“See, there’s your job and there’s work. I would say your job is what you do to support yourself and your family; it may be something you like or not. Your workyour real workis something you crave doing. So if your job is you work at a restaurant, but your work is you play the […]
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John Hope Franklin: Apologies aren’t enough
Dr. John Hope Franklin is wearing shades of brown: a brown camel-colored blazer, dark brown vest, caramel and chocolate silk tie and brown slacks. His 6-feet-plus frame is brown (and slightly stooped with age); his dark brown complexion expressive still, even more so with the wrinkles and wisdom of his years. So he has: a […]
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Fall Guide 2004
“A LIEN,” in Merriam Webster’s dictionary, denotes someone/thing: 1 a : belonging or relating to another person, place, or thing : STRANGE b : relating, belonging, or owing allegiance to another country or government : FOREIGN 2 : differing in nature or character typically to the point of incompatibility. The Department of Homeland Security estimates […]
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Firefly
Firefly www.fireflynyc.com 605 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh 821-4536 In the late ’80s, Ashley Worley was going through a Goth phase. Her search for the “perfect black boot” led her to big cities and alternative stores, and her discovery of a Canadian designer by the name of John Fluevog. An artist with a Master of Fine Art […]
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The Fit Sheet
Ashley Worley says… When shopping for shoes: Try on shoes when you are in a good mood and when your feet are happy. Don’t go when you have been on your feet all day; they are tired and swollen and shoes won’t fit properly. Look for something that suits your personality. Just because it is […]
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Do
Hi! I am Mauve,your narrator, and you may think of me as your own personal shopper–a do-it-all gal–with the aim of supplying you with the means and resources to update your wardrobe while looking stylish in the process. We’re not talking about just trends here, folks, but simple comfort and good taste. At the end […]
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The Untidy Museum
The Untidy Museum www.untidymuseum.com 1116 Broad St., Durham 416-1800 Red is a thing with this woman. Her hair is cranberry red, her lips are bright red, and there are lots and lots of red things throughout her store. Her name is Michelle Lee, and she is the owner of a very eclectic, very cool vintage […]
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Nighisti’s Fashion
Nighisti’s Fashion Lakewood Shopping Center 2000 Chapel Hill Rd., Ste. 41, Durham 490-0598 “You see, my problem is that I like to redesign clothes,” says Nighisti (pronounced: nig-guh-stee) Selby, seamstress extraordinaire. “I like to create. And another thing, I like the women to look absolutely perfect.” A long way from her native Eritrea (East Africa), […]
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Uniquities
Uniquities www.uniquities.com 452 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill 933-4007 450 Daniels St, Raleigh 832-1234 As a college student, Julie Jennings was a door-to-door bookseller who managed to save an impressive $60,000 in earnings for her hard work. The young Julie used this sum to start her first business, a wholesale production designing accessories that were […]
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Fashionably State
Hollin Norwood believes you art what you wear. His Yves Saint Laurent suit and Patagonia pullover are favorite items of clothing. He grew up in Chapel Hill, went to Durham Academy, lived in Switzerland, joined a rap group, moved back to the Triangle, started a new rap group, and, (after hanging out with artists and […]