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Al Malonga: My name is Al Malonga. I'm a French stylist with a Cameroonian background, who now lives in New York City.
APiF: How did you move into Styling/Fashion?
APiF: How did you move into Styling/Fashion?
Al Malonga wearing Selly Rabi Kane |
APiF: How does your cultural heritage influence and inspire your styling?
Al: When we lived in Cameroon, my mom would take me
with her to fabric stores and tailors. It's common to have your
clothes made out there, and I got a lot of inspiration from her style,
and a pronounced taste for everything self customized and unique for
that reason. Mix and match your own, wear a lot of color and prints,
don't go too mainstream, but use your imagination... is what I learned.
And an adoration for ethnic jewelry.
APiF: Which celebrities do you style / would u like to style?
APiF: Which celebrities do you style / would u like to style?
Al: Many! A few names on top of my head: Duro Olowu, Selly Rabi Kane, Oswald
Boateng, Clover Canyon, Kokon To Zai, Lucia Eastman, Demestiks, Bineta
Sanor, Toubab, Xuli Bet, Bezem, David Tlale, Titiana Inglis...
APiF: Any styling faux pas that you see commonly on women?
Al: Mostly outfits not adapted to silhouettes.
Often you see a woman with a certain body type who didn't respect her
natural shape or curves and is not wearing what flatters her, but
clothes that are not made for her body. And I do have a problem with bra
straps not matching the shape of a top.
APiF: What is the must have item that every fashionista should have in her closet?
Al: A
"statement" pair of shoes, that would turn any outfit into a hit. And
of course the perfect jeans for her, that make her look like a million
dollars.
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