Coffea Flair Fashion Issue Two

Zuri Adele

Joy From the Inside Out

Behind the Scenes With Designer Anton Dennard

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FLAIR COLLECTIVE?

FLAIR COLLECTIVE?

WHAT IS COFFEA

WHAT IS COFFEA

The Coffea Flair Team

Founder and Editor in Chief - NaTyshca Pickett

Creative Director & Photographer - Elijah Mackey

Public Relations - Ginia Smith

Wardrobe Stylist for Zuri Adele - Star Campbell

Hair for Zuri Adele - Shayla Bess

Makeup for Zuri Adele - Kymberli Williams

Contributors: Diarra English, Ayanna Williams, Crystal

Onyema, Andrea Kelley, K. Muhammad

Featured Brands for Cover Shoot

Dressed in Joy - Mikaela Pabon

B Marie Accessories - Shannon Johnson

Lipstick & Pearls Boutique - Lamika Jerry

Karen Britchick

Collection Piece: Nya Nya Couture

Designers To Watch In 2023

Black fashion pioneers and African-American designers such as Zelda Wynn Valdes and Stephen Burrows have used their talent to build a name for themselves in a highly competitive Eurocentric and largelywhite business throughout history. Black innovators continue to have an impact on global fashion and raise awareness about BIPOC prospects in the industry today.

SHAQUITA GARCIA

JUNNY

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About...

Shaquita Garcia

Black female artist, designer, model, and mother-of-two Shaquita Garcia, the founder and Creator of AART NYC, is taking over the fashion scene. Inspired by New York Street Wear and the use of bright bold colors and patterns, she is creating art and using her designs as a form of self-expression.

Geniesse Pierre

The Butterfly Villa's creator, Geniesse Pierre, takes great pride in making use of unusual materials and cutting-edge design in her leather and nonleather accessories and goods. Geniesse creates eco-friendly synthetic garments that draw inspiration from the visual arts, architecture, and film.

Junny

JUNNY®, an Atelier founded in 2015 by a Black woman, is 100% Blackowned. The Atelier designs clothes that boost confidence and offers a wide range of sizes and styles for both sexes. Authenticity, self-assurance, and individuality are encouraged via each season's offerings. The designer and creative entrepreneur originally from Jamaica has settled in Harlem.

JUNNY's mother was a seamstress, and she looks up to her as a result. She infuses her Jamaican heritage, life on the streets of Harlem, New York City, and her travels across the world into each of her designs.

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FALL 2023 TRENDS, AS SEEN ON THE RUNWAY

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Zuri Adele

Joy from the Inside Out

By NaTyshca Pickett

You may know her as Malika from the Free Form’s hit series, “Good Trouble,” and although she and her character have much in common, we had the opportunity to get to know her on a personal level. Zuri Adele is the light we didn't know we were missing. As soon as she walked on set for Coffea Flair's cover shoot, she radiated like a glare of positivity, and had a smile so contagious, that everyone in the room had no choice but to follow her lead. Adele earned her BA in Drama from Spelman College and studied at the British American Drama Academy. She then attended the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television (TFT) for her master's degree in acting. She has been a professor at both UCLA's

Teacher's College and the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. Adele's professional experience include roles in Lost in the Stars (2017) and the theater is a blank page (2018), both of which she performed in with Siti Company in Los Angeles. Currently, Adele can be seen in Good Trouble on Freeform. Her portrayal of social rights activist Malika was praised as a powerful example of a woman of color in a leading role on television. In real life, Adele is just as charitable and politically active as her Good Trouble persona. The path that she's on started the moment she was born. “I grew up around my parents who are/were writers, performers, poets, and dancers.

I grew up around African drum circles and a lot of poetry readings and writings and lots of artistic expression,” Adele said. During her studies at Spelman, it was then that Adele knew that she was on the right path. "I always knew that there was something in me that wanted to express and celebrate through my voice and body. I have always been on this creative journey with storytelling and during my education at Spelman, it became clearer to me that this was the path that I was meant to take," Adele said.

