Diaspora Girl is honored to be featured in online and print press. Here is a sampling of DG news stories:
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JEWISH WOMAN MAGAZINE
Funky Kippot
"The women most attracted to my product are women who are trying to find their niche in the Jewish world without giving up their individuality," says Rina Baraz Nehdar, 36. Nehdar is the woman behind Diaspora Girl, a company specializing in funky and feminine kippot.
The kippot are crocheted from cotton and/or cashmere and adorned with beads, sequins, ribbon and other materials. The styles feature such fanciful names as "Dreamcatcher," "Japanese Blossom," "Goldilocks" and "Belladonna." Aside from being attractive, their open weave makes them cooler to wear than hats and prevents "hat hair."
A journalist and health educator who has traversed the world... (read more) |
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| One of Diaspora Girl's most popular styles is Belladonna |
DAILY JEWS:
Hey girls, wear your hat by: Leslie Bunder
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Who says it should only be Jewish men who get the best deal in head coverings? A Los Angeles-based designer has come up with Diaspora Girl and offers a range of trendy head coverings for women who want to look cool in shul as well as hot outside. Aimed at modern women who want... (read more)
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JEWLICIOUS
Are you a Diaspora Grrl?
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July 10th, 2005 by michael Are you a girl who likes to rock a headcovering, but is unsatisfied with those flimsy little white things at the door of the shul that look like Thanksgiving turkey decorations? Are you not quite ready to part with your luxurious locks for a wig? Jealous of your man and his hot hot kippah, but cognizant of the fact that traditional kippot look about as cool on women as sandals with black socks look on men?
Well then. Worry no more, my funky Semetic sistahs.... (read more)
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KESHER TALK
Want to Look Cute n' Funky at the Seder? Diaspora Girl Can Help!
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Being a life-long member of the oppressive Jewish patriarchy, I never gave much thought to the fashion implications of kippot. I've got a handful from various weddings and bar mitzvahs; my son has my wedding-day Bukharan kippah. For me, a kippah is a matter of observance and function, an innate part of Jewish identity. For women who want to cover their heads, however, the issue is fraught with emotional baggage (I really do need to brush up on my Deborah Tannen gender theory to be more sensitive to these matters).
Fortunately, wisdom began when I discovered the bright pink website of Diaspora Girl.
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