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Closing out my football campaign with a little BTS love and on finals day too ⚽🎬

Thank you to everyone who tuned in, shared, and enjoyed this celebration of African football woven with beautiful hairstyles and culture. This journey has been special.

If you are new here, just know I am only getting started. There is a lot more coming this year !

And to my wonderful, beautiful team, thank you for helping bring this vision to life and for producing such amazing material. Could not have done it without you 🖤

Enjoy the finals! (LIVE NOW)

Credits:
BTS: @visionsbyfunmi
Focus Brand: @thebraidingzone***
Executive Writer/Director/Producer: Zakie Christina @thebraidingzone
Co- producer / Marketing Stragiest/ Post production assistant: @yooitsoce
Videographer: @whoistaf_extra
Photographer: @graybrame
Voice over: @the_itoroi
Production coordinator: @juwonaaa
Graphic designer: @superflog.design
Model: @marcoaniel_
Model: @faruq_olatoyosi
Model: @zio.daniels
Model: @D.myless88
Gaffer: @pistol_rock
Styling assistant : @von__o
Hairstylist: @thebraidingzone
Set Barber: @trimlinebarbers

#afcon #caf #africa #morocco #football #footy #africancup #dettydecember #nigeria #francophone
#supereagles#francophonie #franco #french #senegalfootball #sadiomane #photography #history #africanhistory #botswana #ivorycoast #ivorycoast #drcongo #cameroon #totalenergiesafcon2025 #yaounde #abidjan
#france🇫🇷 #eto #sénégal #senegal

After an intense game between all 4 teams, who would you say is making it to the QUARTER FINALS????
VOTE BELOW!! (Last group stage matches)

Myles Football Campaign 🪄

Credits:
Focus Brand: @thebraidingzone***
Executive Writer/Director/Producer: Zakie Christina @thebraidingzone
Co- producer / Marketing Stragiest/ Post production assistant: @yooitsoce
Videographer: @whoistaf_extra
Photographer: @graybrame
Voice over: @the_itoroi
Production coordinator: @juwonaaa
Graphic designers: @superflog.design
@jacquesadilla
Model: @marcoaniel_
Model: @faruq_olatoyosi
Model: @zio.daniels
Model: @D.myless88
Gaffer: @pistol_rock
Styling assistant : @von__o
Hairstylist: @thebraidingzone
Set Barber: @trimlinebarbers
BTS: @visionsbyfunmi

#afcon #caf #africa #morocco #football #footy #africancup #dettydecember #nigeria
#supereagles #senegal #senegalfootball #sadiomane #photography #history #africanhistory #botswana #uganda #ivorycoast #drcongo #cameroon #indomitablelions #totalenergiesafcon2025

@blackthingsuk
@nwe
@nwe_sports
@caf_online
sadiomaneofficiel

Myles Football Campaign

Project Myles is named after my junior brother (Declan Myles) whose journey with football has been a constant source of inspiration for me. Over the years, I’ve witnessed firsthand the profound impact the game has had on his life. His commitment has never wavered, ten years on, football still moves him with the same passion and excitement as it did at the beginning.

Growing up, after school and every Saturday, football was always on his mind. Match days gave him focus, purpose, and direction, and more often than not, they kept him out of trouble. That’s when I truly understood that football is more than just a game, it has the power to shape lives.

Beyond the personal, this project is also a bold celebration of my African heritage. It’s a love letter to the culture, energy, and unity that define us. Drawing inspiration from the golden era of football in the 1990s, the visuals blend vintage sports nostalgia with modern African flair, paying homage to the legends and legacy that continue to fuel pride across the continent.

Through a creative fusion of hair artistry, fashion, and football, Project Myles shines a spotlight on the raw talent, individuality, and creativity found across African nations. This is about more than sport, it’s about community, connection, and cultural expression.

Thank you to everyone who participated, for trusting the process, and for pouring your talent into bringing Project Myles to life.

