#anakara styles
Uti Nwachukwu was the winner of Big Brother Africa 5. The big brother Africa star has been giving iconic trends that turn heads every time we get to catch a glimpse. And every time he identifies with the cultural heritage he delivers an even better topping we can’t seem to resist!! For this reason, he is our CELEBRITY IN FOCUS.
Ladies, five times the fashion, this is the five best of UTI NWACHUKWU (whispering; and a few juicy details you might want to hear concerning the star)
Born: 3 August 198*
Nationality: Nigerian
Movies: Weekend Getaway, Finding Mercy, In the cupboard, Breathless
Awards: Nollywood Movie Award for Best Rising Star (Male)
Nwachukwu is from Agbor in Delta state located in south-south region of Nigeria. He was raised in Ughelli and Sapele.
The actor attended Igbinedion Education Centrefrom 1993 – 1999. He was a social prefect when he was in secondary school.
He has a BSc. in Computer Science and Education from Benson Idahosa University, Benin City. He graduated with a 3.9 GPA. He also received a diploma in this same subject from the University of Nigeria. (We know right, for an ACTOR?!)
Did you know that our star also worked in a bank? Yes!! the model once worked in a bank
Uti Nwachukwu’s first ever appearance on a reality TV show was on the “Next Movie Star”. He finished as first runner up on the show.
The multi-talented act is also a singer. His first single titled ‘Go down’ was released in 2010.
He is a youth ambassador of Delta state and tourism ambassador for Cross River.
And for the icing on the cake, He remains the perfect candidate for our celebrity in focus.
I WILL FOREVER REP NIGERIAN DESIGNERS.
This is what I wore to the @completefashionmag celebrity covers celebration and I decided to combine Nigerian Designers.
Jacket by : @ayovanelmar
Pants by : @jamesjohnsonclothing
YOU LIKE ?? #MadeInNigeria
Rocking a red Indian inspired caftan, Uti has got us in the loops with the Jedi Clan Pose (Star Wars fans, where you?).
The actor is clearly in love with his roots. Monochrome couldn’t look any better!!
Outfit to the #FutureAwards2016
My love for monochrome native by @yomicasual
And more Love for @monimorganshoes.
This time it’s pure white and yes. It’s HANDMADE (Awesome)
More from the House of @pappaz_attirez
His collection titled ’ IJINLE ’
Can’t wait to explore more of his looks this year
HELLO!!! YEs….REAL men wia Pink
Outfit by @telvinnwafor.
Styled by @hyperfashun for
JARA TV
We’ve seen all styles and Nigerian made Agbada pieces but on is a site for sore eyes…
I SUPPORT #MadeInNigeria goods! Especially Fashion!! (Hear the people?)
Breath Taking Agbada
By : @pappaz_attirez
Shoes by : @pushxclusive .
Applause to SirUti for forever representing the African print and styles, a star worthy of emulation.
Join in the fun by sending mails to [email protected] indicating the celebrity you think deserves to be in the spotlight and propagating the African/Nigerian fashion world.
This is brought to you by Eistyle News, our first ever CELEBRITY IN FOCUS
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Elegant African prints fabrics and exotic colours of tulle/mesh would be a killer princess-like combo for a dress or skirt. A glamorous idea (don’t you think?), guaranteed to turn heads. For posher parties, nothing speaks glamour like the tulle dress or skirt. You too can style your tulle dress/skirt to suit you; The full tulle, the pleated, or underneath an already made Ankara dress/skirt. Whatever rocks your boat this DIY project is prepared specially to create a new style for you and guess what? it’s a great style for the kids too (your little girl can step out looking like a princess too)
For this DIY Tulle Skirt, you will need:
• Tulle (see below to calculate how much)
• Lining fabric ( I recommend knit so it can stretch over your hips and so you don’t have to hem it. (Be “efficient.”)
• Elastic band ( I love the black one)
• Thread
• Sewing machine
• Measuring tape
• Rotary Cutter (seriously makes it soooo much easier than scissors)
• Cutting mat
• Paper/butcher paper to create a pattern.
The Sewing Basics:
The first thing that really confuses you is that a lot of tutorials say to measure where you want the skirt to sit on your waist and use that as the circumference. We think that using this measurement would make it impossible to pull the skirt over my hips as your hip circumference is larger. Even though we’re not exactly sure why it’s not a problem, but Kara was able to pull the skirt easily over my hips even though the circumference was technically smaller than my hip circumference. This is probably due to the give the tulle has, and the fact that our bodies is not a perfect circles. Knowing this, you can go ahead and cut your tulle out to match your natural waist. You will want to make sure your lining is a little stretchy too so it can easily glide past your hips. Don’t be discouraged if after you cut your skirt, it seems too big. The elastic band will take care of that for you.
