Friday, December 10, 2010

The Holiday Season is Here. What to Wear And What Not To!!!


1)      DO experiment with different shades of red, there’s one that works for every skin tone. 

DON’T pair a red dress with red shoes, a red bag or other red accessories. All that together? It instantly says, “Santa’s helper or where did you leave the Elves???



         Do try off shades like deeper gunmetal gray, or a subtle bronze. The shiniest golds and silvers are only for the bravest and I mean the bravest.

     DON’T be afraid to mix in neutral accessories and non-metallic pieces, too. That’s chick!!



      DO try sequin pieces like long-sleeved tees and tanks, which feel glamorous and relaxed, it's the new casual way.
      DON’T forget to balance the look with matte fabrics so you don’t go blinding people.




 Do bust out those super-short hemlines but counterbalance the bare legs with a covered- on-top look.

 DON’T be bare everywhere…you get the point? 



 

Slip into ankle booties as a new take on evening shoes. Choose a stiletto-heeled style. It gives a tougher edge to romantic holiday dresses and is a nice departure from your usual pumps or party sandals.

DON’T layer on colured tights with these. One statement accessory is enough.



 Animal Print Style Tip: DO try a bold combination and don’t get too sexy by mixing satin with prints and showing off the cleavage. If you do jeans with a print jacket try a blue shade and not washed out jeans. Another thing don’t go head to toe with your prints can be a little dizzying.

 xoxo
Jaffar Jackson.












   



Thursday, December 9, 2010

My First Fashion Article is finally out.

You can read the full piece on http://issuu.com/MyHarusi/docs/harusi_magazine_dec-jan/1. It's titled 4 Fashion Do's for the todays Fashionista.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Gwen Stefani goes African

Singer/ designer Gwen Stefani attended Sephora's Fashion's Night Out event wearing a beautiful African print dress. Previously we've heard of or seen celebrities rocking African prints but Gwen's was absolutely fabulous.





My bone of contention here is, the fact that we did not know who designed that particular dress. At first it was thought to have been done by Christie Brown, but it turned out it wasnt. All the sources are saying it was "African Inspired" Can somebody tell me what that means?? I then found out it was actually her own Spring 20111 L.A.M.B collection. I love Gwen so much but I'm so tired of  Non- Africans taking our creations and so profiting from them. The fabric Gwen used is what they call Ankara and can be gotten from Lagos. I would have much rather had seen an African name on that design. In recent times labels like Jewel by Lisa, Lanra DaSilva to name a few have reworked ankara, making them more wearable and contemporary.
For Tailors in Lagos and even here in Kenya that have worked on African Prints Like Ki2 Fashions, they have such affordable stuff, African fashion is finally getting some shine but I’d have preferred if it was the actual African ankara masters or the K12's who were getting the recognition. Here's more of that collection:



The pants and Jacket bit tho' was a NO NO for me. I know mix and matching is in for next season but not on Prints. What do you think?
xoxo.
Jaffar.


Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Oversized Chunky Sweater

This season get the slim fitting sweater and push it to the back of your closet because chunky is back.
Hitting anywhere from below the hip to knee-length, the chunky oversized sweater is the perfect cozy option for milder days; it is also perfect for indoor offices that are too chilly to go sweaterless.
Now when you wear it make sure to wear it with slim fitting pants like skinnies and for a more slimming figure make sure to wear a top that's the same colour as the cardigan inside. You can also accesorise it with big chunky necklaces or a layer of necklaces for a more couture look.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Kenya Fashion Week

What happened to this once amazing designer meet?? Sue Muraya started the Kenyan Fashion Week in 2001, she's an amazing talent with some good education in Fashion so, It's been 2 years and still no word on whether they will actualy bring it back. Whilst Tz even has Swahili fashion week which I must say was well organised we are left with nothing;yes we had Fafa going down but we still need that whole week we called The Kenya Fashion week. Sue Muraya should just come to our aid..In other news I'm loving what Max Osterweis, a 34-year-old screenwriter and film director from San Francisco is doing with his  line Suno which features skirts fitting blazers tops all inspired by his many trips to Kenya where his mom owns a house in Lamu Island..here's a snippet..


