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Da Spot

Growing up as Brooklyn kids, Frantz "Face" Farnoille, Michelle Cadore, and Tyler Jordan frequented Albee Square and the Fulton Mall in Downtown Brooklyn for much of their teen years. Buying jewelry, sneakers and clothes after school, it was...

The Wrap Life

To hear Nnenna Stella tell it, rocking a headwrap isn’t a mere fashion statement. It’s an emotional event. “You put one on, and it’s like an instant shift in how you walk, how you express yourself…

Byas & Leon

Rony Byas (left) and Harvey Leon, co-owners of Byas & Leon boutique, are native New Yorkers — born in Queens and Brooklyn, respectively. But don’t get it twisted. “We Haitian Haitian,” Harvey says of their strong cultural ties …

De Lux Gallery

“I’m one of the oldheads around here,” says Glen Ettienne, owner of De Lux Gallery, a natural hair salon in Fort Greene. Reminiscing back to 2000 — when he moved to Brooklyn from his native Trinidad, then working as a…

Stylebox Salon

“While all women have some experiences of being dissatisfied when it comes to their beauty routines, I think Black women get the real short end of the stick,” says Stephanie Louis, owner of Stylebox Salon…

Free Edge Beauty Studio

Despite her talents, when Raven Voorhees started training as a nail technician, she didn’t imagine sticking with it for the long run. “It wasn’t common to see Black girls doing nails, so I felt out of place for a very long time…

Moshood Creations

“Wear Moshood - Wear yourself.” This slogan for the iconic boutique is all we’ve got in terms of quotes because Moshood told us he doesn’t give interviews. (A cursory Google search says otherwise, but it’s cool,…

Aziza Hand Crafted

“What inspires my work,” begins Aziza Nicole, founder and jewelry designer of Aziza Handcrafted, “...is me.” A jewelry line “fluid for men and women,” Aziza’s collections are characterized by bold, minimalistic…