#Abrima Erwiah

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Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah's Studio 189 Takes Top Prize in CFDA + Lexus Fashion Initiative 2.0

“Sustainability, for me, means that these organizations can have something that they can grip onto,” Dawson explained. “And a non-for-profit is not necessarily something that is going to show up in the right way for them. It’s not as consistent as it could be. We reward the work that these women are already doing, and collaborate with them so that the funds that we make together could be something that puts their kids through school.”

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Global Style Battles

Modes et Sud Cultures Urbaines

Daniele Tamagni

Préface de Rosario Dawson et Abrima Erwiah

Dominique Carré, Paris 2015, 292 pages, 17x24cm, ISBN 9782373680096

euro 28,00

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Ce livre est un mélange de situations spontanées. Son maître mot - identité - est illustré dans des contextes géographiques très différents, où est née une métaculture populaire, profondément enracinée, qui est à la fois un pied de nez à la culture coloniale ou occidentale et la source d'une grande créativité. Le fil rouge est tissé des nombreuses interviews réalisées au cours de ses différents voyages par Daniele Tamagni, interviews qui rendent compte de façon personnelle des modes de vie, des styles et des rêves d'une autre identité, de la part des sujets photographiés. En choisissant des pays ou des villes loin du contexte habituel de la mode, le livre donne un aperçu du phénomène de globalisation des styles, mais aussi de la résistance et de la préservation des traditions. Le livre détaille le quotidien de différentes populations dont le rapport à la mode est signe d'un activisme créatif et joyeux créatif. Les rockers du Botswana, les hipsters de Johannesburg, les dandys du Congo, les lutteuses de Bolivie, la jeunesse cubaine bling-bling, tous sont photographiés et se racontent dans la consciences de leur univers marginal dont ils veulent se démarquer. Etre à la mode, se déguiser, est un outil plantaire d'identité. Le livre vise à offrir un large éventail de pratiques urbaines, sans exclusion d'aucun aspect en termes de race, de sexe, d'âge ou de zones géographiques. Les gens sont dépeints dans différentes situations et contextes mais photographiés comme ils apparaissent naturellement dans un mélange des portraits posés, des portraits en mouvement et de détails. Les couleurs vives sont une des clés communes. Chaque chapitre est introduit par un écrivain (journaliste, chercheur) qui a été au contact de chacune des communautés. Tous racontent la multiplicité des relations et des contradictions à l'oeuvre : l'élégance vs kitsch, luxe / consumérisme vs pauvreté, tradition vs modernité, transformation vs uniformité, l'individuel / particularité vs généralité, originalité vs stéréotype.

Daniele Tamagni (1975-2017), de nationalité italienne, débute sa carrière comme historien de l'art avant de devenir photographe free-lance. Il se fait connaître en remportant en 2007 le Canon Young Photographer Award avec un reportage sur les dandys congolais. Il publie en 2009 Gentlemen of Bacongo avec une préface de Paul Smith, qui s'est inspiré de ses photographies pour sa collection printemps-été 2010. Il remporte en 2011 le World Press Photo in Arts & Entertainment avec son reportage sur les catcheuses de La Paz, en Bolivie.

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Studio 189 was founded in 2013 by Abrima Erwiah and Rosario Dawson after a trip to Congo. While there they visited the City of Joy, a leadership community for female survivors of sexual violence. This, says Erwiah, “was the beginning of this journey, and it’s about turning pain into power and turning ourselves towards our joy.”

Heritage is the theme explored in the latest collection. One of the ways it is expressed is through the use of Kente, the national cloth of Ghana, that is associated with royalty and has tradition and symbols literally woven into it. This season’s direct references to African clothing and textile traditions make clear that this brand doesn’t cater to Western taste. “It’s about standing in your power,” says Erwiah, who adds that she’s noticed a change among consumers (and buyers), who are becoming less afraid of prints and patterns. These days, she says, people want “more human things, but also more joyful things, more colorful things,” and points to a long skirt with rainbow-colored tiers in the current collection as an example.

