This is definitely one of my favourite dresses out of my whole wardrobe as it is super easy to style and works well with both formal and casual occasions. the colour of this dress is amazing and works well against the skin in this wonderful summer sun. The the stretchy fabric is a plus too as it molds beautifully to any figure. The only down side for me is that after a lovely meal out with friends my food baby looks terrible... there is definitely no hiding that in this dress which is why a stylish jacket leather jacket like this works wonders for both bloating and that summer evening chill. In this post (Part One) I have styled the dressed to suit a more formal occasion where as in Part Two I will be showing you how to dress it down for a more relaxed look.
Side note: next weeks YouTube post will be postponed unless I find a place with WiFi
Orange Dress- Pretty Little Thing
Jacket- New Look (France)
Heels- eBay
Wristwatch- Casio
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We're having 33 degree weather in London right now making this outfit perfect for the summer! Not only because of the cool pastel colours in this skirt, but teamed with these cute pink bunny rabbit socks and "bad ass" leather Converses, you'll be catching Pokemon in style all summer long! This skirt is also part of the same two piece which featured in my last style guide;How I Rock: My Pink Fluffy Jumper. Both pieces work well together (as a two piece) and also separately like you see here, which is great for switching is up every now and then. Although the weather has been good to us so far this week, I find it important to always carry a jacket for when that unpredictable change in British weather decides to occur! A bomber jacket pairs with this outfit.
Pink Fluffy Skirt- Everything5pounds (part of a two piece)
This week was meant to be a style guide post but with all that's going on right now in the world especially in America, I can't ignore it. The footage I've seen this week of human being is being treated worse than animals all because of their race sickens me to the pit of my stomach.
Although I live in England I think it is important to aknowledge the struggle that these people are facing right now. Where ever we live these people are our people, they are our brothers and sisters and we are all part of the same race… The human race. This struggle is our struggle and although all lives matter, yes, right now it is evident that we need to focus on black lives.
It is painful to see in 2016 that we are facing the same struggle since the time of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and people from centuries before them. Lynching and police brutality is not a thing of the past. Racism, however we might like to think, it is not a thing of the past. All of this is happening right now, in this day and age, 2016 and something needs to be done about it.
Behind all the horrific videos of police brutality and other inhumane acts that we do see, there are many scenarios of discrimination being inflicted that we don't see; some of which I'm sure are far worse and it's only continuing to escalate. Since 2015, 443 black people have been killed by police. 103 of these people were completely unarmed. In the space of five days since July 2nd till July 6th of this year four black men have been murdered by police. That's almost one person being murdered every day, all of them Fathers.
#BlackLivesMatter, they really do, yet right now that doesn't seem to be the case. This needs to be more than a hashtag! Something must change. But we mustn't forget that in times like these, prayer is key. This is a predicament that is bigger than us but not bigger than God. Pray for the world.
These are some of the names of people that have been killed by police so far, this summer alone;
Jessica Williams- Unarmed killed by Gunshot
Michael Wilson Jr- Unarmed killed by Gunshot
Vernell Bing Jr- Unarmed killed by Gunshot
Doll Pierre-Louis- Unarmed killed by Gunshot
Devonte Gates- Unarmed killed by Gunshot
Ollie Brooks- Unarmed killed by Gunshot
Antwun Shumpert- Unarmed killed by Gunshot
Clarence Howard- Unarmed killed by Gunshot
Delrawn Small- Unarmed killed by Gunshot
(According to my calculations that's approximately one unarmed black person murdered every week since May)
Today I marched for the rights of all black people and in respect of the ones we have lost. Other marches will continue to take place across the world for the same reason. If you are in the London area and would like to be part of the next march, please see below for details. Also if you would like to see videos from today's march, feel free to add me on snapchat: Ajobi (QR Code below) and/or watch out for next weeks post on my YouTube where you'll be able to view it there as well. (subscribe to it's Ajobi YouTube to be notified.)
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OMG! I don't think I've ever been more excited about releasing a blog post but I am legitimately in love with these photos! Shout out to the mastermind behind the camera... Thank you Jessi boo!
I'm also crazy about this outfit. Although I would consider it to be a standard everyday outfit for me, as with many of my previous blog posts, it's the specific pieces that the outfit is composed of that make it that extra bit special. First of all the hat is hand crafted made to show an outward display of my inner Queen-ness and unique character. and well the cuteness of this jumper pretty much reflects the utopia of my mind. The short sleeves also cater perfectly to that weird British summer weather where it's, not cold enough for a jumper but not hot enough to go all out. kind of like the unfortunate weather we're having now.
God willing the hats will be on sale soon and will still be hand made with love direct from Ajobi (along with other pieces I have made which have featured in my previous blog posts). I will be sure to notify you when that happens! P.S. although these photos are amazing I really wouldn't advise sitting at the edge of a platform so close to the train track... it could honestly end really badly.
Pink Fluffy Jumper- Everything5pounds
Hat- Ajobi (hand made by me)- coming soon...
Jeans- Levi's
Trainers- Adidas
Tote Bag- Furisto.London
Wristwatch- Casio Socks- (Gifted)
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