AphroChic Magazine: Issue No. 1
Welcome to the Fall 2019 issue of AphroChic Magazine. Designed to celebrate the presence, innovation and accomplishments of creatives of color from all corners of the African Diaspora, we welcome the season in this issue with a focus on fashion, authentic beauty, and creating moments that bind us together. On the cover, New York fashion stylists, Courtney and Donnell Baldwin of Mr. Baldwin Style invite us to experience a fête in a historic part of Sag Harbor. We take a look inside the Brooklyn home of fashion designer and movement artist, Nana Yaa Asare-Boadu and experience her effortless aesthetic. Then, we go half way around the world on a photographic journey of Morocco, with photographer Lauren Crew. Along the way, you’ll find articles that explore the nature of the African Diaspora, the importance of the Black family home, and the books, art and accessories you’ll want to bring home this season.
Welcome to the Fall 2019 issue of AphroChic Magazine. Designed to celebrate the presence, innovation and accomplishments of creatives of color from all corners of the African Diaspora, we welcome the season in this issue with a focus on fashion, authentic beauty, and creating moments that bind us together.
On the cover, New York fashion stylists, Courtney and Donnell Baldwin of Mr. Baldwin Style invite us to experience a fête in a historic part of Sag Harbor. We take a look inside the Brooklyn home of fashion designer and movement artist, Nana Yaa Asare-Boadu and experience her effortless aesthetic. Then, we go half way around the world on a photographic journey of Morocco, with photographer Lauren Crew. Along the way, you’ll find articles that explore the nature of the African Diaspora, the importance of the Black family home, and the books, art and accessories you’ll want to bring home this season.
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assuming despite its delightful<br />
texture and capacity to seat eight, no<br />
one would ever suspect that the table<br />
is a perfect example of how Nana Yaa<br />
decorates her home, and the types of<br />
stories that make up her life.<br />
“This was a beautiful surprise,” she<br />
smiles as she remembers. “It basically<br />
came with the house.” The table was<br />
one of several curiosities - including an<br />
antique deep sea diving helmet - that<br />
were waiting for her when she moved<br />
in. About a year later, Nana Yaa was on<br />
a job interview and her interviewer<br />
asked her about living in Brooklyn. He<br />
asked what neighborhood, what street<br />
and finally the address. After she’d<br />
answered, he revealed that he’d once<br />
lived in Brooklyn as well. Same neighborhood,<br />
same street, same address.<br />
“Do you still have that dining room<br />
table?” he asked. “I left one there when<br />
I moved out.”<br />
Nana Yaa’s home is less a space<br />
decorated in furniture and accessories<br />
and more a library of stories,<br />
each one encased in some seemingly<br />
mundane object yet curated and<br />
<br />
aphrochic
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