One of Studio 189’s missions is to be a bridge between the United States and Africa. On Inauguration day that span extended all the way to the White House: #RosarioDawson and Senator #CoryBooker attended the ceremony wearing matching Studio 189 masks. Laird Borrelli-Persson for Vogue

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Studio 189 Fall 2021 Ready-to-Wear

Photos courtesy of Studio 189

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Studio 189 Spring 2020 Actor Rosario Dawson and fashion executive/Bottega Veneta alum Abrima Erwiah have been engaged with enacting change using fashion as their vehicle since founding Studio 189 in 2013. Their aim is to make great clothes and at the same time support women’s empowerment, preserve traditional crafts, and champion sustainability. The two are recent recipients of the CFDA Lexus Award for their work in that area. Studio 189’s work is informed by African and African-American experiences, but Dawson and Erwiah’s inclusiveness was shown by their diverse casting and their thinking. “As much as it might seem new to some people, I think what’s so important, and why we wanted to call this show Heritage, is that it’s a reflection and a recognition that so many things—from style influence to actual raw materials—have come from Africa,” said Dawson. “This was a celebration, a recognition of how interconnected we’ve always been. And it’s about time that we recognize that, so it doesn’t seem profound, and it doesn’t seem out of the ordinary, to see all of these different people coming together in celebration of our shared heritage. It is very normal.” - Vogue

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I ❤️ Rosario Dawson Day #4: Wearing the cutest handmade Alicia skirt  from her fashion social enterprise @Studio189NYC with her partner Abrima Erwiah during NY Fashion Week!

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How one Tweet connected me to a Hollywood Actress

How one Tweet connected me to a Hollywood Actress

Did I ever tell you the story of how Actress Rosario Dawson and her business partner spoke at one of my Fashion Africa Conferences I host annually in London? We initially connected on twitter – a platform where i have over 14000 followers She had liked commented on my tweet I responded back and sent a DM I requested to interview her regarding her relatively new business Studio One Eighty Nine…

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Abrima Erwiah, Mike Colter, Rosario Dawson attend the Hooch and Canary present Studio 189 store opening

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NYFW September 2021 - Day Five

NYFW September 2021 – Day Five

Abrima Erwiah and Rosario Dawson’s STUDIO 189 collection was too relaxed for even a pair of shoes. Every model was barefoot in loose, pattern-heavy, comfort wear. Love this stuff for around the house. The show included singers, musicians, some spoken word, and a moment of remembrance for 9/11. It was a barefoot kind of day because halfway through the RODARTE outdoor presentation, the models were…

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OK, October 7

Cover: Matthew McConaughey -- inside his private world 

Page 1: Contents 

Page 2: Contents 

Page 4: Mila Kunis vs. Demi Moore

Page 6: Taylor Swift slams Kanye West 

Page 7: Reese Witherspoon going back to school to keep up with daughter Ava Phillippe, Sylvester Stallone gunning for an Oscar

Page 8: Kim Kardashian is Paris Hilton’s dating guru, Matt Damon has stayed true to his promise to his wife to never let work get in the way of quality time with their daughters, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson’s private friendship

Page 10: Red Hot on the Red Carpet -- black floor-sweeping gowns -- Kate Upton, Jessica Chastain, Dakota Johnson

Page 11: Natalie Portman, Karlie Kloss

Page 12: Who Wore It Better? Kirsten Dunst vs. Kristine Froseth, Kat Graham vs. Morena Baccarin

Page 14: News in Photos -- Nicole Kidman, Anna Wintour, Winnie Harlow 

Page 16: Tori Spelling, Megyn Kelly, Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka 

Page 18: Rachel Hunter, Jonathan and Drew Scott

Page 19: Scott Eastwood, Cardi B, Meghan King Edmonds 

Page 20: Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah, Meghan Trainor, John Legend 

Page 21: Brad Pitt and Ellen DeGeneres, Judith Light and Jill Soloway and America Ferrera and Daryl Roth and Bernard Telsey, Jennifer Garner 

Page 22: Matt Damon and Christian Bale, Tyler James Williams and Sarah Hyland, Rihanna 

Page 24: Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones’ marvelous manor 

Page 26: Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel a perfect match 

Page 27: It’s baby time for Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, Kaitlynn Carter’s jealous of Miley Cyrus hitting on Ariana Grande 

Page 28: Demi Lovato and Mike Johnson taking it slow, Katie Holmes tells Jamie Foxx to leave her alone, Love Bites -- Jesse McCartney and Katie Peterson engaged, Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney married, Danielle Staub and fiance Oliver Maier split 

