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For his spring 2012 haute couture show Jean Paul Gaultier did not present an array of gowns but instead offered an ode to late singer Amy Winehouse with a collection of tailored jackets, form-fitting skirts and bustiers.

Amongst the models walking in the Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2012 Couture show was Sudanese supermodel, Angelique “Ajak” Deng….

“As a teenager I always wanted to be a model. I loved Alek Wek … ” – Ajak

The models wore Amy Winehouse’s signature beehive and had cigarettes in hand as they strutted down the runway with the singer’s tunes playing in the background.

The color palette was a somber black with splashes of citrus and lime to reveal lacy undergarments, silk dresses and belted waists.

Ajak also debuted long hair for this show….

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It’s that time of the year! All things fashion and….

Our good friend, blogger, Fashionjunkii…

and her fabulous non-profit Global Fashion New York Inc will be hosting a charity soiree during New York Fashion Week to benefit “The Murungu Primary School Project” in Tanzania on Thursday,  February 16th at Studio XX1, 59 West 21st street, New York City, New York.

The theme is A NIGHT OF FASHION FOR PHILANTHROPY:

“Better schools Better education Project“

celebrating fashion for a good cause to benefit the Murungu Primary School in Tanzania.

The soiree will feature fashion presentations, designers auction, cocktail reception, music and networking. There will also be surprise guests for the night, so you definitely don’t want to miss it.

For more  information about the event please contact the organizers at info@gfny.org  or fashionjunkiis@gmail.com.

To purchase your tickets go to Charity Happenings: CLICK HERE  OR CLICK HERE.

Hope to see you all there!

South African businesswoman, fashion powerhouse (she is beyond mogul) and philanthropist, Dr.Precious Moloi-Motsepe graces the cover of the February/March 2012 New African Woman magazine.

In the issue, New African Woman mag talks to Dr. Precious about the importance of the business side of fashion, God-fearing family values, her love for books and why African women are “powerful beyond words“…#loveherlongtime!

2011 Miss Universe, Leila Lopes is also on the cover of the magazine which the debuts as the magazine’s DOUBLE-COVER bi-monthly editions.

In this issue, the reigning Miss Universe, who is from Angola, talks about her beauty (she is dark & lovely y’all) and she had this to say:

As an African woman, I feel blessed that I can show the world the true beauty of my continent

Love her already! Go girl…

South Africa’s uber fabulous, talented and very chic songstress, Lira is profiled in this month’s edition.

Lira’s full length 14 song album, Feel Good was released January 31st (2012). Below is the track listing:
1. “Feel Good” (new mix)
2. “Rise Again”
3. “Typical”
4. “Ixesha”
5. “Call Me”
6. “Abba”
7. “Believer”
8. “Love To Love”
9. “With My Eyes”
10. “Valley Of Darkness”
11. “Phakade”
12. “Be My Friend”
13. “Stay In My Company”
14. “Soul In Mind”

Make sure you cop your copy of Lira’s latest project! She is amazing. Love her song, “Phakade“….

The magazine also goes in the fashion & design of Vlisco made up of a mixed team of mostly Europeans. One guy in the team is part part Nigerian, part British. The design team has strong DNA principles when it comes to design:

Appeal to Africa & its people. This has to be contained and always visible in all our designs.

Good day, for those who aren’t on Twitter or missed the drama that happened, here are the screen munches of what went down.

Check out the Twitter BLOWOUT that went down between South African rapper, Morale and former TV host turned PERFUMISTA, ENTREPRENEUR, REALITY TV STAR, (her words, not ours) Nonhle Thema:

Oh well don’t think Nonhle knew that Morale and Sean Pages were related.

When will Nonhle leave South African celebs alone though?

So over her, but I ain’t unfollowing her just as yet, otherwise how will I update y’all?? Just asking lol…

While searching for gossip on twitter do follow me @DeeChiloane

For the lastest news follow FaraiToday.com on Twitter and Facebook.

Come the 10th of March 2012 Orlando Stadium in Soweto will be filled with Usher fans *yes me included*…

Sorry but Durban and Cape Town  fans, you will have to drive up to Johannesburg to see this hot man named Usher. wonder why the two other shows got cancelled. Oh well Orlando Stadium would have to accomodate everybody as we all come to see Usher

Hansa Pilsener has been searching for South African upcoming artists to perform on the day.From the final 12 artists, 6 will go on to perform with Usher at the JHB Hansa Festival of Legends.

