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So I’m skype chatting with Juan and he says something I don’t remember and I get miffed and he starts typing hearts into the screen: [3:40:22 PM] JR: <3 [3:40:22 PM] JR: <3 <3 [3:40:33 PM] JR:...
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StudioStore basement opening / photo exhibition
StudioStore opened in February this year, and it’s been a hip alternative to Vinçon for those on this side of Barcelona (i.e. not on Passeig de Gracia) and a smaller alternative to La Comercial Home...
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Happy New Year 2013!
I wanted to wish you a happy 2013. I’m really excited for the holidays and of course the start of a lovely new year. I hope you have many things to be excited about for 2013. And that the happy
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Guggenheiming
I’d sung so much about going to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao that when Jeff Koons’ Puppy was finally in sight, I think I must have done a jolly dance. While his biography is worth reading, it is the...
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Minku A/W 2014 campaign
The Minku autumn/winter 2013-14 collection is getting us excited from Lagos to Barcelona, and we wanted to share the preview poster with you. I just posted it on our twitter page and our home page. So...
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Elena Silvestre Studio and Shop
During the holidays, an oversized blow-up Olentzero (the basque answer to Santa Claus) perched on the top of La Bretxa commercial center like topping on a sundae as the street below bustled with...
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Minku to participate in 080 Barcelona Fashion Week Showroom
Eleko-waving™ hard in different shapes and colour-combinations: The deadline is coming soon — January 28 marks the start of the Autumn/Winter 2013-14 edition of 080 Barcelona Fashion Week, in which...
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Day One of 080 Barcelona Fashion Week
I try to be realistic about what design means: hours of hand-stitching through multiple layers of leather, deep into the night and often with only soft rock on the radio to keep me company. And so on....
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Futuristic Amish at Manuel Bolano Autumn/Winter 2013-14
It’s hard to imagine the Amish of the future without being tempted to throw in a device centered around a motherboard. Wanna try? Close your eyes, give it a shot, reopen eyes when exhausted. Enter...
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Humphrey Bogart or me: Who wore it better?
My life hasn’t really been the same since I watched Casablanca a couple of years ago. Not just sartorially speaking, but also in terms of my use of certain phrases best associated with the movie. “Play...
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Minku at Social Media Week Lagos
Simultaneously this month in 10 cities around the world (Copenhagen, Hamburg, Lagos, Miami, Milan, New York, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, Washington DC), Social Media Week is going down. We, Minku creative...
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Minku Autumn/Winter 2013-14 Collection Launch
Yesterday March 3, 2013, six days into Paris Fashion Week which we didn’t take part in, and 31 days after Barcelona Fashion Week which we did, we officially launched the Minku AW2013 Collection. Why...
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Viernes is bag day I: The Ado Weekender
For someone who goes around wearing a backpack most of the time, I have started making some incredibly posh bags. Like most other designers, male or female, my love for fashion has its origins in my...
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Viernes is bag day II: The Emure bag
Although I was raised in Lagos, there’s some pretty hard core Ekiti-ness (etymology: Ile Olokiti, or land of the hills) flowing in our veins that really defines us, my parents’ children. Ekiti is in...
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Photo diary: Bottles Restaurant, Lagos
In 2011, a good friend and primary school classmate took Juan and me and two other friends to Bottles Restaurant in Lagos. Wednesday night – we danced to Spanish and American classics and nibbled on...
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Viernes is bag day III: Isolu wrist clutch
Items I take with me when jogging: A small blue and purple Minku wallet in which I store my keys and my smartphone. Smartphone for music (I’m old-school). Some change in case I stop by the grocery...
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Viernes is Bag Day IV: The Minku Messenger Bag in Teal
Some bags are just easy-peasy and relaxed, taking their time and not demanding too much attention. Their allure is in the relaxing combination of materials and the comfort and functionality they...
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Viernes is Bag Day V: Pink Prunes Fagunwa Bag
On the old Minku ‘About’ page, I said that Minku is a brand inspired by love, friendship, travel and the sea. It’s true — I love all these things, not least travel. One of the unintended consequences...
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Some updates
I know, I know… it’s not time for a Viernes is bag day post yet. That would be tomorrow. But I just wanted to write. My Sant Jordi flower sits in a flowerpot in the terrace wilting a bit, and
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The Lean Fashion Startup
Yesterday I was talking with a lady who is starting a business. One thing that came up several times in our discussion was the idea of ‘doing it right’: of having everything ready before launching at...
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