SL Buy-It-Now: One Mango Tree Scarves [$18.20]

Lately we've found it much easier to include Africa in our closets through accessories, and Uganda-based One Mango Tree's scarves are a good place to start if you haven't already. Here's what you're paying for:

Handmade by a group of skilled artisan weavers at Wawoto Kacel Cooperative Society in Northern Uganda, these scarves are made from gorgeous hand-dyed cotton.  The designs are developed by the artisans themselves - a unique pattern that resembles the ikat weavings of Central Asia.

These scarves pack quite the punch, no? Shop an assortment of colours here.

- 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.

SLiq TV: Gloria Wavamunno + Aschobi Designs

On this edition of SLiq TV, watch two young and talented African designers talk about returning to their home countries and building their brands. Very insightful and worthwhile:

GLORIA WAVAMUNNO//UGANDA

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ADAMA KAI OF ASCHOBI DESIGNS//SIERRA LEONE

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who wore what: arise magazine july '09

on this month's cover of arise magazine, oluchi onweagba brings the fierceness in a dress by uganda's gloria wavamunno. regular readers of this site may recall seeing the dress during arise africa fashion week here. oluchi certainly brings this dress to life and makes us see its beauty upclose and personal. while it takes on a number of trends (it has pockets, it's a one-handed dress featuring a puff sleeve, it's metallic, and it's patterned), it comes together very nicely and tastefully and we want, we want, WE WANT! we're not too sure about the accessories, though - such a striking dress needs minimal work. in any case, we'll be on the lookout for the magazine and we'll be sure to let you know our thoughts.

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ARISE AFRICA FASHION WEEK: DAY 7 - - GLORIA WAVAMUNNO (UGANDA)

gloria wavamunno kept it mostly short and sweet with very modern silhouettes (bubble hems, one shoulder, cutouts, tube). her yellow kanga dress featuring the map of africa was a a particular highlight and reppin' the continent doesn't go much harder than that. all in all, a collection fit the modern africanista who enjoys the thrill of taking simple pieces and making them her own with bold accessories and dazzling dashes of color.

see her entire collection here.

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in the news: uganda seeking mini skirt ban

look what you went and started, nigeria. the sentiments are the same - 'nakedness' and 'indecency' are the indices of immorality, so take the mini skirt away and modesty shall return to the world!!!!!! it's thing kind of silly, facile thinking that's responsible for...you know what? not gonna go there today. what say you?

more here.

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