You can never talk enough of the LBD. This is one essential wardrobe piece I’ve known and owned since I was 13 🙂 (yes, I was BORN this way! lol)As much as I advocate for use of African fabrics and materials, you cannot deny that the Black Dress (little or big) is a MUST-HAVE in any fashionable woman’s wardrobe.
My mum [my stylist then] was NOT a fan of anything black in the wardrobe. [that foreboding myth about black being for death, bad etc].
Oh well, I just happen to like BLACK! I guess because I read somewhere in one my ‘
Seventeen‘ Magazine. {Yes, even though I lived in Kano State Nigeria then, I had my steady supply of foreign magazines, my favorite was ‘
Seventeen‘. I know that early exposure to American life style and things changed me, molded my way of thinking….. Yes, I do NOT to think or act like the ‘typical’ Nigerian female….
(don’t ask me what that means) 
. lol. I digress}. Anyhoo, I read that black is Elegant, Mysterious. SLIMMING. Glamorous. Sexy. Versatile.
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| Coco Chanel |
And I love LBDs more because it came out from my favorite designer – Coco Chanel! My fashion inspiration! I love Coco Chanel! She is one of the reasons that nurtured my passion for fashion! I can still see those models coming down the runway on CNN’s STYLE with Elsa Klensch. And my little girls’ brain dreaming of neon lights and faraway successes in the fashion world! YES, (I was born this way). lol
Anyhoo, I’ve always owned a Little Black Dress! For my mum’s sake, I made sure [when I could have my way with custom-making my own dresses at her tailor’s to have some sort of embroidery or design so as NOT to make it all black]. I still remember my very favorite LBD. It had a cascading elaborate gold thread embroidery at the front, all the way to the navel. With large rhinestones of red, white and gold sewn into the pattern. I LOVED that dress! Now, I can make dresses myself, I shall duplicate that LBD.
So, for today, let us take a look at how some of our favorite people wore their little black dresses. Enjoy.
And please do leave a comment/input/observation.
Thanks.
Have a Great Weekend! I shall!.
Find me at the Miss Africa USA Beauty Pageant on Sunday November 13th.
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| . NO, I shall NOT be wearing an LBD to the Red carpet there. I shall be wearing a gold sheath, very sexy if I may say. To show off the new 3lbs I just lost! |
LOVELY LBDs. One thing I can say is: AFRICAN WOMEN ARE BEAUTIFUL!
(Click on any of the images below to see a slideshow of all the LBDs in this post)
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| Not totally a black dress, but the BEST I could find on the Internet Uche. |
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| Rita Dominic (left) Nse Ikpe-Etim (right) |
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A Black Dress alright, but….. maybe it is the wrinkle…. But I like that she went for a draped look here,
instead of the usual tight-fitting dresses our ladies insist on wearing ALL the time. |
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| Rita Dominic |
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| Lola Ogunnaike and Friend |
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| Omotola Ekeinde |
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| Susan Peters |
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| Tonto Dikeh |
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| Lola Ogunnaike |
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| Joke Silva |
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| Ini Edo |
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| Motara Thomas in CUCO by Motara |
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| Jenifa (Funmi Akindele) |
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| Deola Sagoe |
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| Hmmmm….Black Bridal…..Hmmmm… |
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| Dolapo Oni in Bridget Awosika |
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| Adaeze |
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| Bimbo |
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| Punkish |
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| Eunice Omole |
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| Eku Edewor in Bridget Awosika |
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| Chinny and Onyi Onwugbenu |
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| Ignore the Dude, look at the Lady’s LBD. |
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| Eku EDEWOR |
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| Karen Young |
. lol. I digress}. Anyhoo, I read that black is Elegant, Mysterious. SLIMMING. Glamorous. Sexy. Versatile.
You are the BEST Miss Pretty. Thanks for your input. I love it. Thank you!
Please come back, I appreciate your comment.
lol @ 'Pearl Jam' ladies. My dear, words failed me to describe them, but I am sure those fake 'beads[pearls] must have been pretty heavy on their necks! Don't you think so? Lololol
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#1, Estelle u killed ur lb dress..u go a banging body..tot u shd do more of syles like this, u r beautiful and ur shoes uhn…i wanna steal them
#2, think Genny looks good n all her lb dresses, she knows how to rock them well and they come looking nice on her, can say that for other colors though
#3, u know 1 person i have big respect for when t comes to dressing is RDominic, she's effortlessly chicky….just look @ that lb dress like a maternity – looks gorgeous and i'll rock that cause ts not gonna show my bulge
& pls, pls & pls if u have a buldge, stay away from tight fitted lb dress, it makes u look like overstuffed penguin, dd u see dat lady u put together for who wore t best? ts horrible -d lady on d left wore t better anyways
Nse Npem or whatever dont know her surname had a good figure too and i love her pick. the girl wt d yellow purse, shd hire a drycleaner to do her dress next time, she makes me think she got them off d rack on her way to the event
Eku Edewor is stylish but she needs some flesh to give her dreses nice fitting….too dry for an african woman, we r known for shapes
and for those colorful drama queens punkish/peral jam – they r on their own
Bimbo once said she'll not be caught dead in a dress but now she rock t like no man's biz..anyway never say never
Dolapo Oni is one fashionable lady i adore, she can never go wrong.i swear
not a fan of Deola Saoe but she has it toned from shoulder to toes….
& Estelle mail this dress to me i beg now….
sometimes some people dont know how to put it together – Funke Akindele on ma mind
i'll come back
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