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  • 101 fashion tips for petite woman

    101 fashion tips for petite woman

    PETITE women can rock any style, but the key thing is to pick a fashion tune and work your wardrobe. The most important thing for petite women to do is to construct an image for her. And while everyone assumes that petite means tiny, dainty and delicate, a lady can actually be a large petite or even a huge petite. Before shopping for clothes, a petite woman should decide what she wants her image to be.

    Fashion tips that help
    •Understand how to create the illusion of height.
    •Discover which prints and patterns will work for your small frame.
    •Know how to use colour and match it to your skin and hair tone.
    •Learn how to balance your body shape by understanding your body symmetry.
    •Find out the easy way to effortlessly accessorise.
    •Know how to avoid clothes that foreshorten your body.
    •No wide-leg pants.
    •Don’t dismiss jumpsuits as a trend only for the column-shaped woman.

  • ‘Difficult legal jargons out of fashion’

    The use of complicated legal jargons in agreements and other documents which the layman cannot understand has become out of fashion, a lawyer, Mr Chinua Asuzu, has said.

    According to him, modern legal writing, even for law making, should be in simple, everyday English.

    Asuzu, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Write House, said bank accounts, insurance policies and documents for registration of firm should be simplified.

    Speaking at the end of a three-day legal-writing workshop for lawyers and judges in Lagos, Asuzu said the training curriculum in  the universities should be reviewed to provide for simple English in legal writing.

    “The use of plain English has practical importance for a society like Nigeria. National Assembly laws are not made for lawyers alone but for all Nigerians so a high school graduate should ordinarily understand the language in which it is written.

    “Something like a court judgement, the resolution of a dispute should also be written in plain English and devoid of legalese and verbose words that will confuse the readers,” he said.

    Such simple communication, Asuzu believes, will greatly enhance democracy, transparency and access to information, adding that it is not only lawyers who sign documents.

    “It is unfair to for the law to say that a legal document should only be signed by lawyers because a person should be able to understand what the document entails and does not necessary have to hire a Lawyer.”

    A participant at the workshop, Benedict Oragbemeh, said the Write House training is revolutionising the way lawyers, judges, professionals, and others write through its ‘Plain-English movement.’

  • A Fashion Week at LASU

    Communication Students’ Association (CSA) of the Lagos State University (LASU) has organised the second edition of their faculty’s Fashion Week.  The event was aimed at enabling fashion designers among students exhibit their wares to the people. The event took place at the faculty ground in Ojuelegba campus of the school.

    At the show, the fashion designers displayed how simplicity could be explored to achieve sophistication in fashion designing. The event started with a drama presentation by Broadcast students, after which models took to the runway to showcase different styles.

    The event was also as a re-union for Steve Onu Yaw, an on-air presenter at Wazobia Fm and his classmate, Oladotun Kayode of Cool FM. The students were thrilled with music performances. A student known as Nash on the campus wowed the audience with his performance of Baby Mo, which won him a live interview on Super Screen Television.

    The president of the association, Olamilekan Hassan, said the event was to create a platform for students, who are into fashion designing, modelling and bead making to display their articles, thereby creating jobs for them and fostering their spirit of entrepreneurship.

    Hassan praised the sponsors and students, who contributed to the success of the event.

    The Financial Secretary, Abayomi Ariba, said he was happy that the event went as planned, saying: “At first, I was having a negative feeling that it was not going to be successful.” He expressed gratitude to the sponsors that provided the finance.

    Adetoke Oluwo, a TV producer, hailed the association for the “impressive show”, advising girls to work harder to be successful in men’s world. “To be a celebrity is hard. It is not a mirage when you are talented. I used to be a banker but now, I am a TV presenter,” she advised.

    Kayode said he was elated to return to his alma mater after years of graduation. He advised students, who look up to him as a role model, to work hard and be focused.

    Yaw urged the students to always be thirsty for greatness. He admonished them not to relent in anything they do.

  • A community where idols haven’t gone out of fashion

    A community where idols haven’t gone out of fashion

    The jet age has done nothing to reduce the residents’ love for their gods. GBENGA OMOKHUNU visited Gaba community near Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and captures how the villagers treasure their traditional religion.

    It may well be the jet age, but it matters pretty little to the people of Gaba, a community near Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Speakers from churches and mosques may get louder by the  day; it makes no difference. The only thing that counts is the religion of their forebears, around which everything seems to revolve.