Credits:
Focus Brand: @thebraidingzone***
Executive Writer/Director/Producer: Zakie Christina @thebraidingzone
Co- producer / Marketing Stragiest/ Post production assistant: @yooitsoce
Videographer: @whoistaf_extra
Photographer: @graybrame
Voice over: @the_itoroi
Production coordinator: @juwonaaa
Graphic designers: @superflog.design
@jacquesadilla
Model: @marcoaniel_
Model: @faruq_olatoyosi
Model: @zio.daniels
Model: @D.myless88
Gaffer: @pistol_rock
Styling assistant : @von__o
Hairstylist: @thebraidingzone
Set Barber: @trimlinebarbers
BTS: @visionsbyfunmi

#afcon #caf #africa #morocco #football #africancup #dettydecember #senegal #supereagles #nigeria #cameroon #drcongo #ivorycoast

@blackthingsuk
@nwe
@nwe_sports

You sure say you wan try me???😏

Focus Brand:@thebraidingzone
Creative Director & Hairstylist: @thebraidingzone
Creative Director & Marketing Strategist: @yooitsoce
Model 1: @thriftqueenlola
Model 2 & Stylist: @iamgodzproperty
Photographer: @jumi__p
Gaffer: @pistol_rock
Retouching & Grading: @emdotoffline
Makeup Artist: @ili_the_dealy
BTS Videographer: @esere.i
BTS Editor: @shotbysirhat

Special thanks to (location) @eldica.records 🫂❤️

#braider #nollywood #londonhairdresser #LFW #londonfashionweek #highfashion #fyp #fashion #aseobi #afrohair #cornrows #africanattire #recordcollection #recordstore #fela #felakuti

You sure say you wan try me???😏

Focus Brand:@thebraidingzone
Creative Director & Hairstylist: @thebraidingzone
Creative Director & Marketing Strategist: @yooitsoce
Model 1: @thriftqueenlola
Model 2 & Stylist: @iamgodzproperty
Photographer: @jumi__p
Gaffer: @pistol_rock
Retouching & Grading: @emdotoffline
Makeup Artist: @ili_the_dealy
BTS Videographer: @esere.i
BTS Editor: @shotbysirhat

Special thanks to (location) @eldica.records 🫂❤️

#braider #nollywood #londonhairdresser #LFW #londonfashionweek #highfashion #fyp #fashion #aseobi #afrohair #cornrows #africanattire #recordcollection #recordstore #fela #felakuti

You sure say you wan try me???😏

Focus Brand:@thebraidingzone
Creative Director & Hairstylist: @thebraidingzone
Creative Director & Marketing Strategist: @yooitsoce
Model 1: @thriftqueenlola
Model 2 & Stylist: @iamgodzproperty
Photographer: @jumi__p
Gaffer: @pistol_rock
Retouching & Grading: @emdotoffline
Makeup Artist: @ili_the_dealy
BTS Videographer: @esere.i
BTS Editor: @shotbysirhat

Special thanks to (location) @eldica.records 🫂❤️

#braider #nollywood #londonhairdresser #LFW #londonfashionweek #highfashion #fyp #fashion #aseobi #afrohair #cornrows #africanattire #recordcollection #recordstore #fela #felakuti

You sure say you wan try me???😏

Focus Brand:@thebraidingzone
Creative Director & Hairstylist: @thebraidingzone
Creative Director & Marketing Strategist: @yooitsoce
Model 1: @thriftqueenlola
Model 2 & Stylist: @iamgodzproperty
Photographer: @jumi__p
Gaffer: @pistol_rock
Retouching & Grading: @emdotoffline
Makeup Artist: @ili_the_dealy
BTS Videographer: @esere.i
BTS Editor: @shotbysirhat

Special thanks to (location) @eldica.records 🫂❤️

#braider #nollywood #londonhairdresser #LFW #londonfashionweek #highfashion #fyp #fashion #aseobi #afrohair #cornrows #africanattire #recordcollection #recordstore #fela #felakuti

