Nana Agyemang Interview by Niara Wright Photos by Alessandra Angelini
It was a hot day in Soho when I met Nana Agyemang for a photo shoot and interview. Agyemang is the founder and CEO of Every Stylish Girl. She started ESG in 2016 as a blog telling the stories of diverse fashionistas but just within its two-year lifespan, it has grown to be one of the go-to platforms for women of color in the fashion industry. If you think that is impressive, just wait until you see what ESG has to offer in the near future. With this being my first time meeting Nana I didn’t know what to expect. I met up with photographer Alessandra Angelini, ( a girl boss in her own right) outside of Nana’s apartment. Both of our jaws dropped as Nana made her way through the revolving doors. It was like a scene out of Gossip Girl and Serena van der Woodsen was walking towards us in the most glamorous of a slow-motion stride except Serena was Nana, she had beautiful chocolate skin, long flowing black hair and legs for days. “Hi! It’s so nice to finally meet you!” Nana said with the brightest smile I’ve ever seen as she shook my hand. Is this girl even real? After introductions, we started our shoot. It was a hard-hitting 95 degrees, Alessandra and I were sweating our lives away but, it seemed as though the sun was Nana’s energy source. She continually posed for the camera like a pro, hitting all of the right angles and giving the camera a smize that Tyra Banks would be proud of. We finished up the shoot in time for lunch and a quick chat at Sweet Green. As we sat down to eat, I treated them to some salads, drinks and thank you gifts for their time, yes, my mom taught me well. Originally, Nana was going to wear a bright yellow suit but instead, she wore a plum colored, mini skirt suit. I was not upset at all about the outfit change but I had to ask. 24
