Vintage Diaries - Chapter 2 - 1950s / 25 things

Hey lovely readers, still on this journey of taking you through some of my interpretations of the decades in fashion. We're on to the 50s and today's post features a special girl who happens to be my sister :D and she is 25 today!!! Woop! 25 years ago today I met this little creature, much to my surprise I guess, because I was only still so little and yet another little person had come to share mummy time with me *insert cross face emoji* I've heard it didn't go down very well at first lol and I have a few memories myself. But fast forward some good years and life experiences later, and we can't get enough of each other. Safe to say we are best friends *insert cheesy grin emoji*

Hence, whilst I show you what I thought up for the 50s , I'll also be sharing 25 awesome things you ought to know about my sister Doyin! It was quite easy to style her up in 50s clothing for Sayo's vintage 30th (peep last post) because it was fun and playful era. So here is goes:

1. She is selfless
2. She is caring
3. She is a go getter
4. She is smart
5. She is so disciplined. A bit extreme at times.

6. She is a brilliant hair stylist. The only one that I confidently let touch my hair for donkey years now, not all my life of course lol. I wasn't going to be the guinea pig in the early years. And there was that one experience that meant me cutting all my hair off #SuperGlue Started from the bottom now we have 'Jadoy Hair' @jadoy on Insta.
7. She is an excellent baker - cakes, brownies, apple pies, shortbread cookies, you name it.
8. She is a foodie - researching food is probably her favourite thing to do on instagram and of course that comes with some good cooking skills.
9. She has body goals lol so working out and eating right is a must. (I think she has a great bod already).
10. She has a very pretty smile with dimples too. (I got bumped right here with the dimples genes because both my siblings have them and I don't. oh well)

11. She has a fear of dogs, actually probably all animals. Can be quite annoying when you're walking together and she jumps out of no where, because she "thought it was a dog" ugh!
12. She has a thing for Indians lol *wink wink* to the fit Indians out there.
13. She loves children and they know to behave when aunty Doyin is around lol.
14. She loves Jesus. This goes without saying but I have 11 more to go.
15. She is very good with numbers. I often use her as my human calculator.
16. She is also very good with money - making it, saving it, I'm better at spending! ha!
17. She is a giver.
18. She loves yellow - mustard yellow to be precise.

19. She has moves for days, dancing is 2nd nature. Mummy said she met our dad on a dance floor. So yea let the spirit lead you lool
20. She is a gemini. Not sure what comes in this package.
21. She gives good advice.
22. She often thinks she knows best so you better come correct when you're talking to her
23. She can't stand stingy people, oily food, salty food, laziness.
24. She is Khloe K in our little Kardashian trio, although we let that go when some of their realities started playing out in ours hahaha cc: Gifty xoxo
25. She is loved by many!

That's all folks!

Hope you enjoyed reading this as much as you like the outfit!

Have a fantastic day Doyin!

Till Next Post
God is love!

WF xo

Prom Tales 2014: Part 2

Next up is Debbie from Prom Tales 2012 - Part 1. Two years later and she is back for her year 13 prom. She had lots of great ideas initially but they were also very similar to the last. However, one day she saw a dress I made for myself and decided she wanted the same but in a mermaid style.

Yes I was at yet another wedding haha, blog post soon come. We also went back and forth on colours but she eventually opted for mustard as she'd just been given a jumpsuit in that colour and she loved it. The dress was perfectly styled with nude sandals and a shimmery gold box clutch.

Shoot Details:
Hair & Makeup: Jadoy
Photography: Me

Till Next Post

WuraF

xo

A WuraFola Wedding...

Hello lovely readers, I hope you all understand by now that when I leave the blog for so long, some more exciting creations are being worked on for your viewing pleasure :) This time is no different. I mentioned in March that I had a few weddings lined up for the year, here's the story of my most anticipated one - most anticipated firstly because I have so much love for the bride Evelyn Ojo, now Mrs Oluwole, secondly I had the honour of designing the dresses for her bridal party that consists of 8 bridesmaids and 2 junior bridesmaids as well as her evening dress and third because it has been a long time coming! gosh! lol. Evelyn is a lovely lady with a brilliant personality and has been a big supporter of the brand, she is set to take over the world! haha! Her husband is warm, cheerful and together they have such great chemistry that came through in what was the most beautiful wedding I have been to yet. I am glad I was a part.

So the theme for the wedding was GLAM and the colours were yellow and grey/silver. The bride wanted floor length dresses with some kind of peplum going on. (It really wouldn't be an Ojo wedding if there wasn't any peplum action as the bride and her sisters are my only clients who repeatedly opt for the peplum styles for their bespoke pieces in different shapes, sizes and levels of stiffness! lool yes it's their thing!) I was able to source out a pretty shade of buttercream yellow for the dresses and the dreamiest grey sequins for embellishing and the rest of it was inspired by my ultimate style icon - Grace Kelly. The bride also wanted a slight variation in style for her Maid of honour and Chief bridesmaids. As challenging as the task was, it was such a joy and a rewarding moment seeing the girls in their different shapes and sizes looking absolutely stunning in their dresses. Thank God! It also helped that their hair was fabulously pinned up by Jadoy Hair; I love teaming up with my sister! I have to take a moment to gosh about the bride's dress, so beautiful! I am such a fan of the drop-waist shape, I myself opted for that for my outfit. Here's a sneak peek at it:

And now for the dresses:

The Chief Bridesmaid:

The Maid of Honour:

The Junior Bridesmaids:

And that's all for the bridal party. I hope you love it as much as I do. The bride chose a midnight blue sequin fabric for her evening dress. She wanted a sweetheart neckline and left the rest to me plus strict instruction from her sisters to make the tail LONG! Lol...

Surely that's not all I've got for today's post :D What do you wear to a glam wedding?! Here's what I made for myself:

Here's what I made for my sister, the hands behind Jadoy Hair:

My friend Janet decided to wear something I made her way back in 2009 LOL! I had just started learning so I got a bit of help with this from my teacher. It's nice to see that she's kept it till now.

And lastly, one of the bride's sisters Michelle also wore one of our pieces. Working with this heavily beaded lace was such a challenge but we made it through and brought a stunning dress to life:

I hope not too long till next post

WuraF xo