In her role as Malika, Adele expressed that playing this character has taught her much about herself. “Malika is my soulmate,” Adele exclaimed. “At first, I didn’t know that the doors that closed to other jobs, were not a part of my path. This one with Malika is so in alignment because Malika is an abolitionist in everything that she does. Family is so important to her, and she teaches me to know that one step at a time is enough and to always stay in the present, one cause at a time. She really makes it about the community and inspires me to also get in the front and show up.”

connected to a sense of collective liberation, community, and abolition, that is what gets me up every single morning with so much passion. And so because Malika's story is so clearly connected to a sense of abolition activism. I feel so connected to my purpose by giving voice to her,” Adele expressed with excitement in her voice.

Another thing that brought excitement and joy to Adele was discussing her fellowship. “The Zuri Adele Fellowship is for HBCU, Historically Black College and University, alum who are pursuing their Master of Fine Arts in theatre film, television, digital media, and everything in the entertainment and storytelling space. Right now, it’s at UCLA and I plan to continue that and spread it out across more universities,” Adele said.

Adele has had the opportunity to pass the baton to other artists at UCLA with her fellowship and provide opportunities that may not have otherwise been available.

With that, Malika has helped Adele hone her purpose.

“I know that as challenging as it can be to pursue a career as a performing artist, an actor, and to sustain that career when its

“It’s been a great opportunity to bring in more artists of African descent into the Master of Fine Arts program and give them more training that is accessible. For Black people, especially HBCU graduates who come from the perspective of learning history, learning our craft through the history of our

ancestors, it’s a perspective that’s needed in our Master of Fine Arts programs because the way that we tell our stories is so deeply rooted,” Adele explained.

As we continued the topic of all things that bring Adele joy, we couldn’t pass on the opportunity for her to tell us about Timba.

Timba is her poodle who entered her life a few months ago. “He is teaching me so much. This is my first experience with pet parenthood. He’s teaching me so much about patience, well…we’re teaching each other patience.” Adele laughed. “I’m learning about unconditional love, grief recovery, affection, and support.” Adele

goes on to say, “Timba has given me great practice with structuring my life in a way that helps me take care of another living being.”

To stay connected with Adele and to support her projects, you can go to zuriadele.com to see how you can learn more about the Zuri Adele Fellowship, donate and share. As well as her show Good Trouble which lands on Free Form and Hulu every Thursday at 10pm.

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Behind the Scenes with designer Anton Dennard

By Diarra English

Anton Jones is putting the “dress” back in getting dressed. There is anything but mundane in the styles of ANTON DENNARD clothing, whether it be the fine-tailored suit or the logo mania umbrella, there is pride, precision, and class in every piece.

Jones wants to bring the fine-tuned nature of getting dressed back to everyday fashion by creating upscale, everyday staples that can easily transition from one venue to the next without compromising style.

For Jones, the joy of designing clothing comes from the joy of getting dressed — not just throwing on a t-shirt and jeans in haste in the morning but picking out each item of clothing and coordinating it together to make an ensemble.

When Jones gets dressed in the morning, he’s dressed for his whole day. He’ll roll up the sleeves on his buttondown shirt, cuff his tailored pants, and remove his suit jacket to end the workday and begin a night out on the town.

Continuity is at the center of ANTON DENNARD. Jones has expressed that one of his guiding goals when creating his brand was to enable clients to create a “full look when they leave the ANTON DENNARD boutique” whether that be in-person or online. ANTON DENNARD’s time at New York Fashion Week during the final show of the Flying Solo showcase. Jones’s collection

offered a break from the more experimental and formalwear pieces that went down the runway.

Instead, Jones offered onlookers a uniform for both men and women to wear to work, Saturday errands, drinks at the bar with friends, and anything else one may need an outfit for. The backbone of the ANTON DENNARD brand is “black-tie sportswear;” dressed-up streetwear, but not quite a formal business suit. Uniformity is key, with every piece belonging to the black, white, and gray color family. This muted color family allos the tailoring of the coloring to stand out the most, rather than relying on colors or

or patterns. As pieces went down the runway, it was impossible not to notice how carefully each pant leg was tapered, how crisp the lapels were, and how all the pieces worked together to create a whole. For Jones, much of his inspiration comes from Easter Sunday back home in Detroit.

