IN THE CHRONICLES OF WARDROBE MALFUNCTIONS
CLOTHING
On Trans-weather dressing and the tragedy of wool turtlenecks and tweed coats under the scorching sun of the tropics at noon and thereafter.
There is a struggle living in a city with
fickle weather consistency. This struggle is most aggravating when getting
ready for an early morning class or meeting, how mordantly cold it is before
8am and how unbearably sweaty it gets by noon. Every so often I have found
myself freezing on the bus in a T-shirt or sweating in my cashmere and wool.
Racing with bated breath between classes, shoots and other engagements in which event I’m without
doubt the amusement on university grounds –and not in the good way.
And as every struggle goes there most often
follows the process of finding a solution; stumbling across epiphany, or just simply
beckoning on the miraculous entry of serendipity. In my case, it would be the
former, and after having conquered the struggles of trans-weather dressing, I
decided to document said success on my way home from campus and detouring for a
quick bite at Safara afterwards. (Hey don't judge! I only junk-up very, very infrequently)
Back to the matter.
There are times when you’re sure of the
state of the weather, like early January when the Harmattan cold bites the
strongest here, or in continuous rains when the cold and humidity hangs limp in
the air. But outside sure weather situations, I can never stress how much of
chiffon, silk, satin and single layered velvet (if you like to go braless like
myself) you need to possess preferably sleeveless. For this reason, occasional
Fashion-prudes like myself would definitely indulge a generously lapelled/collared coat
or jacket.
The primary purpose here is to not look
like either an Eskimo or an Amazonian, layering should be avoided and sparse
clothing as well. An up-do hairstyle to show grace underneath heavy collars is
advised for females who do not possess ample neck length, and statement shoes
to mask excessive attention to clothing is key.
Keeping it real though, if you’re a
happy-feet like myself, then your statement shoes would not exceed three inches
at maximum.
In
this case, I’m a bootie girl on platform heels.
Thanks to Chris Brown for reclaiming the classic 90's jacket/shirt around the waist into a unisex trend. So after the jacket/coat/shirt serves its purpose against the morning cold, it fancies you up still at noon on the waist while your undershirt or blouse carries you through the afternoon heat.
To all my awesome black will always be the new black friends I feel the pain. Black as long as it comes in the aforementioned breezy fabrics, a white-washed black jean and a cashmere or similarly light weight jacket can still conquer this dilemma.
I genuinely find it hilarious, every weather
inclined wardrobe malfunction I have committed times before. The horrors of
sweating underneath your clothing and having no backup plan or freezing inside
it and remembering chivalry is dead. (To me at least!)
Oh Minna, you heart-breaker you.
Grey tweed coat - Message
Ballad blouse - Ejato
Stone-washed jeans - Sonoma
Black platform
boots – ASOS
Sequined bag – Vintage
Ankara string
bracelet – Ejato
Photography – David Terra
Editing – Ene Ijato
Styling – Ene Ijato
14 comments
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ReplyDeletebut how about in cases when one is cooperately dressed?
one cannot tie a blazer round the waist na...Lol
well due to the double standards still present in gendered fashion its quite more restrictive for males. i can for example still tie my blazer on my waist but a guy wouldn't want to. in this case, there is the option of holding it in the crook of your arm(lol i suggest lots of arm muscle exercises)or simply ditching tying it around your waist and getting an efficient carry-on bag it could fit into for the rest of the day. in the end it really boils down to your sense of style and how crazy you're willing to take it!
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