HOW TO: Transition a LBD

Hi!!! How's your Monday coming along?? Here's a little something to brighten your day.

I wore this outfit last Saturday when I had gone to my old school for a First Holy Communion ceremony. Mum had invited me almost a month and a half in advance and I felt so honoured to be there with her 9 year old students. It was like a walk down memory lane as I remembered, although vaguely, my own First Communion. I met my teachers and it was really interesting having to reintroduce myself to them because they couldn’t recognize me. They all said how different I looked, I guess this was further defined by the fact that I was not wearing my glasses.

I wore this LBD, a gift from my sisters and paired it with white a sweater for warmth. This is the first time I’m dressing up this dress. I used to wear it when I was in India when it became too hot. It has pockets in the front and some embroidery detailing on the bodice which I think makes it more interesting.

I wanted to carry this blue handheld bag, last carried here, so I chose to wear blue accessories. I wore blue earrings and a blue ring which was a gift from my boyfriend. I mixed bracelets just to have an armful of them which has become sort of a thing with me. In my hurry to leave the house I forgot to wear a necklace but I think the outfit looked ok. I put a black belt to give some shape. I wore black heels, worn here, and stockings. For my hair I wore a flower headband, I have the same one in pink.

Now a point to note with stockings, nothing makes me cringe in horror than to see someone in running stockings. It’s so common in town that I think it should be made illegal!!! I read an article in the Sunday Nation about how to choose and buy long lasting stockings and selecting colours suitable for your skin tone. It also talked about how to repair stockings. This is a must read for anyone who wishes to wear stockings!

Outfit Details:

Little black dress: gift

White sweater: Ngara, Nairobi

Handbag: gift

Ring: gift

Earrings: India

Bracelets: India

Belt: India

Heels: India

Stockings: gift

Headband: India

I hope you had a great weekend!!! Happy Monday:)

Audrey

My Style: Mad About Denim

I feel like I have put up soo many denim-related outfits of late but that's because I live in jeans. I can't help it. Let's talk about these particular jeans. They are high-waisted and have a zip that runs half-way up the calf and the fact that they stretch a little really adds to their charm. I paired them with a blue multi-layered top which I found to be so cute and feminine and topped it all off with my striped blue blazer. I love the cropped style and fit of this blazer. It instantly smartens up any outfit that I pair it with. For shoes, I opted for my grey sneakers which I first appeared on the blog here . Pops of red, in the form of lipstick and a necklace, added some more colour and brightness to the outfit. Outfit Details: Jeans: Borrowed from my sis (Thrifted, Gikomba Market) Top and Blazer: Thrifted, Gikomba Market Shoes: Bus Station, Nairobi Earrings: Gift Necklace: Thrift Away (Instagram) Thank you for stopping by. xo

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Hi, I'm Audrey. Welcome to Inches To Style☺ How it started I fell in love with fashion at an early age. In fact, I wanted to be a model and when I realised that I wouldn’t make the cut because of my height, I decided that I would become a fashion designer. I’d been making clothes for my dolls for years so I knew that was a career path I would love to pursue. I didn’t study fashion nor did I become a fashion designer but my love for clothes and putting outfits together stuck with me. On September 12, 2011 I wrote my first blog post, after I discovered the world of fashion blogs and got hooked. I thought to myself, “I can do this! I like writing and I like fashion, so why not?” And so Inches To Style was born. What to expect from the blog At first, I wanted this blog to be a source of inspiration for anyone looking to up their style game. As time progressed and my personal style and lifestyle has evolved, I found the name of my blog quite fitting as I’m moving inches (closer) ...

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