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African Descendants Around The World

August 1, 2016Written by sola rey

“A picture is worth a thousand words” is an English idiom. It refers to the notion that a complex idea can be conveyed with just a single still image or that an image of a subject conveys its meaning or essence more effectively than a description does. Pakistan In pictures: Pakistan’s indigenous African community news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia […]

DVF Global Brand Ambassador: Brittany Hampton

December 25, 2014Written by sola rey

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Brittany Hampton’s grandmother came from the Philippines all alone with six kids and started a sewing business. Brittany Hampton 25, was born and raised in San Francisco, CA where her grandmother taught her to love fashion very early in life, teaching her to sew at age 5. Hampton was the clear winner from almost the […]

Fashion Brittany Hampton, DVF Global Brand Ambassador, House of DVF, Philippines

You wouldn’t believe it if you looked on the runway, at an ad campaign, or heck...anywhere, but people of color are buying more luxury goods than ever. Nielsen just released its consumer report on black Americans, and the market research firm's findings were, to say the very least, quite eye-opening. With black buying power expected to to reach $1.7 trillion by 2017, the report notes how increasingly important it's become for brands to market to black people. Sadly, getting companies to realize this has been a struggle. According to the report, $75 billion dollars was spent last year on television, magazine, internet, and radio advertising, yet only $2.24 billion was spent on media focused on black audiences. A puzzling figure indeed. Read More