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WE’RE TALKING
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BY TANYA A. CHRISTIAN01
THE POLITICS
OF FASHION
Gender pay equity and a
woman’s right to choose
have heavily infiltrated the
nation’s political discourse,
and worked their way onto
the list of talking points
for nearly every 2020
presidential candidate.
But for designer Iris
Barbee Bonner, aka
@thesepinklips, feminism
isn’t simply a trend or way
to gain favor. It is her career.
She’s dressed women in
entertainment like Cardi B,
Mary J. Blige, Salt-N-Pepa
and rapper Kash Doll in her
bold, expressive garments
that speak to female
empowerment. With each
new client, she’s acquired
more followers who
understand that the future
of this country is most
definitely female.@T
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