When she was listed on both Elle US and E! News ‘red carpet best dressed lists’, I felt chest pains and so did all other South African fashionistas. She served us a “Proudly South African” moment.

She donned a flawless and absolutely African monochrome mermaid ensemble that perfectly hugged her curves and completing the look with a chunky jewellery neck piece.

The entire look also gave me ‘a Xhosa wedding vibe’, that’s how a Xhosa princess or queen if you will, would look like on her wedding day but of course with the required additions of a head wrap and traditionally fit make-up style.

Mngoma announced that the dress is one of the creations from her upcoming fashion line, in collaboration with designer Inga Madyibi.

ABOUT HER

Nandi Mngoma (now Nandi Madida) is an actress, singer and a TV presenter. She was born on March 20, 1988 in Maphumula in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Her father is a doctor and her mother a lawyer.