A QUICK GUIDE ON HOW TO ROLL BIG LAGOS STYLAY!

Pic credit: An unknown Lagos Observer

Hmmmm! So this started off with an email from a Seriously Doughnuts reading couple in the diaspora requesting a list of swagger stuff to buy so that 'they can roll big in Nigeria'...without breaking the bank..! I laughed out loud..thinking is it really possible to roll big on a low budget???

I mean, we're talking about Lagos here, where people sell their souls just to look good. On this side of the equator people look good by all means possible for some it comes naturally for others the swagger is by force..whichever way sha, I can't lie Lagos should be indeed re-christened as The Federal Ministry of Swagger, where money buys power and power earns respect!

But as a keen people watcher, I have observed the futility of trying to'keep up with the Joneses' '' cos in Lagos, someone is always gonna look hotter, have a hotter car, live in a hotter house and oh yes! someone will always have more cash to flash than you..so in response to our dear couple what can I say? Lagos is competition galore! But if competition is your thing, here is a quick guide to getting your Lagos Holiday Suitcase  "Swagger Ready" 

The Hermes Kelly  Birkin Bag  is much loved and much rocked in Lagos, a lady once boasted of having them in 5 colours but I took her words with a pinch of salt! There is always a waiting list for the real thing and a real Kelly/Birkin could set you back about £5000 per piece even if you can afford it why on earth would you spend £25,000 on acquiring 5 of them? Just don't understand it! When I grow up and get my first Kelly or Birkin Bag maybe I will...*wink! But I love it tooo
While out buying your Hermes bags, why not pack your suitcase full of Chanel, Gucci, YSL, Prada, Bottega Veneta, Celine bags as well after all you want to roll big..innit?

For blokes as well, if you really want to roll big in Lagos, you not only need to 'look the part',you also need to 'ride the part' from sharp suits to tight sunglasses, fabulous shoes, sport cars to jeeps..Lagos men that have really arrived smell like crisp banknotes. Here JULIUS AGHAUWA steps out in style representing the Lagos Bigz Boyz.

To be in the league of Lagos biggies,  invest in luscious real hair; Brazilian, Spanish hair, 

Peruvian hair  or Aunty Funmi Hair and whatever..just make sure your 

bangs are seriously banging..expect to spend anything 

from £300 -£2000 only

To really swag up your Lagos wardrobe, invest in super fabulous accessories to help jazz up your
look from simple to Lagos-fabulous! This is where you can save a few pennies get great accessories
and you may not need to spend too much on clothes..

All the Lagos biggies love to wear Hermes belts oh..LOL! It's like what they call 'Pure water'
almost every Naija bloke and chick has one..
I confess it's my only claim to Lagos cool as hubby bought mine some
years ago as my birthday pressie..! Common as it has become...I still love me a Hermes belt!

The coolest thing in Nigeria this minute is to have your clothes made by a celebrated
designer like Lanre Dasilva Ajayi (LDA), Ituen Basi, Tiffany Amber etc..
So if you really want to be Lagos fabulous, be handed with your cash to commission
a piece by one of Nigeria's top designers..I hear charges are from N100,000 upwards..

When it comes to stepping out in style, Lagos ladies do it big.. from Jimmy Choo's,
 Christian Louboutin's to Manolo's,  your shoes have to be on point..blinging, glittering or singing
your shoes must make a statement usually in Lagos, Shoes scream "CASH MONEY"...

Once you have your supercool ride, you might as well take it a step further and get a car number plate that really shows
you are out on the full 'shakara' level with a number plate as cool as this...

Your Swagger will be incomplete in Lagos without a pair of super hot
oversized designer sunglasses, remember it's sunny all year round here so it's as
much a necessity as it is a swag tool...

While Cartier, Chopard, Raymond Weil watches etc are still the dream of many, luckily for the ladies a more affordable
option is the craze of the moment, Folli Follie watches cost only between £250 and £400 but are accepted as Lagos cool
so if a diamond encrusted Chopard watch is out of your league at the moment a crystal blinging Folli Follie will certainly be more affordable

Unfortunately for the men, there is no such luck with cheap alternatives...Hublot watches remain the coolest street wear
for funky bigz boys and for a really cool Hublot Bang you'll need to break your piggie bank and that of your hubby's and count out £23,000 for starters

Once you load yourself with all your swag stuff walking the streets of Lagos unaccompanied
may not be a really good idea, so you might want to get yourself your own armed MOPOL.
(Mobile Police Officer) just like MIMIKO a real Lagos biggie

Whatever you do if you really want to be a Lagos biggie avoid shopping at
 TK Maxx (UK), TJ Maxx, Marshals(US) and the likes of it, God forbid a biggie be
found shopping at a discount joint o! LOL!

Find and join a Bible believing Church (like Paul Adefarasin's) and stay under the covering of the church because
 in NIgeria 'Ota po ju enemies lo o" . There is always another biggie wannabe that wants to take it
 all off you..Pray like no man's business so that once you get to "Biggie World"
the enemies don't take you out...

Lagos life na wa oh...!! If I were you I would drop the 'Biggie Chase'..! Just live your life!

As per NOT BREAKING THE BANK ??? Aint possible lovie..naaah not in Lagos!