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The Perfect Summer Aesthetic
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Earlier this week, I received a message from a friend requesting that we go on a hot girl walk and dine this weekend. Excited, I said yes of course! Due to life truly lifing for each of my friends, I have not seen any of my girls in months and I must admit, I really miss them. The request reminded me of some of the spring and summer days she and I had last year. Hot girl walks, nearby city day trips to try new food, beaching, and expresso martini hangouts were in full effect. Last year I claimed my...
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Invitation Invitations
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Spring and Summer Activity Guide
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A List of Items Every Woman Should Have
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Charm, Beauty, and Grace
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In 1948 Ophelia DeVore-Mitchell, former model, agent, charm-school director and newspaper publisher, opened the first black charm school to teach African-American women etiquette, self-preservation and confidence. Long before the phrase “Black is beautiful” gained currency in the 1960s, Mrs. DeVore-Mitchell was preaching that ethos by example. In New York in the 1940s — an age when modeling schools, and modeling jobs, were overwhelmingly closed to African Americans — Ophelia helped start the Grace del Marco Modeling Agency and later founded the Ophelia DeVore School of Self-Development and Modeling. As a charm-school director, Mrs. DeVore-Mitchell taught dress, diction and deportment to thousands of students,...
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