tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918341904107989662.post5863067708948158528..comments2024-02-07T05:10:07.816+02:00Comments on TRENDS BEYOND THREADS: African Fashion Awards: A Premature IdeaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852783361043052936noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918341904107989662.post-17745586377108346422010-07-07T17:02:22.499+02:002010-07-07T17:02:22.499+02:00Yep. We are so preoccupied with impressing the wes...Yep. We are so preoccupied with impressing the west and trying to get their attention we are forgetting to do our own thing. Brazil's Rio Fashion Week is getting a lot of international attention without the hassle of trying to be anything either than Brazilian. Maybe AFI thought these stunts would help the event get some international press, it was a bad idea, it didn't work. I have a feeling that things are noever thought through at that place. People get excited about an idea and because they have the means to do it, they go ahead with it! Thanks for stopping by, Buhle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852783361043052936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918341904107989662.post-83564929532750263562010-07-07T16:25:21.269+02:002010-07-07T16:25:21.269+02:00Mmm. I WAS shocked when Grace Jones and MJ won... ...Mmm. I WAS shocked when Grace Jones and MJ won... for what reasons??? I mean, yes, Grace rocked the 70's and 80's and MJ did the same, but come on now, we have better style icons since 2000 and South Africa has its own style icons. I think we should quit sucking up to the big wonderful lights of Hollywood and bring it back home!Buhle Bongahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14888259694229859027noreply@blogger.com