I came across this artist by chance on Instagram and I am already dreaming about living in a big enough house to buy one of her pieces and display it in all of its beautiful colourful, storytelling glory! The artist is Bisa Butler. Bisa Butler was born in Orange, NJ and raised in South Orange, …

I made the Tulip Dress from The Assembly Line, an independent brand who design beautiful minimalist sewing patterns. Their style is Scandinavian and contemporary. I am a trainers and dress kinda girl so I decided to try the Tulip dress and I have to say I absolutely love it. The bodice is semi-fitted which works well. …

Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera reboot based on the 1980s series of the same name and shown on Netflix. It was rather exciting to see one of our Adire fabrics appear on one of the episodes. It was used in Episode 15 of Series 1 in case you want to watch! Our Indigo Leaf Adire, a …

Go bumble bee mode with a combination of black and yellow. Well technically, the ankara is blue and yellow but you get the idea. Our latest mix-it-up selection consists of a handmade black and yellow batik from Nigeria and a blue and yellow dice print from Ghana. These two would look great as a combination …

You might remember in our last post about the new Janet Jackson music video, we mentioned a Nigerian brand called Post Imperial whose pieces were used in the video. I am a real fan of this brand as they use Adire (batik and tie dye) fabric from Nigeria. I also love the fact that it is …

A total Printastic explosion is what I would call Janet Jackson’s new video for ‘Made For Now’ featuring Daddy Yankee. I see so many familiar prints and batiks and even better some of the outfits have been made by great designers of which we are fans. The resplendent blue and turquoise dress on the rooftop …