You sure say you wan try me???😏

Focus Brand:@thebraidingzone
Creative Director & Hairstylist: @thebraidingzone
Creative Director & Marketing Strategist: @yooitsoce
Model 1: @thriftqueenlola
Model 2 & Stylist: @iamgodzproperty
Photographer: @jumi__p
Gaffer: @pistol_rock
Retouching & Grading: @emdotoffline
Makeup Artist: @ili_the_dealy
BTS Videographer: @esere.i
BTS Editor: @shotbysirhat

Special thanks to (location) @eldica.records 🫂❤️

#braider #nollywood #londonhairdresser #LFW #londonfashionweek #highfashion #fyp #fashion #aseobi #afrohair #cornrows #africanattire #recordcollection #recordstore #fela #felakuti

BTS THAT ENDS UP TURNING INTO A MINI DOCUMENTARY 📣📣🪄

Bih Anasta - Volume 1 📽️🎬

The script behind theimagery...

Title: “Party Prep Wahala"

**Characters:

Bih Anasta – The stylish one, obsessed with hair and vibes (blue attire)
Titi – Loves food more than music, tagging along but opinionated (brown attire)

Scene: Inside a record shop. Bih is flipping through vinyl records ready to get the party started . Titi is tired of her friend's antics, attempts to play a bit of music to get in the mood while having a small munch.

Bih: Titi this one go scatter the party! Imagine this jam with correct lighting and breeze dey blow your hair like Beyoncé.

Titi: Hair? My own don chop cap since morning. I dey reason jollof rice and suya combo o, not breeze!

Bih: Abeg! As long as you get good music and your hair set, you no fit go wrong!

Titi: You sure say na music go fill belle?

Bih: Music go feed your soul. Jollof go feed your stomach. Balance am na!

Titi: Hmm. Okay, but if the DJ no sabi, I dey carry my speaker and my pot come.

Bih: You go cook inside the party?

Titi: Na you talk say vibes and hair sure pass — I just dey add stew join!

**They both laugh as Titi holds up a drink of supermaltlike it’s a trophy**

CREDITS 🎬✨

Focus Brand:@thebraidingzone
Creative Director & Hairstylist: @thebraidingzone
Creative Director: @yooitsoce
BTS Videographer: @esere.i
BTS Editor: @shotbysirhat
Model 1: @thriftqueenlola
Model 2 & Stylist: @iamgodzproperty
Photographer: @jumi__p
Gaffer: @pistol_rock
Retouching & Grading: @emdotoffline
Makeup Artist: @ili_the_dealy

Special thanks to (location) @eldica.records 🫂❤️ - Check them out if you haven't already!

#editorial #lfw #londonfashionweek #hairdresser #africa #afrohair #cornrows #london #viral #braider #cornrows #highlife #highfashion #makeupartist ##stylist #londonstylist #fyp #hackney #africanfashion #aseobi #funky #londonbraider

Well, well, well.... 👀
Look what we have here.

This year, I told myself I was starting with a bang and I wasn’t playing. Imagine having a gift in your hands for 14 years, but never truly giving it the space to evolve. Caught up in life, in the noise, in everything BUT the thing I love most - HAIR.

But that changes now.

For the first time ever, I’m stepping into a new lane blending creativity, culture, and craft in a way that feels pleasurable.

If you know me, you know I’ve always dreamed of pushing boundaries, but I used to worry my ideas were too bold for the everyday eye.

Not anymore.

Today, I’m proud to release my first-ever collection one that pays homage to my mother, BIH ANASTA, and to my beautiful roots in Africa. Being African is something I hold with deep pride and to express that through hair? It’s wild, it’s powerful, it’s ALIVE.
The fusion, the vibrance, the storytelling spoken and unspoken.

----
A brief look inside the collection:

I’ve blended these styles with elements that are nostalgic *and* reimagined.
Fishbone braids:A legendary 2000s classic that represents where I started. A full-on flashback.
The iconic updo: Inspired by your everyday aunty. That gelled-up, party-ready, don’t-mess-with-me kinda vibe. *Saucy, right?*

If you’ve made it this far thank you for being here, for witnessing this new chapter unfold.

