Our new spring line had been getting a ton of press so far and people are loving the new prints. Our hobo bags are soon to be featured in People Style Watch, Nylon magazine and Town & Country! With brand new spring hobos hot off the sewing press, we were able to do a mini-photo shoot with our beautiful, local Ghanaian neighbor named Fortune. It’s pretty sweltering outside, but nonetheless the photos turned out beautifully! In search for an artistic backdrop for our model, we met a stunning woman named Ramatu, from Niger, who now lives in Hohoe. She gave Capers one of her beaded bracelets as a gift and a sign of friendship. She also complemented our Della hobos and wanted to come back and purchase one from us later on. Both stunningly beautiful, here are some photos Capers took of Fortune and Ramatu that afternoon:
Later in the night, I went for a blind walk through uneven side paths to get a large bottle of water for the night. The past few nights everyone had been complaining about the blaring afro-tech dance music and bass our neighbors were playing… Turns out, my walk led me straight to the culprit: a flash mob of about thirty young boys pop dancing in the middle of a dirt road! The front of the small stand where we buy water was blocked so the owner named Fransisca led me to the back and sold me some water. She was beaming and overjoyed to see me and made me promise to tell Tina hello. Her excitement intrigued me so I stuck around for a bit just to soak up the positive energy. After watching a dance off circle fade away, I shuffled home to show everyone the source of their late night agitation. Everyone was just at eager to witness the scene so we walked back as a group and dove into the crowd. The boys made a circle and had another dance off, using a flashlight to see the opponents and tossing up handfuls of dirt every now and then to cloud the air through the beam of light~ The Ghanaian Fog Machine, what more do you need? Capers stirred things up even more when she lept into the middle of the dance ring! Everyone was caught off guard with a yeyvoo (white girl) in the mix and scrambled around to find their place agian. After that we retreated home with a new love for the late night yammies.
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