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• FEELING EMPOWERED
NUDEWORKS
AYLA KNIGHT
Nudeworks is an art shop filled with works modeled after the women of nudegang. The works sold by nudeworks aims to help all women feel better about their bodies and change society’s view on them, and includes custom sculptures, wall hangers, earrings and photographic prints.
$12-$200 @_nudeworks
nudegang.com
SAINT MANIFEST
DIDIER GARCIA
Saint Manifest’s artwork seeks to destigmatize sex and instead celebrate it as the physical expression of love and connection. With self-love comes freedom, and with freedom comes peace. Wanting us all to live a life full of joy, pleasure and self-actualization, Garcia hopes their artwork can inspire you to be true to yourself.
$1.50-$100 @saint.manifest
saintmanifest.com
MODEST TRANSITIONS
MELANIE HASAN
Modest Transitions aims to empower women through conscious clothing, beauty and inclusion. From sourcing fabrics with integrity, to creating baths of natural dyes—their products help eliminate toxic waste, while creating timeless, aesthetically pleasing wearable art to help embrace your natural self.
$35-$500 @modesttransitions
modesttransitions.com
ASATA MAISÉ
ASATA BEEKS
Asata Maisé Beeks is an independent designer based in Wilmington, Delaware. The designer is an advocate for preserving tradition through storytelling with handmade, slow fashion, and currently offers limited quantities of accessories, such as handbags and jewelry.
$50-$400 • @asata.maise • asatamaise.com
HISTORICAL DREAM
NINA GRIER
Historical Dream is a small women’s owned online business that specializes in reawakening and paying tribute to society’s pioneers across the cultural spectrum, portrayed with jewelry, apparel, upholstery items and more.
$75-$570 • @historicaldream • historicaldream.com
KPELLÉ DESIGNS
GWEN BARKER
Kpellé Designs makes handmade jewelry and accessories, which include earcuffs, loc jewelry for hair and head scarves. Powered by their mission to create jewelry for women to feel inspired, empowered and educated on the power of embellishing themselves in culture.
SEVEN21 APPAREL
NEIKO WIGGINS
721 stands for 7 days a week 21 hours of grind, 3 hours of sleep, in unique and creative apparel. If you’re passionate about making and creating a brand that the world will never forget, Seven21 Apparel is the foundation for your brand.
$10-$100 • @721apparel_ • Seven21apparel.com
YEMISI ART
YEMISI AJAYI
Yemisi art designs and produces hand printed and hand dyed fabrics for exquisite women’s clothing, home furnishing and every woman’s essential accessories—silk scarfs, T-shirts and bags.
$20-$500 • @yemisi_art
GREYTEEFUL
NICOLE V. STEWART
GreyTeeful offers a variety of print services for apparel and other promotional items via vinyl graphics, direct to garment (DTG), embroidery, patches image transfers (HTV), screenprint, graphic design, logo development/edits and more.