Welcome to di beginning of new chapter o!

Massive love to my dream crew you made this whole process fun, soulful, and unforgettable. Couldn’t have done it without you. 💫

CREDITS🍻✨

Focus Brand:@thebraidingzone ***
Creative Director & Hairstylist: @thebraidingzone
Creative Director & Marketing Strategist :@yooitsoce
Model 1: @thriftqueenlola
Model 2 & Stylist: @iamgodzproperty
Photographer: @jumi___p
Gaffer: @pistol_rock
Retouching & Grading: @emdotoffline
Makeup Artist: @ili_the_dealy
BTS Videographer: @esere.i
BTS Editor: @shotbysirhat

Special thanks to (location) @eldica_records 🫂❤️

#editorial #lfw #londonfashionweek #hairdresser #africa #afrohair #cornrows #london #viral #braider #cornrows #highlife #highfashion #makeupartist #stylist #londonstylist #fyp #hackney #africanfashion #aseobi #funky #londonbraider

Well, well, well.... 👀
Look what we have here.

This year, I told myself I was starting with a bang and I wasn’t playing. Imagine having a gift in your hands for 14 years, but never truly giving it the space to evolve. Caught up in life, in the noise, in everything BUT the thing I love most - HAIR.

But that changes now.

For the first time ever, I’m stepping into a new lane blending creativity, culture, and craft in a way that feels pleasurable.

If you know me, you know I’ve always dreamed of pushing boundaries, but I used to worry my ideas were too bold for the everyday eye.

Not anymore.

Today, I’m proud to release my first-ever collection one that pays homage to my mother, BIH ANASTA, and to my beautiful roots in Africa. Being African is something I hold with deep pride and to express that through hair? It’s wild, it’s powerful, it’s ALIVE.
The fusion, the vibrance, the storytelling spoken and unspoken.

----
A brief look inside the collection:

I’ve blended these styles with elements that are nostalgic *and* reimagined.
Fishbone braids:A legendary 2000s classic that represents where I started. A full-on flashback.
The iconic updo: Inspired by your everyday aunty. That gelled-up, party-ready, don’t-mess-with-me kinda vibe. *Saucy, right?*

If you’ve made it this far thank you for being here, for witnessing this new chapter unfold.

Welcome to di beginning of new chapter o!

Massive love to my dream crew you made this whole process fun, soulful, and unforgettable. Couldn’t have done it without you. 💫

CREDITS🍻✨

Focus Brand:@thebraidingzone ***
Creative Director & Hairstylist: @thebraidingzone
Creative Director & Marketing Strategist :@yooitsoce
Model 1: @thriftqueenlola
Model 2 & Stylist: @iamgodzproperty
Photographer: @jumi___p
Gaffer: @pistol_rock
Retouching & Grading: @emdotoffline
Makeup Artist: @ili_the_dealy
BTS Videographer: @esere.i
BTS Editor: @shotbysirhat

Special thanks to (location) @eldica_records 🫂❤️

#editorial #lfw #londonfashionweek #hairdresser #africa #afrohair #cornrows #london #viral #braider #cornrows #highlife #highfashion #makeupartist #stylist #londonstylist #fyp #hackney #africanfashion #aseobi #funky #londonbraider

Well, well, well.... 👀
Look what we have here.

This year, I told myself I was starting with a bang and I wasn’t playing. Imagine having a gift in your hands for 14 years, but never truly giving it the space to evolve. Caught up in life, in the noise, in everything BUT the thing I love most - HAIR.

But that changes now.

For the first time ever, I’m stepping into a new lane blending creativity, culture, and craft in a way that feels pleasurable.

If you know me, you know I’ve always dreamed of pushing boundaries, but I used to worry my ideas were too bold for the everyday eye.

