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Fashion is not for African women
Despite the ‘trend’ for black models, racism in the fashion industry is still fashionable. Last week I attended the intelligence squared Fashion Maketh Woman debate. For the motion was the stylish team...
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Fashion really is not for African women and VOGUE’s Black Allure proves it
I hate to be a spoilsport, but I don’t see anything fabulous about Vogue’s Black Allure shoot. In the unlikely case that you have missed it, as marketing gimmicks like this are hard to miss, here’s the...
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MsAfropolitan presents – Fashion and Talks at the V&A Friday Late: Afropolitans
Photo courtesy of the V&A Museum MsAfropolitan is taking part in Friday Late: Afropolitans at the V&A, the world’s largest museum of art and design. In “MsAfropolitan presents – The rise of...
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Cadbury’s ad row with Naomi Campbell and ASA’s response
The Black History Walks website has a useful list of ways to help combat negative media portrayal of black people. Some of the suggestions are: Go out of your way to attend events, prove there is...
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Breaking it down – V&A Friday Late Afropolitans
This definition of "Afropolitan" comes from a column I used to write for "Life in Colour" Magazine about Afropolitan events taking place in London. Last Friday MsAfropolitan and I (some...
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Listed as 1 of 7 African diaspora women using fashion for change
©Rob Sheppard photography – V&A Afropolitans Do you know of the Africa Centre in London’s Covent Garden? If you don’t it’s a kind of home away from home for Africans in London. It hosts regular...
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Fashioning Africa exotic, colonial and tribal
Cross-posted from Huffington Post —- African style is very much in vogue. Numerous runways in both New York and London fashion weeks could as well be called African fashion week. There were African...
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