Denim Shirt + African print skirt

African print comes full circle, there is definitely increased prominence of African print in mainstream fashion. I have always loved African fabric but with this new phenomenon, I have started incooperating African print pieces in my closet. What I particularly love about this trend is that African Fabric never really goes out of fashion, just like Denim and Khaki, its just a matter of updating designs with changing fashion trends. I love what I am wearing today; I paired an african print skirt with a denim shirt. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that denim and African print had been done and looked amazing. I also discovered an amazing Italian-Hatian designer called Stella Jean who designs amazing African print clothes and gives them a very modern twist. I have to confess that this is a look I really love and I will be doing more off in my wardrobe

Stella Jean designs

The beautiful and amazing Stella Jean wearing her designs

More Stella Jean (I think I am in Love)

And yet more Stella Jean (Definitely true Love)

Find more of Stella Jean designs on this link Stella Jean I think you will fall in love as much as I did

The Khaki Bomber Jacket

When you live in a hot part of Kenya like I do, the rare day it decides to rain; lets just say big smiles. All the cute jackets and blazers that had been put away come out. I love that my work place does not have a strict dress code and since i travel to remote health facilities doing research I try to dress in clothes that are on trend but are culturally appropriate for the rural folk that I have to meet. I have had this Khaki Bomber Jacket for about four months now, but I have never had an opportunity to wear it until now. The stripped T-shirt is from New Look and the jeggings are thrifted and flat pointed shoes I got on a trip to China. Just noticed my dreads are sticking out :-)))

Casual weekend in Tanks

Hey everyone, I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. I live in a very hot town so weekends are a good way to dress down. On saturday I wore skinny white jeans which I got on sale at Debenham's, thrifted yellow tank and leather flats from Mr. Price

On Sunday I wore flared wide leg linen pants I bought in Peacock, thrifted tank, belt from New Look and wedges i bought on sale from Debenham's. Tell me what you think of this two looks.

The Pleated Skirt

Happy New Year 2013
I am so excited about the start of this year. I don't have any actual New Year resolutions but there is so much I want to achieve this year. I will be updating you all as time goes. In other news notice my new dreadlocks. I am going through alot of transition and this was just a way signifying amazing new beginnings in my life. Thank you for reading

Red Kitten Heels HnM; T-Shirt Dorothy Perkins; Belt New look Skirt Forever21

French Chic- Nautical striped top

I love fashion but what is even more fascinating for me is that fashion never just happens, it is inspired by major events that have shaped history. The nautical stripped shirt is a very french and minimalist look that has stood the test of time. It was interesting to discover that the stripped shirt has history in the French Naval Army. The stripped short was commissioned as Act of France in 1858 as a uniform for all French Sea men, that way if a navy man fell into the sea he would be easily spotted. Years later Coco Chanel introduced the Bretton Nautical stripes into main stream fashion.



The French Sea men dressed in the trademark stripped shirt


The ever amazing Coco Chanel in a Stripped shirt in 1930

So to pay homage to the great Coco Chanel and also just for how amazing I think stripped tops look I decided to put together this simple and amazing ensemble on.

PEPLUM LOVE

Hey Everyone

Happy Friday to everyone. I am so excited about the weekend. I am not planning to do much. My job is pretty intense with a lot of road travel so by the time the weekend rolls around I am completely beat. So basically my Fridayevening plan is a date with James Bond and the sofa.

In this blog I am in in peplum top that i really love. I have always been really cautious about the peplum trend just cause I worry about my body type. I try to avoid anything that adds bulk around the hips and thighs. I got this Peplum top in Zara and was pleasantly surprised by how good it looked on me. Tell me what you think about this look. I find that the top is quite slimming and flattering on my frame. As usual I take my photos in one of the rural health facilities that I work in.

Style in the Village

Hey everyone
the last few months have been extremely eventful. I moved from England back to Kenya where i got a job in health research. My jobs takes to some of the most remote areas of Kenya where I am working in health research and its very involving and demanding. Since coming home and facing the realities of working in rural areas my new challenge has been to remain true to my fashion loving self while at the same time being culturally sensitive to the rural communities that I work in, which is not a mean feat. In this blog I am wearing a simple black dress that i got on sale at HnM with flat pointed shoes and fake mulberrybag that I got during my trip to China. The necklace is a clay beaded necklace i got from kazuri you can check out there stuff from this website www.kazuri.com. I like how it looks like pearls makes the whole outfit really classy dont you think?