I finally got to work with Temidayo Johnson of King and Johnson after almost three years and the result is this fashion editorial; Suiren. Suiren is the Japanese word for ‘water lily’ but also is the term for aquatic skills aimed at helping a Shinobi or Samurai while swimming.…
One of my favourite trends of 2018 and 2019 summers is the milkmaid trend. The return of the square neck, puffy sleeved, voile, floral, stripes and bodice detailed peasant dresses and blouses just fill me with a bit of romanticism.…
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…
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…
Pastels were the very first Spring/Summer 2018 trend I took on, you can read that post here. When I was researching pastel looks, I came across a subsection of the trend; sorbet toned clothes. It only made sense, summer comes along with ice cold sorbets. So why not sorbet toned clothes. No bs-ing, Nigeria has been in sorbet season all year. …
This past month I’ve been all about the pink and red trend. From high fashion, to high street to street wear, pink and red is everywhere. Spring 2018 brought along with it some amazing trends. My favorite is probably the pink and red trend. That’s a lot to say because they are two of my least favorite colors. However, the two of them together are a winning combination.…
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.…
Print media used to be the only way we could see the latest runway collections. That has all changed , we see it all as it happens. Instagram Live, Twitter Live, Snapchat, Facebook Live, YouTube Live etc. Fashion has become more accessible and our appetites more voracious, our attention spans shorter.…
Spring / Summer 2018 brings along with it bold colours. This post is a quick and easy guide to wearing the bold colours trend…
Heritage; something that is handed down from the past as a tradition. Tradition; beliefs or behaviors passed down within a society with special importance and origins from the past. A major part of tradition is clothing (fashion). Every society around the world has traditional clothing. These are fabrics, articles of clothing attached to their cultural identity In the last couple of years beginning in Fall/Winter 2016, British fabrics like tweed, herringbone…