Do We Still Like Overalls?

I would have honestly guessed we’ve had it by now with this look, as last year, every single blogger was photographed in a pair of denim overalls looking cooler than cool. But what do you say, what do you know? It's not over till it’s over. At least not according to the online media, pushing stories of this trend down our throats, cause really now, the overall amount of err… overall pics has drastically dropped. Yet… their cool vibes remain intact.

I hated overall as a kid, never did them in the 90s, so what, are they going to surprise me this time round? My boundaries aside, and an open mind ahead and what do you know? I see celebrities, fashionistas and style bloggers doing this look like crazy. Actually I kind of hold them all responsible alongside Rihanna, and that ’90’s inspo (TLC – for a rap urban take on the farmer’s uniform or Katie Holmes for that goody-goody look). And the funny part,  the only time I wore an overall was my secondary school uniform-pinafore overall-now -posh-WTF, right? Lesson of the day: rely on your fashionista subconscious to take the right decisions when you get lazy on the upper floor. Still, are not all that great. I bought three years ago but NEVER wore it. Probably can’t fit into it anymore and that’s just because it was purchased during my skin-tight-obsession-period. Ah well… we’ve all got our fashion skeletons in the closet.

Anyway, enough about me & my life choices. Why don’t we eye-ball the street styles & their sartorial choices when wearing an OVERALL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

Sneakers Obsession

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you’re probably aware of everyone’s latest fashion craze: THE SNEAKERS! Why the obsession? It's simply because fashion today is about having fun, looking chic & sophisticated rather than too polished. Hence the sneakers’ ubiquity & everyone’s love affair with them. I too am guilty of the sartorial fad, so when I was gifted with  pair of Hi-tech sneakers I was ecstatic.

We’ve had it with uncomfortable shoes, and the moment designers gave us the athletic trend, we took it and said our thank you’s while up-ing our sporty game on a daily basis, not just when going to the gym. Today every single girl & woman with a penchant for fashion is rocking sneakers with just about anything from skirts to dresses, suit trousers, jeans, shorts and what not. But not just any sneakers, that’s the trick: it’s the once-running shoes, in bright colours, or just a touch of neon or bright shade to them.

They even work for… work you know, depending on your domain, but chances are if jeans are OK, so will a pair of sneakers be, with say… a black minimal dress or pant-suit. Weekends & casual strolls around town are more fun when you have the most comfy and colored shoes on. From quirky styles to minimal looks everything works!!

Didz

Folake Huntoon

 

Igoby Frankie

Rita Dominic

 

 

 

Labi Olayori

Will you rock this?