Welcome to Shop Your Closet, a new fashion feature in which Creative Director Andrea Linett picks items you already have, shares expert styling tips, and makes you feel like you have a whole new wardrobe. Here, she steps into the closet of artist Frida Kamau.
Subject: Frida Kamau
Owner of Soko Africanus, purveyor of handmade jewelry, home goods, artwork, textiles, rugs, and antiques/collectibles from Kenya. She also does flower installations for events.
Everyday look:
“I’m a tomboy in winter and when working, but I also love Pan-African style (the OG version of Afro punk!),” Frida says.
In her closet:
Army Pants, Long Skirt, Plain Gray Sweatpants, White Button-Down, Denim Jacket
“I usually wear these pants in a super dressed-down way with a plain tank and my work boots or sneakers.”
Andrea added a sheer pink button-down, high heel clogs and a skinny belt to cinch the waist.
“I wouldn’t think to dress up pants like this, and I don’t go for color, but the pink seems fresh for spring. The clogs have a nice solid heel, so they’re comfortable for me!”
“With skirts like this, my mind always goes for Bohemian with some kind of cotton Indian top.”
We added a cute John Lennon-inspired New York City tee and platform Converse for more of a Kate-Moss-in-the-’90s look.
“It’s still black and white, but I like how it makes the skirt look more ‘street’ than beachy.”
“I always think of these as strictly casual and wear them around the house with scuffs or to run errands.”
We added a ’70s silk blouse, structured tweed blazer, and casual, heeled sandals.
“I’m into them with the feminine shoes and nice jacket. They make me think of sweats in a whole new way!”
With classic jeans and her beloved work boots…simple.
Under overalls with a metallic gold boot, just because… how much fun are they?
“A white shirt is very me and fits with my love of menswear classics. It dresses up the cute overalls and the gold boots take the ‘country’ out of them.”
Opened over black jeans and a tee
Closed like a shirt with a chambray wrap skirt and simple mid-heel sandals
“I was skeptical of this Canadian tux at first! I really like how the wrap skirt and suede shoes make it feminine, youthful, and retro. This outfit reminds me of my mom in the ’70s.”
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