Showing posts with label Ladies Outfit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ladies Outfit. Show all posts
Friday, 14 August 2015
Halle Berry stuns in blue dress
Saturday, 1 August 2015
Best Dressed Nigerian Actresses
Being an actress is not about name only but how mature in dressing. Watch as I point out some of them;
OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEINDE
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is a stylish piece of work. This curvy actress knows how to make fashion statements on and off red carpets. She always turns up edgy stylish a lover of Nigerian brand, she enjoys clothing in different Iconic pieces that almost fits her like a second skin.
Omosexy, as she is fondly called, is the drama queen of Nollywood and the mistress of mixing unexpected styles to suit her taste. She never blends with the crowd as she always stands out with her simple yet elegant look.
Genevieve Nnaji
Ever wondered how Genny manages to look so gorgeous year after year? It’s simply, because the Nolloywood diva weaves her beauty routine round “modern yet classic with a hint of cool”.
Bukky Wright
This actress with a flattering figure, always looks sleek and sexy but not overtly. Bukky is known for her mature and womanly dressing and you need no soothsayer to tell you that she has access to designer’s clothes and a pricey stylist.
Stephanie Okereke
This multi-talented actress’ style can best be described as elegant sophistication with a high fashion flair. Stephanie loves to experiment with the edgier look and she always looks all feminine. She is known for her mature and graceful dressing which she achieves by choosing pieces that reflect her graceful demeanor.
Ini Edo
According to the style suicide act of 1961, suicide is an act of intentionally ending one’s own cleavage cycle. Haba! What fashion statement are you making with miserable tits.
Rita Dominic
She is known for her hot and sexy hairstyles. Rita is a red carpet delight , because her style is usually inspired from the retro style but she always looks modern. Rita is also known for adding a personal touch to what she wears and she always looks fresh in them.
OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEINDE
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is a stylish piece of work. This curvy actress knows how to make fashion statements on and off red carpets. She always turns up edgy stylish a lover of Nigerian brand, she enjoys clothing in different Iconic pieces that almost fits her like a second skin.
Omosexy, as she is fondly called, is the drama queen of Nollywood and the mistress of mixing unexpected styles to suit her taste. She never blends with the crowd as she always stands out with her simple yet elegant look.
Genevieve Nnaji
Ever wondered how Genny manages to look so gorgeous year after year? It’s simply, because the Nolloywood diva weaves her beauty routine round “modern yet classic with a hint of cool”.
Bukky Wright
This actress with a flattering figure, always looks sleek and sexy but not overtly. Bukky is known for her mature and womanly dressing and you need no soothsayer to tell you that she has access to designer’s clothes and a pricey stylist.
Stephanie Okereke
This multi-talented actress’ style can best be described as elegant sophistication with a high fashion flair. Stephanie loves to experiment with the edgier look and she always looks all feminine. She is known for her mature and graceful dressing which she achieves by choosing pieces that reflect her graceful demeanor.
Ini Edo
According to the style suicide act of 1961, suicide is an act of intentionally ending one’s own cleavage cycle. Haba! What fashion statement are you making with miserable tits.
Rita Dominic
She is known for her hot and sexy hairstyles. Rita is a red carpet delight , because her style is usually inspired from the retro style but she always looks modern. Rita is also known for adding a personal touch to what she wears and she always looks fresh in them.
How a Nigerian Designer Describe passion for Fashion
I believe this will motivate you...
Foremost Nigerian designer Deola dishes on challenges, passion and more in the Nigerian fashion industry to Elle SA while ultimately revealing a feature in the documentary, My Nigeria for Al Jazeera.
The designer who is has showcased around the world spoke candidly with Elle South Africa about her passion and more.
Excerpts:
ELLE: What sparked your passion and interest in fashion?
