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Chunky Jewelry Girlies
"This idea of the woman who dresses for herself during the day but then there’s this duality at night where it becomes performative." -...
Abs
Apr 81 min read
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The Work Bag Edit
The Hunt For a New Work Bag in 2025 Image via: Abs Kyei If you're like me and love a long lasting work bag that is chic and big enough to...
Abs
Apr 22 min read
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The Art of Personal Styling
With Fashion Week underway, I've been driven to scroll through past street style looks captured on Vogue. This really got me thinking...
Abs
Feb 92 min read
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Skincare Products That Saved My Skin
Keep it simple and stay consistent For about a full year and half, I was consistent with my skincare and my skin was *chefs kiss*. I...
Abs
Nov 6, 20231 min read
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Fashion Exhibitions To Explore This Fall/Winter
AFRICA FASHION June 23–October 22, 2023 Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 More than forty designers and...
Abs
Sep 12, 20232 min read
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Fashion Podcasts
Fashion lovers, gather around. I am sharing a couple of fashion Podcasts I have been consistently listening to for the past few years,...
Abs
Sep 4, 20232 min read
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Classic Summer Work Looks
This summer has been a good balance of working hard and playing hard, and in both situations, I have loved having fun with my style....
Abs
Aug 29, 20232 min read
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Summer Accessories | My Current Favorites
Another summer, another round of go-to accessories! I love a good 'current faves' highlight, so here we go! Enjoy, x BlackKat "LunchBox"...
Abs
Aug 25, 20232 min read
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3 Fashion Stylists to follow ASAP
If you you're looking for style inspiration, aesthetically pleasing looks to influence yours, here are a few of my favorite stylists I...
Abs
Aug 14, 20232 min read
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Summer Nail Art Inspiration
The mood board you never knew you needed. This is a very visual blogpost of a couple of nail art that I am loving this season. From 3D to...
Abs
Aug 6, 20231 min read
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Spring Fashion Trends 2023
Wear Art is the theme! To say I am excited about the 2023 Spring trends is an understatement, and in this post I will be highlighting 5...
Abs
Apr 2, 20232 min read
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Sunglasses Collection
Sunglasses are my weakness. It takes a lot of self-control (and sometimes being physically pulled away) to restrain from buying...
Abs
Oct 17, 20222 min read
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Fall Trends 2022 - The Trench Edit
A great coat can elevate an entire look. Summer has clocked out and Fall has swiftly taken over. We are layering our sweaters, heavy...
Abs
Oct 7, 20222 min read
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My Favorite Summer Purchases
It's that time of the year, where I share my favorite summer purchases! Summer 2022 will go down as one of my favorite summers yet. It...
Abs
Oct 5, 20222 min read
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The Color Shift
I am still on my journey of recreating looks from my closet and I believe I have made quite the discovery. For a while now, like many, I...
Abs
Aug 31, 20223 min read
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Thrifting in Connecticut
...I realized over time that the beauty and real gift is in how I style what I already have in multiple ways. I have developed healthier...
Abs
Mar 23, 20223 min read
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Books: Fashion Edition
I was never the avid reader growing up. I would sketch and create doll houses, but reading always felt a bit too serious. I guess I...
Abs
Mar 16, 20223 min read
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Socks and Sandals
Basically there was an unspoken rule we lived by..."Don't leave the house in flip flops or sandals with socks!" This is a trend that...
Abs
Feb 7, 20222 min read
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My 4 Favorite Purchases of 2021
Last year I did very little spending on myself which I am actually proud of as I can be quite the spend thrift. Hopefully one day I can...
Abs
Jan 10, 20224 min read
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BFA Thesis 2021 || Part 2
We really did it! It's been a week since my in-person graduation and all I feel is pure gratitude! Quick story before you scroll down to...
Abs
Jun 8, 20211 min read
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BFA Thesis 2021 || Part I
Hi Fam! It's definitely been a minute since I put out a blogpost or a vlogpost but here we are and it's happening! I have missed being...
Abs
May 19, 20211 min read
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Poncho Styling Tips
Happy New Year guys! Last year, some of you asked that I share my poncho styling tips, however, with the stress of finals I couldn't get...
Abs
Jan 4, 20211 min read
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Fawohodie x TENEWAA
This mini collection made my heart very happy and I had to share it. My semester was challenging, but I feel very proud of how much I've...
Abs
Dec 24, 20201 min read
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Remote Learning Experience 2020
Fashion Design (Ready-To-Wear) Major Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY I have to be honest, when the pandemic began I was...
Abs
Nov 9, 20201 min read
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Blazer Season
The most perfect season is upon us; that crisp autumn air is near. Over the past week, I've been waking up to crisp cold mornings, the...
