Cobalt blue lace dress

So, I attended a friend's Mom's 60th birthday party  a few weeks ago and wore this blue jcrew lace dress. I love the cobalt blue color of and the ruffles at the hem. I just love lace dresses because they can are so versatile. They can be worn to weddings, showers and can be styled as tops. I purchased the dress in a deep purple color too and blogged about it here The red belt was added for a pop of color and I previously styled this dress as a blouse over a long red midi skirt for color-block styling effect somewhere on the blog.


The birthday party had a dress code which was optional;  a "uniform" head-wrap that is a West African cultural, traditional attire. The particular head piece I am wearing here on my dreadlocs is referred to as "Aso-oke." It is a heavy fabric that is usually hand woven and dyed in

Purple African Prints Dress

                                                                                 



Hi everyone; I hope you are having a great week. Mine has been busy as usual but I'm glad I'm able to get the time off every now and then to attend to my hobbies which includes this blog. So, I'm going to make this post as short as possible. I know I say this all the time...haha! 😊 Okay, I have had this African print dress for years and I am glad that it still fits. I purchased it for a friend's sister's wedding as "Asoebi," an African cultural tradition where friends and /or family members buy the same fabric and make outfits (different styles or similar) to celebrate events like bridal shows, weddings,