2015’s Trends: A Recap

Hello awesometastic Digs and Skims. Hope y'all are enjoying the holidays? I hope so. I have had to balance fun and work. But it's all good.

I promised to do a recap oo the year’s trends. So I’m gonna start now!

I have grouped them into the following categories:

Colors

Prints

Accessories

Clothing

African

Styles

Starting with Clothing....

In the terms of clothing, here are some that kept recurring in the fashion scenes in the year 2015.

Leather

Fringe

Lace and Lace ups

Dungarees

Androgyny

Pant suits

People are beginning to embrace Pant suits and exploring them in various colors.

Shift dresses

Shirt dresses

Long line sleeveless jacket

Boot-cuts/bell bottoms

Sequins

Double breasted Suits/Jackets

Coordinates

Boilersuits

Jumpsuits/Playsuits

Obviously, jumpsuits gained more fans than ever this year. i remember about a year ago, only the real fashionistas really rocked jumpsuits and playsuits. Now, you spot about five or more ladies in a day rocking them. Wear them to work, events, outings etc. Playsuits are a bit more conservative- beach, casual outings.

Cape

Other categories will be treated later....

Happy new year in advance Digs and Skims.....!!

YS; Ogunrinde Olayemi

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Mercy Aigbe inspired- What to wear for Christmas (Red!)

Christmas is here! yaay!! It’s the season of love…love away. Show love and be loved. May we receive all the blessings attached to the season…amen!

Compliments to y’all.

So, what you wearing? I bet you’ve shopped and are ready to take on the fun spots….yes! let’s do this!

I was going through Mercy Aigbe’s Instagram page and I noticed she’s been all about red or a touch of red lately (bearing in mind that it’s Christmas). So, I thought she could inspire some of you in your outfit choices this season.

Also see....

Slay in Red!

YS: Ogunrinde Olayemi

Credit: Mercy Aigbe-Gentry, Iamnini, Instafash....

TRENDS: The Classic Man’s ‘Handy’ Bag

As the year 2015 gradually wraps up, I intend to do a review of the year’s trends in the next few days. The year has been an interesting one; a year I decided to put myself out there to meet y’all. It's been great.

So, i’m talking Bags today….

Bags have become a necessary tool and of course, accessory for both male and female. For the modern man of style, bags are masculine, attractive, necessary and ideal additions to any contemporary wardrobe, formal or informal. If you still think male bags are a farce, you’re sadly behind on times.

Of all the male bags, the Briefcase bag has my heart. Seeing that a lot of men are loving it as much as I do, makes me a fan of the trend even more.

The briefcase is a classic man’s handbag. Unlike the briefcases of the past, modern day cases look more like a messenger bag than a traditional hard and box-like bag.

Thinking of a way to spice up your work wardrobe? Get a briefcase. Seek one in real leather for increased quality and durability and modern designs. 

Complement their sleek lines with smart tailored looks. The buckles, zippers, leather exterior and practical interior compartments help make this bag a timeless addition to any working man’s wardrobe.

Here’s how some stylish men are rocking it. Be Inspired!

Stay Stylish people!

Thanks for stopping by...

YS; Ogunrinde Olayemi

CREDIT: Pulseng, Lolu, Menfashionreview, Businessinsider, Elton, YomiCasual,  Fashionbeans...

MUSINGS: How your fashion could be getting in the way of Mr Right!

Funny topic….yh?

As a lover of accessories, fashion rings are a huge part of my collection. I love rings and so I get them in various colors and sizes. As the trends have moved, putting the spotlight on knuckle rings, I surely have moved with the trend.

For some time now, I have been on some training (which kinda explains why my blogging has been inconsistent…apologies). Somehow, I came up with the topic in the course of this training.

I was having a discussion with a colleague in class one day (a guy) and somehow the discussion suddenly focused on my ring. He started to tell me how he used to think I was engaged and all of that. I asked him if the ring looked like an engagement ring (because it didn't seem like one to me). He replied saying most guys won’t get the opportunity to come close enough to confirm if it was a fashion ring or an engagement ring. They would basically assume ‘yes’ and move on. 
It didn't make sense to me at that time.

I mean, if you see a lady you like, approach her and see where it leads you. At least be sure she is engaged or married, I argued.

For some reason, I have been drawn to fashion rings that could totally pass for wedding or engagement rings (but for the quality….) and for another reason, I find myself wearing them on my two middle fingers   AhAh!!.....you get right?

So a guy spots me from a distance and as he tries to approach me, I raise my hands to adjust my hair and shit!.... he sees two rings on the two sacred fingers. He thinks to himself, you probably shouldn't…. and then he retrieves. Friendship or Relationship missed!

I don’t know if that’s how it really works but that was me trying to see through another lens in trying to understand what my friend meant.

I must say that as at that time, I didn't take him serious. 
Overtime, I noticed some other male colleagues asked me the same question but we would simply laugh over it. Check! I thought it was a class thing.

It wasn't until two of my facilitators commented. They said they actually thought I was engaged. I was like ‘seriously?’ Now, I really should do something about this. It wasn't a class thing after all. For those facilitators to have thought the same, then my friend was probably right.

How many relationships or friends have I missed by a single act of wearing my fashion rings and on my two sacred fingers at that?

Do guys really assume a girl is engaged just because you can see a ring on her finger?  Aren't there married ladies who don’t even wear their rings? Guys, share with us….

Why miss out on something nice just by mere assumptions?

Really, wearing my fashion rings on any other finger feels weird to me.

Ladies, what are your thoughts on this issue?


YS: Ogunrinde Olayemi