RIO PAUL

Most Africans have not yet embraced the role of stylists that’s why we get flops in public appearances especially with our celebrities and you end up thinking this is just not so good well we have stylist and they make some of the people they dress look like goddesses and lords.
Rio Paul born Paul peter is one of this wonderful that for their love of fashion have dressed the likes of Jokate ,Tatiana of big brother and many others bringing out a new age of retro trend that most end up just admiring.

Rio is so charming that when l did the interview with him is like l was just chatting with a long time pal he has so much going on in his life right now that am amazed, Assisting Jokate with miss Tanzania, creating a new clothing line and balancing all this with school is just major. l talked to him about everything with from relationships to dreams. his contribution on a fashion blog,www.fashionjunky.blogspot.com.

Rio born in a family of five lost his sister before he could even get to know her says what he holds of her are just stories he is told a bout her, though his parents are divorced he says they are his inspiration watching them et dressed for their night outs or even just a day to work made him interested in fashion all the way. he says he is to ‘BUSY’ to be in a relationship so for now is riding solo on the relationship boat(just wait my friend cupid hits u with his arrow am sure your tune will change soon).

On miss Tanzania he is working closely as a stylist for Jokate who doing a weeks series on the behind the scene which he seems to really enjoy besides where else is he to be if not near fashion? he is working and having fun at the same time because this is his life a life around fashion(if Rio was among the Greek gods then am sure he will be Riolisis the god of fashion)
Talking on designers in east Africa he says the industry is really growing at a very fast pace that its inspiring to anyone starting out, talking about John kaveke designs from Kenya and the collection he did for m-net face of Africa its hard to believe that we have come to get outfits that can be showcased in Milan fashion week and every one to be like all wow! he also thinks vaishali morjaria from Kenya who mixes her Indian culture with a touch of Africa in her collections just superb, other designers like Mustafa hassan Ali ,George Zamada of Zaidi creations, Christine Mhando (currently based in London) all from Tanzania and Sant Anza from Uganda are just inspiring.
His take on models is that although they are poorly paid in East Africa but Talent is there they work and do what they do best which is good because some like Ajuma,Millen,Emma too have had success out side and have been lucky enough to rock the international runways and magazine covers.
Pulse size models are all that the African woman is all about though it is yet to be really appreciated in Africa.(l than God for African fashion fair because pulse size models get a chance to rock the runways.)

Now on the Rio by Rio Paul spring collection he says his inspiration came from very many things from the likes of Alexander macqueen,Gareth pugh,D squared, dolce and Gabana to lady gaga, using the khanga ,kitenge,platic and kikoi as his fabrics he says its all retro and pre pi,this line was inspired by Jokate,Shaa,Sheria Ngoi,Terrence Sambo,Nurru Mohammed and of course Rio Paul.
His style? its all funky. punk ,classy and FABULOUS. All the outfits range from 40,000TSH onwards, planning to launch this line end of this year.

His take on women? Rio says heels combined with the right outfit make a fabulous and sexy woman.

There is more to watch out from Paul Peter aka Rio Paul just watch this space.