When The Stylist Met The Iconic Novelist

 

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is now known for her adages outside the literary circuits. The acclaimed novelist has featured in music, TEDx talks and she is now the darling muse courting the fashion house Dior with her profound statement, "We Should All Be Feminists". 

Adichie was featured recently in London's mid week magazine, stylist in which she spoke at length on her views on feminism, how she handles her critics and more. You can read excerpts after the break.

We Should All Be Feminists is now mandatory reading for Swedish school students and two weeks ago inspired the opening speech at a European Parliament Women’s Economic Empowerment Seminar. Why do you think it continues to strike such a chord?

Because misogyny continues to thrive in the world; because gender inequality continues to exist, and I think that it’s very universal in the way that it speaks to something women all over the world identify with; it gives language to it. I have to say I was surprised by it – I didn’t think that it would have much of a reach when I gave that talk.

You design a lot of your own clothes but which designers do you like?

I’ve started really paying attention to Nigerian designers, because there’s so much talent in Nigeria. I just wore a young woman from Abuja whose label is called Style Temple and... I need to show you a picture of this dress I wore [scrolls through her phone to a shot of her in an amazing shirt dress] and when I sent it to my family, they were like, “What the hell is going on with the sleeves!”

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