If you are worried and would prefer the mathematical details, brace yourselves as Kara give you details in full.
The math:
I don’t want to overwhelm you with math, but using the equation Circumference = 2 x pi x radius, we can pretty much figure out everything we need to. Basically, you just need to divide your waist by 6.28. So if your waist is 28 inches (this is a random number), your radius would be 4.45 inches, or I would round to 4 and a half inches.
How much fabric do you need for the tulle skirt and what bolt width?
Add your desired length to your radius and multiply by 2. This is how wide you’ll need to get your fabric, and how many yards you’ll need for each layer.
Let’s say your waist is 28 inches, and you want your skirt to be 22 inches long. You’re waist radius is 4.5.
22 (length) +4.5 (radius) = 26.5 inches
Multiply by 2 (to get circle diameter)
26.5 x 2 = 53 inches
You’ll tulle will need to be at least 53 inches wide. You’ll need just over a yard and a half of it for each layer. So if you wanted 3 layers of tulle, you would most likely buy from the 54 inch wide bolt and get about 4 and a half yards. (One yard is 36 inches)
If your diameter is more than 54 inches, buy from a 108 inch wide bolt.
Note: Multiply your diameter by the number of layers you want, then divide it by 36 to get how many yards you’ll need. I like buying by the bolt because it’s significantly cheaper per a yard and gives you room for error.
Use your radius, we’ll use 4.5 inches for an example, to create a pattern for cutting your center circle. Place a measuring tape on the corner of a piece of paper and mark 4 and a half inches all the way around. The dots below show the markings if you were doing 6 and a half inches around.
Cut along your dots and use this as the pattern for cutting out your fabric. Be sure to double fold your fabric so you cut a complete circle each time.
Decide what length you want the skirt to be. Use this number and measure from the inside circle out, marking around the fabric so you know where to cut. This will be similar to how you measured and cut the inside circle, except that you’ll need to move you measuring tape along to curve of the inside circle instead of keeping it fixed in the corner.
Once your lining and all your tulle has been cut, carefully stack and pin them. You’ll now baste them together at the waist. I recommend doing between 3-5 layers of tulle. I only did three and it was a little difficult to keep them lined up properly when you baste them, so you may want to do two layers at a time, then baste them all together.
Now wear and enjoy it!
NOTE: The second time Kara made this skirt she basted one layer of tulle to the lining at a time. There will likely be discrepancies in the sizing. By doing one layer at a time, you can add a pleat to the layer of tulle if it ends up wider than the lining. This is nearly impossible to do if you do more than one layer at once.
This site makes it super easy: http://byhandlondon.com/pages/circle-skirt-app
Below is a video following a similar format for the ankara tulle skirt.
https://youtu.be/qXl1CDlHMW4
Click to Post
Elegant African prints fabrics and exotic colours of tulle/mesh would be a killer princess-like combo for a dress or skirt. A glamorous idea (don’t you think?), guaranteed to turn heads. For posher parties, nothing speaks glamour like the tulle dress or skirt. You too can style your tulle dress/skirt to suit you; The full tulle, the pleated, or underneath an already made Ankara dress/skirt. Whatever rocks your boat this DIY project is prepared specially to create a new style for you and guess what? it’s a great style for the kids too (your little girl can step out looking like a princess too)
For this DIY Tulle Skirt, you will need:
• Tulle (see below to calculate how much)
• Lining fabric ( I recommend knit so it can stretch over your hips and so you don’t have to hem it. (Be “efficient.”)
• Elastic band ( I love the black one)
• Thread
• Sewing machine
• Measuring tape
• Rotary Cutter (seriously makes it soooo much easier than scissors)
• Cutting mat
• Paper/butcher paper to create a pattern.
The Sewing Basics:
The first thing that really confuses you is that a lot of tutorials say to measure where you want the skirt to sit on your waist and use that as the circumference. We think that using this measurement would make it impossible to pull the skirt over my hips as your hip circumference is larger. Even though we’re not exactly sure why it’s not a problem, but Kara was able to pull the skirt easily over my hips even though the circumference was technically smaller than my hip circumference. This is probably due to the give the tulle has, and the fact that our bodies is not a perfect circles. Knowing this, you can go ahead and cut your tulle out to match your natural waist. You will want to make sure your lining is a little stretchy too so it can easily glide past your hips. Don’t be discouraged if after you cut your skirt, it seems too big. The elastic band will take care of that for you.
If you are worried and would prefer the mathematical details, brace yourselves as Kara give you details in full.
The math:
I don’t want to overwhelm you with math, but using the equation Circumference = 2 x pi x radius, we can pretty much figure out everything we need to. Basically, you just need to divide your waist by 6.28. So if your waist is 28 inches (this is a random number), your radius would be 4.45 inches, or I would round to 4 and a half inches.
