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Famous pop singer, Davido, is known for his catchy beats and
tunes and sometimes controversial issues. However, this time, the HKN
boss is dapper, as he attended his sister’s wedding in this Okunoren
ensemble.
Over the weekend, a number of Nigerian celebrities jet off to Dubai
for weddings and Nigerian musician, Davido was not left out of the
festivities, as he attended the wedding of his sister.
To stand out and completely slay at the grand affair, Davido donned a
black and gold brocade tuxedo with black calf-skin peak lapel from
Nigerian famous designers, Okunoren twins.
He paired the tuxedo with a pair of black pants, crisp white shirt, black bow tie and black oxfords.
In the five yeas since Kate
Middleton became the Duchess of Cambridge, she has carefully carved out a
distinctive style identity, juggling the need to be glamorous but also
appropriate, stylish but not a fashion victim while also cleverly making
use of clothes and beauty to enhance her role. There are probably
times when a message is construed when there was really no message at
all but it’s often irresistible not to read something into a Kate
outfit. It might be as simple as ‘today I’m looking at boats, so I am
dressed accordingly in nautical white and navy’ through to something a
little more nuanced, like the time that she debuted a new Princess
Diana-style fringe just days before the announcement that she was
pregnant with her first child.
These are five classic Kate looks which say the most about her time as Duchess of Cambridge so far…
The wedding look
The moment Kate stepped out of the car to reveal her Alexander McQueen dress to the world
After many month s of feverish
speculation about which designer would be chosen to create the most
important royal wedding dress in years, a “fashion moment” was
immediately declared as Kate stepped out of the Rolls Royce at
Westminster Abbey in an Alexander McQueen creation by the label’s
creative director Sarah Burton. Created using lace made by the Royal
School of Needlework at Hampton Court Palace, the gown incorporated
references to the wedding dresses of the Queen, Princess Margaret and
Grace Kelly but also had an edge which made it modern. In short, it was
just the thing to elegantly transform Kate from commoner to Queen-to-be.
The leaving-the-hospital look
Style-wise, Kate took two very
different approaches to leaving hospital with her newborns under the
gaze of the world’s media. With Prince George, it was all about
blissed-out new mother mode with a breezy Jenny Packham pale blue
polka dot dress, loose hair tumbling over the shoulders and low wedges
(ideal for navigating steps with a future king in arms). The message
here was natural and relaxed, let’s not play up too much to the hype
thing.
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Geoff Pugh
With Princess Charlotte almost
two years later, the look amped up. This time the hair was carefully
tonged into perfect curls and the practical wedges were swapped for
heels. Jenny Packham was still the designer of choice for a pretty
daffodil print dress but the Duchess won special commendation for her
bravery in opting for white. It was about as far from earth mother as
you could imagine.
The perfect tour look
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REX
In their five years of marriage,
the Duke and Duchess have visited all corners of the globe, from the
high-octane glamour of Los Angeles to the remote island of Samoa. Kate’s
learnt to juggle diplomacy while also pleasing the home crowd. Case in
point, this outfit from the couple’s tour of Canada in 2011. The maple
leaf hat is an obvious but quite fabulous diplomatic tribute to her
hosts, as is the matching brooch, borrowed from the Queen. But the Reiss
dress ticks two essential Kate boxes. Firstly, it was the second time
she’d worn it- the Duchess has gained quite a reputation for rewearing
her outfits. Secondly, people could actually buy it (or something
similar). It’s pieces like these which have spurned ‘The Kate Effect’,
so-called because if Kate wears it, and it’s available for sale, you can
bet it won’t be around for long.
The Off-Duty
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David Hartley
A reminder that even Princesses
aren’t on permanent primped and preened mode. At the weekend, a trusty
Breton top and skinny jeans will do for the Duchess just as they do for
the rest of us. Hers are by brands which we are all likely all have in
our wardrobes too- Zara, Me + Em and J Crew are a few of Kate’s casual go-tos.
The uber-glamour look
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Rex/ Shutterstock
Over the past year or two, the
Duchess has begun to work closely with Kensington Palace PA Natasha
Archer who has been credited for coaxing her into more daring choices,
particularly when it comes to the eveningwear. During the recent royal
tour of India and Bhutan, Kate chose a glamorous and decorative crop top
and maxi skirt ensemble by British designer Alice Temperley. A crop top
for a future Queen? The epitome of regal style for the 21st century.
Gisele Bündchen, 35, stepped out
of her New York apartment yesterday wearing a grey crew-neck knit and
vinyl trousers. Not cheap leather trousers that happened to look a
little shiny, but wet-look, plastic trousers. Yes, plastic!
If you’re not familiar with vinyl as a clothing material, let us don
our goggles and give you a brief science lesson. Vinyl was first
invented around 1920 by chemists eager to create a synthetic material
that would make manufacturing everyday products cheaper and more
durable. Most commonly used on flooring, and for records, designers have
been attracted to the material for its subversive texture and look. It
is also incredibly strong, and resistant to humidity and moisture, so,
unlike leather trousers, you won’t suffer the dreaded leg sweat. (We
have all seen that episode of Friends when Ross, in a sweaty panic, can't get his leather trousers back on in the bathroom).
