Day 1 of LFWNG 2018 runway shows told a sustainable and artisanal vintage story with Lagos Space Programme and An…
Minimalism isn’t just a lifestyle choice it could also be a persons, personal style. How they dress and accessorise. Minimalist style features a limited color palette and a slim closet. So many moons ago, I thought I could fully live the minimalist lifestyle, with very few possessions, clean, simple and chic. Do I still want that? Of course, I just haven’t gotten the hang of clearing out my closet from…
Style is an important part of human culture. It is however, incredibly difficult to narrow down one’s style. The general consensus though, is style that is timeless and remains fresh no matter the era. One of the most timeless items in fashion is denim and the most timeless color is white. As a pair denim and white transcends era and age. Denim and white is classy and timeless. This post…
Summer is in quotes because even though it’s summer around the world its rainy season in Nigeria. I live in Abuja, and as much as it is the rainy season, we have a few really hot days. It can be really hard to dress for the weather because there are unexpected changes. One minute the sun is shining really bright and the next minute, the clouds come out. Here is…
Symmetric eyebrows, long and curled eyelashes, slim nose, full lips, perfect teeth, long, lithe body. Perfection the elusive unicorn that we all chase. Or is it plastic pressure? The aim of this is to review what constitutes ‘perfection’ by society’s standards. Also there’s a surprise collaboration at the end.…
Plastic fashion began trending in 2017, but 2018 took it to a whole other level. This is because as a fabric, plastic is durable. It can also be recycled for when you no longer want it. Plastic was all over the runways at the Spring 2018 presentations. This post will do two things; One, establish plastic as a trend. By looking at it on the runway, in streetstyle and in…
In the spirit of redoing each spring/summer trend I blogged about, this is a restyle of the clashing colors trend. Red and Pink are arguably the two most clashed colors of all time. However, Spring/Summer 2018 has made them staples. In my first styling of the clashing colors trend, I went the editorial route. For this post, I will be styling a work appropriate look featuring pink and red.…
Clashing colors are in. The colors that clash the best and break all fashion rules are PINK and RED. Wearing these two colors for a very long time was a fashion faux pas. However, Spring 2018 heralds a new day. The risk takers are finally right. You can wear pink and red and not look like a total nutcase.…
In the last fashion article it was established that print fashion media is dying a slow death. There are hopes of survival but the future is uncertain. The conversation about the death of print has been ongoing for years. A new conversation however, has begun. The conversation about the future of blogs. The death of blogging ? …
Clashing colors or as it is know in this part of the world, color riot. Once upon a time the rules of fashion dictated that certain colors should never be worn together. Things change however, color blocking brought on a new era. The juxtaposition of colors became a fashion staple. Color blocking went out of style a couple years ago. Pink and red though is in.…