Hey everybody, hope this week is a good one with lots of positive and creative energy being bounced around. I have been watching clips of the talk show The Real hosted by Tamar Braxton, Tamera Mowry-Housely, Jeannie Mai, Adrienne Bailon and Loni Love. I quite like it, Loni and Tamar are hilarious and of course I keep a keen eye out for the looks the ladies don on the show. In one of the clips I happened to catch, Jeannie was expressing her views on the trend Cork, yes as in wine bottle cork!
Jeannie was not on board with this trend and was lambasting magazines for punting trends that should never have happened. I actually really like it and not just because it makes me salivate at the thought of a great glass of dry red merlot! The trend is mostly being picked up in footwear and handbags but it looks great as jewellery too. Cork has such a cool summertime look to it, perfect for cocktails at the deck.
Take a look...
Footwear...
Handbags and purses...
Jewellery and watches...
For techies and cool kids...
Naturally celebs are already on board with this trend.
Rihanna
Rocsi Diaz
Kourtney Kardashian
So what do you think? Yay or Nay? vote in the poll and let me know what your views are.
I am so excited about this post, as per usual, this post is a result of conversations I have had with friends and family about The Black Diamond Series. My friend David was looking for advice seeing as wedding season is coming up and what to actually wear at such auspicious gatherings. Between September and December, I am part of two weddings and I will be an attendant at about three other weddings, so I know exactly where he is coming from. Seeing as I already have a post on what not to wear for ladies, this post is for the fellas.
There is absolutely nothing sexier than a man in a good suit. It's an incredible exhibition of the pride a man takes in himself and his image, you automatically want to get to know him. People assume that a man in a good suit has his life together and has something important to say... whether that is true or not is totally debatable. Its fickle and superficial but that's the world we live in.
I don't think that suits should only be reserved for weddings and special occasions but that's just my opinion, I leave it to the discretion of the suit-wearer bearing in mind that it would obviously be completely inappropriate to show up at a barbecue in a three-piece suit. There is this young gentleman who comes to eat lunch at our firm with my friend Keith, he wears a full suit everyday and he looks amazeballs!
Anywhoo, I was pretty surprised at all the variations and ways in which you can style a suit. Plus men are spoilt for choice when it comes to designers, from D&G to Armani and my personal favourite Tom Ford. On the local scene Zano Skorzch is tearing up the fashion scene with his menswear line.
Here are some styling ideas.
Dark hues...
Grey and striped...
For the more adventurous and daring...
I don't know much about buying a suit but I have a feeling that finding a good fit must be quite a mission, there is no such thing as one size fits all. With that said, tailoring can take a suit from being a good fit to an amazing fit. Make use of a good tailor to get the desired effect.
If you struggle to pick suits and style it up, a good tailor/stylist/girlfriend/wife/all-of-the-above, can take you from hott mess terrain like this...
Mess!
To this...
Yum!
The results speak for themselves! The world is always ready to embrace a well dressed man, FACT! Bear that in mind the next time you show up at wedding dateless, you will be pleasantly surprised how many more single ladies will be vying for that bouquet.
I will leave you with one of my favourite tracks at the moment, Tom Ford by Jay-z off the Magna Carta album.
Ok so since my last post, I have managed to pull myself together after a very public meltdown in my car. I can safely say that things are not as gloomy anymore, the only significant change has been my attitude but that's a story for another day. Before you think this is another of my motivational posts let me assure you the focus here is strictly on fashion.
Last thing, I have managed to turn the mountain that was my credit card debt into a foothill *YAYYYY*. A substantial amount of it has been paid up and on that front things, aren't as awful as they were back in February and although I browse through online shopping sites, I have been ultra disciplined and haven't made a single purchase. That is until I discovered Virgo's Lounge...
Just take a look at some of the designs on display...
My personal favourite!
Like where have I been??? How did I miss this??? This is totally worth being in debt over...Kidding! Seriously these dresses are amazing with incredible lines and silhouettes and impeccable embellishing! I haven't ooed and aahed this much since I don't know when. This is all the va-va voom and head-turning you will need for any occasion!
Angela Simmons is a big fan of the brand and has been seen sporting several looks from their collection. Its not hard to see why she keeps coming back for more!
Although the pieces are tres pricey, I feel like any of these pieces are worth forking out some dough for. I can't wait until local online shopping sites get to this level.
Check out the website for yourself here, and yes, they deliver internationally as well. You can think me later...
