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Nina Simone
jazz
Look for Afrocentric, performance-ready pieces—headwraps, printed gowns, bold jewelry—that feel like they belong on a concert stage rather than in everyday casual wear.
Their world
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african heritageclassical musiccivil rightsdramatic performancestage presentation
How they dress
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Where this read came from
- 1960-1969 – The Official Home of Nina Simone | The High Priestess of Soul
- The Nina Simone Database - Review to Boston Concert
- Nina Simone For Three Minutes, 1976 | Affidavit
- Ain't Got No, I Got Life
- she felt and behaved. In Atlantic City she put on the attire of Nina Simone, a sexy and sophisticated artist. There she became a body on display; all eyes on her. Back in Philadelphia where her family lived, she was Eunice Waymon again with her usual bodily habits, language, and a way of dressing.
A read of how their style appears publicly. Not an endorsement.
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