Cover Girl: Deola Sagoe//TW Magazine July/August 2011

In the past few weeks, the Deola Sagoe brand has slowly but surely crept back to the front and centre of our collective consciousness. 2011 kicked off with an appearance at the BET Honors Awards (Anika Noni Rose chose Deola Sagoe for the event), then came the formal launch of their polo and denim collection and the debut of Ori Oke (from the Japanese shibori and the Yoruba aso-oke) at Arise Africa Fashion Week in Lagos. Deola Sagoe also won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the event.

More recently, Deola Sagoe has been interviewed by Essence magazine and has been mentioned in a Financial Times article centred around luxury. She's also TW Magazine's July/August 2011 cover girl, and an effortlessly beautiful and accomplished one at that. Expect a closer look at her influences and what has kept her ticking non-stop for the last 22 years and counting.

- SLiq

Who Wore What: Shingai Shoniwa in Deenola London//Pride Magazine, August 2010

Shingai Shoniwa. So much energy, so much verve, so much spark. LOVE her on the August cover of Pride magazine - there's something very down to earth, no frills attached about her that we greatly admire. She wears a beautiful "wedding jumpsuit" from the style stables of Deenola - a brand well-worth discovering by two ladies, Ola and Deena. Definitely a match made in heaven.

Want a piece of Deenola? Shop an array of fringed jumpsuits, jackets and more, including Shingai's cover look, here.

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Cover Girls: Ubah Hassan//Arise Magazine Feb. 2010; Agbani Darego//Genevieve Magazine Feb. 2010

We haven't seen much from Arise Magazine's camp since their Oct. 2009 edition with Alicia Keys on the cover. Issue #8 is their "Crowning Glory" edition and features a stunning YBF chic with a luxurious, to-die-for mane and lots of attitude. There's something very "old school glamor" about her that we adore and this is definitely one of our favorite Arise covers yet. Can any of our readers identify her? [*Edit* Many thanks to Tiffany of beautyestdiverse for identifying her as Somali model Ubah Hassan!]

Contact the folks at myasho.com about getting a copy.

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[Scanned by ShopLiquorice. Agbani Darego wears an Ere Dappa embellished dress.]

The very stunning Agbani Darego [the first Black African winner of Miss World - she won in 2001] is this month's Genevieve Magazine's cover girl. While Agbani's beauty shines through, we can't help but think Genevieve's 7th Anniversary Edition could've had more bells and whistles. Alas, we'll have to make do. This month's Genevieve also features 4 brands that are on the on and up and several pieces have us in lust. Want a preview? Here you go:

[Model wears the Papillon-Jaune by Kiki Kamanu. Image courtesy of Chicnicity LLC]

Click here for details on how to purchase the e-version of Genevieve.

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