To stripe or not to stripe?
To clear your doubts, stripes are always in. They have proved to be timeless, classic and cool. They are always in and have become a staple.
While contemplating on this, here are a few ways you can style stripes.
To clear your doubts, stripes are always in. They have proved to be timeless, classic and cool. They are always in and have become a staple.
While contemplating on this, here are a few ways you can style stripes.
1) Pair with patterns
2) Pair with a bold colour. This is always a
winner. You can't go wrong.
3) Be geometric: Pair with similar or same shapes(check) or stripes in the opposite direction(horizontal/vertical as the case may be.
Stripes acts as neutrals; this makes it a versatile piece with quite a number of styling options. Always consider it when layering.
Written by Seun Akeke
It is the month of December, the city is buzzing with events at every nook and cranny. Ebonylife premiered a new movie last Sunday and the style theme was opulently Nigerian.
It was a hall full of celebrities, dignitaries all looking glam in different cultural garments.
On that note, we will be giving a few tips on how to include culture into your wardrobe.
1) Play with your accessories: Designers in and out of Nigeria are adopting the use of our local fabrics to make beautiful accessories that could add some culture to our western styles. There are quite a number of accessories designers who use coral beads, Adire and asooke to make bags, jewelry, foot wear, turbans, scarves and the list goes on..... Here are a few brands you can look at.
2) Go for brands that manipulate fabric. Some brands do no wrong manipulating fabrics by mixmatching or underlaying and many more other ways. A few of the many designers who do this are:
3) Be unconventional: Avoid doing the norm when selecting styles for for your cultural fabric.
For lifestyle, you can play around when soft furnishing using homes accessories made with cultural materials.
Written by Seun Akeke
Written by Seun Akeke
The festive season is here again and if you will agree, this season comes with spending. It could be spending money on yourself or spending on gift items for family and friends. Whatever the case might be, we all want to get value for money spent so the Vane style team has put this together as a guide to help your shopping decisions.
1. Wearesiwwaa (N1M and above).
This is an African brand from Kenya. The brand uses their impeccable designes and crafted accessories to tell the story of Africa heritage. The first of their "Chanzo"collection is a Calf skin Tote bag which they call the modern day pot. This illustrates a safe place to keep one's precious belongings and represents abundance.
The tote from Wearesiwwaa is one gift that can be passed down to generations; the bag we call a classic. If you are willing yo splurge, This calf skin Tote will definitely give you value for your money.
2. Alara (N300k and above)
Alara offers you a wide range of luxury fashion and lifestyle products. The options vary from perfumes to shoes, bags, accessories, jewelry, stationery for both men and women. If you are a lover of all things African, this is the place to check for impeccable designs with great quality. A little birdie told us Christmas sales starts on the 30th of November, 2018.
3. Excelle Fabrics (N40k and above)
The festive season comes with a lot of events and some of us love to have outfits made to fit by tailors. Excelle fabrics is your one stop shop for all kinds of quality lace, Atiku and Ankara.
4. 41Luxe (N20k and above)
Find an array of fashion options at 41luxe. This is a multi level retail store offering the best out of Africa with branches in various parts of Nigeria.
Be sure to look out for all the deals at your favourite retail stores.
Need more information or guide? Follow @vanestylesr on instagram.
XOXO
Seun Akeke
Gone are the days when suits were worn by only bankers or corporate workers. Suits are fast becoming a staple in every woman's' closet and have become the go-to fashion item when looking to make a statement. They can be worn to any event depending on the style and cut of the suit.
On that note this, here are 4 tips to consider when picking a suit for yourself.
1. Go bold
Considering the fact that suits have been long seen as a formal clothing, it can get tricky to wear a suit without appearing a bit serious. Having this challenge, go for a suit in a bright hue or one with prints or patterns in bright hues.
2. Play with embellishments
To avoid formality, opt for a suit with embellishment, see it like toppings on your ice cream. Your suit does not have to be plain/boring. You can play with any form of embellishments, could be fringe, petals, badges, as you please. You can buy an already made one or take an old suit and DIY (do it yourself).
3. Texture.
This is one tip that applies in most styling tips. Texture can help transfer the most basic outfits. Go for a sequin suit, a mix with velvet, a suit made from lace fabric, anything that sits well on your skin and makes you feel comfortable.
4. Wear it all with confidence. This can never be overstated.
written by Seun Akeke
The 2018 Gtb fashion weekend took place this past weekend in Lagos. As usual, there were a lot of amazing designers showcasing their latest collections and fashion vendors selling their pieces at amazing prices.
Vane style was commisioned to style the mannequins on the Vip walkway.
Using her style senses, Mrs Veronica Odeka curated this lineup from a few Nigerian designers' collection that fit the brief given.
4. Yuteerone
Alongside the VIP walkway, vanestyle was commissioned to style the display windows and we brought our magic.
In collaboration with amazing Nigerian brands, we were able to bring the vision of the gtb fashion weekend team to live.
Here are a few pictures of the window display.
It is quite imperative to add that Nigerian fashion creatives are doing exceptionally well with their designs. We appreciate their work.
assisted by @iloveiyafav
@moakeke
@latifalli
written by Seun Akeke
assisted by @iloveiyafav
@moakeke
@latifalli
written by Seun Akeke
Here we styled our beautiful client Tokini Peterside for Vogue
Here again for the Art -X event
We are working on a fun style project for the unofficial Christmas party and here is a BTS sneak pix of Veronica working .
The MD of Ebony life was also styled for functions over the weekend in Odio Mimonet by us.
Of course before that was the arise weekly morning show where team stylist assistant Elvis styled up our client Ojy for the week in designer brands we love.
We always aim to keep you posted on the ins and outs of styling , hope you stay coming back for more.
till next post.
stay fabulously stylish .
XoXO Team Vane style.
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