African wax prints, also known as Ankara and Dutch wax prints, are omnipresent and common materials for clothing in Africa, especially West Africa. They are industrially produced colorful cotton clothes with batik-inspired printing. One feature of these materials is the lack of difference in the color intensity of the front and back sides. The wax fabric can be sorted into categories ofContinue reading “ANKARA TRENDS 2020”
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FASHION UP DECEMBER
IF you ask me, the best parts of December happen indoors—cups of hot cocoa (ok, hot tea or coffee), endless meals, shameless lazy days spent in bed (with or without company). But because life does, unfortunately, require going outside occasionally, you’re also going to need appropriate clothing to do so in. With December comes theContinue reading “FASHION UP DECEMBER”
HOW TO STYLE YOU BASIC SKIRT.
I LOVE a good skirt, but for a while I found them tricky to wear. I wasn’t sure how to style skirts, felt limited in the tops and shoes I could pair with them, and constantly wondered either, “How does this work?” or “Am I doing this right?” The great news is there are aContinue reading “HOW TO STYLE YOU BASIC SKIRT.”