Caribbean Meets CurlyNikki w/ Sharifa

by Sharifa H. Grant When I spoke to Monique, she was recouping in her apartment in Kingston, Jamaica. I called her there from New York, on an early Thursday morning. Listen in on our conversation … MONIQUE: Hello? S.H.: Yep! You can hear me? MONIQUE: Yes. I can hear you perfectly. S.H.: Morning! MONIQUE: Morning! S.H.: Let’s start out talking…

SWEET, SWEET T&T! TWIN DESIGNERS ASHA & AYANNA DIAZ TALK DREADLOCKS, RASTAFARI AND FASHION IN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO By S.H. Grant for CurlyNikki.com Twins and dreads. These aren’t the first things that come to mind when talking high-fashion. But Asha and Ayanna Diaz, budding designers hailing from the “sweet-sweet” sister islands of Trinidad & Tobago, admit that is what intrigues…