Wedding Fun

Velvet is a major trend in Nigeria at the moment for wedding and traditional outfits. It's often pared with soft chantilly lace, French lace, sequins and intricately beaded pieces. Some may not know that actual velvet is harder to find in the market so what is sold is a cheaper but just as fabulous grade of velvet called velveteen.

I was lucky to find this velvet in my ex-seamstress mother's wardrobe. She seems to have almost any fabric imaginable lying around somewhere. This of course saves me the stress of shopping for fabrics, an art I am yet to gain mastery of. Best thing about finding this fabric was its colour being a perfect match for the Virgos Lounge blouse I had planned to wear for the wedding. I had imagined a nice simple skirt but this cheap as tailor didn't share this 'vision' with me. After some flared tempers and patch work, a simple enough fish skirt emerged even though this tailor ironed my velvet. Who does that?! Iron velvet. A fabulously smooth fabric was utterly ruined but I managed to rock it regardless. Was going to let my first and last experience with this silly tailor ruin the wedding for me.

After this extensive prelude, I'm sure you're keen to see what I looked like. Well, this is it:

 

Odiri's attempt at dancing

And these are our vain moments before walking into the wedding reception and with a bunch of friends

VirgosLounge Autumn/Winter 2012 Collection

I love all things sparkly and VirgosLounge stays steady satisfying my every desire for sparkles!!! It's so fresh I had to blog about it! Their A/W 2012 collection.... amazeballs!!!!!! I now have a couple more things I'd like to add to my birthday wishlist. Why can't clothes be illegally downloaded?! *sigh* Feast your eyes on 'Opulence'!

The Donikka in the middle is speaking to me!!! "I hear ya, honey, I'm coming to get you!"

*ehem*

*sigh*

Hello, yellow!

And you on the left...

Glory!!! I want 'em all!

A Serial Instagrammer

In the past month of neglecting the blog, I received some shiny toys including a shiny new android phone with Instagram and I've been hooked ever since.  My other excuse for not blogging about my fashion (mis)adventures is that I gave someone my camera to take photos of their great summer holiday. I get it back today. I have really missed it. *sniffles* And now that I have it back, I barely have a social life because I'm preparing for a super tough exam and have chosen to deprive myself of my regular doses of extracurricular activities. I'm guessing my next personal update will be my birthday in October... 25 is only a month away....

Dancing queen in my Virgos Lounge top

BFF Tattoos

Sunday lunch with friends

Haute Fashion Africa's new layout (I did the collage)

Happy faces for a happy morning

I will always love this collection, Versace

Before I broke up with junk food. How could you not love this

Goodie bag that came in the post from a dear friend, Becky

Finally got the ring :-)