    The residents believe that their gods govern their community better than anyone can. For instance, they hold fast to the notion that no true Gaba native will steal because their god will deliver instant judgement. Nor is any of them complacent about adultery, which attracts a banishment for the man and death for the woman, if she fails to confess and appease the gods.

    Custom and tradition play an important role in the social life of any community. For the inhabitants of Ayenejeyi community and the entire Gaba village, on the outskirts of Bwari council, the traditional lifestyle of the people is regarded as an ancient honour code or an unwritten law for its people. Although, Ayenejeyi’s faith in their idols is believed to date back to pre-Christianity and Islamic period, they believe that their practice does not disobey basic Christianity and Islamic principles.

    Our correspondent’s visit to the community which is about 15km from Bwari town, revealed that to the natives of the community,  their custom and tradition govern, guide, shape their character, and discipline of their lifestyle, and they see it as an all-embracing social code which encompasses the laws, customs, traditions and ethos of their society.

    The village head of Ayenejeyi community, Chief Solomon Azabo, who is also the Chief of Gaba village, explained that they derive a lot of satisfaction from maintaining their custom and tradition, which, he added, have kept them alive since the village was founded in the late 1950s.

    His word: “For us to exist as one in this village, we depend solely on our custom and tradition which have different festivals associating with different sacrifices. For instance, before farming season every year, we have shrines that we make sacrifices to at every first week of April before we commence farming.

    “The truth is that we inherited this custom and tradition from our forefathers, because, when they were doing it, we saw the efficacy of the sacrifices they made and how it favoured the community during farming season and other things, that was why we vowed to stick to that practice up until today and it has been working for us.

    “For us that are pagans, we indulge in sacrifices, just like Muslims and Christians when they want to start fasting according to their teachings.  They go to church and mosque to pray when they need something from God; that is the same thing for us. We also make sacrifices at our shrines as our own traditional prayers, to appeal to God for progress in farming and other aspects of our lives.”

    On efforts to confirm the effectiveness of their traditional idol worship, Azabo, explained that for guidance and protection, the natives of the community rely on an idol called Zhiba, which he said protects the community whenever there is impending evil.

    “For example, if something bad is about to happen to anybody in this village, Zhiba would inform us and we would prepare or keep ourselves safe. We have different masquerades, but the masquerades in charge of purifying this village are known as Akaka and Momuan. If a witch comes to this community, whenever the masquerades appear, they will perceive the witch wherever she is and expose her.

    “If they catch the witch and she does not want to change, they would use their canes on her, and then she will die. These masquerades still exist till today and their power is still potent.  The period they usually come out to purify our village is during November and June every year.  There is another one known as Agorobe; this masquerade can only be seen by mature men.

    “If somebody steals something from the farm of another person, the spirit behind the masquerade will wipe off the entire family of the thief.  If it was only one person that stole, the entire family will use their heads to pay for it.  But, if the person comes out to confess that he stole, he would be told to bring 100 measures of Guenea corn, white hen and honey for sacrifice at the shrine of Agorobe.  The power of this masquerade is still potent till today,” Azabo said.

    The community head who expressed feelings of excitement when explaining the potency of the community idols, said that he was bold to say that no thief exist in the community, because, everybody knows that stealing will lead to the death of an entire family.

    He said: “But if somebody comes to the community to steal, that person will have himself or herself to blame for whatever happens to their family, he would have carried wahala from this village to his village or community. Also, we do not tolerate adultery in this village, if a woman commits adultery, the man would be banished from the community, while the woman would be told to make a sacrifice with a big dog for the entire community, so that the gods would forgive her.”

    Despite the firm belief in their idols as sources of survival and providence, the community is uncomfortable with its lack of some basic modern amenities.

    An indigene of the community, Mohamed Ody who appreciated the community head for providing them with electricity light and health care centre, said that they are in need of potable water in the community and that they only have one borehole that supplies water for over 3000 people in the community.

    “Also, the other water source we have is our stream which has grown unhygienic for domestic use. So, we are appealing for more water borehole because, since the stream water is bad, nobody wants to go there again.

    “In our health centre, we do not have enough drugs in the clinic; we also appeal that the council should assist our clinic with drugs, because, if we have sickness that they cannot get the drugs here, we would be asked to go to Bwari before we can get the drugs.

    “We are also appealing to the government to complete the road construction that stopped midway before getting to our community, because, during rainy season, our people suffer a lot before they can access the city centre,” he said.

    Other community habitants who spoke with Abuja Review are happy with the idol and are of the view that things are working well without any negative impact on them.

