How local immigrant-owned boutiques outfit and educate across cultures

Over 20 years ago, Nita Brown was changing in the locker room at a local YMCA and her locker mate, Theresa Mazzullo, complimented her clothes. It was their usual interaction. Brown, who grew up learning about fashion from her seamstress mother and grandmother in Ghana, had been combining traditional Ghanaian patterns and fabrics with modern silhouettes for years. When she worked at Kodak, she would wear a tailored jacket instead of the usual cardigan. Her clothes made her stand out, and the con