Don’t be mistaken, this is not a promo shoot nor is it an ad for an upcoming Twilight sequel. Every now and again, one can get carried away and turn what was meant to be a regular blog post photoshoot into what I like to call The Emerald Lass version of Ladies in Black: “Glam und Goth”! 😛
Many a fashionista favour the all-black look quite often. I am rarely ever part of that cool gang. As you can probably testify from previous posts, I love my colours, me! But sometimes, a girl’s just gotta up the amp a little with some all black, glam meets goth look.
Interestingly, I didn’t set out to make this look what it turned out to be. I found this ASOS ruffle bomber whilst looking for a jacket to complete an all black ensemble. Ruffles are big this season and I’m all for a statement piece so I thought it would be a great addition to the outfit. Since it is a jacket, the idea was for it to be the finishing piece, the one that completes the jigsaw. The black culottes had been specifically purchased to go with a sheer top with heavy beadings. As fate would have it, the sheer top (even though it’s worn underneath the jacket) would not even feature at all due to a wardrobe malfunction. For the shoot, I had forgotten to pack a black vest to wear underneath. As a huge part of the top was sheer, it was impossible to wear it on its own
without making the value of my bride price plunge. (I’m a good Christian Yoruba girl, thank you very much!) 🙂 Shoot location being 30 odd miles away from home, there was no chance of going back, hence I was stuck with using the jacket as the top for this outfit.Being the colour freak that I am, I needed to inject a bit of colour. To do just that whilst also making their debut are these pink embellished shoes from ASOS. I think someone actually asked me if they were Sophia Webster’s! Err, I wish! But these would do just fine too. 🙂
This is one of my quirkiest outfits of late and I love it! It’s different but that’s exactly why I love it…it’s soo me! (Insert a little odd, doesn’t always fit in but nonetheless genuine) I hope you like the look too. Let me know your thoughts please. 🙂
Love,
Sumbonita.xx
Outfit Details
Asos petite ruffle bomber II Culottes II Pink embellished shoes II
Photography by Tolu Akinyemi
Absolutely love the look.. lol at “without making the value of my bride price plummet” Beautiful Post
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Thank you dear for your constant support.xxx
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That jacket does it for me. I’m all for black, never known a more classic colour. Lovely post as always.
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Thank you Ene.xx
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