Ayoka Lucas

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About Ayoka Lucas

Ayoka Lucas is an innovative fashion stylist, freelance editor and style consultant based in NYC. As the former fashion and beauty director for EBONY Magazine, Ayoka contributed to the fashion and beauty pages, digital style platform and celebrity cover shoot style direction. Early in her career she also held the role of style director-at-large for two regional publications, Charleston Magazine and Charleston Weddings Magazine, contributing to fashion spreads, Style Files, home décor features, bridal style tips, street style pages and more. As the former style director and visionary behind Charleston Fashion Week, now in its 11th year, she has contributed to the success of spotlighting the local fashion community and the city as a premier shopping and style destination as well as support and mentorship for emerging talent that spans the entire East Coast. In addition, she has penned numerous style blogs contributing to both local and national online media sites including Essence Magazine’s Flaunt Your Style and Blogging Project Runway, and has served as a contributing fashion correspondent on Charleston’s ABC News 4’s Lowcountry Live, NBC WCBD News 2, CBS Live 5 News and WTAT-TV FOX24 with features on MTV News and ESPN.