 list, be sure to add some hot eyewear; and of course, we have a list of choices for you!\u00a0 Below are our top five African inspired eyewear designers. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[72,73,75],"tags":[2493,88,168,2494,89,128,2102,170,103,2495,83,201,1431,1591,94,268,2496,2288,2497,2498,25,2499,2500,2501,2502,2503,2504,1690,1586,2505,2506,2507],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9511"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}