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Merilyn and her girls ————————————————————
#GM2019 #ZaMa19 #shutdownTadi ⭐️
Kente - @h.g_kentekiosk
Bridal robe - @bridalluxuryhub
Bride's wardrobe - @rammies
Groom's wardrobe - @amel_bespoke
Bridesmaids' wardrobe - @rammies
Groomsmen wardrobe - @amel_bespoke
Bride's MUA - @phab_hairnmakeup
Bride's Hair - @cutecutparlour
Bridal Fan - @cheerybaby_
Stationary - @inkandbows
Decor - @akyereba_deco
DJ - @official_djbrusky
Photo & video : @omg_itz_franco @bqstudios_
#GM2019 #ZaMa19 #shutdownTadi
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The Fante are a subgroup of the Akan people. They mainly settled along the coast of Ghana (the "Gold Coast") with smaller populations in Côte D'Ivoire (the "Ivory Coast"). From the 15th Century onwards they had contact with various European powers, namely the Portuguese, Dutch and British, and were important intermediaries in commerce between tribes in the interior and foreign traders. These Fante women, photographed around 1900, look truly regal. Hair is combed back and styled into a voluminous bouffant. The lady in the centre has added golden ornaments for decoration. One can't help but make a comparison with the bouffant made famous by Marie Antoinette during the late 18th Century and worn by women across Western Europe (swipe left). During the Georgian Period, European women would puff out their hair to create the illusion of volume. They would sometimes add strings of pearls, brooches and feathers for decoration. The origin of this fashion phenomenon is not known but from looking at the photograph above I know what my theory is!
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#fante #akan #ghana #goldcoast #elmina #cotedivoire #ivorycoast #colonialism #decolonize #blackwomen #blackgirlmagic #melanated #melanin #marieantoinette #bouffant #afro #afrohairstyle #afrohair #naturalhair #historyoffashion #culturalappropriation
Fate is a blind lady…
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(To read the full-text visit UntitledXXI&Friends.com, dear reader, - link above. - If not: just enjoy this fascinating painting by the wonderful Britt Snyder. The following lines are excerpts from the blog text:)
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“I think coincidence – some might prefer to call it ‘fate’ - is strongly underrated. When i look back into my own past, i find at least four occasions which could have ended tragically if not fatally. When i was 6 we visited the Han grottoes, on a school trip. Coming out of the grotto a huge piece of rock, some 50 kilos, came down, missing me by an inch, maybe two. Nobody had even seen it. A schoolteacher turned around, shouting, “Hurry up now boy, or you’ll miss the bus.” I’d almost missed my life.”
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“So why is it ‘Ask the Dust’ (by John Fante) failed when released in 1939? Now that’s where Fate, or coincidence, comes in. (His son) Dan: “As it happens, in 1939 Stackpole published (without permission by the author) a book called Mein Kampf. The author was a literary amateur at best. His syntax was confusing. Goofy. His paragraphs rambled and he had a tendency to endlessly rant about minutiae and shit. And of course Adolf Hitler was pissed off at everybody.” Adolf sued Stackpole & Sons. So, says Dan, the money that would have gone to promote Ask the Dust and give John Fante the recognition he deserved, was spent on attorneys to settle a legal battle against Adolf Hitler.
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Bad luck. Glory only passed the Fantes when John was resting in his grave. Without Adolf Hitler and Mein Kampf his life would have looked very different. But there, of course, he was not the only one.”
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Full article on the blog, my friends! But most of all: have a wonderful June weekend…
Portrait of the beautiful Merilyn ————————————————————
#GM2019 #ZaMa19 #shutdownTadi ⭐️
Kente - @h.g_kentekiosk
Bridal robe - @bridalluxuryhub
Bride's wardrobe - @rammies
Groom's wardrobe - @amel_bespoke
Bridesmaids' wardrobe - @rammies
Groomsmen wardrobe - @amel_bespoke
Bride's MUA - @phab_hairnmakeup
Bride's Hair - @cutecutparlour
Bridal Fan - @cheerybaby
Stationary - @inkandbows
Decor - @akyerebaventures
DJ - @official_djbrusky
#GM2019 #ZaMa19 #shutdownTadi
#takoradi #traditonalwedding #idoghana #weloveghanaweddings #ghanawedding #iloveghanaweddings #fante #fantebride #beautiful #weddingvendors #ghana #portraitofthebride #portrait #tb #omgitzfranco #omgitzfrancoweddings
Événement : la rentrée vous réserve déjà de magnifiques surprises !
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Rendez-vous le 30 Octobre au cinéma pour découvrir "Mon chien stupide" réalisé par Yvan Attal avec @charlottegainsbourg au casting !
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Qui a hâte de découvrir l'adaptation du célèbre roman de John Fante ? ❤️
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#evenement #afficheteaser #monchienstupide #film @studiocanal @studiocanal.fr #yvanattal #charlottegainsbourg #attal #gainsbourg #monchienstupide #johnfante #fante #editions1018 #lisezinspire #teasing #cinema #adaptation
Asafo flag from Ghana, Circa 1900. Cotton appliqué and embroidery on cotton ground, unrestored. Most flags for sale now are new copies, great for flag makers and keeping the arts alive in Ghana. #karuncollection #karunthakar #asafoflags#ghana#africantextiles#africanart#flag#cotton#africanembroidery#embroidery#interiordesign#antiqueflag#graysonperry#art#tribalart#asafo#fashion#cotton#fante #wabisabi #textileart