Abs
Sep 14, 20203 min read
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The Year of Wise Purchasing
Fashion is INCREDIBLE and I love it so so much but it's really not worth the mistreatment or death of any person Sustainability has...
Abs
Jan 7, 20203 min read
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Styling Mama's 80's Fashions (Look 2)
It's one of the 'titifuo' (old-time) outfits that I always wanted but never really thought I'd own. I screamed when Mama pulled this out...
Abs
Oct 29, 20192 min read
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Styling Mama's 80's Fashions
This past summer I got the opportunity to pick whatever I wanted from my mum’s closet! As you may or may not know, we moved from...
Abs
Oct 22, 20192 min read
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Fall Faves 2019 (Look 3)
Asymmetric Skirts and Turtleneck tops A LOOK. This, I would say is my absolute favorite look - a turtleneck, asymmetric skirt and boots!...
Abs
Oct 18, 20192 min read
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Fall Faves 2019 (Look 2)
BROWNS! BROWNS! BROWNS! A PALETTE I remember walking past store windows on Madison Avenue with Nana (who went with me on my market...
Abs
Oct 15, 20191 min read
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Fall Faves 2019 (Look 1)
The White Shirt and Slip Cooler weather in New York is always appreciated, considering how humid, hot and sticky the summers are. I...
Abs
Oct 11, 20192 min read
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Shimmery Summer Days
I vividly remember the first time I wore a sequin outfit during the day. It was the year 2015 and I wore a gold ankle length sequin skirt...
Abs
Jun 24, 20192 min read
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Slipping into Summer
The Slip Dress has proven to be an immortal trend! Dating back to the 50's, what originally served as an undergarment for gowns now has...
Abs
Jun 17, 20192 min read
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Brewing Hope
Last night I got the opportunity to attend the book reading of an incredible woman who, with her husband, have created a coffee hub...
Abs
Jun 6, 20192 min read
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SPRING '19 LOOKBOOK
BIG SLEEVES X PRINT My final looks for the SPRING LOOKBOOK!! This was so much fun to put together, shoot and share with all of you!...
Abs
Mar 24, 20191 min read
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SPRING '19 LOOKBOOK
A PINK PALETTE These were definitely my favorite looks from this look book. I LOVE a detailed piece made in a soft color DRESS + PUFFER...
Abs
Mar 20, 20191 min read
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SPRING '19 LOOKBOOK
DENIM ON DENIM X SWEATER ON DENIM Like many, I really love Spring and Fall - when its not too hot, not too cold but juuuust right....
Abs
Mar 18, 20192 min read
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How I Style A White Shirt And Culottes
I've always been such a fan of big pants, be it bell, palazzo or culottes - I've been here for wide leg pants since day 1. PANTS: BELLO...
Abs
Mar 13, 20192 min read
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How I Style My Batakari
Happy 62nd Independence Day Anniversary to my GHANA!!!! Shout out to all the great men and women who fought for our freedom and to every...
Abs
Mar 6, 20192 min read
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Creatives Unite
As part of my New Year's resolution I'm actually reading the Fashion books I collect - as I should. I'm currently on STYLE CITY. HOW...
Abs
Feb 5, 20192 min read
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February Mood Board
February is one of my favorite months, mainly because when I think of February I think of lots and lots of pinks, reds, and flowers -...
Abs
Feb 1, 20191 min read
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Fashion Week Faves (RTW2019)
The designers below are either old loves or the beginning of a new romance, and I've decided to share my favorite look from each...
Abs
Oct 6, 20181 min read
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NYFW19 Review
Unlike the MET Gala where designers are given one theme to work around, Fashion Week is for designers to showcase new and fresh designs...
Abs
Sep 14, 20182 min read
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Head to Toe Stripes
Living in New York is simply amazing because there are so many people from different walks of life here. People with different views,...
Abs
Aug 26, 20181 min read
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My FIT Experience
Getting accepted to the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) was honestly very unexpected. I applied not expecting to get in...just...
Abs
Jun 14, 20183 min read
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Imarley Purse Review
Ruby I don't just love this purse because of its aesthetic qualities - which is of course a major part - but the fact that this bag is...
Abs
May 29, 20182 min read
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MET GALA 2018
"WTH??!!! Y'all had MONTHS to prepare for this" were the exact words that came out of my mouth when celebrities began making their way...
Abs
May 9, 20182 min read
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MAGAZINE SHOOT
I'm in a Magazine!!!!!! "How Streaming Overtook the TV Biz" Focusing on the three most streamed shows: #strangerthings...
Abs
May 2, 20181 min read
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WANDERLUST
This project is one that has been on my heart for the longest time. Creating collections that are centered on my culture and how my...
Abs
Apr 11, 20181 min read
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