{"id":126661,"date":"2024-11-16T22:13:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T15:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126661"},"modified":"2024-11-16T22:13:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T15:13:27","slug":"how-zambias-margret-chola-became-a-fashion-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126661","title":{"rendered":"How Zambia&#8217;s Margret Chola became a fashion icon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 EXUng\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/071b\/live\/a4f35c40-a2b4-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/071b\/live\/a4f35c40-a2b4-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/071b\/live\/a4f35c40-a2b4-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/071b\/live\/a4f35c40-a2b4-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/071b\/live\/a4f35c40-a2b4-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/071b\/live\/a4f35c40-a2b4-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/071b\/live\/a4f35c40-a2b4-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/071b\/live\/a4f35c40-a2b4-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Luxury Media Zambia Margret Chola standing in a recently tilled field in a shiny lilac top with purple feathers around her waist and black skirt clutching a silver bag. She is wearing cat-eye mirrored sunglasses, a bejewelled gold necklace and bracelet in the shape of snakes and big gold ball earrings\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Luxury Media Zambia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A grandmother in rural Zambia has become an style icon and internet sensation &#8211; after agreeing to play dress-up and swapping outfits with her fashionista granddaughter.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Margret Chola, who is in her mid-80s, is known to the world as &#8220;Legendary Glamma&#8221; &#8211; and adored by 225,000 Instagram followers for her striking and playful fashion photographs.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I feel different, I feel new and alive in these clothes, in a way that I\u2019ve never felt before,&#8221; Ms Chola tells the BBC. &#8220;I feel like I can conquer the world!&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The fortnightly Granny Series was created in 2023 by her granddaughter Diana Kaumba, a stylist who is based in New York City.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2741\/live\/d13b2b20-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/2741\/live\/d13b2b20-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2741\/live\/d13b2b20-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/2741\/live\/d13b2b20-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/2741\/live\/d13b2b20-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/2741\/live\/d13b2b20-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/2741\/live\/d13b2b20-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2741\/live\/d13b2b20-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Luxury Media Zambia Margret Chola smiling in a field with her hand on her hip, wearing big green bejewelled sunglasses, a green sports jersey, a red dress and big plastic white, red and black beads around her neck.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Luxury Media Zambia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">&#8220;Legendary Glamma&#8221; in Zambia&#8217;s national colours<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She came up with the idea when she was visiting Zambia to mark the second anniversary of the death of her father &#8211; the person she says inspired her passion for fashion because he always dressed well.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">During that visit Ms Kaumba had not worn all her carefully curated outfits, so she asked her grandmother &#8211; or &#8220;Mbuya&#8221; in the Bemba language &#8211; if she wanted to try them on.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I wasn\u2019t doing anything at the time, so I just said: &#8216;OK. If that\u2019s what you want to do let\u2019s do it &#8211; why not?'&#8221; Ms Chola said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;You will miss me when I die and at least this way you will be remembering me.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/cd69\/live\/eaf15a30-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/cd69\/live\/eaf15a30-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/cd69\/live\/eaf15a30-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/cd69\/live\/eaf15a30-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/cd69\/live\/eaf15a30-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/cd69\/live\/eaf15a30-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/cd69\/live\/eaf15a30-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/cd69\/live\/eaf15a30-a2b9-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Luxury Media Zambia Diana Kaumba standing outside in traditional Zambian clothing looking down at her seated grandmother in patterned navy and gold designer jacket, scarf and sunglasses - holding a book with the title Hollywood Fashion, with Audrey Hepburn on the cover\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Luxury Media Zambia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Fashion has created a bond between grandmother and granddaughter<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ms Kaumba wore Mbuya\u2019s top and &#8220;chitenge&#8221; &#8211; a piece of patterned cloth wrapped around the waist. And Mbuya\u2019s first outfit was a silver pantsuit.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I thought it would be nice to dress up Mbuya in high fashion and then take photographs of her in her natural habitat,&#8221; Ms Kaumba tells the BBC.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">That natural habitat is a farm in the village of 10 Miles, just north of the Zambian capital, Lusaka. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Most often Ms Chola is photographed in all her glamour outside &#8211; often sitting on an elegant wooden chair or lounging on a leather sofa. <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/d4a9\/live\/362d9b30-a2ba-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/d4a9\/live\/362d9b30-a2ba-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/d4a9\/live\/362d9b30-a2ba-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/d4a9\/live\/362d9b30-a2ba-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/d4a9\/live\/362d9b30-a2ba-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/d4a9\/live\/362d9b30-a2ba-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/d4a9\/live\/362d9b30-a2ba-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/d4a9\/live\/362d9b30-a2ba-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Luxury Media Zambia Margret Chola lying on a orange leather sofa in a garden looking at her phone. She has on a wig of blond hair and is wearing a pale green leather loose-fitting trouser suit with green high-heeled boots and green-rimmed sunglasses \" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Luxury Media Zambia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Could sofa surfing get more glamorous?