DCC 24: Dre Ngozi & Jade Lee Hoy (aka Hilary and Denise) "Find your tribe and be comfortable with who you are"
Dress Code Cracker: the podcast -- style and communication
English - May 06, 2015 10:00 - 1 hour - 72.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFashion & Beauty Arts Society & Culture Documentary class fashion feminism semiotics style subculture symbolism Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It was fun and inspiring to talk to Dre Ngozi and Jade Lee Hoy of Toronto's clothing project Hilary & Denise. Hilary and Denise celebrates and pays tribute to women of colour using pre-loved clothing to cultivate self expression that incorporates culture. Dre and Jade named the project for 90s sitcom queens HIlary Banks (Fresh Prince of Bel Air which ran from 1990-1996), and Denise Huxtable (The Cosby Show 1984-1992). Both Jade and Dre remember seeing Hilary and Denise's characters as unique among young women of colour on TV--wearing bright colours in interesting combinations in a way that was totally unique and expressive.
We talked about finding your tribe, getting grounded, natural hair, Afropunk...and of course FK Twigs and mom jeans.
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Til next time~