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Fashion Blog: The Hiplife of an Anthropologist
On Wednesday, I went to Kantamanto again. This time Jojo Abot accompanied me. She is a singer and fashion designer currently residing in Accra and we met through mutual friends. When I visit...
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Fashion Blog: Passion for Fashion
This week I made a student cry at the Accra Polytechnic Fashion Designing and Textiles program. I am not a terrible person; the girl simply did not listen to me. Kwaku and I were asked to attend a...
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Fashion Blog: Fashionably Picky
How do you pick your friends? This is a relevant question when you are away from home trying to establish a new home somewhere else. A place where almost everything around you is different except for...
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Fashion Blog: Fashion Trends and Police Corruption
My my my, Ghanaian immigration and I are the worst combination ever! Or, let us say, officials and Charlotte are no good combination in Accra. One word to describe the officials: corrupt. All they are...
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Fashion Blog: From Researcher to Model
Two weeks left before I leave, I start to feel the pressure of almost leaving and the need to do all these things I want to do before I leave. A lot can still be done and reached in two weeks so I...
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Fashion Blog: Fashion Chameleon
It is my last week in Accra, and I am close to tears just thinking back and realizing that this wonderful journey has come to an end. From next week the journey of writing a Master Thesis will begin...
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Fashion Blog: FashionMist 2012
FashionMist 2012 took place in The Hotel Russell, London. A beautiful historical building dating back to the 1890s. The weather was perfect, the sun was shining and the temperature was lovely. London...
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Fashion Blog: Ghana Fashion and Design Week
The number one reason for visiting Ghana this time is Ghana Fashion and Design Week. For the last six months, I have been writing my Master’s thesis: ‘Styling Beyond the Nation: Positioning...
View ArticleBar & Pub Tins – Kokroko & Green Revolution at Republic Bar and Grill in Osu
I don’t go out much…well depends on your definition of such things. However, being in Accra, one starts exploring new places as newly discovered places soon become too old and familiar. The Republic...
View ArticleIS SHOPPING AN ADDICTION OR JUST A NECESSITY
White Bodycon dress, add to cart! Nude Guiseppe Zanotti Sandals, Buy! Emerald A-line flare Skirt, Add to cart! Vintage Mum Jeans, Buy! And that is how the list builds up continuously well until the...
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