Give me a flannel

   I used to think that "flannel" just recently became a fashion trend until I read an article where it made me realize that it has been in existence for a super long time, as far back as the 16th century in Wales. Funny thing, I initially thought that it was only worn by only men but some fashion pioneers made me realize that it is a unisex material and can be worn and styled to ones liking. 

   Her way of styling the flannel is sophisticating, she brilliantly mixes masculinity and femininity to bring out the beauty of the flannel,which for one makes her outfit unique.

   Flannel has also been made to replace sheer material kimono,this particular one from Akira caught my eyes almost a year ago and I always run to it when I am short of ideas of what to wear.

   My first flannel shirt is this XXL shirt I got from the men's section at Goodwill thrift store about a year ago. It took me two months to incorporate an idea of how to style it because of how large it was on me when I first wore it. I like the fact that it is green because green is one of my go to colors or more like a khaki shade.

  Flannel shirts can either be dressed up or dressed down depending on you, and the occasion. We both have similar looking flannels but we styled them differently but wore them the same way lol. I know that I may have confused some of us with that statement,it is a brain teaser.

So yeah, have fun with flannels even if it looks like a menswear,women are at liberty to incorporate it into whatever style they choose to.

Floral Sunday

  Today,being the last Sunday of the month of July,2015 turned out to be fun. Started off by going to my father's house to start off the week in a blessed note.After which,I had a lunch date with my beautiful mother, a much needed mother and daughter bonding.

Church Outfit:

Believe me when I say my dress is 11 years old because it really is. My mum bought me this dress when I was 10 years old and it still fits me like I bought yesterday. I know I gained weight and grew taller but I do not know how to explain how this dress still fits me perfectly.

 Dress- Marshalls

 Bag-Aldo

 Shoes-Sheikh shoes

After church service and lunch date with my mother, I had the opportunity of hanging out with a good friend. Guess what I wore? Another floral print dress but unlike the first outfit,it was a colorful floral print dress.

Dress-Akira

Bag-Forever 21

Shoes-Forever 21

I used similar accessories for both outfits and sincerely,I cannot remember where I got them from.

Which outfit do you prefer? Personally,I prefer the church outfit because I love my nudes, I am not into loud colors. 

Jidenna--Classic Man

Who is Jidenna? 

  Jidenna Theodore Mobisson was born on April 5,1985 in Wisconsin Rapid, Wisconsin. He is an American musician and performer signed to Janelle Monae's Wondaland Record Label. Born to an American mother,Tama Mobisson and a father of an Igbo heritage,Oliver Mobisson. 

  Jidenna is a founding member of the Fear & Fancy social club that was established in California in 2006. The society,a reminiscent of the social aid and pleasure club of New Orleans is an international collective of entrepreneurs, educators, activists,scientists and artists that is set out in hosting soirées, dinners and demonstrations.

He came to the limelight after his songs "Classic Man" and "Yoga" was released this year, 2015. What really warmed him to all and sundry is his style!!! His outfits are to die for,I mean literally. He represents his song title "Classic Man" in the way he mixes his style and prints especially the African prints. 

  So, there is an uproar about an interview where he (Jidenna) made a statement that most Nigerians do not agree with and there has been a debate on if what he said is true or not. 

Below is the link to the interview that was carried out by Vlad TV;

http://youtu.be/maWvjIfB9LE

My personal question for my readers is not if what he said about how there is a different treatment for light skinned in Nigeria from dark skinned folks, although being a dark skinned Nigerian, I have never experienced such because I have light skinned friends and relatives. What I want to know from my readers is if what he said is due to his upbringing here in America or due to what is really happening in our beautiful country,Nigeria? 

Enjoy reading and debating about the said questions!!!

Peplum is here to stay

  Peplum was highly demanded in the fashion world about 70 years ago but it made a quick comeback in the 1980s. Based on it's high demand by all and sundry, I do not foresee peplum disappearing into thin air anytime soon. 

  What is peplum?

 It is a piece of material attached to another material at the waist area to accentuate the hips. It was initially attached to tops but in recent times, jackets,skirts, and pants has been added to the lot.

