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The Best Street Style at Afropunk’s Fancy Dress Ball Lands in Los Angeles

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    Mika Chante, 32

    Jewelry designer
    Los Angeles
    @tameujewelry

    “When I heard that it was a fancy dress ball, I immediately thought of wearing opulent beadwork,” said Chante. “All in all, it’s probably taken about two months to make all of the pieces together.”

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    Mike Taylor, 32

    Musician
    Los Angeles
    @iammiketaylor

    “This print is actually from the cover of my album Feel Good,” said the musician of the motif on his snazzy sport coat.

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    Kota Eberhardt, 22

    Model-actress
    @KotaEberhardt
    “I was ready to be fearless, so I shaved my hair off two months ago,” said Eberhardt. “Beyond just being trendy, it’s something so relevant for our cause as women.”

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    Wamuhu Waweru

    Clothing designer, curator
    @WamuhuWaweru

    “I’m wearing pieces from artisans from Papua New Guinea, Sudan, Mali, Indonesia, and Kenya’s Maasai tribe,” said Waweru.

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    Cakes Da Killa, 26

    New York City
    Rapper
    @CakesDaKilla

    “My new look right now is very ‘dolls in the attic,’” said the rapper. “I’m feeling very baby doll in these frills.”

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    Ann-Marie Hoang, 28

    Gardena, California
    Stylist
    @mstr_of_disguise

    Stylist Hoang—who sported colorful, bead-laden braids—shared the soundtrack of her pre-party dressing session. “I listened to some Erykah Badu while I was getting ready for tonight,” she said.

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    William Ibara, 23

    Rialto, California

    Retail

    @nineteethree

    In his Our Lady of Guadalupe button-down shirt and cropped Dickies, Ibara channeled East L.A. cool.

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    Charles Harbison

    Designer
    @CharlienChargie
    Los Angeles via New York City

    Designer Harbison, who recently relocated to L.A., popped in to check out the soiree dressed in a voluminous gingham parka from his namesake line.

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