Get a glimpse at the of best Fashion, Beauty, & Lifestyle for this season. This issue of FASHIZBLACK covers all the key trends, a Top 100 of the most influential people in Black / African Fashion in 2016, designers interviews, stunning editorial, beauty tutorials and more!

When I started thinking about what I was
going to write about, I didn’t face the usual
lack of inspiration; it was more about selecting
what to say. How to summarize a year
in one single text? What a perilous experience,
forcing you to review ten months
under a microscope... with its peaks, its
good moments, its failures.
Introspection has surely been something
familiar for Alexander Wang, Sarah Duah
or Amaka Osakwe, three designers who
had to constantly reinvent themselves to
meet expectations page 30, after promising
debuts. Or even singer Corneille, who
spoke his mind in quite a heartfelt interview,
page 148. Some are already way past
this stage, and sail towards other horizons.
Kelly Rowland, who is our covergirl (and
what an awesome one!) this month, is
one of them. While the audience was still
seeing her as the “cool girl next door»,
the singer broke the “perfect role model”
codes (set since the Destiny’s Child era)
for the purposes of her latest album. More
dynamic, more confident, Kelly Rowland
radiates and it shows page 70! Speaking of
«radiating», we cooked a Winter Beauty 101
for the cold season page 112 just for you!
You won’t have any excuse not to celebrate
the holidays and the new year in style page
158, right?
Last but not least, was 2013 a good year?
It all depends on the memories you will
choose to keep. As for me, the FASHIZBLACK
Party page 160 is one of them and
will surely hold a special place and once
more, thanks to our fabulous readers.
On this note, let me wish you all, on behalf
of the entire team of this magazine, my
best wishes for the end of the year, and a
thriving 2014. See you next issue!

Afrocapitalism, Afropreneur, Afroskep- tical... To name concepts from the Afro prefix is a trend on the roll. Although some of these neologisms look like pouring new wine into old bottles , others deserve that we linger there, following the example of the « Afropolitan « term.
Popularized by the historian Achille Mbembé among others, to be afropolitan exceeds the marketing conception to embody a whole new way of conceiving Africa. Paradoxically, the black continent was certainly cosmopolitan way before the crowd notices it. From consuming South American soap operas to secondhand clothes imported from Europe, the african culture as a whole
has been globalized for a very long time. Moreover, its identity is often questioned, not later than recently at the «Apéro Fashiz» event, one of the cocktail parties organized this summer by your favorite magazine to meet YOU, dear readers.
What would thus differentiate Afropolitans of today from yesterday’s? Not much, if it is not an important awareness: local and inter- national do not necessarily oppose. Dealing with both is even recommended and suiting the world’s current context.
For this September issue, we are revealing a new formula celebrating more than ever our values, with a new graphic display, new sections, and more pages dedicated to Culture and Lifestyle. What are the hotspots, the major events to attend, the artists to know about? All these questions and more still have their answers in this issue. Of course, Fashion and Beauty are not forgotten, with pieces of advice or good tips adapted to this fall period.
Here you have it, FASHIZBLACK being the ultimate Afropolitan Guide is our purpose, and we hope that you will contribute to it!

What did we keep from the 1990’s?
Even if we cherish that decade for many reasons, the idea of wearing XL pants, with our belly button all out and the unlikely highest wedges has soon swept those nostalgic smiles under the rug. However, this is a very simplistic outlook, and we all too often forget one of the major aspects of this period: the cult of the body.
This semi-dictatorship of the perfect body still applies today, but the differ- ence (and not the least) with the 90’s decade lies in three words: BEING IN SHAPE. Yes to perfectly fit abs; yes to toned arms and a dazzling smile but all while being healthy.
For a decade, that mad slimming race got us to neglect our well-being. However, it seems that fitness is on a strong comeback!
Forget about gym instructors in fluorescent tights on a cable network, the new Apostles make a name for themselves on the web. From “Black Girls Work Out Too”, to “Insanity” through the good old “PX 90”, fitness programs at home are buzzing to an increasingly younger audience.
Have those different recent food scandals pushed us to pay more attention? After all, we are what we eat, so we can question it. Another path to explore: social networks. Facebook and Instagram played a unprecedented role in the way we now curate our lives, our meals... and our bodies. The photo surge of these increasingly sculpted bodies may has eventually caused a collective epiphany. Unlike cosmetic surgery, sports is accessible to all and it lures us with great results if we are (really) motivated. The promise is beautiful, and (almost) without a risk.
At the end of the day, we can’t complain about this trend making a comeback! Therefore, we dedicated special pages full of tips and hotspots to it, because these holidays, we are not about letting our guard down. And the beautiful French actress Sara Martins, nor radiant South African singer Lira both in this issue, will tell us otherwise.
The beauty of the body is great. The beauty of the mind is even better! For this 2013 summer issue, our Culture pages gather e.ve.ry.thing you need to read, see and hear in the next three months. And of course, our fashion wishlists and photoshoots exude lightness and sunny days, from hats to sandals!
All I have to do now is to wish you an amazing summer, whether the weather allows it... or not.

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