AphroChic Magazine: Issue No. 1
Welcome to the Fall 2019 issue of AphroChic Magazine. Designed to celebrate the presence, innovation and accomplishments of creatives of color from all corners of the African Diaspora, we welcome the season in this issue with a focus on fashion, authentic beauty, and creating moments that bind us together. On the cover, New York fashion stylists, Courtney and Donnell Baldwin of Mr. Baldwin Style invite us to experience a fête in a historic part of Sag Harbor. We take a look inside the Brooklyn home of fashion designer and movement artist, Nana Yaa Asare-Boadu and experience her effortless aesthetic. Then, we go half way around the world on a photographic journey of Morocco, with photographer Lauren Crew. Along the way, you’ll find articles that explore the nature of the African Diaspora, the importance of the Black family home, and the books, art and accessories you’ll want to bring home this season.
Welcome to the Fall 2019 issue of AphroChic Magazine. Designed to celebrate the presence, innovation and accomplishments of creatives of color from all corners of the African Diaspora, we welcome the season in this issue with a focus on fashion, authentic beauty, and creating moments that bind us together.
On the cover, New York fashion stylists, Courtney and Donnell Baldwin of Mr. Baldwin Style invite us to experience a fête in a historic part of Sag Harbor. We take a look inside the Brooklyn home of fashion designer and movement artist, Nana Yaa Asare-Boadu and experience her effortless aesthetic. Then, we go half way around the world on a photographic journey of Morocco, with photographer Lauren Crew. Along the way, you’ll find articles that explore the nature of the African Diaspora, the importance of the Black family home, and the books, art and accessories you’ll want to bring home this season.
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Contemporary imagery showcasing art and culture across the African Diaspora is few<br />
and far between. But three recent books show another picture. In these works, we see<br />
catalogs of Black contributions in fine art, explore the photographs that brought visual<br />
representation to the Black is Beautiful movement, and explore the ways that people<br />
of African descent have not only influenced fashion, but set the standard for what it is.<br />
These books break new ground, adding an important element of self-recognition to the<br />
way we see the cultural institutions we love.<br />
Black Refractions: Highlights from the Studio<br />
Museum in Harlem. Written by Thelma Golden<br />
and Kellie Jones and Connie H. Choi.<br />
Publisher: Rizzoli Electa. $45<br />
Kwame Brathwaite: Black Is Beautiful.<br />
Essays by Tanisha C. Ford and Deborah<br />
Willis. Publisher: Aperture. $32<br />
How to Slay: Inspiration from the Queens and<br />
Kings of Black Style. Written by<br />
Constance C.R. White.<br />
Publisher: Rizzoli. $55<br />
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