Africa’s fashion industry is emerging as a serious global competitor and one that is known for its daring use of bright hues. Sub-Saharan Africa’s apparel and footwear market is now worth an estimated USD 31 billion.
Adut Akech Bior (born December 25, 1999) is a Sudanese-Australian model. Akech made her fashion week runway debut as an exclusive in the Saint Laurent S/S 2024 show and went on to close both their F/W 2024 and S/S 2025 shows as an exclusive.
Numerous top designers—including Burberry, Armani, Versace, Gucci, and many others—have gone fur-free, but Prada has merely pledged to reduce its use of fur, prompting PETA pal Pamela Anderson to send a letter on PETA’s behalf urging Miuccia Prada to commit to leaving all fur out of all future collections.
Adriana Lima, born June 12, 1981 is a Brazilian model and actress, best known as a Victoria's Secret Angel since 1999 (being their longest-running model and named "the most valuable Victoria's Secret Angel" in 2017), as a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics since 2003 and for her Super Bowl and Kia Motors commercials. At the age of 15, Lima won Ford's "Supermodel of Brazil" competition, and took second place the following year in the Ford "Supermodel of the World" competition before signing with Elite Model Management in New York City.
eBay Fashion has teamed up with Emily Ratajkowski to curate her top holiday gifts from a selection of rare, new and vintage handbags, luxury watches and sneakers for eBay.com.
In spring 2012 Bündchen won three major spring campaigns: Versace, Givenchy, and Salvatore Ferragamo.In early 2012, it was announced that she would be the face of Banco do Brasil's first global ad campaign, with the tagline "Bank of Brazil. From Brazil to the world. From the world to Brazil." In April 2012, Time listed her on their All-TIME 100 Fashion Icons list of the 100 most influential fashion icons since 1923.
