{"id":9637,"date":"2014-05-01T11:41:58","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T15:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/?p=9637"},"modified":"2014-05-01T11:41:58","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T15:41:58","slug":"africas-top-5-doses-of-celebrity-african-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/africas-top-5-doses-of-celebrity-african-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa&#039;s Top 5 &#124; Doses of Celebrity African Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"afric-2746959479\" class=\"afric-before-content afric-entity-placement\"><amp-ad width=300 height=250\r\n    style=\"text-align:center;\" type=\"doubleclick\"\r\n    data-slot=\"\/21718337565\/AMP-Banner\">\r\n  <div placeholder><\/div>\r\n  <div fallback><\/div>\r\n<\/amp-ad>\r\n<\/div><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Okay, no doubt, it&#8217;s a fact that African Fashion is not just a trend, it&#8217;s here to stay!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Also, there&#8217;s nothing like celebrities putting designs from the Diaspora on the map.<\/p><div id=\"afric-3897039956\" class=\"afric-inbody afric-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><!-- \/21718337565\/AFW300 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1609524218907-0' style='width: 300px; height: 250px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1609524218907-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Today, we&#8217;re putting a hot light on the FAB celebrities that stepped out in African influenced designs! \u00a0View them below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Lupita Nyong&#8217;o<\/strong> at the <strong>BEFTA Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IT woman <b>Lupita Nyong&#8217;o\u00a0<\/b>had to be placed first! \u00a0To the <strong>BEFTA Awards<\/strong>, she wore an emerald green <strong>Dior<\/strong> gown with gold accents placed on the waist and wrists, paired with a dark green smokey eye to bring out her chocolate skin. \u00a0LOVED it!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/lupitanyongo.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9654 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/lupitanyongo.jpg\" alt=\"lupitanyongo\" width=\"605\" height=\"605\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Dorothy Nyong&#8217;o\u00a0<\/strong>at the <strong>BAFTA Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Being her daughter&#8217;s date to the <strong>BAFTA Awards<\/strong> wasn&#8217;t the only thing that was cute; her jacket and dress combination created by <strong>AFWNY<\/strong> designer Kenya&#8217;s <strong>Kiko Romeo<\/strong> also stole our hearts. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/africanfashiondnkr.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9657 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/africanfashiondnkr.jpg\" alt=\"africanfashiondnkr\" width=\"605\" height=\"605\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>3.<\/strong> <strong>Emma Roberts<\/strong>\u00a0at the <b>Golden Globe Awards<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We absolutely love how this amazing\u00a0<strong>Lanvin<\/strong>\u00a0(Moroccan designer)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>gown fit <strong>Emma<\/strong>. \u00a0We like the classic look that she went for. \u00a0I feel as though it&#8217;s her best becaue all of the minor details really bring out her natural beauty. \u00a0From the dress silhouette to her hair being pulled back into a simple style, well done.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/africanfashionerl.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9656 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/africanfashionerl.jpg\" alt=\"africanfashionerl\" width=\"605\" height=\"605\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">4. Yandy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Love &amp; Hip-Hop Star Yandy Smith\u00a0<\/strong>stepped out in a\u00a0<strong>Baaba Christian Couture<\/strong> high-low dress that shouts &#8220;I&#8217;m Here!&#8221; \u00a0It showed a little too much cleavage for me but I do love how she filled it out! \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/styleblazer.com\/218037\/yandy-smith-wears-african-designer-dress-harlem-event\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/africanfashionys.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9653 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/africanfashionys.jpg\" alt=\"africanfashionys\" width=\"605\" height=\"605\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Kelly Rowland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While in Lagos, diva\u00a0<strong>Kelly Rowland\u00a0<\/strong>slipped into a dress from <b>Fashpa.com<\/b>. \u00a0The dress (Oleku) is <strong>Fashpa.com<\/strong>&#8216;s modern take on the Buba (a traditional dress for women in some African cultures). \u00a0We like it and Kelly wore it well! \u00a0However, I would have liked to see her wear this outfit with long hair instead of a bob cut. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/africanfashionkr.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9655 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/africanfashionkr.jpg\" alt=\"africanfashionkr\" width=\"605\" height=\"605\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"afric-4231082691\" class=\"afric-after-content afric-entity-placement\"><amp-ad width=300 height=250\r\n    style=\"text-align:center;\" type=\"doubleclick\"\r\n    data-slot=\"\/21718337565\/AMP-bottom\">\r\n  <div placeholder><\/div>\r\n  <div fallback><\/div>\r\n<\/amp-ad><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, no doubt, it&#8217;s a fact that African Fashion is not just a trend, it&#8217;s here to stay! 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