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Local Fashion Brand Urban Zulu Goes Global

Consciousness Admin — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:01:06 +0000

From Africa to the World Johannesburg, 13 April 2022: From dropping out of university due to a lack of funds to teaching himself how to hold a hand needle. Nearly 2 decades later, Urban Zulu Founder, Papy Kaluw says he is not done using his sewing machine. Kaluw is taking Urban Zulu to the world. [...]

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Trimming and Blending a Curly Wig To My Natural Hair

Natural Sisters — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 12:59:17 +0000

For me, if I wear a wig or any protective hairstyle, I want it to blend with my style and the authentic me as possible. I don’t like a hairstyle that overtakes my personality to create another being altogether. That’s my view on hairstyles and make-up. I want to remain me. I have always liked [...]

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#StopRacismAtPretoriaGirlsHigh

Afro Hair in Fashion — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 08:46:34 +0000

‘It saddens me that these 13 year olds from Pretoria Girls High are put in a position where they have to be bold, to be fighters. These are children, and as much as it is right to applaud them for their courage, we need to take a stand to change the society in which we [...]

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A Case Study on Miriam Makeba as a Hair and Beauty Icon

Afro Hair in Fashion — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 16:01:08 +0000

Miriam Makeba is undoubtedly one of the continent’s most famous and prized exports. Though it was through her music that she first went to the UK, and eventually settled in the US, it was her very verbal stance against the injustice of the Apartheid regime, as well as her unapologetic refusal to assimilate into Western [...]

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Why Afro Hair Seems To Stop Growing At a Certain Point

Afro Hair in Fashion — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 17:34:26 +0000

I feel like I have reached a point in my natural hair journey where it is time for a re-evaluation of my regimen. I did not anticipate that this was a necessary and inevitable part of the journey, but the natural hair journey is one of discovery, we are all in it together, and even [...]

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Urban Zulu – Brand feature

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 16:51:00 +0000

The direct translation of the word “Zulu” means Heaven. Urban Zulu embodies the ideal of the Urban Heaven. Inspired by the spiritual, connected to the beauty and texture of the physical, Urban Zulu reflects the balance between the higher ideals of love and unity and practical functionality. The “Urban” element of the brand speaks to [...]

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Not Faux Everyone

Afro Hair in Fashion — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 15:44:46 +0000

Faux locs made a BIG appearance in 2015, with celebrities like Ciara, Meagan Goode, Brandy, Zandaya Coleman, and Jhene Aiko wearing them funky in street style, and classy on the red carpet. For many it was seen as a great leap in bringing black hair into mainstream conversation, for instance: the Zendaya vs Juliana Ransec [...]

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The Guide To Co-Washing Natural Hair

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 19 Jul 2015 15:26:27 +0000

Source: shorthaircutsforblackwomen.com Co-washing is becoming extremely popular with naturals. But why? What if I told you the best shampoo for natural black hair was NO shampoo at all? Would you believe me? Well, you don’t have to believe me, you can take the advice of thousands of women that have the habit of co-washing natural hair [...]

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The Locrate Market – Featured Movement

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 10 May 2015 14:51:14 +0000

The Idea: The idea for the LoCratemarket sprung from the simple notion that the South African landscape is drastically changing, the idea of wealth belonging to a certain class, color or creed has become a thing of the past. A new class of “culture creative” are emerging and we see things a bit different. We [...]

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Elegant Diva by Nthabiseng Vilakazi

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 15:25:20 +0000

Elegant Diva by Nthabi is a unique jewelry and accessory company that entails handmade jewelry and accessory, which adds a personal touch to every item made as clients can order according to how they feel they want the jewelry should look according to their own tastes of course this can be done upon orders made. [...]

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