Obui Amaechi – An Interdisciplinary Approach

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Anambra Day UK & Ireland

Really enjoyed my time at the Anambra Day UK event. So many familiar faces and well respected dignitaries came out to celebrate the beauty of …

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South Bermondsey Festival at Winslade with Purposely United

It was a fun packed humid festival weekend, full of sporadic sun-rays and brief buckets of rain, but if you’re familiar with the festival …

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Lagos, Peckham, Repeat – Pilgrimage to the Lakes

The weather contradicted my outfit choice, because British weather leaves space for distrust, confusion but more so ambivalence. A bit like my dual nationality as …

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Africa Fashion – V & A Museum

We made it down in time to the Victoria & Albert Museum in South Kensington where the temporary exhibit “Africa Fashion” is on display until …

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Forward to the Past – Re-engaging Uli in New Experiments

So I went down to SOAS to check out the Uli exhibition curated by Chuu Krydz Ikwuemesi at the Brunei Gallery. Though there isn’t …

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The New Black Vanguard @ SAATCHI Gallery

I waded through a cold wet and windy afternoon, finally reaching Saatchi Gallery, patient but excited to experience their latest aesthetically arresting exhibit The New …

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#PBLondon2022

Professional Beauty London is Europe’s leading event for Salon and Spa Professionals, welcoming beauty professionals, established owners, colleges and entrepreneurs looking to network …

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Mimi’s Studio Pro

So for me, lash strips have always been the go-to. Why? Because I don’t know what the hell I’m doing and given the …

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Kehinde Wiley – Nation Portrait Gallery

Kehinde Wiley is an American portrait painter, artist and founder of multidisciplinary artist-in-residence program Black Rock Senegal. He is well known for his highly …

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West African Artefacts at the British Museum

artefact:an object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest. I’d been meaning to organise a visit to the …

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Lydia Chan : Your Ship Has Landed – NOW Gallery

“When I was a kid, my Dad brought colourful beads back from Hong Kong and I learned this trendy 3d beading technique. As an adult …

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Everyman Cinema Borough Yards

Newly opened on 13th December 2021, check out the gorgeously grounding yet sleek and sexy interior design at Everyman Cinema’s latest London venue. Tucked discreetly …

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Sarah Morris & Tunji Adeniyi-Jones : White Cube Gallery

I popped down to White Cube Bermondsey to see what was new and came across these pieces that really drew my attention. Sarah Morris Above …

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Tate Modern Installations 2021

Edward Krasinski An airy and dynamic installation consisting of twelve equal sized mirrors facing the same direction, suspended from the ceiling with strips of blue …

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Bar Elba – Rooftop Bar

If I’m being totally honest it took us almost a week to book our slot, not because we couldn’t find time or we …

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Black in the Day Exhibition : Visual RECAP

I felt very honoured to have been able to witness the actual Glory... A photography exhibition curated by BlackintheDay Co-founders, poet and actress Tania Nwachukwu …

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OMONDI Presents: The Cutting Room Floor : with Martine Rose

When I found out that Recho Omondi would be in London this week, I took myself on a solo trip to Hoxton Hotel to experience …

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Jacket Required SS19 – Visual RECAP

I was invited to come down and preview some of the collections on show at Jacket Required, a trade show of contemporary menswear and selected …

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Igbo Arts & Culture Festival with YIWA

Still so buzzed to have been a part of the Igbo Arts & Culture Festival with @yiwa_uk . Was so lit! There were literally looks …

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Romance Writers of West Africa at Africa Writes 2018 – Kiru Taye

So this week I went down to Africa Writes 2018. book fair at The British Library, it is an annual book festival in the UK organised …

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Gilbert & George – The Beard Pictures & their FUCKOSOPHY

Red, black, white. Primal. Towering capitals, questions, answers, responses, reprimands, statements, rhetorics. It was like a matrix of the human mind. It was actually quite …

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Dreamers Awake • White Cube Gallery

There’s always something exciting happening at my local gallery … White Cube Bermondsey presented ‘Dreamers Awake’ to the public, a group show exploring the surrealist …

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Tate Modern • Blavatnik Building

We went for a stroll at the Southbank and ended up at the Tate Modern… Key word • Serendipity…Blavatnik Building , because neither of us had …

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NOSTALGIA • ButlerArchive { EXHIBIT }

I was spending the afternoon scrolling through instagram back in summer 2015, as you do – I was stuck in a rut as an artist, seriously looking …

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MdmFlow x Melissa Galeria

Melted sugar, candy, the smell of bubblegum filled the air, it was a familiar smell, mixed memories, childhood, fun, excitement; the plasticity of adolescence in …

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8 Fav Designers • RCA MA GFW Collections

I took a cautious trip down to the Averard Hotel, Lancaster Gate; cautious, because British weather… I was like a Meerkat in rain, sincerely speaking; …

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4 Fav Designers • GFW • Plymouth College of Arts.