How much fabric do you need for the tulle skirt and what bolt width?
Add your desired length to your radius and multiply by 2. This is how wide you’ll need to get your fabric, and how many yards you’ll need for each layer.
Let’s say your waist is 28 inches, and you want your skirt to be 22 inches long. You’re waist radius is 4.5.
22 (length) +4.5 (radius) = 26.5 inches
Multiply by 2 (to get circle diameter)
26.5 x 2 = 53 inches
You’ll tulle will need to be at least 53 inches wide. You’ll need just over a yard and a half of it for each layer. So if you wanted 3 layers of tulle, you would most likely buy from the 54 inch wide bolt and get about 4 and a half yards. (One yard is 36 inches)
If your diameter is more than 54 inches, buy from a 108 inch wide bolt.
Note: Multiply your diameter by the number of layers you want, then divide it by 36 to get how many yards you’ll need. I like buying by the bolt because it’s significantly cheaper per a yard and gives you room for error.
Use your radius, we’ll use 4.5 inches for an example, to create a pattern for cutting your center circle. Place a measuring tape on the corner of a piece of paper and mark 4 and a half inches all the way around. The dots below show the markings if you were doing 6 and a half inches around.
Cut along your dots and use this as the pattern for cutting out your fabric. Be sure to double fold your fabric so you cut a complete circle each time.
Decide what length you want the skirt to be. Use this number and measure from the inside circle out, marking around the fabric so you know where to cut. This will be similar to how you measured and cut the inside circle, except that you’ll need to move you measuring tape along to curve of the inside circle instead of keeping it fixed in the corner.
Once your lining and all your tulle has been cut, carefully stack and pin them. You’ll now baste them together at the waist. I recommend doing between 3-5 layers of tulle. I only did three and it was a little difficult to keep them lined up properly when you baste them, so you may want to do two layers at a time, then baste them all together.
Now wear and enjoy it!
NOTE: The second time Kara made this skirt she basted one layer of tulle to the lining at a time. There will likely be discrepancies in the sizing. By doing one layer at a time, you can add a pleat to the layer of tulle if it ends up wider than the lining. This is nearly impossible to do if you do more than one layer at once.
This site makes it super easy: http://byhandlondon.com/pages/circle-skirt-app
Below is a video following a similar format for the ankara tulle skirt.
https://youtu.be/qXl1CDlHMW4
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The wax prints are part of a nonverbal way of communication among African women, and hereby they carry their message out into the world. Some wax prints can be named after personalities, cities, building, sayings or occasions.
A grounded native’s intuition about the African and wax prints would be that they are DEFINITELY a wardrobe essential. That they are to be worn for traditional and special occasion but to work (corporate environment) within the context of the African heritage?! We’re sure that’s got you thinking can one really pull that off? truth is, the fashion world evolves everyday and so are styles experimented daily.
The design of the wax print fabrics already has an influence on the international world of fashion and lifestyle. They are an inspirational source for designers and companies.
With some que from products on Eistyles.com and of course ques from style sensation for today’s wardrobe essential; the Boss Lady herself: Aderonke Enoabasi Adefalujo, the question is, would you consider wearing prints to work??
LESS IS MORE.
Yes! Keep It Simple & Classy. Sometimes, we forget that too much of everything may just be the turn-off, If you feel your outfit’s too busy; according to the well known fashion icon Coco Chanel: take off the last thing you put on!! You don’t want people having negative perceptions about your choice of style and if they are outspoken about it, they may outright disapprove of your outfit or judge you by your look. We are loving Ozinna Anumudu’s work style .We are definitely taking tips from her corporate style!
A DRESS SENSE
Dresses are an easy way out if you are confused on what to wear (ladies would agree with me that it can be a chore deciding what blouse goes with this skirt or that trouser) but with a DRESS you are good to go! All you have to do is get your accessory ready, match it up and be a boss! Be that female with a boss attitude.
BE COMFORTABLE
Comfort is a key. Comfort depict confidence and that speaks volumes. If what you are wearing isn’t comfortable even if it’s stylish, it isn’t style worthy. When you are comfortable that becomes your selling point. Make a bold statement with Ankara inspired blazers as a true African man with style.
INVEST IN YOUR WARDROBE!
Dress the way you want to be addressed. Looks are the first interpretation of who you are. It is worthy for every corporate personnel to invest in their wardrobe in other to make a statement in the business and FASHION world - create a balance. If you think your accessory from shoes, bags & jewelry are overlooked you might want to think again because they aren’t! You don’t want to walk into a meeting or seminar wearing a “pop-open shoes or a faded handbag” funny huh? Invest in your accessories as well because many more than most get to notice it once you step in.
This is where you start thinking of where to get your work-wardrobe updated without having to empty your entire life savings.
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