STYLE 101: 4 WAYS TO STYLE THE YEMI DRESS

By JAK - April 08, 2020

Hi lovelies,

It has been way too long since I've been this way and I do not like it. My consistency has been on the floor and I apologize for that. But since we are stuck at home I would like to give you a simple style combination for one of my favorite designs . I present to you the YEMI dress. I designed it in 2019 for my alma mater's annual College dinner with the theme Ówambe Reloaded. I style this dress in four different ways and exciting thing is each style has its very own unique vibe.

Let's begin.

1. Mall date / Brunch outing:

This is an exciting way to style the dress, wearing it with a pair of bell bottom trousers cos it adds the necessary amount of Oooomph while still being laid back and appropriate for a casual affair like a brunch or for grocery shopping.

Dress: @Le Dak

Bell bottom trouser: Thrifted

Shoes: @Mango

Bag: Mama gave it to me

Belt: Lagos Island Market

2. Wedding guest:

If you have a wedding and you're not given the asoebi, you've got yourself a perfect outfit to draw all the wedding guest attention you need as a fashion enthusiast. Styling the dress with a matching scarf adds all the extra African wedding guest feel you need.

Catch here is ; you can style this particular Wedding guest look in two ways :

You can style it with the front flap
OR
You can style the flap as a belt also leaving it as a short and long dress at the same time.

Dress: @Le Dak

Shoes: Lagos Island Market

Bag: Thrifted

3. Take it to church:

The best thing about this dress is that it has a low back. Most churches might think it's a lot of skin but there's a really easy fix for this. Wearing it with a shawl or cape. Good thing about being a designer who styles too ; is I can make adjustments that will make your dress very easy to wear however you want to wear it. So the dress comes with buttons in the front you can pin your cape unto.

Dress: @Le Dak

Shoes: Thrifted

Cape: @Le Dak

4. Office Slay Queen:

Most offices look forward to what the office fashion queen will wear. Styling this dress with a clean plain white shirt gives you the premium office work wear while giving off an "they never experrerit" vibe.

Dress: @Le Dak

Shoes: Thrifted

Belt: My sister

Bag : Thrifted

Shirt: Thrifted

There you have it lovelies. My little piece on how I styled The YEMI dress. I would love suggestions on other ways you would style the dress. Hope everyone is home and safe in this period.
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