My Fave fashion Item for the Month of March: OFF SHOULDER tops.

Hello Rebels,

How are you all doing? What have you been up to?

I got an email from a Rebel asking me why I had not put up a post in more than a week. Really? You guys check out for me like that? My God! I don blow. lmao. Well, err Rebel, truth is I have not put out a post because I have been very busy since the past two weeks. I knew I had a little legion of regular visitors but what I didn't know was just how much you cared about this blog. This is just got me feeling all loved up! awwwn.

Anyway, back to the post. I have been raving about off shoulders to anybody who cared to listen in my house. I am totally mind blown by them and then I thought, why don't I share the passion with you rebels?

Well, the off- shoulder trend has been growing on me for some time now. I am absolutely in love with them, by "them" I mean the complete off shoulders tops with frills or full sleeves. I can not wait until I can make or buy one. they are absolute statement pieces that are best worn over tight fitted high waist jean trousers.

They are a complete steal. If you are a fashion lover, please could you just get one already? lol.

Let me leave you with these pictures I copped off www.fashpa.com 

Yours Faithfully,

The Lagos Rebel <3 

I want to start off this post with a heartfelt apology to Todun. I have disappointed her two times now and I feel very sad about the entire situation. I pray she gets to read this so that she can further understand what went on.

So Todun had gone through lots of trouble to get Motun (M) and myself tickets to go see the basketball game that went down live between the Senegal national basketball team and the Nigerian national basketball team on the 5th of March, 2016 by 6:30pm at Landmark event center in Victoria Island.

Motun and I were super exited to be at our first basketball game so we had planned to converge at Motun's bus stop so we could go to the event together. We were prepared. Thing is, my make up took forever. Plus Lagos traffic dealt me a hard blow. I left my house by 5pm and got to Maryland by some minutes past 7. I was so pissed. I had to wait some additional 23 minutes for M to show up. lol

When she finally did, I was so pissed with myself and tried to pass the anger off on Motun. I blew up in her face but because we have been friends for 10 years and all she perfectly understood me so yeah, my plan did not work. I finally got her to understand how sad i felt for disappointing Todun. We contemplated going to the event still but we reached a unanimous decision that at that time it was only a foolish notion. So we killed off that idea.

Lol. M being who she is had a plan B all along so she called boo and we headed off  to Leisure mall in Surulere. After getting into a huge quarrel with our cab man, we were determined to not let the whole situation get to us and so we decided to wait for her boo. There we were facing this 5D Cinema booth within the mall premises then M decided we should totally give it a try. So in we went. Each movie cost about 500 naira per person. It was such an amazing experience with real effects and all.

In The Balmain Army I trust to Always SLAY!

Balmain is a haute couture fashion house that was founded by Pierre Balmain. Balmain was born in 1914 in France and since then it has gone on to become a force to be reckoned with in the fashion world. With Olivier Rousteing as their creative director he has managed to transform the brand plus his social nature and his ability to mingle and make friends with celebrities ensure that Balmain gets the attention they deserve in the United States.

Special thanks to Kanye West who introduced Kim Kardashian to Balmain as a brand, the brand has enjoyed added publicity and has continued to grow from strength. So when the Balmain Army was ready to strut their stuff on the catwalk everybody got glued to their TV sets/ mobile devices. Their Fall/ Winter collection was amazing and i can just imagine celebrities clawing at each other to get their hands on the latest wears.

I saved some pictures off the show for you. peep them below;

I think this collection is amazing and absolutely as wearable as their last collection. I couldn't help but observe that two fashion trends are trying to snake their way into our wardrobes with this collection. They are: the big bold waist belt AND velvet! Yes! Akwa- Ochie is attempting a come back ladies.
I absolutely bought into the trend the last time it was in vogue so i am pretty exited about it comeback. lol. 
This Balmain FALL/ WINTER I6 Collection also features slim accentuated waists and balloon like bottoms. 

Also Balmain had amazing top models strutting the catwalk in all their stuff. These includes: Kendall Jenner (who they made the face of this collection), Gigi Hadid and Jurdan Dunn. 

I think this collection is absolutely amazing. What do you think? 

Yours Truly, The Lagos Rebel!

Don't miss "The Philpsopher's Muse" Exhibition by Morountodun Obaigbo. Read post for details.

“The Philosopher’s Muse: An Alternate Art Exhibition”

Contemporary art in Nigeria is on the rise in recent times with efforts of places like Art21 and contemporary Arthouse among others.

A creative hoping to contribute towards the rise of the contemporary art scene in Nigeria is Morountodun Obaigbo. She, along with a team of young Nigerians and creative spaces in Lekki phase 1, “The gallery” and Stranger Lagos are working toward an art exhibition titled “The Philosopher’s Muse: An Alternative Art Exhibition” which feature a number of very young talented multidisciplinary artists. 

The exhibition lasts one week from the 26^th of March 2016 to the 2^nd of April 2016 (excluding Sunday 27^th of March 2016). Some of the artists featured are Painter Chibuike Uzoma,  Sadiq Williams, Brazillian based painter Marcia Mar, Experimental visual artist Yadichinma Ukoha-Kalu, Olusayo Ajetumobi and Azubuike Ononye of the coronary series.