<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In the background are exposed brick buildings with corrugated iron roofs, ploughed fields, mango trees and maize crops.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I was so nervous when I posted that first photo. I left my phone for 10 minutes and in those 10 minutes there were 1,000 likes,&#8221; Ms Kaumba says.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;My mind was blown. The comments were flying in and people were asking for more.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It was in April 2024 that the Granny Series really took off &#8211; after Ms Kaumba posted a series of photos of her grandmother in a red Adidas dress, several chunky, golden necklaces and a glittering jewelled crown.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;It surprised me to hear that so many people around the world love me,&#8221; Ms Chola says &#8211; who does not know her exact age because she does not have a birth certificate.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/bd68\/live\/52fa3fc0-a2bf-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/bd68\/live\/52fa3fc0-a2bf-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/bd68\/live\/52fa3fc0-a2bf-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/bd68\/live\/52fa3fc0-a2bf-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/bd68\/live\/52fa3fc0-a2bf-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/bd68\/live\/52fa3fc0-a2bf-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/bd68\/live\/52fa3fc0-a2bf-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/bd68\/live\/52fa3fc0-a2bf-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Luxury Media Zambia Margret Chola sitting on a wooden chair in what looks like a rural store with produce on shelves. She is wearing a hat shaped like an afro made from bottle tops, massive white-framed sunglasses with a chunky white chain, green flairs, an orange sleeveless top with matching long gloves, big high-heel camel-coloured platforms and clutching a small handback of the same colour\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Luxury Media Zambia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Margret Chola, who is not entirely sure of her age, is happy to try funky styles<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I didn\u2019t know I could make such an impact at this age.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ms Chola poses in clothes that are a mix of vibrant colours, textures and styles.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">From a green American football jersey, combined with a layered frilly red dress styled as a skirt &#8211; in the colours of the Zambian flag to pay homage to 60 years of independence. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">To a blue, black and green sequined top, complete with a golden snake necklace and bracelet.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--$!--><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">And Mbuya\u2019s personal favourite &#8211; jeans, a graphic T-shirt with her image on the front and a blonde wig.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I had never worn jeans or a wig before &#8211; so I was happy, and I was dancing.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ms Kaumba, who has been a stylist since 2012, says that her grandma has &#8220;courage, grace &#8211; and nails every look&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">All the looks reflect her maximalist-chic aesthetic &#8211; which celebrates the joy of excess, eclectic combinations, the big and the bold, and clashing patterns and colours.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">At the heart of it all are eye-catching accessories &#8211; bold sunglasses, oversized hats, necklaces, bracelets, pendants, rings, gloves, bags, blonde wigs, crowns.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">That influence has come directly from her grandmother, who has &#8220;always been a lover of pearls and bangles&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In one particularly playful scene called GOAT &#8211; short for greatest of all time &#8211; Ms Chola appears with a goat &#8211; that is decked out in Mbuya\u2019s beloved pearls.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1e4a\/live\/daf6c6b0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/1e4a\/live\/daf6c6b0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1e4a\/live\/daf6c6b0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/1e4a\/live\/daf6c6b0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/1e4a\/live\/daf6c6b0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/1e4a\/live\/daf6c6b0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/1e4a\/live\/daf6c6b0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1e4a\/live\/daf6c6b0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Luxury Media Zambia A goat wearing a big pearl necklace which tethers it to a wooden chair on which Margret Chola sits wearing a plastic bejewelled crown, sunglasses with bejewelled frames in the shape of pineapples and a creamy jacket with lace and big golden buttons over a dress made of black netting\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Luxury Media Zambia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">A nanny nod to Margret Chola&#8217;s love of pearls<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Other accessories also reflect Chola\u2019s personality and story. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In some shots Mbuya is holding the beloved radio that she carries around all day and takes to bed with her. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Or she\u2019s clutching an &#8220;ibende&#8221; &#8211; a long wooden stick that over the years she has used to pound millet or cassava or maize. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She is smoking a pipe or holding a metal cup full of tea, and hanging off the edge of the chair arm is an &#8220;mbaula&#8221; or charcoal brazier that Zambians often use for cooking &#8211; especially now that the country is plagued by severe power cuts.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/331b\/live\/ffd9fed0-a2bd-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/331b\/live\/ffd9fed0-a2bd-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/331b\/live\/ffd9fed0-a2bd-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/331b\/live\/ffd9fed0-a2bd-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/331b\/live\/ffd9fed0-a2bd-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/331b\/live\/ffd9fed0-a2bd-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/331b\/live\/ffd9fed0-a2bd-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/331b\/live\/ffd9fed0-a2bd-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Kooma Jnr A side view of Margret Chola in a long black-netted dress sitting outside on a wooden chair wearing an enormous straw hat that obscures her profile. Her hand, on which she has a big gold ring and big gold bracelets, holds a long wooden stick that is used to pound grains and stands in a wooden mortar\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Kooma Jnr<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">The &#8220;ibende&#8221; represents the hard labour of life in rural Zambia<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ms Kaumba hopes that the Granny Series will highlight that older people still have a lot to offer &#8211; and making memories together is an important way to &#8220;leave footprints for the next generation&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Do not write them off, love them just the same till the end because remember we will be just like them one day.