You can check out the 12 finalists here.

Tickets are still available from Computicket, ranging from R215.00 -R455.00

Dont forget to diaries the date: 10 March 2012 Orlando Staduim.

Hope to see you there!!!

This event is for over 18′s only!
Tour updates will be made available on www.facebook.com/bigconcerts or www.twitter.com/BigConcerts

CuesYeah Yeah…

The J&B Met happend this past weekend and yet again my invite got lost in the mail…

Oh well I collected some pics from Sowetan Live

 Jen Su (right) never leaves her hats behind, love the shoe though, not sure of the green dress on 7de Laan actress

The guys from left to right: Lunga, Trevor Gumbi, Dj Sphe (* stares* he cant do any wrong in my eyes) and Dj Naves

 City Press Journalist Mokgadi *love the colour on her* with Theo K

Not sure of both of these outfits…

Bonang Matheba *best dressed in my opinion* with Jo-anne *let’s not go back to the tutu’s please*

Hot ladies: Boity with Khanya amd Chomme *all dressed so simple though*

Oh My SomGaga…*conclude for yourself* 

 The Yfm Twins with Somizi

hope the ladies didn’t sweat too much in their jumpsuits *lol*

Need I say more…Made Different!!

For the latest news follow Faraitoday.com on Twitter and Facebook.

And you can follow me @DeeChiloane

 Jusa Dementor, the Producer, founder and prime artist of A.B.R.A. Tribe Records has released a hot new single, “Iwe Kimberley“.

The only way for Jusa is up: he has won and been nominated for many international and regional Awards for his music, his music production and Video directing.

In addition, he is also the youngest and most recent Brand Ambassador for Zimbabwe’s largest telecommunications company, Econet Wireless Ltd.

Regarding the message behind the promo video, A.B.R.A. said:

“In line with the Zimbabwean Indigenous investment programme currently being undertaken, it was ABRA’s initiative to pen the song “Kimberly” by Jusa Dementor in order to positively promote the utilization of our natural resources and to take pride in the face of international laws that want to hinder us from realizing the full potential of our wealth as a nation.”

After seeing the promo video, we cannot wait to see the full video when it’s released. Jusa’s vibrant energy and the deep meaning within the lyrics capture the essence of what is being conveyed, perfectly!!

Lyrics

*Iwe Kimberly*
*By Jusa Dementor*
*Produced by Jusa Mentor*

Eyo Kim
Dey dont want to see Zim win
so them call all them next of kin
to make life in zimbabwe dim
but listen

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Pandaive mwana ndaka rota
Pfuma yeZimbabwe yasotwa,
pasi pe mota dzimba minda
pfuma iri pasi petsoka,

Kimberly  inzwa sha
vano fungidzira kuti tiri ma dandara,
tiri mamhonya
Mwari Baba by our side imimi matobondera

Gaya upenyu muZimbabwe wanaka
Vaitiseka tichimwa tea isina sugar mukaka
Gaya Ngoda zvino rava kufaya
Nyika yese righta now yakuZora butter

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Kimberly usa bhaizwe usaJutwe, beacuse
Them only have on ting on them mind
To tek whats yours and whats mine
Iwe ZImbabwe usa bhaizwe usaJutwe, beacuse
Mwari Baba Pfuma yedu vanga vakai pfimbika zvino vakutipa
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Asi zvino ngere
Pfuma inokwana itai steady haipere
We just have to make sure we share
No matter what the tounge or the tribe or the hair

Surplus put it in reserve
Like Joseph wisdom observe
Seven years of famine we just come otta
now the time fiwe turn round curve

Asi muchinyengetera
koz vavengi vacharamba vachi enderera
hona vakupanica
vaona kuti Zimba rakanika

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Kimberly usa bhaizwe usaJutwe, beacuse
Them only have on ting on them mind
To tek whats yours and whats mine
Iwe ZImbabwe usa bhaizwe usaJutwe, beacuse
Mwari Baba Pfuma yedu vanga vakai pfimbika zvino vakutipa
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Kuti ABRA  ndiyo dancehall reggae
kunti pfuma ndiko kuti Marange
so if you hear anyone who
wan get used by bablyon tell him ngarambe

Zimbabwe sungai dzisimbe
koz the enemy wan tek wey we money
the enemy dont want no harmony
they wana keep poor an no money

As listen to this message here
from Abra simzz and Jusa dementor
Mwari vakatipa pfuma iyi
saka tofanirwa kujamuka toyi protector

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Kimberly usa bhaizwe usaJutwe, beacuse
Them only have on ting on them mind
To tek whats yours and whats mine
Iwe ZImbabwe usa bhaizwe usaJutwe, beacuse
Mwari Baba Pfuma yedu vanga vakai pfimbika zvino vakutipa
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Take a look:

Tyler Perry!

