Lace It UP

I used to hate the lace look because of the close minded trait I thought it bared: way too girly and too feminine. And I don’t do that. But little did I know that LACE can be so versatile really. I also thought they were mainly for our mothers until seven years ago when I was faced with the major life event of being a bride – I had to (among other things) cross the dress off the list. I knew what I didn’t want: no princess or ball gown cuts for me, and no lace just because I found it to be so pretentious and granny glamorous borderline decadent. I opted for a simple sequined long dress-less dramatic!

Not long after my wedding, I went shopping with my cousin at Balogun market (Lagos) and I got bitch slapped by the very clear and simple reality: the lace dresses were light years away from their un-laced siblings. They were fabulous and that was how my LACE love affair begun-lol

The TREND factor in this LACE thing is not even an issue, cause really lace has been in fashion (more or less as a front-lady). One can go to the office in a very proper feminine knee-length dress, to cocktails in lace pencil skirts, to events when lace anything can be paired with men inspired items: tees, sweatshirts, sneakers, statement jewelry and what not.  My love for lace is overwhelming. I can literally don anything in lace. It’s so incredibly sexy, decadent, and very very seductive that I cannot believe I used to hate this fabric years ago.