If you are passionate about fashion, then you know there’s more to it than the trends. It’s about individualism, styling and expressing yourself through your clothes. Today, I’ve gathered a couple of people that take a little piece of Africa(n) with them, daily.

Oroma

Hint of Africa: Her Head Tie - Effortlessly Chic.

Meanwhile, What you may have missed:

Make up giant and every girl’s best friend - M.A.C recently went into collaboration with Parisian graffiti artist, Fafi to create the Fafi make-up collection. Inspired by the streets of Japan, Tokyo, Manga and Dragonball, Fafi’s work has an anime/Japanimation feel to it, and befittingly, so do the brightly coloured eye shadows, lipsticks, blushes and make up bags from her M.A.C. range. Think cute looking tag girls with exaggerated features, big eyes and higly sexualized figures. Donning tight dresses, knee-high socks with sneaks, bright hair, extra long lashes and over the top, bright make-up, the Fafinettes (think Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku girls) were Mzansi ‘make-up-nistas’ hosts at the M.A.C. store in Rosebank Mall in Jozi. For a Monday night, the party was fun and intimate, with guests tagging the long black wall outside the store in bright koki colours, drinking beer and eating pizza and burgers (the anti-luxury luxury). Spotted were super stylist, Jenni Andrews, celeb journo, Lesley Mofokeng, Fix from MTV Base and Bonang, Live presenter. See some pics from the event, in the Events section of FashionAfrica.com or Click THIS

Shumo-el Mumba

(Photo by Ikechukwu O.)

Hint of Africa: His sweater vest in Tie & Dye.

And, By the way, you DON’T want to miss:

Nayo, an R&B and Soul (with so much soul) singer will be hosting **Secret Village Show** at the Soho Revue Bar in London - March 13th to celebrate the album release.

The Album ‘African Girl’ will be available everywhere in the UK - **MARCH 10, 2008**.

Nayo, born Temitope OduNAYO Abidoye was born in Lagos, Nigeria. Her Nigerian culture traveled with her around the world as a girl, while she incorporated its rhythms into the new beats and sounds she found in England, the United States, and the rest of West Africa.

Watch Nayo on Brightcove TV <– Click THAT, while you are there watch her African Girl Video in the related videoes sections!

You can get your tickets to the show HERE, and Check her website. See you there!

Model in Cote Minou

Hint of Africa: One of my favorite Indie Labels, Cote Minou. They pull off effortlessly chic very well!

Another designer who does it well is Sika Designs, check her out in the designers section of FashionAfrica.com of Click HERE.

Have a lovely weekend!

- Lelethu & Wadami.