Yep Yep I love  how my friend in my head ( like Wendy Williams would say ) Incorporate African  fabrics in her outfits from time to time. Spotted these pics on Naturalbelle today photographed by Claiborne Swanson Frank  for book American Beauty which  a compilation of some of the most stylish fashionistas. I wonder who else made the cut .

Tika Sumpter was spotted wearing this cute mud cloth inspired dress at the the W Hotel in L.A.with celeb friend Estelle. I can't see the back of the dress  but I which the dress was just a little longer maybe or shorter. Nonetheless love it when when i see anything african inspired in Hollywood. I will find try to find  the name of the designer.

When was the last time I opened a paperback book and read it from first to last page?  Uhmmmm let me think !!! I guess since 2006 when I finished college. Angel laws of blogging was recommended to me by a friend of mine which by the way has a very successful blog. I ordered the book from Amazon.com  and received it in two days. I never been so excited to read a book before. My hubby was so amazed that  I was sitting and reading a book that he snapped this pic. Anyways Angel laws is the creator/founder of the very successful  black  entertainment blog Concrete loop.

 Remember  months ago we were  all going Gaga over the new Sass&bide mud cloth inspired collection ?  I had yet to see a celeb rocking one of the pieces from  the collection until 2 days ago when Lala Anthony wore this dress to attend  the Bottles and Strikes in New York. The dress looks fab on her. We've  noticed that a lot of celebs are wearing African print however few of them wore  designs made by African designers. I am wondering why ? Are  our  African designers in the diaspora putting themselve out there to be noticed ? Big Question..  Anyways if you like what Lala is wearing Malian fashion designer Mariah Bocoum makes beautiful mud cloth dresses.

 Living in Mali I never paid much attention to the mud cloth Because for me  there was nothing nice about it. All I cared about was western clothes. My mind changed quite a bit since I started this blog because now I know that its because of the way we thought that we are still behind in fashion . I am ashamed to say that it took a western designer to use my own cloth for me to appreciate how beautiful it is.The mud cloth is a fabric that is part of my culture, and its not made in the west like Ankara(wax) is . Here is a collage from some of our fav celebs and runway models rocking the trend.

I fell in love with these mud cloth inspired dresses ,shorts,skirts and pants from BCBG the minute i saw them.I checked out the prices and unfortunately I can't afford them at this time. If you have a deeper pocket then I suggest you check out your local stores. Check out more after the jump.

Me lovin ' this beautiful tote bag(Lightweight printed canvas bag,Contrast African themed print,Double handles, contrast stitch)from Asos.com You can get it now for only $23. Remember to incorporate an African aesthetic to your everyday look.