Coming from a place where the African fashion story wasn’t being told in its entirety, seeing as it was being told through the eyes of European designers who would pick up on more prevalent parts of the African culture during visits for inspiration, I felt there was a deeper story within, itching to be unveiled. The popular Maasai culture was indeed striking, but the Africa I was living in, my Africa, was going through a renaissance, which was characterised by an uncanny and quite contemporary combination of Western and African silhouettes. African fabrics have a truly unique quality and I felt I had a very important role to play in changing the perception of African fashion and in economically empowering local artisans, which is why I have consistently worked with native Nigerian fabrics, such as ‘Adire’ and ‘Aso Oke’, in every collection. ‘Komole’, my own authentic answer to every Nigerian’s yearning for an original interpretation and crafting of lace, is original from conceptualisation to crafting to final creation. Komole is now justifiably associated with top-tier attire for every occasion.
ELLE: What sparked your passion and interest in fashion?
Coming from a place where the African fashion story wasn’t being told in its entirety, seeing as it was being told through the eyes of European designers who would pick up on more prevalent parts of the African culture during visits for inspiration, I felt there was a deeper story within, itching to be unveiled. The popular Maasai culture was indeed striking, but the Africa I was living in, my Africa, was going through a renaissance, which was characterised by an uncanny and quite contemporary combination of Western and African silhouettes. African fabrics have a truly unique quality and I felt I had a very important role to play in changing the perception of African fashion and in economically empowering local artisans, which is why I have consistently worked with native Nigerian fabrics, such as ‘Adire’ and ‘Aso Oke’, in every collection. ‘Komole’, my own authentic answer to every Nigerian’s yearning for an original interpretation and crafting of lace, is original from conceptualisation to crafting to final creation. Komole is now justifiably associated with top-tier attire for every occasion.
ELLE: How did your involvement in the documentary, My Nigeria, come about?
I believe this selection was based on merit and on the longevity and commitment to value and quality of the Deola Sagoe brand over the years, within the wider context of Nigeria as a fast-evolving country.
ELLE: How do you think the documentary will speak to women?
I believe it will inspire women to begin to take their destiny in their own hands and to realise that they have a role, which transcends traditional moulds and norms.
ELLE: What is your specific role in My Nigeria? How so your label ‘The House of Deola being featured?
The My Nigeria series consists of 30-minute clips on the Al Jazeera channel with a spotlight on the side of Nigeria, which historically has not been portrayed by the global media. The truth is, for every stereotype of corruption or extremism you hear of, there are a million motivated and driven Nigerians who add value and impact positively in and out of Nigeria. The aim of the story is to highlight the truth about Nigeria and change false or misguided perceptions and stereotypes. The Deola brand is being cast in the role of an effective and impactful organisation, particularly with regards to Nigeria’s image, and when shared will empower the people and enlighten the international community.
ELLE: What are some of the challenges faced by female designers in Nigeria?
The challenges facing Nigerian designers don’t impact women only. All Nigerian designers have to contend with poor access to training, infrastructure, distribution, retail, a lack of funding and intellectual property theft. These are things we are hoping will change in the near future.
ELLE: What’s next from the House of Deola Sagoe?
Komole Kandids is currently in the works and should be released sometime before the end of the year. I am particularly excited about this collection and it is quite close to my heart for a couple of reasons that I won’t disclose just yet…let’s keep an element of surprise! I can, however, say this collection will unveil the ‘blue blood’ in, and speak to, every woman at any level or phase of her life and for any occasion she might have in mind. In this ‘selfie’ age, everyday has its moments and everyday is an event, which you might want to capture on camera and keep for a lifetime.
Read up all the interview on http://www.elle.co.za/my-nigeria-meet-deola-sagoe/
My Nigeria is a series of six half-hour documentaries showcasing Africa’s most complex and populous country. The six half-hour films will go out in a prime time documentary slot (date and time still to be confirmed) to Al Jazeera’s global audience of over 250 million households across 130 countries.
Source: Elle SA
Foremost Nigerian designer Deola dishes on challenges, passion and more in the Nigerian fashion industry to Elle SA while ultimately revealing a feature in the documentary, My Nigeria for Al Jazeera.