According to Forbes.com, thanks to five movies he has cranked out over the past two years and two TV series (Meet the Browns and House of Payne), Tyler Perry earned US$130 million between May 2010 and May 2011, which ranks him as the highest-earning man in entertainment for that time period.

So he definitely knows something about success….

Tyler Perry recently posted a video blog that shared his personal thoughts on how to be successful.

Thanks to NecoleBitchie for the transcript:

There’s only one answer for that and I say this all the time in the press but people cut it out of articles or they don’t want to print it or they don’t want to say it. The truth be told, it was nothing but the grace of God. Nothing But The Grace of God.

You can plant seeds all day long; you can go around giving your business cards to people. You can go around knocking on doors and auditioning; you can do all of that every day of your life and for most people nothing happens. When a seed is planted in the ground all you can do it water it. You can not control the sunshine. You can not control the weather and you can not control what the locus will come and try to destroy. All you can do is plant your seed in the ground, water it and believe. That is what allowed me to be in this position right now.

I would not stop believing. I planted my seed; I worked really hard. I had one idea and that was to do a play and all that other stuff came. My only focus was to do one play and I knew if I could get that to work, everything else would come to pass. There are so many people who go into so many directions. This week they’re doing this and next week they’re doing that. Then the next week they’re they’re going to be in Real-Estate and the next week they’re going to open a salon. Those kinds of people are all over the place and I usually try to get them to focus. Focus on one thing –one area. Put all of your energy into watering one area. If you spread the water across many, many seeds you don’t have as much water for one seed. So focus on one thing, make it your priority and stick with it no matter what.

No matter how many people told me no. No matter how many people lied to me. No matter how many times I put the show up and nobody came. I remember when I tried my very first show, I worked my butt off and saved $12,000 tax returns through H & R Block money. I worked hard and saved it myself. I rented 14^th Street Play House; put that show up and thought that 1200 people would come over that weekend and 30 showed up and I knew everyone of them. But I didn’t stop; that didn’t deter me. That was in 1992. In 93’ the same thing happened -94’, 95’, 96’, 97’ up until 1998 the same devastation of nobody showing up in the audience. It was still one show a year working with promoters trying to get the show up and nobody showed up but I didn’t stop.

What I say to you now, looking at me here, I am a human being; there is no difference between my humanist and your humanist. The only thing is if you’re trying to get there you can not stop believing in any way. No matter what anybody says, no matter what anybody tells you, you have to know it beyond knowing it. When something is for you, there is a feeling that is deep down inside of you that will not allow you to let it go. It will keep you going when you can’t keep even keep yourself going. That’s why the mantra here at Tyler Perry Studios is a place where even dreams believe because there comes a time in your life where you’ve worked and you’ve stressed and you tried to get there and you couldn’t on your own but you have a dream and that dream has to take on the belief for you because you can’t do it by yourself. So what I would tell you is this, don’t stop; narrow your focus to one idea –[only] one and make it work. That will give birth to all the others. All you can do is plant the seed and water it. God himself has to give the increase. Only God can make the sunshine. Only God can make it rain but if you planted the seed then you’ve done your part.

I wish you so much success in 2012. Anything you want is possible. God knows I’m a living witness. Please feel me. Please hear this from my heart. Anything you want is possible. If I didn’t believe it I wouldn’t take the time to send this message to you. Take care of yourself.

Hope you are inspired….

I thought that I should share this little boutique that I discovered on Facebook, it’s called Retro Ladies Boutique.

Their clothes are so rare to find and so affordable.

We all know that vintage is really in at the moment.

What I really love is their blazer collection, they suit any occasion and are one of a kind

Find them on Facebook for more information

#ThanksBye