Who Wore What: Kadaria Ahmed x Ituen Basi

The May issue of TW Magazine features Kadaria Ahmed, Editor of NEXT Newspapers, decked out in a colourful array of distinctly Ituen Basi accessories. Needless to say, very few designers have the balance of traditional and contemporary down pat like Ituen Basi, whose work ranges from elaborate and intricately detailed frocks to multi-purpose bows.

Kadaria Ahmed won many hearts when she moderated Nigeria's NN24 Vice-Presidential and Presidential debates. She wore Ituen Basi both times, so the choices for her TW cover shouldn't be much of a surprise.

Each piece Kadaria wears is available online courtesy of our friends at My Asho, so your  first or next Ituen Basi purchase is just a few clicks away. Happy shopping here.

- SLiq

TW Photo courtesy of TW Magazine

Photos and descriptions in collage courtesy of My Asho

Collage by Shop Liquorice

Who Wore What: Arise Issue 11 Cover Girls in Deola Sagoe

Earlier this year, the May cover of Marie Claire South Africa featured 3 models all dressed in pieces from Deola Sagoe's Fall 2009 collection, Above the Fray. Now, after a significant hiatus (the last we heard from them was June!), Arise Magazine's 11th issue features a quartet of models all dressed in pieces from Deola Sagoe's S/S 2010 collection, Vintage:



Absolutely gorgeous! Can't wait to get our hands on a copy of Arise come Dec. 18. What to expect from Arise's "global fashion" issue? Fashion spreads shot "on location in Johannesburg, Paris, London and the Kenyan plains"! If that's not enough to get us all excited...

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Marie Claire South Africa May 2010 cover:

 Runway:

Look book:

Sigh. We truly can't get enough of Ms. Sagoe! Which cover do you prefer?

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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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CONNECT WITH DEENOLA:

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Photos thanks to Deenola London.

Who Wore What: Kelly Rowland in David Tlale//Cosmopolitan SA [July 2010]

We saw this Cosmopolitan South Africa cover a while ago and all three of us guessed Kelly was rocking a custom David Tlale piece adapted from his collection at Audi Joburg Fashion Week earlier this year. The collection featured several rich brown pieces and David Tlale's one of the biggest names in South Africa's fashion industry so it made perfect sense. Well, turns out we were right! Mr. Tlale confirmed via his Facebook Fan Page that Kelly indeed wore one of his pieces! That's a good look, Kelly!

XO

On The Cover: Genevieve Magazine//May 2010; Flair Magazine//May 2010

The May cover of Genevieve Magazine features a quartet of some of Nollywood's most famous faces all dressed up in JD7 Couture with a touch of gothic glam, while the May cover of Flair Magazine (formerly known as True Love) features another Nollywood celeb, Stephanie Okereke, quite the starlet in out-of-India label, Ranna Gill and a touch of one of spring's hottest trends -- pink lipstick!:

  

[Scanned  by ShopLiquorice]

Which cover does it for you this month?

XO

P.S. Remember, you can subscribe to read Genevieve online here.

Spotlight: Pop'Africana Spring/Summer 2010

It has been a busy couple of months for Team Pop'Africana, creating and crafting a magazine that has already raised the bar. The Spring/Summer 2010 edition of Pop'Africana features the stunning Jamaican model Gaye McDonald on the cover, with contributions from several of Africa's finest and most promising artists and "fashion's freshest faces", culminating in a visually stimulating compendium. Be sure to buy your copy online here or at these locations.

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Past covers of Pop'Africana are too stunning not to be shared again! Enjoy:

And read past posts here.

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CONNECT WITH POP'AFRICANA:

Website [New and improved!!]

Editor's Blog

Facebook

Twitter

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cover girl: shingai shoniwa on the cover of New African Woman

we've just caught wind of a magazine called "New African Woman" and those who know it best describe it as "the magazine for the discerning women of substance." issue 4 comes out on Jan 27, 2010 in the UK [due out Feb 1 worldwide] and this edition's cover girl is none other than shingai shoniwa, lead singer of the noisettes. shingai, as some of you may already know, has zimbabwean origins and has cited this as an influence on her style. shingai wears a dress by nigerian designer nkwo onwuka of nkwo designs [seen at Arise Africa Fashion Week last June] and a leather belt by ndamus london. see a full runway photo of the nkwo piece below:

absolutely gorgeous.

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connect with New African Woman:

facebook group: New African Woman magazine

see past issues and subscribe to the digital edition for 18 GBP/year here: IC Publications

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**EDIT** we totally forgot to include these excerpts from the magazine when we posted this yesterday. our apologies!

ROCK ON, AFRICA!!!