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Accessories | Menswear

Menswear: Missibaba Men’s Sandal Collection For Stiaan Louw

Bywellmadeafrica 5th May 201122nd April 2020

Missibaba [South Africa] Granted when it comes to women’s footwear there is so much more to choose…

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Accessories | Jewellery | Mali

Jewellery: Tamacali Inspired by Ancient African Adornment Traditions

Bywellmadeafrica 4th May 201122nd April 2020

Tamacali [Mali] [Image credit: Tamacali] Tamacali is a creative enterprise that draws on the ancient jewellery traditions of…

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Accessories | South Africa

Accessories: Fabulous Fascinators

Bywellmadeafrica 3rd May 201122nd April 2020

Thembi Mabule [South Africa] [Image credit: Till Thembi] Just emerging from a nice long, and I must…

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Accessories | South Africa

Accessories: FitFlop in Collaboration with Net-A-Porter and Wola Nani

Bywellmadeafrica 20th April 201122nd April 2020

FitFlop / Net-A-Porter [South Africa] [Image credit: FitFlop – Manyano Sandal / NET-A-PORTER] Not being sporty, I…

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Accessories | Ghana | Jewellery

Jewellery: Christie Brown’s Afromatic Daydream Accessories

Bywellmadeafrica 5th April 201121st April 2020

Christie Brown [Ghana] [Image credit: Afromatic Daydream Necklace – Chrisite Brown] Make a bold statement this summer…

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Accessories | Botswana | Jewellery | Namibia | South Africa

Jewellery: The Shining Light Awards Collection of Diamond Creations

Bywellmadeafrica 1st April 201121st April 2020

The Shining Light Awards collection [South Africa]: Overall winner – David Atho Moatisi    It is a sad…

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Accessories | Africa Inspired

Accessories: Bettye Muller Wax Cloth Wedges on Anthropologie

Bywellmadeafrica 31st March 201121st April 2020

Anthropologie Shoes [Africa Inspired] [Image credit: Bettye Muller] Just stopped by Anthropolgie online and came across these wax cloth…

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Accessories | Zimbabwe

Accessories: Clutch Culture Textile and African Print Bags

Bywellmadeafrica 30th March 201121st April 2020

Clutch Culture [Zimbabwe] [Image credits: Clutch Culture] In the words of TLC ‘CrazySexyCool’ are words that come…

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Accessories | Africa Inspired | Fashion | Kenya

Accessories: Vivienne Westwood  eco-friendly Shoppers for Gold Label

Bywellmadeafrica 22nd March 201121st April 2020

Vivienne Westwood/ International Trade Centre [Kenya] [Image credits: Shoppers – Vivienne Westwood] …I know I’m rather late…

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Accessories | Ethiopia | Fashion | Textiles

Fashion: Lemlem Natural Handspun Cotton Collections

Bywellmadeafrica 21st March 201121st April 2020

Lemlem [Ethiopia] [Image credits: Lemlem] Meaning to ‘flourish’ or ‘bloom’ in Amharic, I thought Lemlem an appropriate post, given…

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Accessories | Fashion | Uganda

Accessories: Sseko Designs Summer Sandals 

Bywellmadeafrica 9th February 201113th May 2020

Sseko Designs [Uganda] [Image credit: Sseko Designs] Sandals that help turn dreams into reality. Sseko Designs is a sandal…

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Accessories | Nigeria

Accessories: Sunny Rose Intriguing Designs

Bywellmadeafrica 9th February 201121st April 2020

Sunny Rose [Nigeria] [Image credit: Sunny Rose – CoutureLab] I don’t know what the exact inspiration behind the Sunny…

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Accessories | Zambia

Accessories: Jackal and Hide’s Beautifully Crafted Bags

Bywellmadeafrica 21st January 201111th December 2019

Jackal and Hide [Zambia]     On the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia a small workshop produces a…

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Accessories | Ethiopia | Fashion | Menswear

Accessories: Stepping Out With SoleRebels

Bywellmadeafrica 17th January 201111th May 2020

soleRebels [Ethiopia] [Image credits: soleRebels] Zenabwork, a small village community in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is crafting some…

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Accessories | Fashion | South Africa

Accessories: Luxury Leather Creations

Bywellmadeafrica 17th December 20109th December 2019

Missibaba [South Africa]     [Image source: shop-label] Take a trip into the Wild Wild West via…

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Accessories | Jewellery | Nigeria

Jewellery: Bold Accessories by Tebazile

Bywellmadeafrica 2nd December 20107th December 2019

Tebazile [Nigeria] Expressive and free-spirited, Tebazlie is an eclectic collection of timeless handcrafted statement pieces. The highly wearable jewellery collections serve to…

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Accessories | Fashion | Nigeria

Accessories: Fabulous Footwear by Ella Brown Couture

Bywellmadeafrica 25th November 20107th December 2019

Ella Brown Couture [Nigeria] [Image credits: Ella Brown Couture] Launched in 2004 by Adefunke Adegbola, Ella Brown…

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Accessories | Fashion | Malawi

Accessories: Louis Mariette’s Flair for the Dramatic

Bywellmadeafrica 18th November 20107th December 2019

Louis Mariette [MALAWI] [Image credits: Louis Mariette – Marcus Pummer, left; Benjamin Kaufmann, right] …Oh to be inside…

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Accessories | Jewellery | Senegal

Jewellery: Embellished, Avantgarde Creations by Ngone

Bywellmadeafrica 15th November 20107th December 2019

Ngone [Senegal] [Image credits: Fabio Leone/Ngone]  Born on the Dakar peninsula, self-taught jewellery artist Ngone started her craft by…

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Accessories | Jewellery | South Africa

Jewellery: Kirsten Goss Luscious Gemstone Jewels

Bywellmadeafrica 5th November 20107th December 2019

Kirsten Goss [South Africa] [Image credits: Kirsten Goss] I first came across Kirsten Goss’ creations five or so years…

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