{"id":314,"date":"2016-07-24T21:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T21:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/?p=314"},"modified":"2016-07-24T23:51:48","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T23:51:48","slug":"somewhere-between-africa-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/index.php\/2016\/07\/24\/somewhere-between-africa-la\/","title":{"rendered":"Somewhere Between Africa &#038; LA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-319\" src=\"http:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_30_6882488027-746x1024.jpg\" alt=\"imageedit_30_6882488027\" width=\"746\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_30_6882488027-746x1024.jpg 746w, https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_30_6882488027-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_30_6882488027-768x1054.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_30_6882488027-585x803.jpg 585w, https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_30_6882488027.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dashiki: <a href=\"http:\/\/dimepiecela.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dimepiece LA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I shop for clothes, I like to look for brands the people in my\u00a0circle\u00a0aren&#8217;t wearing or haven&#8217;t even heard of. And considering that I grew up in an ultra-conservative, preppy-ish area, a lot of my clothes fit that standard. Dimepiece captured my attention right away because of the carefree, confident, grittiness of their aesthetic.\u00a0It&#8217;s feminine streetwear, which is the vibe that\u00a0I strive for with my outfits.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-320\" src=\"http:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_28_7933444637-746x1024.jpg\" alt=\"imageedit_28_7933444637\" width=\"746\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although I do love this dashiki for its afrocentric feel, how comfortable it is, and the\u00a0<em>pockets<\/em>, I love it all the more for this reason: Rihanna owns it too. I had bought mine before I saw this <a href=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/O119Mh99LAH\" target=\"_blank\">vine<\/a>,\u00a0so to know that she and I have the same taste makes me feel organically like we&#8217;re truly spirit animals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-317\" src=\"http:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_24_2439606256.jpg\" alt=\"imageedit_24_2439606256\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_24_2439606256.jpg 900w, https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_24_2439606256-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_24_2439606256-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_24_2439606256-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_24_2439606256-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-318\" src=\"http:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_26_3675331354.jpg\" alt=\"imageedit_26_3675331354\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_26_3675331354.jpg 900w, https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_26_3675331354-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_26_3675331354-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_26_3675331354-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yosoyalexandria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/imageedit_26_3675331354-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Dashiki: Dimepiece LA When I shop for clothes, I like to look for brands the people in my\u00a0circle\u00a0aren&#8217;t wearing or haven&#8217;t even heard of. 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