Flawless, stylish… beauty is Ronke

 

BY OYINDAMOLA LAWAL

RONKE Ademiluyi is the brain behind Africa Fashion Week, London. In the last few years, Ronke has proved that she is not only a style icon, but also, a trendsetter.

  Having made a huge success as a clothier in the country, the pretty lawyer decided to take her love for fashion to a new dimension, promoting creative African designers in the international market with her yearly Africa Fashion Week, London, which is set to hold on August 3 and 4, 2012 at the London Spitalfield Market.

  With all her tailored signature looks, Ronke’s style is something that all can learn from

Have a sense of style

  Create your own fashion and have your own style, because it's not right to wear something that isn't you. It's often better to have a basic personal style than to always be chasing the latest ‘fad’ look.

  Have good taste in clothing. Like the lawyer-turned entrepreneur, be modest in clothing and avoid clothing of bad taste.

Be conservative

 The fair complexioned Chief Executive Officer of Rukkies Boutique is indeed a trendsetter and follower, yet very conservative. She says, “ I follow the fashion trends of every season, but in a conservative way.”

Keeping it clean and simple

  The pretty damsel knows that a clean and simple outfit can be incredibly elegant as well as very trendy.

 

Dazzle in black

   Ronke’s favourite colour is black; like they say, you cannot go wrong in black. Black is an all-around classic, and Ronke certainly takes that to heart.

Knee length dresses rocks

 It is advisable to dress yourself in the way you will be comfortable. Ronke’s favourite piece of clothing is knee length dresses, they make her comfortable, chic and elegant. Knee length dresses end up being effortless to wear, as they are comfortable tending to be matched with either sandals, flats, high heel slides or boots.

Rock the scent

 So Pretty by Cartier does the magic for her.

Let the design speak

 She discloses, “I honestly do not have a favourite designer, if I like a design, I just buy, not necessarily because of the name. What interests me is the design itself.”

Wow with accessories

  Ronke’s favourite accessory is her Rolex wristwatch, but one fashion piece that she cannot leave the house without is, her handbag.

All Rukkies

  The boutique owner does her shopping in her boutique, Rukkies in Lagos. She adds, “Charity begins at home.”

Obagi, the secret of her flawless touch

  For over 20 years, Dr. Zein Obagi has been leading the skin care industry with the Obagi products for anti-ageing and skin health. Obagi skin care offers several condition-specific skin treatments to gently yet aggressively help treat your skin concerns.

  Obagi is a world-renowned brand with one of the highest rates of efficacy.  You wonder, the secret behind Ronke’s flawless skin, it is Obagi.

Introducing You to Cynthia Chisom Umezulike

For those in the fashion industry or anyone who has seen last week’s ‘Come Dine With Me’, UK's Channel 4's highest rated show drawing in an average of 4-5 Million viewers per episode, Cynthia Chisom Umezulike is certainly not a new name, but there is much more to the Nigerian model than just a pretty face.

Scouted at the age of 15 in her native Nigeria, Cynthia got her first break at the Ford Model Awards Nigeria, taking part in the Nigerian Fashion Week and the Nigerian Model Awards. In 2006, she became Miss Tourism Lagos and was selected to represent Nigeria at the Miss Bikini World in Taiwan. In 2010, Cynthia went on to win Miss Commonwealth International Nigeria, a title the model deployed to raise awareness for the Save the Children Foundation, a charity organisation she volunteers for and supports and her own charitable foundation Blessings and Blossoms Foundation, which aims to provide school supplies and textbooks for children in need. As Miss Commonwealth Nigeria, she also represented Nigeria alongside 50 other delegates from around the world at the Miss Commonwealth International.

The above are not the only titles this young woman holds. With Chief Justice of Enugu State and a professor of intellectual property for a father and a professor of women education and consultant on adult education for a mother, Cynthia has followed the footsteps of her academic parents and boasts a Master's degree (LLM) in Human Rights Law from the University of London, Queen Mary and will soon be embarking on a doctorate programme focusing on the International Laws on the Right of a Child.

