We are moving!

After many fun and exciting times here on blogger we are now moving home and the Urbanknit blog is now hosted on our brand new website.

Thank you for following us through exciting news, announcements, competitions and everything else. This is not a farewell as we would love for you to join us in our new home.  We will be reposting some of our all time favourite posts and to get things going we will also be having a big competition and giveaway so please stay tuned!

You can keep following via Networked Blogs or Bloglovin.

We look forward to seeing you. Have a great weekend.

Urbanknit on Pinterest

Oh yes! Urbanknit is now on Pinterest. Follow us to see what inspires us, motivates us, dazzles us, wows us, makes us laugh and more. Its fun and dare I say addictive!

www.pinterest.com/urbanknit

STRIPES OF TRADITION – Introducing Urbanknit’s Listra Clutch

Urbanknit launches a new collection of handcrafted clutches. The envelope-style purse is known as the Listra Clutch and is made using vintage versions of the Nigerian fabric known as Aso-Òkè.

Aso-Òkè (pronounced ah-SHOW-kay) is a hand loomed cloth woven by the Yoruba tribe of south west Nigeria. It is usually worn on formal occasions such as coronations, festivals, weddings and funerals. It is considered to be special and symbolic with certain colours and motifs appropriate for specific occasions.

Its history, texture, colours are unique and make the Listra clutch a small part of a larger more elaborate and intricate picture. 

The Listra clutch is also available in Ankara and Adire.

http://urbanknit.bigcartel.com/category/clutches

Urbanknit at The National Centre for Craft & Design

Cool News! A selection of Urbanknit goodies are now available at the National Centre for Craft and Design in Lincolnshire. So if you are round the way, do visit!

The National Centre for Craft & Design
Navigation Wharf
Carre Street
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
NG34 7TW
United Kingdom

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk

The National Centre for Craft & Design

FAB Magazine Issue 8 is out

 

FAB Magazine’s 8^th Issue Comes to Light

Following months of hard work to bring you the best in fashion, lifestyle and entertainment, FAB Magazine presents the Noir Issue – 200+ pages of all things FABulous, African, Black, Fashion, Beauty and Film: Nollywood being the hot topic of this jam-packed edition.  

The 8^th issue in FAB Magazine’s collection sees exclusive interviews with cover stars Rita Dominic and Ramsey Nouah – two of Nollywood’s brightest stars - as well as a special rendezvous with the cast of new Nollyflick, Phone Swap …Nollyfans, need we say more?

If your appetite for Africa’s own acting talent is never quite satisfied, don’t fret, for New Nollywood isn’t forgotten either; FAB Magazine sits down with the rising stars of the industry as well as upcoming African actors who are currently making their mark in Hollywood and British film and theatre - get to know them now and you’ll be Nollywood Know-all by summer.

But that’s not all Team FAB’s been up to – behind the scenes they’ve been squirreling away to have all bases covered, with music’s Muntu Valdo, Tuface and Les Nubians exclusively talking about their latest moves and shakes (or in Tuface's case, "no shaking"), and FAB’s fashion and beauty pages providing spring’s hottest trends, need-to-knows and must-haves, including shoots and how-tos all Fabulously compiled for FAB fashionistas.

Beyond fashion and entertainment, we bring you exclusives with some of the finest icons of our generation including CNN's Isha Sesay and US-based Liberian designer Korto Momolu who found fame on the runways of New York following her stellar success on the TV show Project Runway while in our biggest travel section to date, we not only take a trip down the highways of Zimbabwe but also catch up with Miss Tourism Zimbabwe 2011 with an exclusive photo shoot on Motobo Hills.

So, what are you waiting for? The Noir Issue lands on shelves 25^th March, but you can subscribe now to see your copy arrive through your door even sooner. Until then, check out the FAB Blog for all things fashion, beauty and entertainment, and stay up to date on what FABulous, African and Black goings on there are around the world. 

web:

www.blog.fabmagazineonline.com 

www.facebook.com/fabafricanblack 

twitter/fabafricanblack:

fabafricanblack.tumblr.com 

pinterest.com/fabafricanblack

To the Editors: 

- FAB Magazine is an international fashion and lifestyle quarterly with 60% African, 40% other content based in the UK and Nigeria, established in March 2010, currently distributed in 8 countries (UK, US, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Belgium, Germany and Australia). 

- Distribution in further 5 regions (Austria, Canada, Dubai, Portugal, Zimbabwe) will begin in March - For further information and images, please contact info@fabmagazineonline.com