Maju L'amour Collection Launch

The Maju event which held at ember creek yesterday was packed with shoppers just like their le petit marche stall. its good to see Nigerian fashion taking interest in the hearts of many young people. The mc of the event was Mofe Duncan of peak talent hunt show and media coverage of 360 nobs and WOTN (we own the night).

The Exhibition

I.N.O
they deal with jewelry making and also make custom jewels

THOTS ON TEES

my favorite

MAJU

   

FACE IT

SPOT THE MAJU BAG

THE SHOW

I apologize the pictures below are quite blurry cause i took them with my blackberry as my camera (which is no dslr) battery went off

Took quick snaps of a few things that caught my eye;



cheetah skin slingbacks



three toned suede pumps

Of course I copped myself a maju bag (it was the last one of its type, lucky me) as well and carrot pants.

Save the date: Maju Collection Launch

Maju a brand designed by Motunrayo Jimoh is having their first fashion show and revealing their new collection at the ember creek awolowo road, ikoyi lagos, this sunday which is the 20th. You can check their previous collection. there is also going to be a sale and exhibiton featuring jewelry designs by I.N.O by Ronke Oduniyi and t-shirts by thots on tees by Micheal Chibong and make-up by Face it.
 here are some of the products that will be exhibited;

Maju

I.N.O

Thots on Tees

A date to Remember

While everyone in the fashion continent has been chatting about Mercedes Benz (New York) fashion week, we over here have been talking about the Arise Fashion week as well. its the week where African fashionistas, designers, photogs, bloggers and editors meet to form what i will call a collision. No doubt there would be creativity all around after all it is arise magazine. Everyone is still speculating about the designers that would be showcasing (50 in number). it is definitely a date to mark on your calendar. Even though i'm not sure if i'll make it between school and school work. i'm still pretty much excited about what its going to bringforth.
while we wait for the list to come out, here is a sneek peek into their 12th issue

oh! we know you're not.

i think she's a good celebrity to be featured as she has been proudly rocking pieces from Nigerian designer Lisa Folawiyo (jewel by lisa) who i featured in a previous post

you can view more pictures on their facebook page

Men in Brooches!

hello everyone! been writing exams but i'm back now. i'm working on a lot of things now that i can't let in till i'm almost done at least. Noticed a trend that is setting in among Nigerian men now which is brooches. i know next to nothing about mens fashion but i can tell a good tailored suit from the other and i love pink on a guy (sexy). At first, i wasn't really feeling the idea of guys wearing brooches as i am of any female inspired menswear but a few fashionistos rocked it so well that i think i can bear to see more of the trend.

not the biggest fan of this corsage brooch tho

photo credit: bellanaija.com neks2u.com fashionphoenix06.com

In other non-african news...

my blog is mainly african(nigerian) inspired but of course we have to keep up with the world.

Carine's replacement.
well this is not news but if you are anywhere in the fashion world, you'll know the new editor of vogue paris. first time i heard the name emmanuel alt. what you expect in an editor french for that matter is not what you'll find in emmauelle alt. she is bad-ass (pardon my language). she's not all hats and pencil skirts. this just goes to say its best to be you and one day you'll be appreciated as you are. her style is not particularly my kind of style but i love it and i love her already

Rebelle fleur

name of the perfume which she tatted on her neck in the pic above 'rebelle fleur' rebel flower in english. she shortened it to reb'l fleur

SoBe swimsuit campaign

jessica szhor of gossip girl (most annoying character asides jenny) is the new celeb face of sobe swimsuit.

T-shirt Frenzy

For a while now, I've been 'into' t-shirts. specially the ones that tell a story or with history on it. its always cool to wear a rock n roll tshirt (even when you don't know the band or lyrics to any of their songs) FAIL! its even cooler to rock African inspired tees especially when you connect with what is written or the image on your shirt. yes! I'm deep with t-shirts now. i would totally rock the ones below;

it says "better to die fighting for freedom than to be a prisoner all the days of your life" doesn't it make you want to raise your fist and say "power to the people" lol. i kid or not but you get me right??

hahaa! Mr mickey ain't so happy. this isn't African inspired but i like it because it shows the other side of happy go lucky mickey mouse. we are human

fela kuti fullstop. need i say more, i really hope to see fela on broadway this year.

put her words on a tee and it instantly glams it up. coco chanel is a glamorous genius. i would dress up this tee with a skirt.

 it says ''it always seems impossible until its done". mandela inspires me to know bounds. how a prisoner became a president of a country is a story i always want to read. that reminds me, i have to finish watching invictus, the movie is so good you can excuse the bad accent.

Lazy Sunday

Happy new year to all my stylish readers. I have a few resolutions for my blog but i'll keep them to myself and hopefully you'll see the changes as the months go by. school will be resuming tomorrow so you'll see a little less of me but will try my best to keep updating you.
caught the vlisco bag in the editors pick in the latest edition of Fab magazine. and i honestly can say i never knew they were into production of handbags for sale. i had seen them in their ads but didnt know there were collections of bags.. of course i checked out their website and lo n behold not only bags but keyrings, bracelets and other accessories.
here are 2 of my faves;

messenger bags are still hot. this stands out with the african print detail. i would carry this class, the beach, shoots and so on. its very hand and would work with most outfits.

this mulberry meets hermes tote is lovely in this champagne colour. its no wonder it was sold out on the website. what i love the most about the bag is the african print lining

you can check out their web for more http://www.vlisco.com/