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Lifestyle FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016 In Togo, a revival of the ancient allure of waist beads earing a brightly-coloured wrap-around dress, Sonia ambles through the crowds at a market in a popular Wneighborhood of Lome, a string of tiny red beads dan- gling from her hips. “I’m very comfortable wearing waist beads. But it is also a way of attracting men,” says the 24-year-old hair- dresser, a coy smile playing on her lips. In the Togo capital, the fashion for wearing strings of beads around the waist-an In this Aug 7, 2015 file photo, Ryan Murphy, co-creator/showrunner/executive producer/writer/director, from left, Brad ancient tradition known as ‘djonou’ in the Gulf of Guinea Falchuk, co-creator/executive producer/writer, Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Wes Bentley, Matt Bomer, Chloe region-has made a comeback in recent years. Sevigny, Denis O’Hare, Cheyenne Jackson and Finn Wittrock participate in the ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’ panel at the FX Favored by young women as an object of both beauty and Summer TCA Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. — AP photos seduction, the djonou also has a spiritual aspect, guaranteeing the wearer the protection of her ancestors. Some say it can even cure pain in the kidneys. When worn from a very early age, local lore says the djonou can help bodily development by ‘American Horror Story’ enhancing the fullness of young girls’ hips. Over the years, this ritual has fallen into disuse as other, more Western beauty prac- tices took hold, such as the fashion for lightening the skin through creams or wearing makeup. But many still swear by the power of what is tantamount to coming to Halloween Horror Nights a visual aphrodisiac. “What is currently attracting men is the djonou, especially when the colors are well chosen,” explains he serial killers, ghosts, vampires It marks the first time the series has Afi, a 29-year-old shoe seller. Once worn only in private for the and other freaky misfits from been featured at the popular annual secret pleasure of a husband, by which a woman would send T“American Horror Story” are coming event. Halloween Horror Nights kicks off erotic messages depending on the color or the position, the to Universal Studios. Universal Sept 16. The sixth season of “American modern equivalent is meant to be seen in public. Many are announced plans Tuesday to bring mazes Horror Story” is scheduled to debut Sept delighted at the djonou’s comeback. Yet some more conserva- based on the FX anthology horror series 14. Other mazes at this year’s events will tive Togolese are less than pleased that this formerly hidden to the annual Halloween Horror Nights be based on horror franchises such as adornment is now worn openly in an undisguised attempt to events at its theme parks in Universal “Halloween” “The Exorcist” and “The In this Aug 7, 2015 file photo, Ryan allure. City, California, and Orlando, Florida. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.”— AP Murphy, co-creator/showrunner/executive attractions will feature elements from the producer/writer/director, participates in ‘To emphasize my curves’ “Murder House,” “Freak Show” and the “American Horror Story: Hotel” panel “I often wear my beads when I’m on a motorbike taxi,” Afi “Hotel” installments of “American Horror at the FX Summer TCA Tour at the Beverly says as she sits in front of her stall at Hedzranawoe market. “I Story.” Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. wear four or five strings of beads in two colors around my waist, slightly above the top of my trousers with a cropped top. Many men look at me admiringly,” she says unabashedly, And she’s not alone, with most agreeing that the beads increase a woman’s appeal. “I can’t go out without wearing beads on my How violinist Lindsey Stirling hips,” admits 23-year-old Laetitia who is sitting nearby. “I have many types in different colors. The ones I wear most are the ones which emphasize my curves when I go to the pool.” There is a huge variety of different beads on sale at markets across the learned to be brave capital with the cost varying according to quality, size and the number of beads used. lectronic violinist Lindsey Stirling’s emotion- ic album at the Billboard Music Awards, besting Beauty has a price al roller coaster of a year included the death releases from Calvin Harris, Avicii and Disclosure. Most bead sellers have stalls at Agbadahonou market, Eof her best friend and keyboardist and “I’m not being self-deprecating here, but it’s including Tanti Abla who is one of the biggest bead merchants learning that her father had cancer. Stirling tried weird to see your name with people (like them),” in Togo. “It’s a great source of pride for me to see our young keeping busy with work instead of dealing with she said. Stirling agrees she’s an electronic artist, women taking up this ancient fashion,” says Abla, a woman in her feelings head-on. And as she began compos- but says it’s hard to really pinpoint her sound and her 60s. “In order to ensure the most effective seduction, a ing new songs, things weren’t coming together. style: “I still kind of call myself that ‘cause I just woman must devise a djonou which suits her skin color and her “At first I was writing the most depressing stuff. ... don’t know what else to call myself.” figure. Medium-sized seed beads that are yellow are advised for It just wasn’t very great music ... and it didn’t have “Pixie violin electro isn’t a category,” she women with fair skin. Women with dark skin must use white or a lot of depth to it,” Stirling said. “I kind of realized added. Stirling rose to fame on YouTube after orange,” she says. “Curvy women must chose small beads.” But I have to process these emotions myself before I posting videos on her own channel, which has beauty has a price: each djonou costs between 5,000 and can write about them.” more than 1.3 billion views. She released her 30,000 CFA francs-the equivalent of between 7.5 euros to 46 Once she gave herself time to grieve and deal debut in 2012 and put out music independently euros ($8.50-$50).—AFP with life away from work - which included travel- because major labels weren’t “interested.” “All of ing home to Arizona to be with family and going the labels jump up once you prove that some- to therapy - making music felt natural again, and thing’s successful,” she said. Stirling grew fond of therapeutic. “I want to learn how to open my the violin after hearing her parents play classical heart up more,” she said. “A lot of times I hide music around the house and later discovered from emotions by just working and distracting pop violinists David Garrett and Vanessa-Mae. In myself.” Stirling, 29, reached that goal and came high school she fell in love with rock bands such through stronger with “Brave Enough,” a new as Jimmy Eat Word and Weezer, and in college, album she says is her most cohesive release yet. electronic acts like Skrillex. She closes the 14-track set with the emotional Her first violin, she said, was a “cereal box with instrumental track “Gavi’s Song,” an ode to her a toilet paper roll taped to it.” Her teacher told friend and fellow musician Jason Gaviati, who her to practice holding it before getting the real died last year after battling Burkitt lymphoma. thing. Stirling will launch a tour next month and “Brave Enough,” out Friday, features collabo- said she’s excited when her fans - both young rations with Zedd, Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo, and old - bring their violins to her live shows. Lecrae, Christina Perri and Andrew McMahon. It’s “That to me is one of the biggest, exciting compli- Electronic violinist Lindsey the follow-up to 2014’s “Shatter Me,” the gold- ments I get,” she said. — AP A Togolese woman looks at necklaces and bracelets Stirling performs at certified album in which Stirling wrote about made of beads and displayed at a stall in Lome. — AFP Lollapalooza in Chicago. — AP overcoming anorexia. It won top dance/electron-.