Style focus: Esther

What is ur fav music?
Esther: oooh music is my life, love it more than animal print...lol! fav music at the moment is beyonce and still adele...also electro house...im loving it.

Fashion Inspirations:
Esther: ummm people, trends, im very much a follower...but at times a lil crazy in me decides to do my own thing...and just push boundries.

Summer, Winter or Spring?
Esther: Summer! the colours, the sun, flowers, the beach, showing off my legs...pure happiness:)

Fav print at the moment:
Esther: LEOPARD PRINT!

QhuleQue: Instant African Glam

Now this is creativity!
Have loads of ankara materials and I never know what to do with them so this post I saw on www.qhuleque.blogspot.com just gave me good ideas.
Thought i should share it it with you all. Very Creative!

QhuleQue: Instant African Glam: Visited Mozambique recently, went past these guys selling African materials/cloths on the side of the road. Bought one, cut a small piece an...

The Turban :)

A little while back,the Turban, which refers to several types of headwear, was only popularly worn in the Middle East, North Africa and Southwest Asia. But in todays fashonspace, the turban can be seen worn on the run way:

On fashion faithfuls:

Or in movies for fashion lovers:Sex and the City

This week, I will be trying my hands at mastering the art of tying a turban and by friday, I will post a tutorial video on it.
Hope you guys are enjoying my posts.
xoxo stay Glamourous! :-)

LAW BANQUET: MORE PICS

Men in suits:

And shoes which got me completely speechless:

My very stunning friend, Unathi:

Law Banquet :)

So I got the chance to attend the most amazing event on campus, the law banquet. As I said earlier in my first post, I had gotten a red dress: my main intentions were to take a couple of pics and post but when i got there, I got too overwhelmed by the shoes, shift dresses and stunning people around me, I could not even focus on me!
The banquet was just fashionably splendid, I loved it!
Pics from the banquet:

INTRODUCING MY LOVE FOR THE COLOUR RED!

I LOVE RED! yes i said it!
So last year I got invited to the Fort Hare Law Banquet and i wore red. This year, I got invited again so being the fashion enthusiast that I am, I went window shopping for possible options. I had in mind a long flowly, purple dress which should also be within my student budget, but just couldnt get anything suitable. But before I gave up, I went into one last shop and as soon as I walked in,I saw a stunning long red dress hanging at the back. I knew then and there that the dress was made for me, a gift sent from heaven.
Am so tempted to post pics but you will all have to wait till after the banquet tonight to see the pics. Till then my dolls, stay fashionable! :)

Ayikai Couture (Pt1)

Am very excited about writing about this label because I have a passion for African patterns and these are all the rage in the Ayikai Couture label. Am not going further today, but just to introduce the label, here are some of this month's designs from Ayikai Couture which are making me go nuts :

I love this gorgeous maxi dress! stunning!

love love love this splash of colours!



Yes Lord!



One of my fav designs from the label!

I had to stop myself, I could go on and on just posting pictures of my favourites. Honestly, I love everything this label has to offer! The label's new range called "walked outta heaven" offers beautiful African print shoes, clutches and handmade studs.
Part 2 of my post on Ayikai Couture will be about a short interview with the lady behind the label, what the future plans are for the label and how to access it :-)

Quick Hair Styles: THE UPDO!

Some times, we get in a hurry and styling our hair becomes an issue. I have found the updo hairstyle to be very feminine, elegant and very sexy when teamed with red lips.

But mastering the updo with my short African hair is a major problem so I resorted to youtube and found two videos which are great tutorials on how to do the retro bun and the bun with socks. Unfortunately, am still very new at this so I had a lot of difficulties posting the videos.
The first video is crazily funny but is a great tutorial on how to make a retro bun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOgg2CS1auA 
The next video though is my fav since it is more suitable for very African hair like mine, not very long but hard to maintain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT_u7XmWC7E&feature=related

Am now going to try these and hopefully rock it!

xoxo... see u when I rock it! :-)

Yes please Yeezy!

 

The man of the moment: Kanye West!

 

 

 

 

Celeb collections normally end up in a flop but Kanye West's first collection didn't and it is here to stay! love love love it!

Well done Yeezy!

African Designers:Designers Danielle & Chantelle Dwomoh-Piper

Popularly refered to as the 'DPiper twins', Danielle and Chantelle Dwomoh-Piper are 23 year old ghanaian models and fashion designers who are the creators of the labels "kastle Designs" and  "Treasure Chest", a clothing and jewelry label for the young and fashion lovers. At the age of 16, Danielle was awarded "Best Women's Sportwear" in Radici design competition by Nicole Miller. She appeared in editorials for WWD, Fashion Manuscript and Textile world. Later interning with Maggie Norris and Georgina Chapman and Keren CRaig of the Couture powerhouse Marchesa, whiles impressing many with her talents.

Chantelle launched her jewelry business at the age of 18 and was quickly recognized for her entrepreneurial skill. Winning the Black Retail Action Group Scholarship, she was later acknowledged by Sean Combs for her efforts. She has the whit and creative talent to take the accessories industry to the next level with her fun yet practical pieces.

At the Caribbean International Fashion Week

The DPiper collection:

 For more information on these very talented twins, go to: www.kastledesignsandtreasurechest.com