Tag Archives: Headwraps

Beauty, Fashion, Photography

Editorial: “Melanin Gold” Keisha Des Vignes x Dudu Images

Posted on by Nikki Billie Jean
16
Nov

“Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others.”-John Mason Brown

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Fashion, Photography

Magazine: Nollywood Actress Meg Otanwa for Zen Magazine November 2016

Posted on by Nikki Billie Jean
12
Nov

Zen Magazine’s November cover star is a very talented Nollywood actress who hails from the Idoma speaking area of Benue State in Nigeria. A lover of languages, she speaks and writes English, French, Hausa, Idoma, Spanish and Yoruba, fluently.

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Celebrities, Fashion, Photography

Magazine: Issa Rae for Fast Company Magazine November 2016

Posted on by Nikki Billie Jean
09
Nov

Issa Rae’s gawky-yet-relatable humor won her a throng of fans on YouTube and a place on best-seller lists for her memoir, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. In Fast Company Magazine’s latest issue, she talks about her new HBO show, Insecure, why she loves Seinfeld, and the movement to diversify media.

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Fashion, Photography

Editorial: “Felabration” by Dudu Images x Chantle White

Posted on by Nikki Billie Jean
31
Oct

As of October 15th, Fela Kuti would have been 78-years-old and in Felabration, photographer Dudu Images collaborated with wardrobe stylist Chantle White for a Nigerian themed photoshoot. The models are wearing mixed ankara print iro and buba outfits with headwraps and face paint similar to Fela Kuti’s dancers. The background for the editorial was shot on […]

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Beauty, Fashion

Headwrap: Ankara Gele Infinity Pleats Tutorial by Christiana’s Closet

Posted on by Nikki Billie Jean
26
Aug

Gele infinity pleats is a popular and trending head wrap style worn to formal African events, especially weddings. Many have taken the style to another level by adding crystals and beads. London make-up artist, gele artist and Youtuber, Christiana from Christiana’s Closet shows us how she ties her infinity pleats gele with colorful ankara fabric.

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Events, Fashion

Festival: Ankara Street Style at the 14th Annual FestAfrica 2016

Posted on by Nikki Billie Jean
17
Aug

The 14th annual African cultural festival “FestAfrica 2016” took place Saturday August 13th & Sunday August 14th from 1pm to 8pm at Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. The festival featured an array of African food cuisine, various vendors, exciting music, dance performances, fashion shows, all showcasing the best in traditional and contemporary African performing arts. All Things Ankara was at the […]

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