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Meet Black Orchid: One Designer Redefining Modern Muslim Woman Through Fashion
by Maha Syeda January 10, 2018

Shahad Mahdi, 22, was tired of seeing Muslim women misrepresented and stereotyped in the media. She wanted to shatter those cliches so she created Black Orchid, a line of hoodies, sweatshirts and accessories that bear Mahdi’s signature illustration: An adorable Matryoshka shaped doll in hijab in various poses. Mahdi who was born in Jordan was inspired […]

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Posted in Backpack, black orchid, Culture, Denim, Designer Profile, diverse, doll, Empower, entrepreneur, Eyelash extensions, faith, flower crown, Hijab, hijabi doll, Hoodies, inclusion, jean jacket, local designer, Middle East, modest fashion, modest fashion movement, Muslim, Pastel, phone cases, Pop culture, representation, shahad mahdi, Style, sunglases, Toronto

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Watch the Spice Girls Shut Down ’90s Sexism in this Video
by FASHION Staff November 17, 2016

Note to anyone who dares step up to Ginger, Scary, Baby, Posh and Sporty with any kind of misogynist talk: you will get zig-a-zig-ahh’d. As this rare video—unearthed from the 90s—can attest, The Spice Girls do not suffer trifling fools gladly and this video shows that the group represented feminism on and off the camera. […]

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Posted in '90s, 1990, 1997, Baby, Celebrity, Empower, Fashion, Feminism, Feminist, ginger, Girl Power, Music, Polaroid, Posh, Sexism, Sexist, Spice Girls, Sporty, The Spice Girls

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Meet Black Orchid: One Designer Redefining Modern Muslim Woman Through Fashion

Watch the Spice Girls Shut Down ’90s Sexism in this Video