by | Jun 1, 2023 | Black Women and Hair Care, Black Women in Fashion, Hair and beauty, Lifestyle, Trends
Hair our crowning glory – I was contacted recently by https://www.drugwatch.com/legal/hair-straightener-lawsuits/ asking if I would add their link into one of my blogs, as in addition to fashion I also speak about lifestyles. On reviewing the subject matter, I...
by | Dec 2, 2021 | Bespoke Clothing, Black Women in Fashion, Dresses, Dresses for Tall Women, Lifestyle
What is Individual Style? I like to call it ‘dressing individually on purpose’, sounds like a mouthful but for those of us who don’t conform to the dictates of fashion trends that’s exactly what we do. Our ‘whys ‘are varied but equally it comes down to one thing, our...
by | Jan 12, 2021 | Bespoke Clothing, Black Women in Fashion, Dressing for Special Occasions, Female Designers
Following on from the previous article Black Women in Fashion https://coralturner.com/black-women-in-fashion-a-portrait-of-dressmakers/ I would be remiss to not write about Ann Lowe, an American Designer who dressed one of America’s First Ladies, Jacqueline...
by | Oct 24, 2020 | Bespoke Clothing, Black Women in Fashion, Dresses
I have a love of history, the way in which stories weave into our tapestry of life; I’ve been researching fellow black women in fashion, female designers, dressmakers, seamstresses to which history has passed by in fleeting conversation. However, to place their...
by | Sep 30, 2020 | Black Women in Fashion, Caribbean Fashion, Designer Musings, Female Designers
Mother and Daughter talk Style and Fashion My parents have always had a wonderful sense of style and fashion combined, they made dressing look effortless; always chic it was the norm for them and their fellow West Indians ‘to pop some style’. They didn’t need formal...
by | Mar 22, 2019 | Bespoke Clothing, Black Women in Fashion, Caribbean Fashion, Designer Musings, Dresses
Unique Style Vintage Fashion My fashion icons are my parents, their sense of ‘style and fashion’ is atypical to their generation and others from the varying islands in the Caribbean. What’s interesting is their fashion, the elegance of their attire...
