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Popular singer, songwriter and producer Bianca Atterberry alias Blush wore a Kenyan-made red fish leather wristlet made by Nthenya Mwendwa to the Grammy’s red carpet. Atterberry has worked with Demi Lovato, K. Michelle, Mary J. Blige, Macy Gray, and Meghan Trainor, among others.
Nthenya says that it came to her as a surprise and only learned that her $300 bag would be used at the US-based awards when Bianca tagged her on Instagram.
Prior to the feature on the Grammys red carpet, the designer had also participated in the PreEmmys gifting suite, pre-Oscars Gifting suite, and Cannes Film Festival gifting suite. All these contributed to the Grammy’s red carpet feature.
About Nthenya Mwendwa’s bags
The designer is famed for dealing in unisex travel bags which she exports to the US, Mexico, the UK, Puerto Rico, and Dubai. The bags are made from Maasai beading, top grain leather hair on cow-hide as well as fish leather, which is a unique raw material that is sustainable, versatile, and allows for exploration and experimentation. Nthenya’s most expensive bag costs $420 (Sh47,640) while the cheapest is $150 (Sh16,950).
About Nthenya Mwendwa
She is the founder and designer of a luxury leather bag brand labeled THE.LABEL. SABA represents “Redefined Nomadism.”
She aims to empower women through community-based projects to help support the women who work in the fish leather industry and those in her community as well.
