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I do feel like coloured people lack representation
MEET THE
GERRY CUPIDO I’M A sunglass addict, so when I come across really awesome sunglasses, I become completely obsessed with them. While scrolling through Instagram I came across fab pair of shades that I’ve seen in a while, but it was the name and graphics that drove me to the brand's home page and I’m so glad I did. The Coloured Accessories page is vibrant, with pops of colour and trendy sunglasses and other accessories each with their distinctive names. South Africans who grew up and live in Cape Town, in particular the Cape Flats, will immediately identify with the names of the products. The bio on the Instagram page doesn’t say too
COLOURED meisie
much about the brand, other than the fact that it’s “coloured meisie owned”. Intrigued, I simply had to find out who the “coloured meisie” is. One DM later, I discovered Cape Town-born Sheree Stevens to be the meisie behind the brand. The 31-year-old grew up in Seawind near Lavender Hill, now works and lives in South Korea. She’s working as an English second language teacher during the day as well as running her Coloured Accessories brand. A few emails later, here’s what I found out