As the world’s highest paid model,
it’s fair to say Bündchen manages to pull off the shiny trews with
long-limbed ease. But can a mere mortal pull them off? We asked three
fashion editors, who are all fans of the trouser style, for their
advice.
“I would say vinyl trousers are unforgiving,” confesses editorial director of Lyst, Katherine Ormerod. “But if you're a black skinny jeans fan, they offer a seriously rock n roll upgrade.
“Gisele has gone for heels, but I would keep things low key with
ankle boots or Converse, plus a band tee and Levi's Trucker jacket. The
trousers are enough of a statement on their own, and definitely don't
need dressing up.” Vogue
fashion news editor Julia Hobbs owns 6 pairs of vinyl trousers, and
says that the secret is all in the tailoring. “I have them tailored to
fit me on Savile Row, and live in them as though they are jeans with a
navy cashmere sweater and beaten up ballet pumps.
“My golden rule is never buy leggings,” concedes Hobbs. “Always look
for trousers that have have structure and a front zipper, otherwise they
can end up looking like a bin liner. The thickness of the vinyl is
crucial.”
Gisele BündchenCredit:
Rex
In contrast, French blogger
Camille Charrière advocates a more relaxed fit. “Because it's such a
sexy texture, I would be more inclined to go with a looser fit, like a
high-waisted, wide-legged style, for example.”
So, should you ever find yourself near a pair of mirror shine pants,
remember: the rest of your look needs to stay pared down, and
grungy. Think over-sized tees, boyfriend jumpers and trainers for that
I'm-with-the-band-look. Easy, right?
Catherine the Great once described the wind as giving you either
imagination or a headache. She hadn’t, of course, accounted for Dyson,
which, for the past 20 years, has had the monopoly on harnessing blown
air in its award-winning vacuum cleaners, hand-dryers and fans. These
products have made Dyson, the man and the company, one of the UK’s
greatest stories of innovation and profit. Last year, product sales were
up almost 25%, a figure that should soon be bolstered by the next
device to be Dyson’d: the hairdryer, and last bastion of air-based
appliances.
Although Dyson’s products are efficient and cool if you like to see
“where the magic happens” (they are often transparent so you can see the
moving parts), they are often very loud. Famously loud. Dirty, too, apparently, but it’s mainly the noise. The hand-dryers and vacuums are thought to reach around 80 decibels, which is the same as standing 15m from a freight train.
The Dyson Supersonic: light, powerful, quiet. Photograph: Jill Mead for the Guardian
The Supersonic hairdryer aims to grapple with being both quiet (a
regular hairdryer can go up to 75 decibels. While they won’t reveal what
the Dyson decibel level was, I was able to hear my editor
laughing at me while I posed for the photograph a few metres away) and
efficient. Not the most powerful, but “up there”, explains Becky
Newmarch, the Supersonic’s handler and PR.
The first drawback is the price – £299 is fine if you run a
professional salon, less fine when a perfectly decent dryer (such as
mine) costs £28 and works perfectly well.
Today, the hairdryer arrives in a hard silver case. Newmarch is
visibly excited about the Supersonic – mainly because, as of today, she
will be “allowed to tell her parents what she has been doing with her
life for the past two years”. She doesn’t leave me alone with it.
The fan works by drawing air in through the base into the motor (AKA
the V9, Dyson’s smallest, lightest mechanism) where it is amplified by
three. The air is directed up and out – handy, as it produces a very
direct jet of air (so you can localise which sections you dry) and stops
your hair getting dragged into the back in terrifying fashion. The
silence is down to the reduction of “turbulence and swirling”, with the
motor fitted with 13 blades instead of the standard 11. Truly, the sound
is almost inaudible and my hair dries in record time.
The real reason it will do well is arguably down to the cult of Dyson, with its design-led, extensively tested technology. The mantra ‘Never Say Die’ doesn’t hang on the wall of the Dyson Malmesbury research centre
for nothing. Following the Apple formula (if Steve Jobs had the black
poloneck, then James Dyson is more of a fun socks guy), each bit of kit
is designed and patented with Masonic secrecy. Like Apple, its stock is
also, partly, couched in ergonomics; how it looks and how it makes you
look by owning it. And to me, this is its downfall – for £299, I want
something that looks like a raygun.
But does it work? Yes. It’s light, powerful, quiet and can switch
between temperatures (two) and speeds (three). But given that it has
taken 103 engineers four years to perfect the model, in a purpose-built
hair laboratory, where they tested it out on 1,000 miles of hair (“we
used the real stuff, the expensive stuff”) and at a cost of £50m, so it
should. The Dyson Supersonic hairdryer goes on sale in June.
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