So on Wednesday I headed down to the Old Truman Brewery to check out some of the Graduate Fashion Week collections. There were so many …

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Interface Gambia TV Interview

I was invited to Interface Gambia TV to talk about personal experiences with regards to Mental Health, Identity and Culture.

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Berlin

Berlin again, this time as research trip for a particular project I’m working on that will be revealed soon. I stayed in Friedrichshain and …

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OFNC Connect 18-30’S – “Truth be Told” Birmingham Hilton Metropole

The OFNC (Overseas Fellowship of Nigerian Christians )18-30’s Connect conference was held in Birmingham this year and the theme was “Truth be Told” -“…

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Mademoiselle Privé | CHANEL x Saatchi

I arrived at 4:30pm and entered the gallery two hours later… The queue was wound like a starved preying snake around the gallery entrance, …

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Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty @ the V&A

So I treated myself to a solo trip to see the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition at the V& A. This was a …

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Mario Testino ‘ In Your Face’ – Berlin

We popped down to the Art Library of Kulturforum on my last few days inBerlin to check out the Mario Testino “In your Face”…

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Berlin

I visited Berlin twice this year to experience their more laid back, stripped down, and leftist creative environment. I have been considering moving over …

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Guy Bourdin | Image Maker – Somerset House

I went to check out the ‘Guy Bourdin | Image Maker’ exhibit at the Somerset House, as usual when I’m taken by surprise when my …

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LAST BUT WON SS15 COLLECTION

So I got this super cool digital print Jumper in the post from Last But Wonthe other day, and its been keeping me warm, cute …

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FUNKKOptik | Berlin, West.

I was in Berlin for a couple weeks, struggling to read German. It wasn’t that my glasses needed cleaning but my English brain …

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Juergen Teller – Book Presentation | CFA Berlin

I literally had no idea that Juergen Teller would be in Berlin at the time I was…I was so unprepared for this and my …

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NIGERIAN LIVES MATTER ANTI-TERROR RALLY

So if you’ve been hiding under a rock recently you may or may not be aware of the 270 Chibok school girls who were kidnapped …

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The Young Motherhood Project – Photography Exhibition

I’ve mentioned Jendella quite a few times on my blog and always for positive reasons, here she is again with her latest …

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Obui in Amsterdam

We were in Amsterdam for a week exploring design, style and architecture. We AirBnB’d in a cute little apartment belonging to two Dutch sisters …

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Oi! @ CAMP BESTIVAL [EVENT Recap]

We arrived in Dorset around 9pm after a long confusing ride on the motorway, an abrupt stop at Lidl’s for some snacks, and some …

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Oi! x theCool @ CAMP BESTIVAL

Oi! and theCoolwill be at CAMP BESTIVAL;(The Greatest Family Show on Earth… At A Castle Campsite By The Sea) doing a super duper lil’ …

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AMP FESTIVAL

Yes Yes Yes sir Yes sir three bags full!!AMP – Art Music and Politics must Meet -Festival was a total success after all the …

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MDM Flow @ BOXPARK [VISUAL RECAP]

MDMFlow is 2 days in at BOXPARK Shoreditch, casually DOING THE MOST! Decked out in Gold, wood, white and black, this box has Hood Rich written …

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AMP Publication [EVENT – Visual RECAP]

Art Music and Politics Must meet, sounds familiar doesn’t it? When I was first introduced to this community of conscious artists I was sent …

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Vulpes Vulpes & Abilene present ‘Meditations on Management’.