Not anymore.

Today, I’m proud to release my first-ever collection one that pays homage to my mother, BIH ANASTA, and to my beautiful roots in Africa. Being African is something I hold with deep pride and to express that through hair? It’s wild, it’s powerful, it’s ALIVE.
The fusion, the vibrance, the storytelling spoken and unspoken.

----
A brief look inside the collection:

I’ve blended these styles with elements that are nostalgic *and* reimagined.
Fishbone braids:A legendary 2000s classic that represents where I started. A full-on flashback.
The iconic updo: Inspired by your everyday aunty. That gelled-up, party-ready, don’t-mess-with-me kinda vibe. *Saucy, right?*

If you’ve made it this far thank you for being here, for witnessing this new chapter unfold.

Welcome to di beginning of new chapter o!

Massive love to my dream crew you made this whole process fun, soulful, and unforgettable. Couldn’t have done it without you. 💫

CREDITS🍻✨

Focus Brand:@thebraidingzone ***
Creative Director & Hairstylist: @thebraidingzone
Creative Director & Marketing Strategist :@yooitsoce
Model 1: @thriftqueenlola
Model 2 & Stylist: @iamgodzproperty
Photographer: @jumi___p
Gaffer: @pistol_rock
Retouching & Grading: @emdotoffline
Makeup Artist: @ili_the_dealy
BTS Videographer: @esere.i
BTS Editor: @shotbysirhat

Special thanks to (location) @eldica_records 🫂❤️

#editorial #lfw #londonfashionweek #hairdresser #africa #afrohair #cornrows #london #viral #braider #cornrows #highlife #highfashion #makeupartist #stylist #londonstylist #fyp #hackney #africanfashion #aseobi #funky #londonbraider

Well, well, well.... 👀
Look what we have here.

This year, I told myself I was starting with a bang and I wasn’t playing. Imagine having a gift in your hands for 14 years, but never truly giving it the space to evolve. Caught up in life, in the noise, in everything BUT the thing I love most - HAIR.

But that changes now.

For the first time ever, I’m stepping into a new lane blending creativity, culture, and craft in a way that feels pleasurable.

If you know me, you know I’ve always dreamed of pushing boundaries, but I used to worry my ideas were too bold for the everyday eye.

Not anymore.

Today, I’m proud to release my first-ever collection one that pays homage to my mother, BIH ANASTA, and to my beautiful roots in Africa. Being African is something I hold with deep pride and to express that through hair? It’s wild, it’s powerful, it’s ALIVE.
The fusion, the vibrance, the storytelling spoken and unspoken.

----
A brief look inside the collection:

I’ve blended these styles with elements that are nostalgic *and* reimagined.
Fishbone braids:A legendary 2000s classic that represents where I started. A full-on flashback.
The iconic updo: Inspired by your everyday aunty. That gelled-up, party-ready, don’t-mess-with-me kinda vibe. *Saucy, right?*

If you’ve made it this far thank you for being here, for witnessing this new chapter unfold.

Welcome to di beginning of new chapter o!

Massive love to my dream crew you made this whole process fun, soulful, and unforgettable. Couldn’t have done it without you. 💫

CREDITS🍻✨

Focus Brand:@thebraidingzone ***
Creative Director & Hairstylist: @thebraidingzone
Creative Director & Marketing Strategist :@yooitsoce
Model 1: @thriftqueenlola
Model 2 & Stylist: @iamgodzproperty
Photographer: @jumi___p
Gaffer: @pistol_rock
Retouching & Grading: @emdotoffline
Makeup Artist: @ili_the_dealy
BTS Videographer: @esere.i
BTS Editor: @shotbysirhat

Special thanks to (location) @eldica_records 🫂❤️

#editorial #lfw #londonfashionweek #hairdresser #africa #afrohair #cornrows #london #viral #braider #cornrows #highlife #highfashion #makeupartist #stylist #londonstylist #fyp #hackney #africanfashion #aseobi #funky #londonbraider