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How Slow Fashion Is Going to Impact How We Dress

Rosa S. Alexander

Refinery 29 UK

The Future Of Sustainable Fashion Should Look A Little Like My Family’s Basement

Two summers ago, I sat in the basement of my house writing “East Coast Demerara” in Sharpie on barrels waiting to be shipped. I’d only been to my parents’ birthplace twice (once as an infant and again as a teenager), but despite the physical distance from Guyana, my Guyanese ancestry has been a close and powerful force throughout my life. Family conversations are peppered with vocal inflections and, between mouthfuls of peas and rice, puri, and chicken foot, we speak slanted English, patwa. My relationship with Guyana mirrors Guyana’s relationship with the Caribbean; though the country is technically a part of South America, culturally, it has more in common with Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago. Even from afar, we remain close. Without making annual trips to Guyana, I still have a constant connection with

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Emerson in Bozeman hosted a virtual jingle dress contest for Indigenous women

Rosa S. Alexander

Shundiin Whitehorse, 16, filmed her entry for a virtual jingle dress dance contest in just one take an hour before the deadline.



a person standing on top of a snow covered slope: Shundiin Whitehorse, 16, won second place in the Social Distance Powwow's red jingle dress contest.

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Shundiin Whitehorse, 16, won second place in the Social Distance Powwow’s red jingle dress contest.

For Shundiin, multiple attempts at the traditional dance were not an option, as she filmed her entry in negative 35-degree weather in Saskatchewan, Canada.

In conjunction with its new art exhibit honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women, the Emerson Arts and Culture Center in Bozeman hosted a virtual red jingle dress contest on Jan. 22-24. The jingle dress dance is popular among Native women and girls and is often performed at powwows as a healing dance.

To participate in the virtual contest, contestants posted jingle dress dance videos on the Social Distance Powwow Facebook page, which formed amid the COVID-19 pandemic in lieu of in-person powwow

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A woman who helped make Meghan Markle’s wedding dress thinks the duchess ‘misjudged the role’ of being a royal

Rosa S. Alexander


a close up of a woman wearing a hat: Meghan Markle's wedding-dress maker said the former actress wasn't prepared for the pressure of the royal family. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

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Meghan Markle’s wedding-dress maker said the former actress wasn’t prepared for the pressure of the royal family. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
  • Chloe Savage, Meghan Markle’s wedding-dress maker, said Markle “misjudged the role” of being a royal. 
  • Savage said Kate Middleton had “plenty of time to adjust,” while Markle “dived in headfirst.”
  • “The royal family has broken people before,” Savage said, later adding, “It virtually broke Diana.”
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As one of the women who helped make Meghan Markle’s iconic wedding dress, the professional embroiderer Chloe Savage had a behind-the-scenes peek at the royal wedding that would capture the world’s attention.

Fast-forward nearly three years, and Markle and Prince Harry have since taken a step back from the royal family to forge their own path in California with their 20-month-old son, Archie.

It’s a move that surprised many. But Savage told Insider

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Woman Gets Big Surprise When Opening Wedding Dress Box

Rosa S. Alexander

6 P.M. Weather ReportThe Twin Cities could see an inch or two of snow Saturday, Chris Shaffer reports (3:10). WCCO 4 News At 6 – January 29, 2021

Bill Aims To Cap Food Carryout, Delivery FeesA bill moving through the state capitol would put a cap on what third-party delivery apps like GrubHub and Door Dash can charge for takeout at restaurants, Caroline Cummings reports (2:29). WCCO 4 News At 6 – January 29, 2021

Minneapolis North Students Urge Students To Get COVID TestsThe Polars seem to be in this position year after year. But unlike past seasons, they don’t entirely control their own destiny, John Lauritsen reports (2:00). WCCO 4 News At 6 – January 29, 2021

After 3 Decades, Plymouth Police Chief RetiresDuring his tenure as Plymouth’s top cop, he added a number of major

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