Page 30: Cover Story -- Matthew McConaughey’s wild ride 

Page 34: Mark Harmon and Pam Dawber beating the odds 

Page 36: Megan Fox’s dark days 

Page 38: Seeing Stars -- these reality show fixtures have been romantically linked to A-list celebrities -- Whitney Port and Leonardo DiCaprio, Carole Radziwill and George Clooney, Wells Adams and Sarah Hyland 

Page 39: Brandi Glanville and Gerard Butler, Tyler Cameron and Gigi Hadid 

Page 40: Interview -- Mel B spices things up 

Page 42: Shape Up Like a DWTS Pro -- Peta Murgatroyd, Lindsay Arnold, Cheryl Burke 

Page 43: Witney Carson, Jenna Johnson, Emma Slater 

Page 46: Style Week -- Kelly Rowland 

Page 48: Fall Beauty Awards -- Lucy Boynton 

Page 51: Hilary Duff, Janelle Monae 

Page 52: Sarah Hyland 

Page 54: Entertainment 

Page 55: Q&A -- Maggie Wheeler 

Page 58: American Idol’s original judges reunite on Kelly Clarkson’s new talk show -- Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson

Page 62: Horoscope -- Libra Brie Larson 

Page 64: By the Numbers -- Anna Faris 

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Studio 189 and The Conversation Around African Fashion

Rosario Dawson, who co-founded Studio 189, a brand headquartered in Ghana that produces African content and African-inspired clothing, wants to celebrate fashion made in Africa. Studio 189 was founded in 2013 after Dawson and Erwiah took a trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Their mission is to use Fashion as an agent for Social Change, turning challenges on the ground into opportunities. Studio 189 partners with the United Nations ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative, NYU Stern School of Business and has collaborated with brands including EDUN (LVMH) and Yoox Net a Porter.

This is what they do;

Create a space for their talent to produce high-quality work and have the opportunity to receive credit for their own work and source as much as possible in local markets.

    Promote and Provide access to Education through workshops, creating certified programs, training/skills development, counselling.

    And create economic opportunities through an artisan-produced handmade fashion collection, building a sustainable fashion and artisanal businesses.

  Co-founder Abrima Erwiah said, “When you look at something made in Italy, you don’t even recognize the brand, but you automatically appreciate the value, and that’s been given to you by years and years of storytelling that has existed long since before we got here. When you see something made in Africa, you think charity. You think craft. And that doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. But somehow that’s the story,” she said. “We’re reclaiming that story.”

Isn’t it sad that this is the case? How is it that people have different connotations of where clothes are created depending on the country/ continent? Africa has luxury brands too, our quality is probably better than that of Europe yet we’re seen as charity because of the media representation that surrounds our continent. People don’t take Africa seriously and it is because westerners are ignorant enough to think that the sick African children they see on TV is the Africa? They don’t know that It is rich in resources and filled with talent, PURE TALENT! That is why over the last couple of years we have seen a rise in the number of people trying to change our narrative, people are sick of being misrepresented within the media and are taking matters into their own hands, that is why I love studio 189 and more than that I love the fact that it was co-founded by an African American Actress that saw the problem too.

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Studio One Eighty Nine fashion show 

Abrima Erwiah and Rosario Dawson’s fashion line

Sept 2017

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Can white people wear Dashikis?

Those who’ve followed this blog for a while might have noticed that cultural exchange is a topic that interests me. Posts like this recent one show that sometimes my white privilege shows and I’m not always aware of how problematic cultural appropriations are.

Pancocojams is a blog which showcases the music, dances, language practices, and customs of African Americans and of other people of Black descent throughout the world. It’s really an Internet treasure. So I was happy to see the post today highlighting a discussion about whether white people can wear Dashikis. (Pancocojams also linked to an older post about the history of Dashikis in the U.S.)

Here’s a topical article out of the New York Fashion Week, Rosario Dawson is changing the conversation around African fashion. Dawson is the co-founder with  Abrima Erwiah of Studio 189. It’s an enterprise that’s simply awesome.

I’ve dressed primarily in thrift-store clothing since high school.  So I’ve always been a little out of step with fashion, but have worn better clothing than I could otherwise afford. Over the years I’ve had garments I’ve really loved.

