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Curvy Style Icon: This Ghanaian Blogger Is Flaunting Her 'Foreign Curves' and Encouraging Other Women to Do the Same
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Curvy Style Icon: This Ghanaian Blogger Is Flaunting Her 'Foreign Curves' and Encouraging Other Women to Do the Same

For the last installment of our curvy icon series, we speak to Ghanaian blogger and entrepreneur, Anita Matey about her latest project.

Curvy Style Icon: This Nigerian 'Fashion Dollface' Is Bold, Bright and Unapologetic
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Curvy Style Icon: This Nigerian 'Fashion Dollface' Is Bold, Bright and Unapologetic

Nigerian blogger Margo Campbell, aka The Fashion Dollface, is our latest curvy style icon.

Curvy Style Icon: Swazi Style Blogger LaLa Neriah Tshabalala is Doing Fashion On Her Own Terms
Culture

Curvy Style Icon: Swazi Style Blogger LaLa Neriah Tshabalala is Doing Fashion On Her Own Terms

For our first curvy style icon installment, we speak to LaLa Neriah Tshabalala about being "To Damn Glam to Give a Damn."

Top 10 African Menswear Bloggers You Need To Follow On Instagram
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Top 10 African Menswear Bloggers You Need To Follow On Instagram

These stylish African men teach us a thing or two on their beautifully curated Instagram pages—check out who they are here.

Out of Africa: Afro-Guyanese Fashionista Janelle Grimmond Showcases Pieces Inspired By the Continent
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Out of Africa: Afro-Guyanese Fashionista Janelle Grimmond Showcases Pieces Inspired By the Continent

Seasoned fashion editor, Janelle Tomeko Grimmond walks us through some of her favorite African-inspired looks of the season through an intimate photo diary.

The Bald and the Beautiful: African Women Tell Us Why They Did the Big Chop
Beauty

The Bald and the Beautiful: African Women Tell Us Why They Did the Big Chop

We talk to five African women with short hair about why they decided to cut it all off.

10 African Women Who Will Make You Rethink #BodyGoals
Fashion + Beauty

10 African Women Who Will Make You Rethink #BodyGoals

These curvy models are using Instagram to bring their personal messages of unapologetic body positivity and sexuality to the social media masses.

I Am Halfrican: On Embracing the Two Cultures that Make Me Who I Am
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I Am Halfrican: On Embracing the Two Cultures that Make Me Who I Am

A personal essay on identity and how the term "Halfrican" best describes OkayAfrica contributing writer Erica Garnes.