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Street Style: Style Makers and Rule Breakers

These eclectic ladies add their own spin to fashion –– mixing but never matching, and clashing prints and patterns as they please. Check out the trendsetters we spotted here.
By Celia L. Smith with Photography · Updated October 28, 2020
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Mix Master

Sarah Gyetubo from Michigan.

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Detail Shot

A closer look at Sarah’s pattern mixing perfection.

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Batik Chic

Yaba Blay from New Orleans.

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Afro Punk

Mahlot Sansosa from Brooklyn.

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Mad About Plaid

A close up of Mahlot’s layers.

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Leather Clad

Antoinette Stewart from Canada.

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Bundled Belle

Monteka Maddox from Maryland.

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Retro Flair

A closer look at Monteka’s fur collar and fierce ‘do.

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Camo Cool

Renae Bluitt from Brooklyn.

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Natural Beauty

Ayanna Gouch from Detroit.

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Close Up

A closer look at Ayanna.

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Crochet Cool

Lorenza Collins from Philadelphia.

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Print Party

Eniola Dawodu from the UK.

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Flower Power

Frances Broadley from Michigan.

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Fine Print

A closer look at Frances Broadley.

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In Living Color

Andrea Dogostiano from Brooklyn.

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Hip Chick

Jey Free from Houston.

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Vintage Vixen

Kelly Thomas from New Jersey.

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Fur Fanatic

Shantrelle Lewis from New Orleans.

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Well Layered

A closer look at Shantrelle’s fab fur.

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Emerald Elegance

Miste Ryals from New Jersey.

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Layered & Lovely

Candice Cox from Oakland.

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Fur Overload

Monique Sykes from Brooklyn.

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Colored Girl

Alexa Hall from Oakland.

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Indigenous Designs

Allison Janae Hamilton from Miami.

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