Sunday was chilly, grey and pretty much what you’d expect from London weather on a late afternoon in November. I guess the highlight was …

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Folaju Faces – PHOTOSHOOT

So Folaju asked to shoot me for his Faces feature on his amazing Photography website. I’m a massive fan of his …

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SCOOP International Fashion Show

We attended Scoop International’s a few weeks back , for those that aren’t familiar this is a bi-annual boutique Trade show aims to showcase …

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Dr. Dre Beats X Selfridges ‘Denim By Denim’

Beats by Dr. Dre introduced a blogger style challenge to celebrate the launch of their limited edition Studio headphones for the‘Selfridges ‘Denim Lovers’&…

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Oi! – A Journal by Young Creatives

OMG, it’s finally here! After three and a half months of digital editing on a broken MacBook screen, a tight budget and a handful …

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GIRLS AGLOW

Charlotte Onwudiwe a good friend of mine, asked me to join her team of creative women for her company Girls Aglow ‘”a personal &…

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Thomas Sabo – “Rebel at Heart” S/S13 Collection – Launch Party.

Held in the swanky Shard building with its swanky panoramic view of London, the launch party for Thomas Sabo’s s/s 2013 collection …

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Chrystina Tomlin Behind the Scenes

Making some magic happen quietly behind the scenes. I’ve been looking after British Rock soul singer Chrystina Tomlin for a few months now …

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ModusPR 25th Anniversary + SS13 Press Day

Okay so Modus PR just celebrated their 25th birthday last month and as we know they get the work done, and party HARD later, they …

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Uniqlo – “As seen in Vogue”

The exclusive party was hosted at their Flagship store on London’s Oxford St, to celebrate Heat tech whilst merging fashion and music to an …

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PEPE JEANS presents “LOVE MUSIC LOVE S1NGULAR” ft Veronica Falls

It’s music festival galore in the PR world this season. A night of live music from Veronica Falls, free drinks courtesy of Desperados and …

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Oxjam Shoreditch Music Festival

40+ acts performing in 4 different venues in Shoreditch to raise money for Oxfam, but we can only speak for one venue, Concrete… I had the opportunity …

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Stooki – The Obscura Launch – Red Bull Studios

It was all a bit top secret from Stooki before the actual night- coded emails, a few snippet pictures, even a video teaser- talk about …

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Sev’nfold Style Session: Teiko I. Lee X HEART TEE

I met up with Sev*nfold Female focused Streetwear brand for a Style Session !Check out the pics here and read my interview about personal …

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SPOTTED! – #LFW – STREETSTYLE – Vogue Italia

With London Fashion Weekcoming to an end and photographers capturing their favourite street style snaps, amongst the hundreds of pics, look who was spotted in …

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Mr Brainwash { EXHIBIT }

So my partner in crime suggested I follow her to New Oxford Street the other day for an exhibition showcase, intrigued as always I asked …

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SCOOP International Fashion Show

Founded by fashion industry connoisseur Karen Radley in February 2011, SCOOP International Fashion Show is a “boutique tradeshow“ which stands as a showcasing podium for emerging …

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Hoodinks Store Launch Visual Recap

Hoodinks Store Launch Photography by Obui Amaechi

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Crepe City X NIKE || Visual Recap

Photography by Obui Amaechi for theCoolfashion

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WEEKEND OFFENDER Event || Visual Recap

Photography by Obui Amaechi for theCoolfashion.com

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ENZI Footwear Launch | Event Recap

So last week we headed down to BrewDog pub in Camden for an exclusive first look at the ENZImens footwear …

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Dr Oetker Trend Showcase 2012 || Visual Recap

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LACOSTE LIVE X THREADS TV Visual Recap

Photography by Obui Amaechi for theCoolfashion.com

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Vice Issue Launch Party & ODD Future After Party

So for Vice magazine’s latest issue they held the release party at The Old Blue Last on Great Eastern Street. The hype on the …

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VAG SKYS THE LIMIT

House of VA-Garments (Skys The Limit) in association with G-Shock. House of VA-Garments showcases Artists and DJ’s playing the best in music from across …

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Schön! Magazine 6 Launch Party

Referred to as the culmination of fashion’s most energetic and talented Schön! Magazine has gone from strength to strength. Its online publication boasts …

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Anambra Day UK & Ireland

Omenka

#PROJECTị Updates

Òtíḿkpú

International Women’s Day

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Crepe City X NIKE || Visual Recap

NIGERIAN LIVES MATTER ANTI-TERROR RALLY

Gilbert & George – The Beard Pictures & their FUCKOSOPHY

LAST BUT WON SS15 COLLECTION

Black in the Day Exhibition : Visual RECAP

Everyman Cinema Borough Yards

GIRLS AGLOW

theCoolCollectives

BTS – Mao Tsen Chang – Knitwear Designer

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