Back in Time : 50s

Happy New Year lovely readers! Yes I know it's already the 21st day of the year.. (SMH at me)! ! 2014 is already a very exciting year for me & the brand! I look forward to creating & sharing more and more beautiful dresses; and possibly my first wedding gown. :D Hope you've all caught the bug; the good bug that gives the feeling of a brilliant year ahead!!

Today's post is reminiscent of the 50's. Think Grease, Cadillac Records & my major inspiration coming from Maggie Gyllenhall's character in Mona Lisa Smile - Giselle Levy; a sexually advanced student who is even said to have slept with the studly Italian teacher :O :O lool. She is beautiful, understanding and very stylish!

Praise is a lovely, stunning girl who had been invited to a 50's themed awards evening and I asked to make her a dress. Florals + dusty pink + lace make up this gorgeous dress that I absolutely love. We did the photo shoot in the very arty Fish Island.

 

Hope I did the 50's justice :)

Till Next Post

WuraF 

xo

Time Travelling : 80s (WLFF Party)

Hi guys :) Very interesting post this is, I'm taking you back to the 80s! lol :D Sometime last year my friend Oyinda asked me to create something for her to wear an 80s party! First thing I asked was "Can I come?!" lool must be the party crasher in me & the fact that I like playing dress up + I'm an 80's baby! (Dec '89 still counts haha). Themed parties are the best! Oyinda gladly invited me as it was actually a charity event that her colleague was a part of - WLFF. 

With Love, From Friends (WLFF) is a charity registered in England and Wales (charity no. 1145247) that is dedicated to the advancement of quality education in Nigeria, through assisting charities and community school projects to raise funds and provide basic educational resources. They put on events annually and last year's happened to be 80's themed. Party was absolutely amazing, well detailed as well; it felt like you were on the set of the Cosby Show/Fresh prince. They really took us back in time & I've since put it in my calender for this year :)

A few of us girls went together, so I ended up making outfits for myself & two others. I did a bit of research and decided to go with the "batwing top, colourful sweater, huge shoulders, tutu skirts" element of the 80's. 

I had a wedding to attend in the daytime so I tried as much as possible to make my outfit work for both events as I wanted to travel light. Right, anyone remember this number from my previous post, check it out here: http://www.wurafola.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/bridesmaids-fuschia-pink-navy-5.html  

I basically revamped this dress to make it work as my dress for the wedding but also my tutu skirt for the 80s party. I took the sleeves off and made it skimpier :) Here's me at the wedding: 

me & my lovely friends from secondary school :) #Team23 xo

I put on my batwing top over this dress to complete my look and off to the party I went: 

I decided on a black sequin number for Oyinda cos I thought it was perfect for her lovely skintone; she styled it with a pair of neon pink shoes! so on point ;) 

For Molly, it was a playful colourful batwing top which she wore on a pair of skinnys!! :) 

So, there you have it :) Here are a few more pics from this fun night out:

we thought these guys looked soo cool!! lol

me & Seun Lawal - One of the WLFF girls

a few of the WLFF committee

Oyinda's colleague Dami - one of the WLFF girls & her boo. I particularly loved her dress!!

the amazing dj that held it down all night!!

Many thanks to the guys at Litehouse Photography & Perfectly Focused Fotos for some of these pics. Please check out the WLFF webby & support this brilliant cause: http://www.wlff.co.uk/ ; Education is the best legacy you can give a child :) Also did I do the 80's justice?? lemme know :D

Till Next Post

WuraF

xo