nothing sharpens one’s sense of discipline and self mastery than acquiring some of the worlds most beautifully designed works of fashion art for education and exhibition and not for personal wear especially when you’re a size four and everything fits. making an exception for this vintage christian dior set; getting flewed out summer 2019...yuh get me! #xodvf
oldie but goody .: my aunt doreen recently brought me hair barrettes that my grandmother matilda once used to style my hair while living in freetown. a serial businesswoman and long term beautician/salon owner, she took meticulous care of my hair, educated me about it’s 9-ether connection to spirit and believed that a woman’s crown was her glory. she pulled from rastafarian practices and traditional african methods such a threading to style and manipulate hair texture and herbal oils to nurture a healthy scalp. she encouraged me to play, to swim and live without regard for disrupting my hair. i realize the trauma many people with kinky hair experience in youth and i’m grateful european standards of beauty were not centered in my youth. my archival project @africangirllonghair was informed by her own long tresses. her only granddaughter...i find myself decades later mixing the vintage barrettes with newly purchased designs #issatrend and i know she’s smiling her bright smile at the whimsy of it all. #xodvf
captured by @tonygyerr with a @leica t.
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measured words, silent moves and donna summer bangs continued all spring-summer 19. #xodvf.
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“we must not only learn how to integrate the two or more systems of observations, but have the courage to underwrite contextual thinking and contextual research.” sunday morning w| @the_gentlewoman and #edwardthall’s #beyondculture. #xodvf
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here’s hoping today’s dossier is worthy of a @followthesuits feature. women’s suiting and a vintage mustang forevermore. #xodvf
captured by @tonygyerr during a walk to #mexicanfruitsdc #floridaavenue market. we picked up sorrel, chipotle and tomatillos for sunday dinner.
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2019-04-01 16:37
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on this first day of april, here’s an appreciation post to @owen.m.hart @asniperjones @brea.soul!! i am grateful for your hearts and hands!! for richly contributing to the @1kwomenproject @usaid @shearadiance campaign film supporting shea butter producers in nigeria. this krio titi thanks you for your goodhearted diligence, consummate professionalism and creative contribution to this impactful initiative. all love!!! // word to my skincare routine tho which includes @shearadiance cleansers and moisturizers...your sis is lit from within or wheteva #dewydumpling tings!!! 😊😊😂
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i’m an advocate for equity in all spaces where inequity exists and i’m proud to serve as an ambassador with the @1kwomenproject supporting women shea butter producers in oya state nigeria who risk their lives to produce shea for our beaury needs. this is the time for economic equity and while we rally behind women in the garment factories of bangladesh and rally for fair pay for women in institutions near and far, the women in oya state, nigeria deserve the same level of global support. this is also the age of progressive patronage- as consumers demand transparency and accountability from brands big and small; they too must take into account the public consequences of their private consumption and use their purchasing power to bring about social change.
the @1kwomenproject is an opportunity to do just that. throughout women’s history month and everyday, we are reminded of the difference that women and men can make when we work together! @shearadiance #1000womenproject is an ongoing campaign in coalition with @usaid and @sheaorigin to invest into 1,000 women shea producers, their community and their families. make history with us by clicking the link in bio. together we can change the shea butter industry for the better.
filmed by @asniperjones
directed by @owen.m.hart & @brea.soul
produced by @combingcottonco
have additional questions, reach out to me or my co-ambassadors @styledbykemi @lovingadeola for more information. give what you can, donate now! #linkinbio