FASHION: Beyonce Wears Africn Fashion Brand EnaGancio Fashions Found on Esty

Okaaayyy Beyonce! I see you! You are slaying that suit girl!

While attending Swiss Beatz’s Dreamweavers exhibition in LA last month, Beyonce came through with a show stopping look. Furthermore, this was not just any look, rather this was quite special is she wore and African print fashion piece by Nigerian American designer Ena Udemba from her fashion line EnaGancio Fashions. Moreover, what makes this even more extraordinary is the fact that Beyone and her stylist Zerin Akers found and handpicked Ena's fashion brand on Esty!

I just loved the fact that they are supporting black brands and chose to work with a lesser known, up and coming African brand... 

FEATURES: Nollywood Actress Adesua Etomi-Wellington Covers Vogue Magazine's April Gobal Issue

American Vogue just released their new cover for their April 2019 Global Issue and guess who is on the cover? Nollywool actress Adesua Etomi-Wellington!! This is BIG!

In this issue, Vogue celebrates 14 global superstars from 14 coutries. Therefore, for the cover, they featured a few of these global superstars, one of them being Adesua. What an amazing opportunity for international exposure!...

FEELIN' IT OR NAH?: Lupita Nyong'o at the 'US' Film Premiere

Yaaaasssss Lupita!!! I love how she is always pushing the boundaries of fashion and beauty.

Last week for the premiere of her latest film 'Us' during the 2019 SXSW Festival, Lupita graced the red carpet with a cut-out white pant suit ensemble. However, the part of her look that has got most people talking is her unique use of multiple silver hair clips to style her hair as well as her dramatic eye make up....

FASHION: 16 Fave Looks From the 2019 Grammys

 Music's biggest night, the Grammy Awards, took place on Sunday and was attended by the all the major heavy hitters in the music industry. The show itself was just ok, however the fashions on the red carpet did not disappoint! All the stars came glammed up and I was all here for it!

Here is a look of my Top 16 fave looks from the 2019 Grammys...

FASHION: 10 Fave Looks From the 2019 SAG Awards

Over the weekend, the 2019 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards too place in Los Angeles and it was a star studded event. So, of course all eyes were on the fashion coming down the red carpet. There were so many beautiful looks it was hard to pick our faves. Nevertheless, I was eventually able to narrow down my faves.

Check out the our top 10 favourite looks from the 2019 SAG red carpet...

Features: Idris Elba Named 2018 Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine

OHHHH YES LAAAAWWWWDDDD!!!! 😍😍😍

I agree 100%!!!

Congrats to my boo Idris Alba for being names the 2028 Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine.

For once the have FINALLY gotten it right!

~G~

Event: Mystique Afrique Curated by Ayiba Magazine Recap

Hey Afrofusioners! It’s been a while since my last fashion post, but Keshia Charles is back!

This time I am writing to you all about my experience as a model at the recent Mystique Afrique event organized by Ayiba magazine. I had the pleasure of taking part of a night of cultural, artistic and musical vibrations amongst designers, artists, dancers, models, and other creatives...

Miss G: Happy Labour Day from Houston, Texas!

Just stopping by quickly to wish everyone a wonderful Labour Day long weekend.

I am currently spending the long weekend in Houston, Texas to end off my birthday celebrations. Lovin' it so far!

Stay tuned to the blog and @theafusionspot on Instagram for a full recap of my adventures in H Town!... 

Events: ZHURI Mag 'A Seat at the Table' Event Recap

I couple months ago I had the pleasure of being invited to attend the ZHURI Magazine 'A Seat at the Table' Fashion Networking Brunch Event. It was a lovely afternoon surrounded by so many African creatives, designers and influencers. During the event, attendees were treated to a brunch buffet while listening to a panel discussion of leading creatives and influencers within the Toronto African fashion industry. Hearing each person on the panel speak about their work and their journey developing it was quite inspiring.

Furthermore, the event also served the purpose of officially introducing Zhuri Magazine to the public. Anita Ehui, founder of ZHURI Magazine, shared with us her vision and inspiration for the magazine and well as the content readers should expect. In addition, the Yomi Adefala of Yomi Styling was officially announced as the Editor-in-chief.

Here is a look at my time at the event...

Fashion: Lavie by CK 2018 Tâche de Naissance Collection

Hey Everyone!

Lately I have been seeing pictures and video of the new Lavie by CK collection 'Tâche de Naissance' all over social media, and was immediately drawn to its bold, bright prints. So, I decided to check out the full collection and I must say, I'm really feelin' it. The collect consists of 2 main prints designed into a number of chic styles. Jumpsuits, 2 piece dress and robe for the ladies, while the fella's swag out in track suits. I like that they kept is simple with the styles as it allows for their bold prints to shine.

Continue to check out the full collection...

Feature: Actress Danai Gurira Covers the June 2018 Edition of Ebony Magazine

After her starring role and huge success of the Black Panther Movie, Zimbabwean actress Danai Gurira has risen into the spotlight.

With this surge in her career, we are loving the fact that she has become more visible and brought more melanin into mainstream media. This makes us even more happier to see that she is currently featured on the June 2018 Edition of Ebony Magazine. You go girl!!

Continue to see more of her Ebony Magazine feature...

