Apparel and accessories
February 1, 2023
Disparate drops star writers Alain Mabanckou, pictured above, and Ken Bugul. Image credit: Chanel
By Amirah Keaton
French fashion house Chanel is initiating conversations on good reads.
{"ct":"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","iv":"c30f8323e6000af7f11733440f967361","s":"8e57f5c2e243f7d1"}
Share your thoughts. Click here