I learned a new word in pidgin –
splufik. I think it means splendid, and I want to incorporate it into my pidgin
vocabulary. And just as I discovered splufik, I spotted a return of the retro.
I know your mum said so a thousand times…however you do not need to wear it all
at once. And in understanding your feminine side you might want to add
old-school class to grab attention (maybe
carry out another transfiguration).
A little bit of this and that can
add a dash of splufik to your outfit. The retro is simply old school glamour
from the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. It is playful and has quite an unconventional
refined feel to it. Incorporating the retro is a great way to inject a
bit of high energy to your everydayness.
So here are a few of our looks we
urge you to try, even if it is one at a time. I am quite sure you cannot
overlook them anyway…
1. The Hair- The hair of
those days was big, curly, full hair and up-do styles. If you have observed,
some celebrities have used this in their music videos. Also bold hair
accessories were a part of that time – bows, flowers, bandannas etc.
2 . The Make-up –Popularly
called the pin-up look. It is fresh-faced, eye lined black, a little blush and
bold red lip, other bold lip colors are
cool too. And if you think blush is
not African, remember eba is still eaten with stew…
3. Mini Trends – Whether it
is skirts, dresses or shorts, these are nice ways to show off your hot legs,
hips and pretty blouses. Plus if you are
feeling conservative or cold pair with a jacket, leggings or patterned panty
hose
4. Pointy Shoes and Classic
Pumps: With varying designs and colors and in unique mixes with Ankara and
metallic strips
5. Floral prints –
6. Jean Sleeveless Jackets:
I don’t know how this trend came back but we love it and it can dress up or
dress down almost everything, for work or play…
7. Maxi Skirts – This was
the hippie dress sense of the old days. Hippie
was a nomadic youth subculture of the 60s who sought to free themselves from
social restrictions, mainly identified by their unusual dressing, although
hippie for African Americans meant currently fashionable and sophisticated in
the 40s. Choose ye, which ye prefer…
8. Crop Tops – “There is
this thing about crop tops,” – a father tells his daughter, “you’ve got half a
shirt on, you should have had a discount.”
9. Chunky Accessories –
Need we say more? Find your
expression in fashion history. Look through old pictures; observe the trend
waves and try this splufik trend...*wink
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