Brainy and beautiful, since her move to London to pursue her Master’s in favour of a call from the Nigerian bar, Cynthia has managed to balance academics with modelling, often opting for London Fashion Week shows in order not to disrupt her studies. As well as walking at Vauxhall Fashion Scout show, showcasing for Jasper Garvida and celebrity designer Rhiannon Jones Bolshie alongside Nigerian couturiers Adebayo Jones and Yemi Osunkoya of Koshiba, Cynthia has also been featured in numerous international publications including New African Woman, FAB Online, The Sun, The Voice to name a few.

Once an awkwardly thin teenager, now a beautiful and confident young woman, Cynthia has also completed her first book titled Parallel Sapphires – Rules to Inspire which, drawing on her on experience growing up, offers a detailed guidance on how teenagers can build their self esteem, accept their true worth and realise their full potential.

Naming the former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, one of 20th century's most influential figures, Eleanor Roosevelt, and entrepreneur and fashion icon Victoria Beckham as her inspirations and her dad as her role model, it seems Cynthia is set for higher heights.

With more TV appearances lined up and selected as one of the models for the Africa Fashion Week London 2012 to walk at London Spitalfields on 3-4 August, there is much more to come from Cynthia than ‘Come Dine with Me’.

 

Fashion Designers’ and Craft makers’ Young Designer Awards welcomes the world, with a showcase of International Fashion, Beautiful Models and of British Cutting Edge Fashion.

This summer marks one of the most memorable seasons in London’s history the diamond Jubilee celebration honouring her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the arrival of the greatest show on earth the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

With the country on such a high fashion Designers’ and Craft makers’ Young Designer Awards, which is the brainchild of Knitwear Designer Joanna Marcella is inviting International fashion & accessory designers along side our British fashion designers to London on the 27 October 2012 to show their collection in a gala show to an audience of fashionistas and media at the Pullman  London Hotel St. Pancras (formally the Novotel Hotel ) 100 -110 Euston Road London England NW1 2AJ.

This will be an exciting networking event celebrating the work young designers in the FDC Young Designer Awards, showing one innovative garment, rising designer brands based in the UK will showcase their new collection in the Radical Designer Award and the really young talent will show their talents for the first time in Celebration of Young Fashion Designer Award.

Joanna Marcella says, “This event is a wonderful gem and we are keen to make it an international event where designers from all over the world can show a collection and bring their creations to a wider audience.”

The FDC Young Designer Awards promises to be an event not to be missed, not only will attendees be privileged to witness the collections of new up and coming designers of the future, winners will be selected for a chance to showcase in “Fashion Designer Expo Florida” and New Jersey Fashion Week.

Designers who wish to participate, sponsors who wish to support or press who want to attend please email: Joanna Marcella on email: joanna_marcella@hotmail.com

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Our Early bird FDC Young Designer Awards tickets can be purchased NOW! for the 2012 FDC

Young Designer Awards at a highly subsidised price of £9.50 + BF, this is for a limited period only (until 23 July 2012) please click the link:http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3925164272

Even if you can't make it this is a really easy way to support the work we do with extremely talented budding young designers, the money will go towards the trophies and other prizes.

2012 Fashion Designers and Craft makers (FDC) Young Designer Awards takes place on Saturday 27 October 2012 at 4.30 pm - 9 pm at the Pullman London St Pancras (previously Novotel) hotel 100 -110 Euston Road London NW1 2AJ

 This year’s young award winners have also been offered fantastic opportunities to debut a collection in New Jersey Fashion Week and The Fashion Designers Expo Week based in Florida.

“Fashion Designer Expo Florida” is an exciting Fashion Week designed to show the world new fashion superstars, showcasing the best emerging talent from all over the world, FDE Florida offers the excitement and exposure that emerging fashion talent need, from extravagant runway shows to lavish parties.

Joanna Marcella the founder of the FDC Young Designer Awards says “Our unique selling point is that our event recognises young multicultural design talent and catapults young fashion designers right on to the international fashion stage.”

This year in our young designers category they are being asked to pay homage to the brilliant fashion designer Alexander McQueen by researching his work and take inspiration from deigns that are considered works of art. The young designer awards aims to provide a platform for creative geniuses who are edgy and original and are not afraid to take risks. The event seeks to find future trailblazers who think outside of the box.

Joanna continues “The FDC Young Designer Awards has been growing from strength to strength and our reputation has reached all corners of the globe, any young designer who would to be part of the great project can now apply to come on board.