As is the case in many religious Black homes, Easter Sunday is the Oscars of Sunday’s best dressing. Little girls get their hair done like their mothers for the first time and don patent leather shoes with frilly socks to match their pastel-colored dresses.

Little boys wear their first three-piece suit and arrive at church with fresh lineups to match their fathers. This is the epitome of “getting dressed” and the standard Jones has implemented in his own life.

As the son of a preacher, Jones spent many a Sunday getting dressed for church, as well as many a weekend in stores coordinating his father’s suits.

Double-breasted jackets, pique lapels, and two-toned saddle shoes were Jones’ t-shirt and jeans. Little did he know that this weekly bonding activity with his dad would lay the foundation for his brand and clothing line.

The road to a complete line wouldn’t be easy for Jones, but it would be difficult to find him making excuses for himself. His transition into fashion design would come

on the heels of a layoff while he was working in Minnesota, forcing him to take a hard look at his life and decide what he wanted his future to look like. From there, Jones attended Phoenix College where he learned to sew more proficiently and illustrate designs. These skills led him to steady employment in retail, but still, Jones knew he wanted more.

By 2016, Jones was full steam ahead with ANTON DENNARD. He repurposed his old baggy clothing patterns from the early 2000s when he attended fashion school by tapering and tailoring them to fit his new style, then found sample makers and manufacturers to bring his new prototypes to life. From then on, there was no stopping him.

The greatest testament to this pride for Jones was being in New York for the first time this past February for Fashion Week, wearing his own clothes head to toe, and receiving compliments from strangers. “I knew I had arrived,” Jones said of receiving nods from onlookers, and later seeing his entire collection go down the runway.

At the close of his show, he smiled from ear to ear as he walked the runway after his pieces. It was at that moment that he knew “I built myself for this, I created the designs, I developed the designs, I styled the models, and now I’m at a realization like this comes not only with

sheer joy but also with recognition of all the hard work it took Jones to get here. He reflected for a moment on fashion being a female-dominated industry and how that impacted the way he carried himself: “you have to know who you are because people will question you, challenge you, and discourage you.” The trick, Jones says is to “never quit.” Now, after taking his advice, Jones stands ready to take on the fashion industry and whatever curveballs may come at him along the way as he fights to be in conversation with Olivier Rousteing, Tom Ford, and Karl Lagerfeld. With a collection like this, that day is soon to come.

You can shop ANTON DENNARD at antondennard.com.

Hair is Fashion Too

Hair is Fashion Too

BY K.MUHAMMAD

Hair can be a fashion trend in various ways. Just like clothing and accessories, hairstyles and hair colors can be subject to changing fashion trends that are influenced by culture, society, celebrities, and personal expression. Here are some ways in which hair can be a fashion trend:

Hairstyles: Different hairstyles can become popular fashion trends. For example, in the past, the beehive, the afro, the mullet, and the bob have all been popular hairstyles that have gained widespread acceptance as fashion trends. These hairstyles were worn by celebrities, featured in fashion magazines, and adopted by people who wanted to follow the latest fashion trends.

Hair Colors: Hair colors can also be a fashion trend. Bold, unconventional hair colors like pastel pinks, blues, purples, and grays have gained popularity in recent years, especially among younger generations, as a way to express individuality and creativity through their hair. Ombre and balayage techniques, where hair is dyed in a gradient or hand-painted manner, have also been popular trends in recent years.

Hair Accessories: Hair accessories can also be part of hair fashion trends. For example, headbands, hairpins, barrettes, scrunchies, and hair wraps can be used to accessorize hairstyles and add a fashionable touch to hair. Hair accessories can be made from different materials, such as fabric, metal, plastic, or wood, and can come in various styles, colors, and sizes, allowing for personalization and expression.

Cultural Influences: Hair can also be a fashion trend when it comes to cultural influences. Traditional or ethnic hairstyles, such as braids, dreadlocks, or topknots, can become fashionable trends in certain communities or among certain groups, reflecting their cultural heritage or identity.

Hair can be a fashion trend in various ways, including through hairstyles, hair colors, hair accessories, haircuts for men, and cultural influences. Fashion trends related to hair are often influenced by celebrities, social media, fashion magazines, and individual expression, and can change over time as fashion evolves.

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