Feature: New ZHURI Magazine Introducing African Luxury to the Global Market

ZHURI Magazine is a new African Luxury Fashion Magazine in town, and we are here for it!

I recently got the chance to connect with the founder of ZHURI Magazine, Anita Ehui, and learned a bit about her vision behind developing the magazine and what kind of content we should expect within the magazine. I'm glad to see more platforms being developed to contribute to the increased global reach and expansion of African fashion intentionally. There are many high-end luxury African fashion brands that produce high quality pieces that are on par with or even surpass that of many mainstream international luxury brands. More people need to know about these brands. Therefore, I am also excited to see that ZHURI Magazine with focus on luxury African fashion brands, designers and creators, as it is an area of African fashion that definitely needs more exposure.

Continue to learn more about ZHURI Magazine and the vision behind it...

Beauty: Issa Rae Talks Beauty in Cosmopolitan Magazine

Our girl Issa Rae is really killin' it in the industry!

Her show insecure continues to be a hit with great anticipation for the 3rd season, and now she has been neames the face of CoverGirl cosmetics. It's nice to see more melanin break into international beauty brands.

In a recent interview with Cosmopolitan magazine, Issa beaks about beauty and confidence while showcasing her beautiful bold summer beauty looks.

Continue to see her summer beauty looks...

Events: 2018 Face of African Fashion Week Toronto Recap

As we get closer  to the 2018 Edition of African Fashion Week Toronto (AFWT), the more my level of excitement grows! I have been lucky enough to have attend this event for the last 3 years, and am so proud to have witnessed the tremendous growth of this fashions week as well as the African fashion industry in Toronto as a whole. It continues to get bigger and bigger, thus I am super existed to see what the 2018 edition has in store!

To kick things off, AFWT has started with their search for the 2018 Face of African Fashion week. Last year, model Zubeida won this coveted title for 2017 and has been rockin' the Toronto fashion scene all year. If you missed how it all when down last year, check out our 2017 Face of AFWT coverage here. It was now time to award a new 2018 Face of AFWT and there was a whole new crop of models ready to battle it out to win the title...

Fashion: Tracee Ellis Ross Covers Vanity Fair Magazine

Melanin Magic! Yaaasss Tracee!!

Such a stunning cover I must day. Actress Tracee Ellis Ross covers this month special issue cover of Vanity Fair magazine. Yet another beautiful woman of colour landing a major magazine cover. I'm loving this!

In her feature interview, Tracee speaks about he life and her acting career.

Continue to see more of Tracee's looks in her editorial shoot for the magazine...

Men's Fashion: Fashion Stylist Mr. Adomako's Website Launch Event

Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the website launch event for rising Toronto based Stylist and Creative Director Bismark Adomako of 'Styled by Mr Adomako.' In addition to the launch of his new website, everyone in attendance was in an extra celebratory mood as we also celebrated Mr. Adomako's 30th birthday!

Since entering the Toronto fashion scene in 2015, Mr. Adomako has developed a large social media following and has made great strides to establish a name for himself as a stylist and influencer within the fashion industry.

Music: African Artists Nominated for the 2018 BET Awards

The 2018 BET Awards in around the corner and as usually, we have all been looking forward to  finding out which African Artists will be nominated this year. It has been great over the years seeing the grown of African musicians being recognized on the international stage, particularly at such a major international award show as the BET Awards. We are still waiting for them to award those within the African category on the main stage during the main show thogh!! This fact has always been a area of controversy and heated discussions each year. I guess we'll have to and see if anything changes during this year's show.

This year is seems they have switched up the categories a bit buy combining both the African artists and the other international artists into one category, Best International Act. This had mad the category quite huge! Not sure if that's a good change, however I am still happy to see African artists represented in a category. On the other hand, a new category which is a great addition is 'Best New International Act' which also includes a number of African artists as nominees.

Continue to check out all of the African artists nominated for a 2018 BET award...

Entertainment: Issa Rae, Michael B. Jordan & Angela Bassett Cover Variety Magazine

This month, Variety magazine released their 'Actors on Actors' issue presented by Shuttershock. In this issues, pairs of actors are put together and interview each other. Featured participants include a few of our Hollywood faves: Issa Rae, Michael B. Jordan and Angela Bassett.

Their conversations are quite interesting, as they discuss their experiences as an actor in the industry.

Catch their full interviews HERE & HERE!

Fashion: 5 Looks Issa Rae Slayed Hosting the CFDA's

My girl Issa Rae did not come to play!!

Actress Issa Rae a few days ago made history as the first person of colour to host the annual CFDA fashion awards, which honours the best in the American fashion industry. The event tool place June 4th at the Brooklyn Museum.

As host, Issa rock 5 fabulous outfits and to top if off, they were all make by black designers. I absolute love that! Issa never fails when in comes to reppin' for the culture!

Here is a look at her 5 fabulous fashion looks at the CFDA's, as well as our rankings of which looked we feelin' the most...

Events: AFROBEAT KARAOKE *Spring Edition*

Afrobeat Karaoke is back again for our Spring edition! 

SO, CALLING ALL AFROBEATS MUSIC LOVERS!! 

It's all going down May 11th at 336 Parliament St. Come out and rock the mic to your favourite Afrobeats song! 

Continue for event details...