The designer who is has showcased around the world spoke candidly with Elle South Africa about her passion and more.
Excerpts:
ELLE: What sparked your passion and interest in fashion?
Coming from a place where the African fashion story wasn’t being told in its entirety, seeing as it was being told through the eyes of European designers who would pick up on more prevalent parts of the African culture during visits for inspiration, I felt there was a deeper story within, itching to be unveiled. The popular Maasai culture was indeed striking, but the Africa I was living in, my Africa, was going through a renaissance, which was characterised by an uncanny and quite contemporary combination of Western and African silhouettes. African fabrics have a truly unique quality and I felt I had a very important role to play in changing the perception of African fashion and in economically empowering local artisans, which is why I have consistently worked with native Nigerian fabrics, such as ‘Adire’ and ‘Aso Oke’, in every collection. ‘Komole’, my own authentic answer to every Nigerian’s yearning for an original interpretation and crafting of lace, is original from conceptualisation to crafting to final creation. Komole is now justifiably associated with top-tier attire for every occasion.
ELLE: What sparked your passion and interest in fashion?
Coming from a place where the African fashion story wasn’t being told in its entirety, seeing as it was being told through the eyes of European designers who would pick up on more prevalent parts of the African culture during visits for inspiration, I felt there was a deeper story within, itching to be unveiled. The popular Maasai culture was indeed striking, but the Africa I was living in, my Africa, was going through a renaissance, which was characterised by an uncanny and quite contemporary combination of Western and African silhouettes. African fabrics have a truly unique quality and I felt I had a very important role to play in changing the perception of African fashion and in economically empowering local artisans, which is why I have consistently worked with native Nigerian fabrics, such as ‘Adire’ and ‘Aso Oke’, in every collection. ‘Komole’, my own authentic answer to every Nigerian’s yearning for an original interpretation and crafting of lace, is original from conceptualisation to crafting to final creation. Komole is now justifiably associated with top-tier attire for every occasion.
ELLE: How did your involvement in the documentary, My Nigeria, come about?
I believe this selection was based on merit and on the longevity and commitment to value and quality of the Deola Sagoe brand over the years, within the wider context of Nigeria as a fast-evolving country.
ELLE: How do you think the documentary will speak to women?
I believe it will inspire women to begin to take their destiny in their own hands and to realise that they have a role, which transcends traditional moulds and norms.
ELLE: What is your specific role in My Nigeria? How so your label ‘The House of Deola being featured?
The My Nigeria series consists of 30-minute clips on the Al Jazeera channel with a spotlight on the side of Nigeria, which historically has not been portrayed by the global media. The truth is, for every stereotype of corruption or extremism you hear of, there are a million motivated and driven Nigerians who add value and impact positively in and out of Nigeria. The aim of the story is to highlight the truth about Nigeria and change false or misguided perceptions and stereotypes. The Deola brand is being cast in the role of an effective and impactful organisation, particularly with regards to Nigeria’s image, and when shared will empower the people and enlighten the international community.
ELLE: What are some of the challenges faced by female designers in Nigeria?
The challenges facing Nigerian designers don’t impact women only. All Nigerian designers have to contend with poor access to training, infrastructure, distribution, retail, a lack of funding and intellectual property theft. These are things we are hoping will change in the near future.
ELLE: What’s next from the House of Deola Sagoe?
Komole Kandids is currently in the works and should be released sometime before the end of the year. I am particularly excited about this collection and it is quite close to my heart for a couple of reasons that I won’t disclose just yet…let’s keep an element of surprise! I can, however, say this collection will unveil the ‘blue blood’ in, and speak to, every woman at any level or phase of her life and for any occasion she might have in mind. In this ‘selfie’ age, everyday has its moments and everyday is an event, which you might want to capture on camera and keep for a lifetime.