    Little children run around the community with excitement and joy not worried about the needed amenities.    Everyone in the community are pleading that government to extend the dividends of democracy to them.

     

  • Redeemer’s varsity to hold fashion contest

    Students of the Redeemer’s University will witness a fashion show on campus. Stephen Kobams, fashion firm, is collaborating with the House of Twitch to host the maiden social event to be held on the permanent site of the institution in Ede, Osun State.

    According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Stephen Kobams, Ayobami Tewogbade, a 400-Level Business Administration student, the event will afford students to showcase their talents in fashion and beauty pageant. He said the event would host 1,500 students of ages 17 to 25 years.

    He said: “This is the first time for the Mr and Miss RUN will be crowned. The contest is to improve the modeling talents of students and to increase the pace of social activities on campus. The show will give students hope and self-worth, without discrimination.”

    The event, he said, will also feature an orientation for students to reject bad habits such as drug abuse, drinking and fornication.

    Ayobami said the contestants would be adjudged on their personality, sense of fashion, presentation, photogenic face, beauty and confidence.

    He said winners of the pageant would be the face of the university and have dinner with the Vice-Chancellor.

  • Native & Vogue: Top models, designers showcase at Port Harcourt Fashion Week

    Native & Vogue: Top models, designers showcase at Port Harcourt Fashion Week

    •Kate Henshaw, Uti Nwachukwu, Chidinma, 2face, others add splendor

    Pomp and ceremony rent the air in Port Harcourt last week, with world-acclaimed fashion houses and top models rocking the runway at the Presidential Hotel, Port Harcourt, venue of the Port Harcourt International Fashion Week.

    Tagged Native & Vogue, not only did the three-day show feature a medley of choice clothing, it reenacted Port Harcourt and Rivers State’s profile as a creative industry hub, reputed for a blend of local and international showcase.

    Every night, beginning from Friday, September 19 to Sunday September 21, an assortment of adorable wares are further made desirable by the crowd of fashionists, businessmen and women, captains of industry and government officials who watch models showcase them elegantly on the runway.

    Among the leading international and Nigeria-based designers on parade were Malcolm Kluk & Christian Gabriel Du Toit popularly known as KluK CGDT from South Africa, Ade Bakare from the United Kingdom, Agbani Darego, Frank Osodi, Zizi Cardow, Yemi Osunkoya (Kosibah), Yomi Casual and Amos Ejiro Tafiri among others.

    The event was also high on celebrity models, musicians, actors and television personalities.

    While delectable actress Kate Henshaw and Jara famed presenter and actor, Uti Nwachukwu were co anchors on the show, Uti also had a stint on the runway, modeling for Yomi Casual, as did former Mr. Nigeria, Bryan Okwara and model turned actor Alex Ekubo.

    With music artistes such as the Cohbams Asukwo, Chidinma Ekile, Kcee of the defunct Kcee Presh and Tuface Idibia, the event went a notch higher in entertaining guests.

    Other celebrities at the event are Tanzanian model Milen Magese; Nigeria’s Eku Edewor, Denrele Edun, Melvin Oduah, Isio Wanogho, Kosibah and Port Harcourt-based comedian Daniel De Humorous, who rendered rib cracking jokes at the show.

    Sponsored by the Rivers State Government and jointly organized by Neo Mantra, an intellectual property development company in partnership with Vanguard Allure and Bunor Creazioni, a renowned Nigeria indigenous fashion design, consultancy and model management firm headed by Frank Osodi, the event was a Private Public Partnership (PPP) initiative of the state government, which also featured top and upcoming Port Harcourt-based fashion designers showcasing their works.

    As the upcoming designers were also mentored by the professionals in attendance, the 3-day fashion event also staged a competition for the young designers, with Ibitein Thompson coming tops, and winning an all-expenses paid six months scholarship to an international fashion school.

    Native & Vogue Port Harcourt Fashion Week had its maiden edition in September last year, and according to its organisers, the success of the first edition is the reason the show became inevitable, despite the threat of Ebola Virus Desease (EVD). Incidentally, the presence of international models and designers at the show was a proof that Port Harcourt and indeed Nigeria, is EVD-clean.

    In just two years, Port Harcourt joins the Fashion Week tradition, which has New York, Paris, Milan and London leading the global event. Usually, the show happens at special times in the year when good-looking humans dress funny and somehow dictate to the rest of the world what it means to look good and fashionable.