To see more of Suno Lookbook for his Spring/Summer 09 collection , go to sunony.com
Source &Photos

Friday, October 29, 2010

FAFA IS HERE!!!!!


Ki2 Fashion
 The Festival for African Fashion and Arts (FAFA) was set up in 2008 during the post-election violence which took place in Kenya. This is one show that aims to show the diversity of the African's continent immense talent in Fashion, Music and the Arts. 
Caro and Wam from MooCow
This weekend will be one to therefore look out for, when some of Africa's biggest fashion designers and fashion models congregate at the beautiful Nairobi National Park to showcase talent and promote peace in this our region.Well known Kenyan designers Moo Cow, Kiko Romeo, Patricia Mbela, John Kaveke, Sally Karago, Anna Adero and Ki2 Fashions, will shocase spectacular garments in what I term as the biggest fashion event in Africa.
Anna Adero

Anna Adero

Anna Adero

Bella Matata

Bella Matata

Bella Matata

John Kaveke

John Kaveke

John Kaveke

Ki2 Fashion



Ki2 Fashion

Ki2 Fashion

Ki2 Fashion

Kiko Romeo

Moo Cow

Moo Cow


Sally Karago

Sally Karago

Sally Karago



Monday, October 25, 2010

Today's Plus Size Woman.

Larger women always seem to get left behind when it comes to fashion. For some reason, many of the top designers seem to stray away from doing clothes in larger sizes, even though many of those items would wear equally well on big women. Be it skirts, trousers, tops and even jackets, plus size women always have to go the extra mile to try and look fabulous.
That should not be the case though. Women of all sizes have a right to walk into a store or their local market and get some mix and matches that will make heads turn. For plus size women, when you wear your trousers you should try and camouflage the parts you want to hide and accentuate the parts you want to show off. When it comes to denim for the plus size there’s a few do’s and don’ts that we should follow:
• buy dark denim
• avoid anything that doesn't stretch
• don't buy overly decorated denim - all they do is draw attention to specific areas of your body and as a lot of styles tend to splash appliqué and other equally eye-catching details on the ass area, don't be surprised when you draw glances to your booty
• Stay away from two-tone type denims - the kinds that have a faded lighter color down the middle of the leg. They only serve to make your legs look larger than they actually are
• unless you're a tall plus sized woman, do not indulge in cropped jeans or ones with huge cuffs - theses shorten the leg and add width
• other than low-waisters, most styles will look good, providing you buy the correct fit, so be honest with yourself when trying them on
• Make sure the pockets (on the seat area) are small, close together and unfussy. They will slim your booty
• If one of your problem areas is your thighs/hips, buy bootcut jeans. The flare at the ankle will add balance over all.
Below are a few fab trousers and skirts for the office and a swell evening out.
xoxo.
Jaffar.











Friday, October 22, 2010

Coco Chanel Tanning

Stephen Spielberg (not Tanned) and a tanned Christina Aguilera


Calum Best
Have you wondered why people started getting tans or who introduced the Tan? Well I went out and found out a very interesting fact about that. Years ago guys who had tans were only the poor workers of mine Fields and all those looked down upon fellas.  So this lady Madame Coco Chanel went out and she'd spend so much time in the sun and got a tan, being the Trendsetter she was everyone thought wow Coco Chanel has a tan so it is really cool, and hence people started loving getting tanned! Thought I'd let you in on that one. Here's some tanned Tinseltown dwellers... You can go and ahead and tell me who you think is Tantastic or who is a lobster - loser..lol..xoxo
Daniella Westbrook

Hank Hasselhoff

Donald Trump

Donatella Versace

Hulk Hogan

Jessica Simpson

Keifer Sunderland

Lindsay Lohan


Paul Danan

Paris Hilton

Fab Victoria Beckham

Ronaldo