Read up all the interview on http://www.elle.co.za/my-nigeria-meet-deola-sagoe/
My Nigeria is a series of six half-hour documentaries showcasing Africa’s most complex and populous country. The six half-hour films will go out in a prime time documentary slot (date and time still to be confirmed) to Al Jazeera’s global audience of over 250 million households across 130 countries.
Source: Elle SA
Thursday, 30 July 2015
Things you should know about High Heels
1. Get the right size of the shoe.
The number one mistake ladies could make is probably not having the right shoe size for their foot. Your foot size changes over the years, even as much as one full size, especially after having kids. Have your feet sized once a year, and do it if you’ve never had it done. Measure your feet very well when you’re buying shoes, for width and for length as well. A lot of people think they’re a wide or vise versa and they’re not, so definitely do that before you shop.
2. Educate yourself on your own personal foot type.
Know your foot type. In my opinion, a podiatrist would be the best way to know your foot type and what’s going on. If you can’t run out to the podiatrist, there’s a couple of neat ways to see if you have a flat foot or a high-arch foot. Wet your foot and step onto a piece of construction paper. When you make an impression, it will show you how much your foot is flattening or how high of an arch you have. You can look at a person’s foot type and see why they are having pain.
3. The thicker the heel, the better.
Avoid thin heels, the stilettos. They cause your foot to wobble around. Sometimes, the dress is just going to call for a stiletto, as long as it’s something that’s occasional. If you’re wearing stilettos everyday, you might want to consider a chunkier heel style and change it up a bit.
4. Avoid thin soles, opting instead for a platform.
Thin soles will almost always give you pain on the bottom of your foot. You want a thicker sole or a little bit of a platform, which will offset some of the pressure when you’re walking. A rubbery kind of material will absorb that pressure.
5. Take breaks.
Kick your shoes off throughout the day and stretch your ankles and toes.
6. Stretch your feet after you take your shoes off.
The stretches that you’ll want to do are the stretches that will target the front of the foot and ankle, like pointing your toes down, and pulling your toes up with a strap to get the Achilles’ tendon and the calf muscles. And then side to side to get to the instep and the outside of the foot.
7. Try a shoe with more coverage up top.
The more coverage you have on the top of your foot, the better. Sometimes high-heeled boots are actually something you can wear all day and they don’t bother your feet as much. In the summer, you can try something with an ankle strap or a big wide strap across the top. If you’re prone to blisters and friction, you might want to try that style, something that covers more of the top of your foot.
8. Those over-the-counter shoe inserts really do help.
One thing to try are the over-the-counter products that market themselves for high heels. They are called metatarsal or ball of the foot pads. They are oval-shaped pads that go under the ball of the foot, usually made from a silicone gel. They combat soreness under the ball of the foot. Especially if it’s made of silicone, it will hold your foot more steady in the shoe so your feet aren’t sliding forward as much, which will protect your toes from friction and blisters.
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Monday, 27 July 2015
Ankara Moves High in Outfit
I saw this post and felt to share it on my blog... Orginally from
http://ynaija.com/ankara-adds-flavour-to-any-outfit-any-day-anytime-see-how/
At one point in time, it was very fashionable to wear ‘ready-made clothes” and the traditional or ethnic printed fabric were only sewn into ‘iro and buba” which was regarded archaic.
However in Nigeria today, things have turned around one eighty degrees and now, wearing ethnic printed clothing is very in.
As time has passed on, the clothing fabric became finer, less heavy, non-itchy, available in varieties and most of all, tailors developed a better sense of style.
It’s so much easier to have clothing sewn from traditional fabric now, be it Ankara, Kente, lace, dry lace, Guinea, French lace, Adire, Aso-oke- just go to your tailor and describe what you want to him or her, and voila!
The great thing about various prints is that you can design every detail of how you want your outfit to look; the transformation is carried out by tailors. They turn your plain materials to elegant pieces or in some cases, screwed up caricatures.
