Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Crop!

What I totally adore about summer trends is that, they work for us here in Africa because its always so hot! EXCEPT the rainy season which we hardly dress for. Crop tops are a perfect, perfect example of the 'workable' trends of summer.


I know it sounds a little over the top here in Nigeria because exposing yourself that way would get you looks....really ugly looks. Especially from mean old women that'll ask you whether your mother saw you before you left the house. I get it.
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If you care about the 'mean looks', there are different types of crops and different ways to wear them. Crop tops are free,simple and easy to rock whethere you care to show your bare belly or not. There are so many varieties: bralets, long sleeve shirts, jersey sweaters, lace tops or simple cotton blouses.

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Miley Cyrus in Emilio Pucci from streetglamourtoday.com
Crop tops are very versataile in the ways they can be worn . You can wear it with a long skirt, maxi if preferred,tank top if your not comfortable with baring your tummy, over a bathing suit, with high waisted bottoms, with a fitted dress and so on and on. They can worn casual if you care for the beach babe look or casual if you're going for the lady like appeal. Whatever it is, the bottom line is to have fun with it. Its flattering for all figures if u just wear it right.
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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Pattern-on-Pattern??!!!



The fact that mixing prints is a trend just goes to show that fashion is ever evolving. Because up until a few seasons ago,pairing "pattern-on-pattern" was a major no-no. But during the 2012 Spring Fashion Shows at the New York Fashion Week, designers like Charlotte Ronson, Anna Sui,Karen Walker and many others forced us to pay attention! So dear readers pay attention: I'm going to be laying down the basic rules of pairing prints together in order to own this trend.

! The patterns should have the same colour palette

Wendy Nguyen from Wendy's Lookbook

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!!The patterns should be of the same design



Wendy Nguyen from Wendy's Lookbook

!!!Combine loose prints(floral)  with structured prints(stripes)
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!!!!Mix bogus and dramatic designs with subtle ones



!!!!! The rest of your accessories such as belts, bags, shoes should be plain coloured
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Hope this helped.




Thank you so much for reading!!