Tee-Threads Fashion: Gele

Saturday, 6 December 2014

Looking for my Johnny...Part 5

Hello people,

Today's post is in honour of all weddings, engagements and miscellaneous events. Enjoy!!!

Meeting Johnny Walker

They walk past each other in the street. They catch each other’s eyes and probably exchange a smile but no words are exchanged. She’s the pretty girl with the nice smile and he’s the guy that always looks impeccably dressed whenever she sees him.

She’s in a three-quarter sleeved, emerald green mermaid dress with a silver brooch-like appliqué below the bust. The dress is made from lace to midi-length and matching organza gathered from the edge of the lace to the floor. It is accessorised with green jewellery that's a slightly different shade from the dress, a black and silver purse and a multi-coloured ‘gele’.

....Be fashion wise

Credits:

Photography: Kamal 08035064370

Makeup: Larshville 08187344990

Ladies’ Clothing: Tee-Threads Fashion 08082138554

Mens’ Clothing: Kola Kuddus 08023594544

Gele: Molbaks Alaso-Oke 08023188820
Necklace: Artsmith Collection 07030144953
Purse: Sparkle Fashion Store

The Buba Dress

Hello darlings

Hope the week has started out great for you all. I'm posting today about an outfit I conceptualised to remake from a classic style; 'the Oleku'. I decided to make the style into a dress as opposed to the regular 'iro' and 'buba'. I made the dress as a single colour block of baby pink using drylace. It maintains same upper bodice shape as can be seen from the sleeves and the neckline while the lower bodice is sewn into a fiitted form.

The dress is styled here for either a wedding or a church event. I tied a fucshia pink and teal blue gele to maintain the traditional look. My neck is accessorised with a darker neckpiece from my brother Gbenga, also known as 'Artsmith'. The outfit can be styled in different ways and can even be worn as a casual Friday attire depending on your company's dress code.