Sinem
Onabanjo, a prolific writer and photographer writing and capturing the
stories and images of contemporary African fashion, is Ladybrille
Magazine Woman of the Month July 2012. The online magazine which
celebrated its fifth (5) year anniversary last month, was established to help
de-stigmatize the negative images of Africans in the West by exposing its
youthful, urban and explosive fashion and entertainment industries to the
Western masses, through its influencers.
The Ladybrille
‘Woman of the Month’ is a monthly feature on Ladybrille magazine which
celebrates women, locally and internationally, for their brilliant
contributions to their communities and society at large.
“A celebration
of Sinem Onabanjo and her contributions to Africa,
particularly Nigeria’s
fashion industry, is long overdue,” said Uduak Oduok, Editor-in-Chief for
Ladybrille Magazine. “Everything she does relating to Africa
is passionate, inspiring, refreshing and positive. She has a profound respect for
how she approaches the African narrative and it is highly commendable
especially given that she is a non-African (from Turkey) telling Africa’s
stories.”
Onabanjo has been a
writer for over a decade writing for a range of UK
and other international publications on topics of fashion and
entertainment. She is also the current Editor-in-Chief of Nigerian owned and Lagos
based international magazine, FAB. A
seasoned photographer and co-owner of a photography business with Suby
Onabanjo, her husband, she also recently co-launched her Public Relations
firm, STWOPR , with Suby which caters to Africa’s
fashion and entertainment industries.
“As a long-time
reader of Ladybrille, I am delighted and honored to be recognized as a
Ladybrille Woman amongst so many inspirational others who have preceded me and
many more likely to follow after,” said Onabanjo in describing what it
feels like to be Ladybrille Woman of the Month for July 2012. “I’d
like to thank Uduak Oduok and her team not only for an amazing interview but
also for continuing to bring us a fab quality online publication with the
latest news covered with highest standards.”
Onabanjo joins the
Ladybrille Alumni list of brilliant Women of the Month(s) including Supermodels
Iman and Nana Keita, Top Fashion Model & Humanitarian- Gelila Bekele and
Project Runway Season 5 Finalist & Fashion Designer Korto Momolu.
About
Ladybrille Magazine
Founded in 2007 by fashion model, attorney and journalist Uduak Oduok, Ladybrille® Magazine stands as the authority on African fashion and entertainment for the globally conscious style driven American and European woman.
Founded in 2007 by fashion model, attorney and journalist Uduak Oduok, Ladybrille® Magazine stands as the authority on African fashion and entertainment for the globally conscious style driven American and European woman.
Breaking the mold
and trailblazing a path never traveled before, Ladybrille® Magazine is a fusion
of WWD, Vogue and ESSENCE with a very distinct African perspective. The
magazine has served as a platform for brilliant exclusive and/in-depth interviews
for many brilliant personalities, worldwide.The Magazine’s recognition as a
pioneer and relevant authority in its niche market has meant media powerhouse
like CNN, consulting giant McKinsey and numerous high profile personalities and
individuals have sought and/regularly seek it as the authority on all things
“Africhic.”
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