As a rule, I hardly put up look books that I’m not featured in ( the only other one I’ve put up is this one here ) but there’s just something about young people defying the odds in going after their dreams and putting out work that just hard to ignore. Especially when said young people are people I fux with.
So celebrating creativity is a new segment on the blog where I’ll give a bit more room and celebrate the creativity/hard work of some of these people.
The first feature in this new segment is actually a double dose of creativity as I decided to merge and introduce two different brands.
Let’s check them out!
– URBANITY COLLECTION.
The first feature is the Urbanity collection by David Omigie (Daltimore) which he describes as a native danshiki inspired collection borne out of the need to create timeless pieces that can be viewed as both comfortable and stylish. The urbanity pieces shows the grandeur of an urban man and woman through androgyny pieces which are an eclectic blend of urban fashion and native culture.
I really like these danshiki’s and also the styling! I like how they are a bit different from the normal ones we see everyday. I’m not sure which piece I like the most but its between the first and second one the guy in the second picture is wearing..
And maybe the third one too, oh its so hard to just pick one!
Which is your favorite? And how will you style this?
See how I styled my own regular danshiki in this post.
For more details on the design label,
– davidomigie@gmail.com
– @daltimorecollections +2348022036481 , +2348099142073
LE MeLANGE STYLING.
Le mélange is an emerging styling brand by two creative stylist Onoja
christiana and Abiolah Ahouandjinou. They decided to come up with a minimalistic, self designed and styled
shoot/campaign by incorporating African fabric into recent trends with an aim to showcase African style and
appreciate our culture from a different Perspective”
I personally think they succeeded in doing that (the african style mix thing) and I particularly love the purple dress, ankara headwrap and kicks mix, its so dope and right up my alley.
For more details : Lemelangestyling@gmail.com
I.G – @lemelangestyling
What do you think of both brands?
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I really like the first collection. I see myself in some pieces. I think the styling can be better but the concept is great.
I agree with the styling bit, especially for the female looks but he did a good job regardless.
Thanks for reading Denike, you didn't leave us your link though so other commenters can go visit your blog.
Her link is linked to her name, it's clickable.
I love the Ankara mix thing too. Its something I like to do everytime, I see myself rocking the ankara crop top with a midi pencil skirt and sneakers oh and with a fedora too.
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Ah Wumi, sneakers plus fedora too. Isn't that a bit too much? Lol
Don't mind me, I'm a "sort of" minimalist
I fell in love with David's collection the first time I saw them on Instagram.. Both collections are nice and the model in the first one is definitely serving face! lol..
Aww, I'm sure he'll be happy to read this comment. Thanks for sharing positivity around!
I like the first collection, from the pieces to the styling of the background, they matched the colors well. I can totally rock some of the pieces though restyled in my own way. The second collection is okay but the styles don't stand out for me.
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The second isn't a collection per se, they are a styling brand and they just pieced together some clothes to create a campaign for their debut. I think they did a good job
For more both are great then i saw myself saving the 2nd collection LOL
Haha! Thanks for reading Nkem! I'm glad you liked both
Nice! For the Urbanity one, I like the check dress. For the Le Melange, I like the skirt with the camel jacket. I like the backdrop of the urbanity collection.
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Ijenna, I can't see any skirt with camel jacket oh. Lool
I love both but the Urbanity collection is really stylish. The collection for the ladies is everything and they are so chic.
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Thanks for the feedback Doreen! I'm sure they'll read this and feel even more encouraged
Hi cassandra, I just stumbled upon your blog and believe me, it's been book marked. Expect to see alot more of me around here. Your really doing an awesome job. The ankra print and sneakers idea is really innovative
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