I want Somebody to Love Me for Me.....Heavy D Passes on...

Remember the lyrics to Heavy D and the Boyz' 1990's hit..?

I search low and I search high trying to find myself a cutie pie
The destination leads me to a dead end over and over and over again
They told me to wait so I waited, anticipated, debated and delayed it
but still came back to the same old thing - Nothing
It seems as if every time I think I've found the right girl
 she turns out to be the  big wrong girl
tell me y'all  when will this madness stop? stop? stop?


I want somebody to love me for me not because I'm MC Heavy D, 
I'm looking for a love that's solid as a rock, rock.
I want somebody to love me for me,
Happy,happy is where I wanna be...




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The Late Dwight Myers AKA Heavy D

It's heartbreaking to hear that Heavy D, whose real name was Dwight Arrington Myers collapsed in his Beverly Hills home yesterday but later died in hospital at the age of 44.

Heavy D' and the Boyz 1990's hit ..'I want Somebody' remains evergreen in my mind as above...It's amazing how music takes you back to where you were the first time you rocked the beat! Memories! memories!

 He made a lot of people happy with
his music and single handedly made all the chubby guys look supercool way before Notorious BIG's time!
I hope he found happiness and his cutie pie
May his Soul rest in perfect peace.

SD loves....Yvonne "Vixen" Ekwere's Little Black Dress

When it comes to making fashion statements on the red carpet, no one does it better than Lagos Fashionista, Reporter and STV Producer, Yvonne 'Vixen' Ekwere. Yvonne consistently keeps us intrigued with her fashion prowess...We spotted her wearing a fabulous black dress that looked strikingly like one seen on Kim Kardashian.....

Yvonne 'Vixen' Ekwere

Kim Kardashian at E! 20th Anniversary

Kim is no doubt curvier but we still love Naija's very own glitterati - Yvonne...You go girl!
But let's call a spade a spade this Kim Kardashian girl is ..........

Ogbono Feli Feli.....

Do you see what I seee???
Choi! See no Evil...Hear No Evil....

SD FASHION: HOW TO SHOP AND WEAR VINTAGE....

Stephanie Okereke in Retrospective Vintage dreses..

There's just something about how vintage dresses fit well...

I love the neckline on the green dress very mucho!

Yaaay! I finally got round to shopping at Nigeria's only 'known' vintage treasure trove 'Retrospective' since my last visit when it relaunched back in August. See pictures from my last visit here, I didn't manage to go to the store but I was informed that they would be at an exhibition so I thought to check them out.I was still hoping to find something similar to the necklace I missed out to Uju Offiah and although I didn't get lucky with that, I got luckier with a fabulous 'pleated' black dress I found (sorry about bad picture below, it was shot on my tired bb)..I couldn't believe no one had snapped it up...It was love at first sight, it looked like something divine from my mum's 1980's wardrobe..it just had that authentic vintage elegance and I loooooove the swirly finishing to the bottom finished in luxury gold threading....Simply gorgeous!!!

The dress came completely plain without the belt but I don't see myself wearing it without...
it's the same dress in above, it's just me messing with accessories to wear with it...
(sorry about the bad picture shot on my phone)

I have started to play with it already swapping accessories, trying it on with a belt etc (as seen above) but I guess that's the beauty of vintage, you can jazz it up, dress it up or down as you please and add a touch of up-to-the-minute trend to it....As for me, I have got my scissors out....I have a few ideas I want to infuse into the dress. It's a midi-dress but I would rather have my dresses short or maxi (not in between) so it looks like, I'll be snipping off a bit of the drop from the inside so I don't cut into the lovely swirls..I also think the sleeves are also a bit too 'mumsy' so I'll play with the design on that as well just to make it more me but asides those changes, I certainly scored big with my Retrospective buy...

I loooooove the swirly bottom....I might pull some of these to the side to give the dress
 a cascading waterfall effect

and when it comes to going vintage Lagos too is falling head over hills with Retrospective Boutique too. Checkout pictures of Retrospective Vintage Boutique pieces in the PRESS ....

Retrospective Vintage dress in complete fashion extra

Eku Edewor wears Retrospective vintage earrings..

As at last sunday Retrospective had this fab dress, seen on Yvonne Ekwere
 in white..so if you want it, you'll have to get your skates on...!

I have a friend who can't stand the idea of vintage shopping but If you want to go vintage but don't know where to start, here are our tips to get you looking VINTAGE FABULOUS...!

10 TIPS ON HOW TO SHOP VINTAGE..

1. Going 'Vintage' is no excuse to look like you fell out of decades beyond. Always lookout and choose timeless pieces, be it accessories or garments.

2. Always pick items with a good finish, if it looks tacky, walk away, the whole point of going 'Vintage' is to capture the elegance and essence of times past not to be the collector or tacky bits n bobs...

3. Never let a special piece go. If it's truly vintage, you'll probably never come by it again. 

4. Say No to 'Vintage Overkill'. Too much of everything is bad when going for a vintage look, ensure you keep it simple. If you are working with a theme and want your look to speak volumes, then consider adding accessories from the same era but ensure that no 2 items compete with one another

5. Buy only from a trusted source. 

6. Only buy items you see yourself wearing. Don't clog up your closet with junk just for the sake of buying vintage.

7. When it comes to buying vintage you've just got to really use your imagination. The clothes might not look great on the hanger but might just be a winner once worn. So if something catches your fancy maybe the colours or fabric, you might want to try it on..same goes for accessories too

8. When it comes to earrings, for health reasons, go for clip earrings only except you are sure it is brand new

9. When picking out items look for character, uniqueness and detail. 

Ask questions and choose pieces that truly standout for you but always let your heart guide you.

Finally,  if it's not exactly what you want but you like it, remember you can always IMPROVISE and tweak it to make it even better. 

I should be done with changes to my dress this week and I'm sooo going to rock it to my my next rockies (BGG)...Well, if it all goes well sha...I'll show you the AFTER picture when its done!

Would you Vintage Shop???

So, what's your take on vintage shopping? What is the best vintage piece you've ever bought?? Mine is a fab roman-style necklace bought 10 years ago...I still looove it ....

Have a fabulous fashion day peeps!

Lots of love,

B

TO BRAID OR NOT TO BRAID? NOLLYWOOD'S MONALISA CHINDA SPOTTED IN GOOD OLD 'WET N WAVY' BRAIDS

Monalisa Chinda wearing 'Wet n Wavy' Braids

Remember the good old days when we were all happy to look proper 'African', proudly wearing our hair in braids and plaits...Long time no braids eh? Wow, it almost seems like a century, since we (ladies..yeah you too...hee!hee!) caught the 'Mulato /Brazilian hair fever'....LOL!

Seriously Doughnuts spotted Monalisa Chinda at Laugh for Christ's Sake , wearing what we fondly used to call 'Wet n Wavy' braids ....

Monalisa usually wears her hair in a golden blonde colour making
her look rather unusual in black hair as seen here....

 As for me sha, I prefer her hair in a weave joor, I think it flatters her face more but what do you think?
But sha, maybe its because personally, I don't miss wearing my hair in braids at all as my hair line is just about recovering from the 'Iya Eko/Chop Chop Syndrome' it plagued me with. If only there was a way to wear braids without strands of hair falling out with plaits...So for me, if it's Brazilian or whatever hair that will do for now, so be it! .......and all the "Ex and Recovering Iya-Ekos" said "Amen"...LOL!

But which do you prefer? Monalisa with braids or with luscious bangs???