I like cotton shirts that are meant to be worn not tucked in. I’ve got a blue chambray shirt with  breast pockets that have flaps with a bit of embroidery from Haiti. I wear it a lot in the summer over a t-shirt. It gives me extra pockets and just enough warmth as the coolness of a summer evening sets in. When I was a little boy I wore sailor suits and over the years have enjoyed wearing tunic-type shirts. I’ve admired the look of African clothing too.

If money were to miraculously rain down in my life I’d buy clothes from Studio 189. If money rained down I would also invest in similar endeavors like my friend’s company Afrikamzuri. I believe Africans and African cultures have so many wonderful stories to share for the benefit of all.

Less obviously a good thing is No-Tribe Clothing. The clothing there is African-themed, and the “story” part  seems deliberately obscured. I don’t think old white guys are the demographic they want, but I like the clothes and think I would enjoy wearing some of them.

But would it be okay?

That’s a hypothetical question, on the condition that money would rain down on me, something I don’t think’s going to happen. My gut-level take is it would be okay. Clearly there are lots of benefits to the “real” stuff, but on balance “African -inspired” seems a good thing too.

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Studio 189 by Abrima Erwiah and Rosario Dawson started its show this season with a voiceover dedication to the l Sweet Caroline Good Times Never Seemed So Good shirt Furthermore, I will do this former’s father, who passed away recently. That set the tone for a heartfelt and emotive presentation grounded on familial ties and community. After the dedication and an uplifting dance presentation “in honor of those who have fallen,” as Erwiah said in her address to the audience after the show, an almost entirely print-based collection made its way down the runway. It was aptly titled Melange, which came across in the mixing of prints and colors and more poetically in the casting: A wide range of backgrounds, ages, and sizes. Melange also because of the compelling mixture of techniques Erwiah recruited to put together this collection: there was hand-batik, weaving, patchwork, indigo dyeing, and basket weaving.

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HIGHLIGHTS FOR ABC NEWS’ ‘GMA3: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW,’ OCT.  3-7

The following report highlights the programming of ABC’s “GMA3: What You Need to Know” during the week of Oct. 3-7. “GMA3: What You Need to Know” is a one-hour program co-anchored by Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, with Dr. Jennifer Ashton as chief medical correspondent. The news program airs weekdays at 1:00 p.m. EDT | 12:00 p.m. CDT on ABC, and 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. EDT on ABC News Live.

Highlights of the week include the following:                                             

Monday, Oct. 3 — ABC News senior Washington reporter Devin Dwyer on the new Supreme Court term; fashion designers Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah; Dr. Elizabeth Comen joins “GMA3” to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Money Monday with Money’s Kaitlin Mulhere; actor and author William Shatner talks new book (“Boldly Go”)

Tuesday, Oct. 4 — Admiral Linda L. Fagan on Hurricane Ian; “GMA3” spotlights 12-year-old diabetes activist Bianca Villalovos; ABC News correspondent Kyra Phillips on dangers facing female ridesharing drivers; actress and author Constance Wu talks new memoir (“Making a Scene”); TV host Wells Adams on “Best in Dough” and ABC’s “Bachelor in Paradise”

Wednesday, Oct. 5— Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf; “GMA3” highlights 17-year-old Eagle Scout Dominique Claseman; immigration activist and author Estela Juarez (“Until Someone Listens”)

Thursday, Oct. 6 — “GMA3” spotlights restaurant owner Uyen Kirshenbaum; ABC News Congressional correspondent Rachel Scott on abortion rights (“IMPACT x Nightline”); BBQ demonstration with pitmaster Erica Blaire Roby; actress and TV host Tori Spelling (“Love at First Lie”)

Friday, Oct. 7 — “GMA3” exclusive with Justice Patricia Guerrero; “GMA3” features 8-year-old basketball prodigy King Tari; Faith Friday with author Yung Pueblo (“Lighter”); actress Zazie Beetz (“Atlanta”); Deals and Steals with ABC News e-commerce editor Tory Johnson

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Studio 189 by Abrima Erwiah and Rosario Dawson Spring 2023 at New York Fashion Week. There was hand batik, weaving, patchwork, indigo dyeing, and basket weaving. A standout piece was a button-down skirt with solid silk godets. https://www.instagram.com/p/CiaWcVAv0CR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=