  • Red carpet show at the 2014 Ecowas fashion week

    Red carpet show at the 2014 Ecowas fashion week

    CELEBS and designers flocked to the Landmark Center, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, to kick-off the biggest fashion week of the season, the Ecowas fashion week.

    The Week kicked off with a seminar, entitled the ‘Business of fashion’. And trust the designers, as they wowed the crowd with spectacular creations.  Here are the best looks from the red carpet, ranging from the fabulous, the chic and the glamourous!

  • Make fashion statement with bulging stomach

    Make fashion statement with bulging stomach

    ARE you pregnant and confused as regards what to put on? Or perhaps you are not pregnant, but you are already having concerns as regards what your fashion empire will look like when you are. Currently, it is as if it your dress sense in your stomach. You keep changing over and over again because it’s as if nothing fits. Sometimes you even go all the way out to spent serious money on shopping and still you feel you are not in your best look. Or at times you prefer to remain indoors because you are pregnant.

    Now relax and discover how to remain fashionable even as your stomach burges out. Plenty things can still fit. You can still look sexy, be comfortable and spend less on shopping for new clothes. You can still glow with that baby.

    First, I advise you relax. Tell yourself constantly how beautiful you are and how beautiful you will ever be. Don’t lose interest in your look all because your body is changing, your growing bigger and nothing seems to fit. It is a natural phenomenon. Do not trouble yourself, but concentrate on how to cease the moment in order to look your best.

    The first trimester might not prove too difficult. But as the second and third trimesters draws near, it could look like your fashion empire is collapsing, but relax and take that same calm head of yours to your wardrobe. Start from what you have. Checking through your wardrobe, you might be shocked to discover you don’t have to go shopping after all.

    Select tops, shirts, blouses and gowns of all materials that are free. Free particularly at the stomach level. This is essential not only for your comfort, but your baby’s comfort as well. Most of your trousers and skirts might still fit, depending on how much weight you’ve added. But you can never know unless your try.

    God has given you grace to carry heels of all types and heights. But, as much as possible, stay off heels in pregnancy especially in your second and third trimesters. Who says depending on the occasion and attire that you cannot look good and fashionable in flats? You will gain body fat in that your condition no matter how small which might be too much for those fragile heels to bear and you don’t want to risk tripping off and falling.

    Now, remember your fashion legacy and start making your statement.

  • Ikeja City Mall to come alive with fashion, music show

    Ikeja City Mall to come alive with fashion, music show

    Come next Friday, August 9, Ikeja City Mall  will come alive with musical performances and electrifying runway exhibitions. It will be the second edition of the malls fashion and music show. The show is an  event with unmatched glitz and glamour, designed to showcase the summer collections of fashion stores in the mall. It will bring together the best of youthful celebrities, models and artistes to entertain guests and shoppers at the mall.

    Tenant Stores, who will be sponsoring the event right inside the mall, are promising to give the best of fashion display, light and music performances from favourite models, music artistes and comedians. The stores are; Foshini, Markham, Mango, Maybrands, Us Polo, Kidz Country,  Wrangler , Jack& Jones, Black Up, Bruno’s Place, Casabella and Daviva.

    Hugely anticipated through the event is customer patronage and delight especially amongst teenagers.

    Activities at the event  will include electrifying catwalk by top models, music performances by top celebrities, comedy, dance, raffle draws, special sales/auctions and celebrity guest appearances. The event will also host internationally renowned models, Ken Okoli (Mr Nigeria 2010), Adedamola Cruz (best model of the world Africa 2011), Victor Kwen, Francis Chinko, Kelvin Godson, Michelle Udoka(Miss Global Nigeria 2013) Micus Pius (Mr Universe Nigeria 2013), to mention a few.

    The show will begin with red carpet at 4pm and it is free for everybody.

     

  • Murray lands first luxury fashion ad campaign

    Murray lands first luxury fashion ad campaign

    Andy Murray has landed his first  luxury fashion ad campaign, as the face of Rado. The tennis ace will star in the new global print adverts for the Swiss watch brand.

    Photographed on Andy’s clay training court in Valencia, the imagery features a selection of headshots and action shots – the latter of which were captured using a camera shutter speed of 1/800th of a second thanks to the power of Andy’s serve (that’s faster than that used to shoot a racing car).

    The 27-year-old models the Rado HyperChrome Automatic Chronograph watch in the campaign – the same watch he was wearing when lifting the Wimbledon trophy in 2013. Murray has been a brand ambassador for Rado since May 2012.

    The new campaign will roll out internationally from now.