Buy-It-Now: Lalesso Flats, £30

Summertime - heck, anytime - is a good time to add some extra pep to your step with colourful ballet flats. These pairs from Kenya-based brand, Lalesso, were produced by SOKO Kenya (also responsible for the Asos Africa phenom) and retail for 30 pounds online. Shop here for a variety of colours. 

Would you wear print on your feet?

- SLiq

Shop Liquorice's "Buy-it-Now" series takes our obsession with "Shopping Africa" a little further. Need chic and cheap pieces and not sure where to look? Eager to include Africa on your shopping list but don't have lots to spare? Shop Liquorice's "Buy-it-Now" presents the most fabulous finds on the web, so all you have to do is click and wait for your piece of Africa to make its way to you.

Who Wore What: Alicia Keys//Christian Louboutin

        Yes, we're still fixated on stills from the Alicia Keys/Beyonce photoshoot. Notice Alicia Keys' FABULOUS print pumps? She's wearing this pair of Louboutins:

But that's not all. These pumps are not just any pumps - absolutely not! They have elements from the design aesthetic of a South African tribe called the South Ndebele all over them:

Notice the correlation with their distinct geometric art [usually painted on the interior and exterior of their homes]? In fact, the gold adornments on the pumps could also be said to pay homage to the elaborate neck and ankle pieces the South Ndebele often wear:

Very clever Mr. Louboutin :-) Repeat offender much?

Ha! We love. That's all for today, folks! Please tune in for more tomorrow. We literally have piles of posts we need to share before we implode!

XO

blog/link lovin': edition III

[bundle jazzies by Osborn Design Studios]

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links worth clicking...

a. NSC Fashion Awards features nigerian model Tracy Onyekachukwu

b. StyleChile blogs about Mac Cosmetic's new range for all races, all ages, all sexes

c. Fly Girl loves Osborn Design (see photo above)

d. Face Hunter unveils Face Hunter - The Book

e. iFashion features Lalesso's Fair Trade Fashion

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blogs/sites worth visiting (our new favorites)...

a. rachel zoe

b. prototype for a pop life

c. art of the trench

d. innyvinny

happy reading :-) oh, and please feel free to share your favorite links and blogs (including yours, if you have one!) with us anytime!

xo