Red and Pink

It's been two years since I last posted and I am not sure I still know how to...lol

Instagram is my current go to social media app and I saw an outfit that inspired this post. 

There's a way red and pink just work together in an outfit yet still be able to bounce back on each other to create an eye catching look so below as some ways to incorporate the two colours which are coincidentally hues not too far from each other

This whole outfit inspired this post. I absolutely love it! I love wearing bold colours which don't need patterns to make them pop. The fitted sweater with button details(a whole post unto itself), the midi flared skirt and the shoeeeeees! More than that the styling is perfect, no over-loud accessories or overdone hair just a red lippie to tie it all in

Front view

Hate the granny leather jacket!!!!!! That aside, That fuchsia top with red trimmings is Everythang!!!!!!!!! I would probably wear that several times to work, on a date, or a fun outing...paired with the red pants with black belt it's sophisticated which is another reason I hate that black leather jacket. I am really looking to acquire a  pair of red pants

Jean Shafiroff tackled this daring trend by wearing a pair of red boots with a pink shift dress at the NYFW spring 2018 show. I love the clean silhouette. It's not a look for everyone but with the bag, shoes and stockings the pink shift dress is almost like a canvass that holds it all together

Now this just stole my breathe away!!!! If I see a girl dressed like this I am sure to turn and keep looking and if possible compliment her. This to me is what makes me think intelligently stylish. I love how the the green blazer and shoes work with the red and pink. It's loud in a cool way. I must do this look at some point. Love love love. I used to have a green blazer this but in all my quarterly edits must have given it away. 

This is normally not my kind of style but I can see several people into it. The red beret just adds some chutzpah to this outfit. Actually with my temporary locs I think I should get a beret and incorporate it into my looks. The red and pink are subtle in this look.

Both these looks are so me. They are both so not fussy yet exude such style, again since both colours are loud, minimal accessories.

This is an outfit I would wear to work though I would probably add a belt as I'm not too crazy about the proportions. The shoes are perfect!!! Pleated skirts have been back in style in any case

In my ideal world this how I would be dressing almost daily. Again this look shows how pairing pink and red allows you to incorporate other colours as long as you tie two items of the same colour together, in this case the blue shoes and clutch.

Front View. This are red skinny jeans with a fitted red Tee/top. This would also would work if she were wearing a red jumpsuit and pink coat.

In the last year or so trends have been gearing towards wider leg and though personally I'm not always too excited about them I do love the high waist ones that gives one the cinched in waist look.

Another pleated skirt but this time a more subtle pink and a more bold red.

Another fun work outfit with the pink more pastel.

This post ended up featuring mostly separates which are my day to day favorites so I figure I will do a different post just for dresses. Happy 2019 y'all

Short Tulip skirts

It's a Friday morning and I chose to wear a flirty short skirt in lieu of my usual jeans. I saw it this week on my way home and had to have it. It has layers of bright colors and looks so much fun. I paired it with my silver wife-beater top and a  light black leather jacket. Swanky!

I used to really love short flirty skirts and for whatever reason I got rid of them in my usual purge. I also realized that I also don't have any tulip skirts, a fact that just surprises me as two years back that was a staple in my wardrobe. I could go to a date, go out dancing or just do a casual look with a tulip skirt. Today's post is about getting back to my forgotten staples.

 

 

 

Dpipertwins.....Badass

I stumbled across something today on Instagram that made me want to do a fashion blog post. Dpipertwins . These two ladies are so bad-ass!!!!!! I kept looking for more and more of their designs. They use African print to make such modern and cool designs. Their earlier collections were not focused on ankara designs but I think they do their best work with African print. Oh and they are twins :)

I am still in my Lemonade obsession phase so even as I work on this post it's playing in the background. Bad-ass is what that album inspired in me and I'm on the look out for all things bad-ass more so bad-ass chics  the Dwomoh-Piper twins

From their own site below:

Danielle and Chantelle Dwomoh-Piper are Models, bloggers and Designers based in New York.Since the start of their fashion and accessory line," Dpipertwins " they have been blazing the fashion trail with features in WWD,Elle SA,Essence,HuffingtonPost,Black Enterprise,Today's Black Woman Style Report, Amsterdam Newspaper and The New York Daily Newspaper, as well as appearances on the Rachael Ray Show, NBC’s Today Show, Good Morning America, and placements in Vogue Japan and so much more. Their designs have also been exhibited at fashion weeks all over the world, including New York Fashion Week, Arise Magazine Fashion Week, Glitz Africa Fashion week in Ghana, Caribbean International Fashion Week, Fashion week in Los Angeles and their talent has been recognized on a wide array of media platforms in New York and beyond

Immediately I saw this image on IG I wanted both dresses. The plunging neckline, the maxi length and the prints make these dresses classic pieces that are so versatile.

I really can't believe that they have beep churning out dope collections from 2010 and it's only now that I am seeing their work. Below are some of their outfits that I loved

I love everything about this whole outfit. The attitude, the styling, the play on proportions and mix of stripes with plaid. No one is messing with this chic.

The play on colours of the stripes is so smart like. 

Grown ass woman sexy!!!!!! The fit of this dress makes it the hit that it is. Effortless transition from work to evening.

Dwomoh-Piper wins. The boots won me over .

That little side cut turns this ankara tee from ordinary to flirty

Who knew you could do this???????? Love love love

looking for inspiration

I miss being immersed in fashion. The other day I went to work dressed as myself rather than the rule following drone that I've become and the common comment i kept getting was how stylish I was ...It made me smile

I thought I would do a specific style post today but I seem to have lost it or something so below are a few looks that I like. This is me showing up even when it's not perfect