For all you music and fashion lovers, dis weekend bring two big things wey you no fit miss. First, let’s talk about Anita Baker, one of de biggest voices in R&B for de 1980s. On October 5, 2024, there was a special tribute to her called ‘SONGSTRESS – A Tribute to Anita Baker’. Dis event celebrate her classy and refined brand of romantic soul music that make her one of de definitive voices of R&B in her time.
On another note, if you dey into fashion and dolls, you go love dis one. Mattel, de company wey make Barbie dolls, just release a new Diwali special Barbie Doll designed by Indian fashion designer Anita Dongre. Dis doll wear a beautiful ‘Moonlight Bloom set’ with choli top, floral Koti vest, and lehenga skirt, all adorned with symbols of strength and beauty like dahlias, jasmine, and Indian lotus. De outfit also include gold bangles and shimmering earrings to reflect de radiant lights of Diwali.
Anita Dongre, who has dressed big names like Hilary Clinton, Beyonce, Kate Middleton, and Priyanka Chopra, say designing dis outfit take more than a year and several prototypes before dem settle on de final design. She want de doll to resonate with girls globally, so she design de lengha like a skirt and de top as a modern take on de ‘Rajasthani koti’.
Dis collaboration between Mattel and Anita Dongre aim to celebrate India’s cultural richness and de power and beauty of diversity. So, whether you dey into music or fashion, dis weekend bring something special for everyone.
