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Africa Fashion Week New York Preview

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African influenced fashion is no stranger to the runway. Designers like Boxing Kitten and Hemma Collection have made mainstream designers and fashion editors pay attention to prints from the motherland, by infusing traditional African patterns their designs and making it wearable in the U.S. market. Now you can go into Forever 21 or H&M to see tribal prints in dresses, … [Read more...] about Africa Fashion Week New York Preview

New S&V Series: Caribbean Blogger Spotlight

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Introducting the Caribbean Blogger Spotlight! I’ve created this new weekly series on Style & Vibes to highlight some great Caribbean bloggers that you may or may not know (so many great ones fly under the radar). I thought I’d start off with myself, to give you guys some insight on why I started this blog in the first place. When did you start blogging? I started … [Read more...] about New S&V Series: Caribbean Blogger Spotlight

Adventures of Thrifting

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A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of Thrifting with fellow blogger Patrice of Looking Fly On A Dime. She has this amazing Thrifty Thread 365 challenge to only purchase second hand items. While I've purchased furniture from thrift shops (my mom loves to refurbish them) I never really took the time to browse through the clothes. So Patrice extended a thrift shopping trip to her … [Read more...] about Adventures of Thrifting

Stylin’ On: Dazeke’ by Lajuanda Moody

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Lajaunda Moody is a no newbie to the fashion game, learning through experience with a vision for her line and paving the way for young designers in Connecticut. The Bridgeport, CT native created her clothing line Dazeke' a little over ten years ago, and although it’s taken her a little time to build the traction she’s always wanted she’s making strategic moves at marketing … [Read more...] about Stylin’ On: Dazeke’ by Lajuanda Moody