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African Wax Prints in the Triangle

Ankara, Kente, Wax Print so many choices!!  So I admit I have  slight love affair with the print. It's the colors like red which I wore for a year. and Orange that i wore another year, i alway had an affection for nice colors. African wax prints lets me have several at once. The patterns are beautiful. This obsession is not exclusive to me. Internet searches had proved that its a slight trend in this look. Okay not a big enough trend for Google but enough for my Facebook feed to be a little brighter.  My lovely husband brought back these 3 dress after a trip home and that was it. Did you know that custom made dresses is common in Africa. If you want a dress just send your measurements. This is great not how do we get this custom made dress way from Africa , no lovely husbands for everyone right ?   We all have a friend or 2  Ghana has the largest and most reliable textile industry on the west coast of African and the crown jewel is the GTP fashion. Its kn

Open for business Online

I recently stop by an business i use to shop at to talk with the shop ownr about adding my products to their inventory. While there I had the best conversation with a woman that goes by "mama". she express to me how sells aren't what they use to be. Her store had been located on wilmington street.  One of the many downtown store that was forced to close. \