Hey beautiful Divas and Gentleman,
Following on with the 'Wedding Season' I should be one dress down in my search for my four wedding guest outfits for the wedding year. As the time for the first wedding approached, another rule which I forgot to mention last time popped into mind:
Make sure your outfit suits the wedding you are attending
No point showing up in the dress from Three Floor if the wedding is taking place in a pub. It would just look out of place. Lucky for me I know the bride and know for a fact this wedding would definitely suit the dress. So the dress order was placed and I was ready to wow with my choice.
Problem! The dress would not arrive in time for the wedding. Panic! WHAT DO I WEAR NOW?
Back to the drawing board or in this case back to my closet. As with any outfit hunt, the closet is the first port of call for any outfit solutions. Some of us are even lucky to know around 80% of its contents from memory, but it never seems to hold no answers or solutions to the outfit dilemma. The age old statement 'I have nothing to wear...!' plays out like a broken record. It was only out of pure frustration that I found myself looking in my sister's closet to see if I could find anything there and I did. A maxi skirt made from Ankara (traditional African material) which my aunt made for me years and years back. Perfect!
Then got me thinking 'I wonder if I can find or create outfits for all these weddings I have to attend using traditional African material and somehow linking it to each line of the famous wedding rhyme?'
Challenge accepted!
With the increase popularity of African print in the world of fashion, it just made sense that I would embrace my culture and find new ways to make it fabulous. If Solange and Gwen can do it, then so can I.
Challenge accepted!
With the increase popularity of African print in the world of fashion, it just made sense that I would embrace my culture and find new ways to make it fabulous. If Solange and Gwen can do it, then so can I.
So here it is, my look for wedding number 1 'Something old...'
Top, ASOS
Bag, my sister (really need to ask her where she got it)
Jacket, Miss Selfridge
And for the reception just took off the jacket and I'm ready to party!
In a way I'm glad my Three floor dress didn't make it. I love it to bits but who am I to argue with the universe? Clearly the fashion angels had other plans for me and the dress.
Until next time...
Stay MsChiVious xoxoxo
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