BLANCK MAGAZINE FIRST ANNIVERSARY FEATURES TIWA, BANKY W, TOOLS AND MORE
The Global fashion and culture magazine, Blanck presents its one year anniversary issue themed 'Homeland' and features celebrities like, Banky W, Tiwa Savage, Tools and lots more.
See below more pictures and their interviews after the cut.
In an interview with the editor of Blank Magazine Tiwa talks about lots of stuffs which included her Musical career and her return to Nigeria.
Let’s talk about nudity and over sexualisation of music videos. Would you say that this is a selling point for your brand?
Definitely not! There are a lot of sexy women in the industry and I’m still selling. So if it was just sexiness that sells my music, people would have forgotten about me by now. But first and foremost, the music is important, everything else is a part of a package and I think that people generally know that music is in me and is my first love. I studied music, so I always concentrate more on it. If the music is right then everything is packaging. They are the things we use in drawing attention to the brand. For me, I think my brand has a heathy balance. All my videos tell different stories about the individual behind the music.
Are you a feminist?
No! I don’t think I am. (Laughs). Ok, may be a passive feminist. With regards to baring one’s body on stage, I don’t think it’s proper to attack the ladies for doing this, while you give nods to their male counterparts for doing the exact same thing. I think people need to learn how to separate the job from who the artist really is. What you do on stage is a job and not necessarily who you are. There’s a time for everything. God created sex and we are supposed to be sexy as well as we are wholesome; smart, intelligent etc. There are times when I know I’m supposed to appear on stage in a classy and simple but cute dress but there are other times where I’m expected to take some fashion risks depending on the kind of crowd I am performing to.
Feature credits:
Words by Franka Chiedu
Photography by Seye Isikalu
Styled by Bella Adeleke
Make up by Rasheeda for OTS beauty
Hair by Ayoola
Toolz Interview
Growing up mainly in the UK, she attended boarding school in Bournemouth and finished her secondary school in London. Her decision to return back home was partly hers and that of her parents. Tolu Oniru mostly known as TOOLZ in the entertainment industry is one woman who has had a spiralling romance with success since relocating to Nigeria. Blanck got in bed with Toolz and made her spill on building her self-esteem, wedding bells and some low down details, Toolz takes it to church.
Growing up mainly in the UK, she attended boarding school in Bournemouth and finished her secondary school in London. Her decision to return back home was partly hers and that of her parents. Tolu Oniru mostly known as TOOLZ in the entertainment industry is one woman who has had a spiralling romance with success since relocating to Nigeria. Blanck got in bed with Toolz and made her spill on building her self-esteem, wedding bells and some low down details, Toolz takes it to church.
How would you rate you confidence level now… was there a time you felt insecure about yourself?
Pretty high now, but I'm only human, so it does change. My confidence level is often intertwined with how successful I am at work, and how well my personal life is going. If I'm working hard, seeing results and happy with my personal life, my confidence is sky high; but when things don’t work as smoothly as I wish they would it dampens my confidence but then I know it’s something that happens to everyone really.
We know you are in love with someone, should we be expecting wedding bells soon?
I always say God's timing is the best and marriage isn't something I take lightly. I think a lot of people nowadays get married for the wrong reasons, which is probably why the divorce rate is so high now. Having said that, I do want to settle down soon, but I don't know if I'll make a huge announcement when I decide to get married”.
Taking the 100 questions challenge, Toolz also spills bucket loads of secrets.
Feature Credits
Words by Franka Chiedu
Styled by Juliet David- West
Make Up by Mary Jane Esan for Zaron
Shoot Location - Hotel Bon Voyage
Banky W interview
With a larger than life personality and brand, Bankole Wellington has continued to push the boundaries and has shown that when it comes to work, one is only as good as his last job. Taking extra courses in film making and production, he talks to blanck about his future plans, falling in love, getting heart broken and breaking peoples’ heart in return.
“It’s important to constantly grow; to become bigger and better, to expand, and to broaden your horizons,” he said, his unavailability to meet in person, a testament to his brand new and choked schedule.
Outside music, he faces roadblocks as well. He is constantly in the gossip rounds about his romantic life, a formidable distraction in Nigeria’s powerful, overwhelming, trash-talking blogosphere. On the matter, he says rather diplomatically, “There are good and bad women in every corner of the globe. I’ve had similar experiences on both sides; I’ve had my heart broken and I’ve broken hearts. One day I’ll figure it out, settle down, and get married. Until then, I guess I’m learning from all these experiences and trying to make myself a better man.”
Feature Credit: words by Ayodeji Rotinwa, Photographed by Ada Emihe for Avaloni studios, styled by Tosin Ojo, Styling Assistant- Paola Escobar, Make Up & grooming by Roselyne Odor
Culled from LindaIkeji
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