Marginly.
Contributor
Mira Okafor
Culture critic. Writes about fashion, ritual and the objects people keep. Based in Lagos and London.
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2026
writing with us since
Oct 1, 2026
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The coat that outlived four apartments
A secondhand wool coat, three zippers and the quiet case for owning fewer, older things.
Sep 28, 2026
1 min read
What a dinner table is for
Why the most useful piece of furniture in a flat is the one nobody uses on weekdays.
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Sep 21, 2026
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A short history of the paper map
Before the blue dot, getting lost was a skill, and finding your way was a conversation.
Sep 17, 2026
1 min read
Why we keep the shirts we never wear
Closets are archives. The garments we cannot give away are footnotes to the people we were.