Ankara has now become a popular commodity; it’s even imbibed in fashion shows and seen on international celebrities. Nigerian designers such as Lanre Da-Silva Ajayi of LDA, Kiki Kamanu, Ituen Basi, JD7, and Lisa Folawiyo of Jewel by Lisa, Zizi Cardow, and Ade Bakare amongst others have taken the indigenous fabric and transformed them into eye candy and show cased them on an international level.
Clothing accessories are not left out; traditional fabric has been used on bracelets, shoes, clutch purses, brooches, ties and what not.
The ‘iro’ and ‘buba’ has been revamped now, there ‘oleku’ version has returned from the eighties to grace us with it chic elegance. The ‘oleku’ is basically the shorter version of the traditional Yoruba ‘iro’ and ‘buba’, this looks really great on ladies, age and size irrespective
I suggest we all get off our hides and begin to fill our closets with items of Ankara, for it adds flavour to any outfit any day, anytime.
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http://ynaija.com/ankara-adds-flavour-to-any-outfit-any-day-anytime-see-how/
At one point in time, it was very fashionable to wear ‘ready-made clothes” and the traditional or ethnic printed fabric were only sewn into ‘iro and buba” which was regarded archaic.
However in Nigeria today, things have turned around one eighty degrees and now, wearing ethnic printed clothing is very in.
As time has passed on, the clothing fabric became finer, less heavy, non-itchy, available in varieties and most of all, tailors developed a better sense of style.
It’s so much easier to have clothing sewn from traditional fabric now, be it Ankara, Kente, lace, dry lace, Guinea, French lace, Adire, Aso-oke- just go to your tailor and describe what you want to him or her, and voila!
The great thing about various prints is that you can design every detail of how you want your outfit to look; the transformation is carried out by tailors. They turn your plain materials to elegant pieces or in some cases, screwed up caricatures.
Ankara has now become a popular commodity; it’s even imbibed in fashion shows and seen on international celebrities. Nigerian designers such as Lanre Da-Silva Ajayi of LDA, Kiki Kamanu, Ituen Basi, JD7, and Lisa Folawiyo of Jewel by Lisa, Zizi Cardow, and Ade Bakare amongst others have taken the indigenous fabric and transformed them into eye candy and show cased them on an international level.
Clothing accessories are not left out; traditional fabric has been used on bracelets, shoes, clutch purses, brooches, ties and what not.
The ‘iro’ and ‘buba’ has been revamped now, there ‘oleku’ version has returned from the eighties to grace us with it chic elegance. The ‘oleku’ is basically the shorter version of the traditional Yoruba ‘iro’ and ‘buba’, this looks really great on ladies, age and size irrespective
I suggest we all get off our hides and begin to fill our closets with items of Ankara, for it adds flavour to any outfit any day, anytime.
Do you find it interesting??
Share or subscribe to my blog... I love you all
Nigerian Aso Ebi Can't Be Overridden
Nigerian Style Short Gowns Are Perfect As Wedding Guest Outfits
Gown aso-ebis (wedding guest wears) are some of the finest, you’d agree. Or what about wearing an ankara or lace short gown to work on a Friday? I like that you can look both elegant and simple in a traditional style short gown. And for brides-to-be who are planning a honeymoon, be sure to include one or two into your honeymoon suitcase.
Nigerian traditional wears and dresses are really looking better and better every day, and competing well in the International Fashion scene. The finishings are becoming better and better – even with outfits made by local tailors.
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Gown aso-ebis (wedding guest wears) are some of the finest, you’d agree. Or what about wearing an ankara or lace short gown to work on a Friday? I like that you can look both elegant and simple in a traditional style short gown. And for brides-to-be who are planning a honeymoon, be sure to include one or two into your honeymoon suitcase.
Nigerian traditional wears and dresses are really looking better and better every day, and competing well in the International Fashion scene. The finishings are becoming better and better – even with outfits made by local tailors.
Subscribe to my blog to get updated...
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