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">As a result of Mbuya\u2019s photo shoots, Ms Kaumba\u2019s been hired by four granddaughters to style their grandmothers &#8211; aged between 70 and 96.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/fae6\/live\/fc68a2a0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/fae6\/live\/fc68a2a0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/fae6\/live\/fc68a2a0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/fae6\/live\/fc68a2a0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/fae6\/live\/fc68a2a0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/fae6\/live\/fc68a2a0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/fae6\/live\/fc68a2a0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/fae6\/live\/fc68a2a0-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Luxury Media Zambia A  hand can be seen adjusting one of Margret Chola's puffed white sleeves. She is wearing big blue-framed sunglasses and four strings of pearls of various sizes\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Luxury Media Zambia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">The more pearl bling the better<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ms Chola hopes that the Granny Series will inspire people &#8220;to live their lives and not worry about being judged by society&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She urges people to &#8220;always forgive yourself for whatever mistakes you made. You can never change your past &#8211; but you can change your future&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The photo shoots have brought granddaughter and grandmother closer &#8211; and through their special bond Ms Kaumba has learnt so much more about her Mbuya\u2019s often difficult life.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/beac\/live\/f403e480-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/beac\/live\/f403e480-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/beac\/live\/f403e480-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/beac\/live\/f403e480-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/beac\/live\/f403e480-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/beac\/live\/f403e480-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/beac\/live\/f403e480-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/beac\/live\/f403e480-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Luxury Media Zambia A seated Margret Chola looks serious as she wears a giant straw hat with bangles that look like straw mat up both her arms. She is wearing red sunglasses and what looks like a red leather dress\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Luxury Media Zambia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Margret Chola had to leave school at the age of 12 or 13<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ms Chola was raised by her grandparents, went to school until she was 12 or 13 and then, because of economic reasons, was forced to marry a man in his 30s. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She had three children, ended up drinking heavily and eventually escaped the marriage.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a3cd\/live\/c3591760-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/a3cd\/live\/c3591760-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/a3cd\/live\/c3591760-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/a3cd\/live\/c3591760-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/a3cd\/live\/c3591760-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/a3cd\/live\/c3591760-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/a3cd\/live\/c3591760-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/a3cd\/live\/c3591760-a2b9-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Luxury Media Zambia A seated Margret Chola wearing a chunky gold chain over a green taffeta like dress with puffy sleeves and a big frill for the hem holds a tin mug in her hand. Hanging off the arm of her chair is a &quot;mbaula&quot; filled with charcoal. She is wearing ornate framed sunglasses, the left eye frame in the shape of a D and the right frame in the shape of a C.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Luxury Media Zambia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">The charcoal brazier is something all Zambians will recognise these days because of the power cuts plaguing the country at the moment<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">That trauma still haunts her &#8211; but her unexpected global fame has given her a new lease on life.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I\u2019m now able to wake up with a purpose knowing that people around the world love to see me,&#8221; Chola says.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><i id=\"penny-dale-is-a-freelance-journalist,-podcast-and-documentary-maker-based-in-london.\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">Penny Dale is a freelance journalist, podcast and documentary-maker based in London.<!-- --><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2325\/live\/c89d7e80-a2c0-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/2325\/live\/c89d7e80-a2c0-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2325\/live\/c89d7e80-a2c0-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/2325\/live\/c89d7e80-a2c0-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/2325\/live\/c89d7e80-a2c0-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/2325\/live\/c89d7e80-a2c0-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/2325\/live\/c89d7e80-a2c0-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2325\/live\/c89d7e80-a2c0-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Kooma Jnr A seated Margret Chola laughs at the camera. She is wearing an Indian-style  head band, big bejewelled green-framed sunglasses, a diamond-like waterfall necklace and a black feather boa over a top covered in sequins\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Kooma Jnr<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">&#8220;Legendary Glamma&#8221; has found that age is no barrier to style or garnering Instagram likes<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla\">More BBC stories on Zambia:<!-- --><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Getty Images\/BBC A woman looking at her mobile phone and the graphic BBC News Africa\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images\/BBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cx2ylzj54yxo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luxury Media Zambia A grandmother in rural Zambia has become an style icon and internet sensation &#8211; after agreeing to play dress-up and swapping outfits with her fashionista granddaughter. 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