Being Nigerian – whether residing on African or diasporan soil – guarantees you’re likely to have peculiar items in your home that screams, ‘I AM NIGERIAN!!!’ One of which is the Hausa handmade basket. Used as a storage, no one ever really thought past its orthodox prosy-usage, that is until designer, Bugu Ogisi, broke the jinx. Her recent collection – which she showcased at the Heineken Lagos fashion and design week – incorporates these basket-like handbags. We applaud the creativity but we leave you to decide… yay or nay? Would you be rocking these? Photo Credit: #HeinekenLFDW2015 Photographer: Kola Oshalusixosotin chelseathông…
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Ah yes! Everyone is seemingly catching the Nigerian religious bug. The ‘culture’ of vocally thanking God has lost its exclusivity from solely the mouths of pastors/priests and gospel singers, as those pinned circular artist are joining the praise-party. Flavour’s Keneya, Chidinma’s If E No Be God, Korede Bello’s God Win and (just recently) Yemi Alade’s Na Gode comes to mind. It surely puts smiles on our faces, and recently our smiles broadened when Yemi Alade released the video to her song, Na Gode. We love the lyrics but we love the dope style too – the over the top gele… The…
‘Oh come off it, Kehinde, you think I don’t know? Or you must think I’m blind.’ it was the first time in our discussion that irritation showed in his voice. The cursed phone began ringing again and in anger I slammed against the red button. What did Austin know? ‘What are you talking about?’ with the little courage that hadn’t fled me, I asked this question. ‘My sister was at your party, you know.’ he casually traced the edges of his plate with the fork. Darn it. What had that tattle tale seen? ‘I know. So what?’ ‘So was your…
Rihanna is undeniably a walking-coffer-of-creative force to reckon with and has proven she’s not just another stylish celebrity, but is a trendsetter in the world of fashion. The fashion-influencer cum singer never fails to dole out daring and edgy styles, and it’s for this reason we weren’t the least bit surprised when singer, Tiwa Savage – for the family planning campaign shoot – recreated a Stella Jean outfit Rihanna wore to the white house in 2014. The stole-looking outfit from the AW14 collection is characterized by ‘shirt’ sleeves and an Ankara dress – in true Stella Jean mix-and-match-fashion. The…
Anyone who claims they haven’t at a point in time, experienced feeling ‘ugly’ is either in denial or a Mami Wata. Don’t get me wrong, everyone is rightfully beautiful, however, unlike queen B and Nicki, there are days we look in the mirror and… ugh! Just don’t ‘feel ourselves’. Those are the days we want to crawl and hide under our beds if we could; the days our confidence takes a hiatus, giving us droopy shoulders when we see someone we consider good looking walk past us. Truth is, it happens to the best of us, but it is also…
Heineken Lagos fashion and design week successfully came to an end on the 31st of October. The event which was much anticipated by fashion aficionados, fashion critics, and in fact, the West African world of fashion, didn’t falter in serving style on a platter of creativity. Although most designers stuck to their unique sartorial-guns, some like Iconic Invanity veered off usual course, tilting toward minimalism and ready-to-wear pieces. Joining international waters by sailing along the lines of ‘less is more’ and shedding the weight of excess fabrics. Watching models walk the runway in usual catlike gait, it was impossible not…
Yay! Its that time of the week again were we look back at stylish moments that made us swoon, and wish we could click the ‘love’ button a thousand times over. In light of Lagos fashion and design week 2015, the Nigerian Instagram sphere has been flooded non-stop with eclectic styles, from fabulous to ‘fabu-not’ looks. However certain styles struck the right chord with us and we are obliged to share with you. So in usual fashion, these are 10 Instagram style moments of the week we applaud (LFDW edition) xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng…
Before the boxy trend and the 70’s throwback style, in the world of female fashion, style as we knew it was flaunty – whether its trying to accentuate your curves or give the illusion of curves – and showy – hello boobage! Rarely is the word sexy used in the same sentence with ‘hippie’ and/or ‘urban’. But this didn’t stop the petite-framed, Nigerian Afro-haired beauty, Yagazie Emezi, from plunging into a sea of ‘over-sized’ 70’s clothing. You might wonder how she pulls it off, here’s how… Photo Credit: @yagazieemezi (Instagram)xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ…
He sees his prey, he moves in for the kill; slowly, scrupulously, he spoils his prey into acceptance and then… it’s all downhill-bleh from then on. This defines the relationship of most. It sparks the question: is it a guy thing to just not put in as much effort once in a relationship as he did during the ‘chase’ or is it a nature thing to relax once your ‘goal’ is achieved? Whatever the case is, we are sure no woman wants her man crossing his legs like ‘all is well’ when he should be loving her to bits, so…
You’re likely to hear, if they are truthful, 90% of Nigerians exclaim ‘I hate my job!!!’ The era of doing what you love it seems hasn’t fully trickled down to these parts, why? Well… Man must chop. Those who grab the bull by the horn by doing what they love in every stretch of imagination are considered risk takers (or ingenious daredevils). In all fairness, consistently doing what you hate might take more guts than it seems, that’s why we are here to help you through each day; to help ease the growing tension with these 4 essential tips. Talk…