Ayoka Lucas is an innovative stylist who has been in the business for more than 15 years. Lucas began her freelance career in Atlanta, styling a local nightlife columnist as well as other area celebrities. After relocating to Charleston, she wrote a weekly social column for the Charleston City Paper, incorporating fashion, pop culture, and local happenings. As the style director for two regional publications, Charleston and Charleston Weddings, Lucas produces the fashion spreads, Style File features, bridal style tips, street style pages, and more. In addition, she writes numerous style blogs contributing to both local and national online media sites including Essence magazine and “Project Runway,” and has served as a contributing fashion correspondent on Charleston’s ABC News 4’s “Lowcountry Live,” NBC WCBD News 2, and CBS Live 5 News. In addition, Lucas hosts a weekly radio show spotlighting fashion and pop culture for Cumulus Media's Charleston Station, WSSX FM. As the style director and visionary behind Charleston magazine’s Charleston Fashion Week, she has contributed to the success of spotlighting the local fashion community and the city as a premier shopping destination. Her blog, stylePublic.com, offers public access to style exclusives narrated by global cool kids, trend spotters, and style insiders. "We are the pathfinders to hidden avenues of style culture, whether it be fashion, art, music or just life," says Lucas. "We are a culture club!"