News
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A Story of Faith
As you may already know, we entered into April with a mission to help our community in Africa during this difficult time. We have been running an ongoing...
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2,505 Donations So Far
We are committed to helping our community in Africa during this difficult time, which is why we started April with a big mission. All the proceeds from our current...
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The Dashiki and What it Represents
The Dashiki, also known as Kitenge, is a popular type of clothing worn throughout Western and Eastern Africa. The Dashiki is among the top African inspired clothing, along...
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International Women's Day: Queen Appreciation
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we want to send love and appreciation to all those Queens out there. Although we believe this should be the case for...
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Best Body Lotions for Dark Skin
Dark skin, in particular, can quickly become very dry, flaky and “ashy”. But a good moisturising regime can achieve beautiful, polished skin all year long.
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Everything You Need To Know For Black Friday | FAQ
This Black Friday, we are going bigger than ever before! With a huge fixed discount, we're sure that you're all super excited to get shopping, and also very curious about...
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How To Prepare For Black Friday
Those of you who follow us on Instagram will have seen that we're already gearing up for Black Friday. That is because this Black Friday, we are going big!...
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Dress your bump in African print!
Something we get asked about a lot is whether or not we plan to do a maternity range. While we do hope to release an exclusive maternity collection in the...
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Cute Fits of Grass-Fields #6
It's time once more for our bi-weekly round-up of our absolute favourite customer photos! We get tagged in hundreds of photos per fortnight, making it super difficult to narrow them...
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How To Wear African Print In The Office
If you're familiar with the Grass-Fields origin story (which you can read here), you will know that we reject the outdated narrative of office-wear consisting of white button-up shirts,...
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5 Of The Best: Plus-Size African Influencers
Plus-size bloggers and influencers are becoming more and more prevalent in the fashion industry. As designers and retailers continue to see the power in having non-straight sizes at...
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6 Ways To Style Our African Map Sweaters
If you've been with us for a while, you will know that every fall we release our coveted African Map sweaters. The patchwork maps are handmade (see our post...
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Cute Fits of Grass-fields #5
Welcome back to Cute Fits of Grass-fields, the bi-weekly round-up where we sort through the hundreds of gorgeous customer photos we receive each week and pick a few of our...
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The Peplum Top With All The Power
The first top of the season has arrived! Or at least, will be arriving tomorrow. You might have noticed we've been focusing a lot of energy on our matching sets,...
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Own The Office With These Bold Shirt Dresses
We definitely had our fun over summer. Matching sets, cropped tops, tiny shorts, mini skirts, maxi dresses... we had the most fun and the most success we've had so far,...
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Cute Fits of Grass-fields #4
It's that time of the bi-week again! We pick our favourite selection of photos from the past 14 days, and award all the girls we feature $10 to spend on...
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Get Inspired with our Nigerian Collection
Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll be more than aware that we have recently started production in Nigeria! This has been a dream of ours for a while,...
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An African Dream Come True. Production Begins in Nigeria!
We have the most incredible news that has been six years in the making… We are finally going into production in Nigeria! We’ve always produced in Cameroon, but this past...
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Fall in love with your Autumn wardrobe
It’s nearly that gorgeous time of year once more. The time when the leaves turn golden and fall from the trees, the smell of pumpkin spice is in the air,...
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Cute Fits of Grass-Fields #3
Welcome back to Cute Fits of Grass-Fields, our bi-weekly round-up of customer photos that we have been loving! This is the first time that we have introduced a...
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A Beginner's Guide to Styling Hair Jewellery
Hair jewellery has been a part of African culture for centuries, with beads, coins and even traditional crowns being used to signify age, marital status and wealth. The rise of...
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The creation of the African Map sweater
Some people spend their fall months looking forward to Halloween, or Christmas, or even the New Year so they can get a fresh start! But Grass-fields customers? Judging by the...
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Come Behind The Scenes at our August Photoshoot
One of the most exciting aspects of working for a fashion company has to be the shoots! Ours take place once a month in London, and we always have so...
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Black Business Spotlight: Taji Magazine
Welcome to our woman-run business spotlight. Here at Grass-fields, we believe in the power of ethical, empowered entrepreneurs. Our founders Christelle and Michele Nganhou have created a strong foundation and...
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Cute Fits of Grass-fields #2: Afropunk Edition!
This weekend saw AFROPUNK take it's very own festival to Brooklyn, to celebrate black music, black culture, and just have a damn good time. AFROPUNK, in it's own words, is "defining culture...
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Resurrecting Our Bestselling Jumpsuit
We're very happy to announce that the design is being brought back, in 2 brand new patterns this September! Available to pre-order from August 21st will be these sleek jumpsuits, perfect for...
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Essence of Style: fashion, African brands, and mental health
I spotted her wearing a two-piece by Grass-Fields and immediately fell in love. Her natural curls were bouncing with every step in her Ramatu African Print set with minimal brown...
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Cute Fits of Grass-fields #1: CurlFest Edition
Every week, we are going to be sharing some of our favourite photos we have been sent of all you gorgeous ladies flaunting your Grass-fields outfits on Instagram! This...
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‘The Lion King: The Gift’ is Beyonce’s Love Letter to the African Diaspora
The live-action adaption of The Lion King was released on the 19th July 2019, and while most people were revealing in seeing Rafiki lift up newborn Simba over Pride Rock and mentally...
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Africans Win Big at The BET Awards
It is important for the world to know that African fashion is not a fly by moment that began and ended with all of us wearing our Dashikis, Kente and...
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Black Celebrities Basking In Their African Excellence
In the 1960s the Dashiki and every other traditional attire were largely abandoned by young Africans in the diaspora. Seen only as something the older immigrants would...
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THE WHATS IN FASHION BUYING.
By Ojukwu Mervyn Veteran fashion buyer “Rebecca Osei – Baidoo” master class is an eye opener on “getting your clothes in to the right stores” and it was in...
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4 Ways To Style African Print Palazzo Pants
No matter the season, big, bold prints are always on trend and with the weather slowly starting to get cooler it’s not yet time for tights and winter coats, but...
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5 Ways To Get Your Detox On
Get fresh! Here are some ways to detox and refresh your body.
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It's Beyonce's Birthday! Here's Her Advice
Beyoncé has celebrated her birthday. Here are some words of wisdom from the icon herself.
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Peplum Power! Discover The Style This Autumn Winter
We've discovered the power of peplum! Get to know the flattering fit with Grass-fields this season.