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3 ways to style stripes.

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To stripe or not to stripe?  To clear your doubts, stripes are always in. They have proved to be timeless, classic and cool. They are always in and have become a staple. While contemplating on this, here are a few ways you can style stripes. 1) Pair with patterns 2) Pair with a bold colour. This is always a winner. You can't go wrong. 3) Be geometric: Pair with similar or same  shapes(check) or stripes in the opposite direction(horizontal/vertical as the case may be. Stripes acts as neutrals; this makes it a versatile piece with quite a number of styling options. Always consider it when layering. Written by Seun Akeke

Ways to add culture to your style

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It is the month of December, the city is buzzing with events at every nook and cranny. Ebonylife premiered a new movie last Sunday and the style theme was opulently Nigerian. It was a hall full of celebrities, dignitaries all looking glam in different cultural garments. On that note, we will be giving a few tips on how to include culture into your wardrobe. 1) Play with your accessories: Designers in and out of Nigeria are adopting the use of our local fabrics to make beautiful accessories that could add some culture to our western styles. There are quite a number of accessories designers who use coral beads, Adire and asooke to make bags, jewelry, foot wear, turbans, scarves and the list goes on.....  Here are a few brands you can look at.   Ariaba Lifestyle   Kenneth Ize 2) Go for brands that manipulate fabric. Some brands do no wrong manipulating fabrics by mixmatching or underlaying and many more other ways. A few of the many designers who do this are:   ...