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The African Romantic Collection
In the following blog post, Christelle and Michele Nganhou - twin sisters from Cameroon and founders of Grass-fields - answer some of your questions about the new African Romantic Collection,...
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New AFRICAN ROMANTIC Collection!
We are VERY EXCITED to announce we have started the countdown for the release of our New African Romantic Collection. #GrassFieldsARThis collection is completely different...
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Five Effortless Ways to Tie an African Print Headwrap
Twist this way, tie that way, tuck here. An African print headwrap is a beautiful way to finish your look, and it’s so easy to create that anyone can master...
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Take a Risk Without Being Risky
Grass Field's shared a lovely cup of lemon tea with Shade who is the creator of Afrobeats in Da City. Shade created the website named Afrobeats in Da City in...
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Wisdom Can Only Come From Being Unwise
Michelle is a Caribbean entrepreneur with a story to tell. Grass-fields explores Michelle’s wisdom. Over the years I have often thought that it would have been easier if I...
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How Do You Keep Your African Spirit When You're So Far From Home?
Rata is a powerful entrepreneur who generates opportunities not just profit. Grass-Fields spoke to her husband and herself about how and why she started her business: My husband and...
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Memories From My Childhood In Cameroon
This week, we decided to visit our formal primary school in Yaoundé Cameroon, and it brought back so many...
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Define Who You Are. Define Who You Want To Be.
At Grass Fields, we want to explore new African entrepreneurs and artists, which we hope will show a different side to the beauty and the entertainment industries. After all, you...
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How Do You Empower An African Woman?
Interview with Entrepeneur Prisca Morse, Supertress hair extensions "I studied finance. I worked in Finance. I hated finance. I was raised in a very traditional African family. I...
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Africa Day 2017
Why do we celebrate Africa Day? A riot of color, music and celebration, Africa Day (otherwise known as African Liberation Day) celebrates the first Organisation of African Unity on May...
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What Good Can Come Out Of Africa?
Interview with Kouassi Atta I was born and raised on the Ivory coast. I have always been an entrepreneur. However, business wasn’t always my main passion. I have always had...
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A little help from a friend
The manager made me wait until 3pm to see him. I showed him our website and laid out our plans for the business. His words to me were, 'What...
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A bittersweet return and a crazy idea
I had to walk to an internet cafe to speak to her online, because we couldn't afford the internet at home; so when she told me she could no longer...
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I had no idea how we were going to survive
The final straw came when I asked my uncle for a loan, but he said no. Feeling defeated I sat and cried... I'd never wanted to end up in a...
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Sweaters coming soon!
What do you guys think?
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The odds were stacked against us...
Our tailor had seemed like a brilliant option at first, as he was a popular fashion designer in our home town. As time passed however, we came to realise that...
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Meet Leanne
Meeting Leanne recently was pretty emotional for us as it reminded us what a long journey we've been on. We've started to touch on it a little in our Monday...
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Striking Gold with a Chance Encounter
Unfortunately, it was just in time to hear the word 'evicted'. One man departed, leaving the other standing dejectedly amongst his various sewing machines and other equipment. But, I at...
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Meeting one of our wonderful customers
We recently had the pleasure of meeting a one of our long time customers, the lovely Cheryl. She came down to our studio to have a sneak peak at some...
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Twins on a mission
Yesterday I was blessed enough to meet an inspiring, driven and talented young woman. Christelle is one half of the ‘twins on a mission’. Herself and sister Michelle have spent...
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The Truth About Memorial Day And African-Americans
As many of us spend Memorial Day with our families and friends, we thought it would be appropriate for us to remember the service of African-Americans throughout the history of...
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Meet our Artisans/Making of Xuan Skirt
Michelle and I are happy we can now share with you guys how our clothing are made. Our fabrics are source in Cameroon,Nigeria and Benin and brought in our little...
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HOW IT ALL BEGAN!
How It All Began, Click here to read more