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

xo

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

ROCK ON, AFRICA!!!

ShopAfrica: n'damus bags

the more we blog, the more we discover more and more african designers who are doing massive things. today, we're showcasing a perfect example of what we mean. N'DAMUS BAGS by nneka onyekala fashions the most stunning handmade clutches, purses, and accessories out of leather like so:

the abstract rose corset belt

the minidamus rose satchel bags

the trinidamus rose flag-bag

the abstract rose backpack

she currently has 4 ranges - the n'damus rose/abstract collection, the world-wide clutch bags, the mini-damus, 100% leather handmade corset belts - available for sale on her website, and she's also very open to custom orders.

happy exploring!

website: ndamus

SHOP ONLINE: ndamus, etsy

facebook: ndamus bags london

blog: ndamus

xo