Black Acrylic is a delightfully personal Pan-Africanist mix of commentary on art, style, socio-politics, music and other things. A post (from which the above image comes) on reclaiming the cult of beauty had me with this: “Eager for anything that diverts from the script we gluttonously praise tokenism (e.g Tika Sumpter on Gossip Girl) and fetishism (e.g Vogue Italia Black Issue). Deep down we just want to publicly exist outside [...]
(photo credit: http://www.flygirlblog.com/) This post is long overdue. I came up on this blog a couple years back via one of its Fly Girl Of The Week posts where readers – girls who are inherently fly – send in pictures and some text about themselves. I liked this round-the-way approach to sharing inspiration. It’s one of the things that keep me coming back. Author Andrea Pippins, such a consistent curator [...]
Photo ©Shebreathes.com SheBreathes.com bills itself as a virtual vault of goodies where independent, emerging, and established designers can be shared and supported. They had us at “independent”. We’re all about DIY good looks having premiered our ‘What I Wore’ series this week, a feature we’d like to use to showcase the fascinating personal styles of people we come across. Also browse through their Sales Vault. I’m yet to find anything within my [...]
Out and About Africa is where we go for inspiration on style, fashion, interior decor, photography and travel. It’s a real feast for the eyes!