 Why peplum?

 Personally, I like peplum because it goes with anything. Whenever I go shopping, I pick things that will complement my other clothes, and peplum, is perfect for such mentality. 

 Another good thing, the peplum style can be sewn with African materials.

  It can also be casually worn to school by dressing it down.

  With Peplum,ones sense of  style creativity has no bounds. 

  Peplum is also a friend to every size and shape, be you slim or thick! With the full coverage that peplum gives around the waist,no one has a reason to not try wearing the peplum.

  Peplum is most certainly here to stay!!

Gray is the new black

 Something about this color gives me the shivers, I have discovered a new black. Gray is my new black...

A simple color that complements any other color, you do not believe me? Scroll   down then ⬇️⬇️⬇️  

Gray and nude

 Gray and white 

All gray and a splash of white

Dark gray and pink

Gray and black

With gray,you can be a dare devil with colors and patterns. You are not restricted, so be free and experiment with the color "gray". I believe that this should be applied to every color but based on our skin tones.

 Outfit Details:

Peplum top-Target

Gray palazzo pants-Forever 21

Gray hat-Charlotte Russe

Black heels-Forever 21

Black Purse- H and M

Same-sex marriage or our lives?

   I woke up to the news of same-sex marriage being legalized in all the 50 states of the United States of America. Yayyy!!!!! Congratulations to everyone that is going to be affected by this new declaration in a positive way.

But people,truth be told, is this really what we should be concerned about? Is this what the government is supposed to be focusing on? 

   Wait, let me understand something, since the government has finally decided to legalize this,what of the nine lives that were lost at Charleston,Emmanuel church shooting? What of the family members of the victims that were taken away from them?What of us that are living in fear of being victims of circumstance? and most important, what of Dylann Roof? What are they (government) saying about the situation? Are you all not wondering why we not hearing anything about the case?

   That aside, what of gun control and police brutality? It has been years since the government has been going back and forth about gun control and police brutality but nothing has been done about the situation. Do not get me wrong, I am excited for the LGBT community but truthfully, I really do not care about the government legalizing same-sex marriage and it is not because of I am in support or against homosexuality. I do not care about it because it is not going to affect me anyway and generally,it is not important to the people of this nation as at now. For instance, let us say as same-sex marriage has been legalized then you choose to go get married to your partner,after the ceremony,you coming out of the court or church and one of you gets struck by a stray bullet,what are you going to say? Who are you going to blame?Yea, that is just one scenario out of a zillion that are most likely to happen as long as the government refuses to focus on important situations like gun control and police brutality. We need help because we obviously do not know how to set our priorities straight. Call me crazy, I believe to enjoy things of the world, we need our lives that is we need to be alive. But when we do not which maniac is about to go on a gun shooting spree or if trying to give my neighbor a parking ticket and he gets shot on the chest by the police, this legalizing of same-sex marriage is useless.

Outfits to school with a touch of white.

My outfits to school for the week of 09/23/2015-09/25/2015.

 

This week started in a beautiful way, I took a quiz that I was not mentally ready for but surprisingly,I passed the quiz. Unfortunately,I could not take a picture of the outfit I wore on Monday because a friend of mine mistakenly put his finger in my eyes,yeah,I was blind for 5 minutes.

The weather was indecisive so I decided to play along with it by wearing my American Apparel Kimono that I have had for a year with a white skirt turned into a strapless top and high waist skirt I got from Ali xpress,my shoes, I cannot remember where exactly I got them from.

The sun decided to smile on the Windy City a day after its indecisiveness.Here, I have on a white peplum top I got from Charlotte Russe over a white pair of trousers I bought from Target and a pair of sandals from forever 21, wearing this shirt dress from Akira was a good decision because the sun later went down and the weather became chilly. Welcome to Chicago!!!

I just noticed that all my outfits has a touch of white. This was a last minute outfit that I put together after waking up an hour late for class. A denim shirt my beautiful mother got for me over a mixed print skater skirt I got from Unique Thrift Store and a pair of toms from Urban outfitters.