KEEP IT BASIC

Hello Guys,

How are y'all doing today? I hope your summer has been great so far, it's gradually coming to an end so i hope you make the best of the remaining days. It's been a while I have been here, I am sorry but that's because I have been busy behind the scene, working on some projects. This is an avenue to express myself in style and what i tell you guys on here, but sometimes work comes first. But I promise myself that I would never give this up, and try to post more on here as much as i can.

It's been a hot summer but this look was shot a while ago, when the weather hadn't got crazy.

About this look, people that know me, they know I love shopping at Zara, because their items just fit perfectly considering my style, and it just happens so many times just like in this look, I realize that my whole outfit for the day are from Zara from top to bottom, "you need a more versatile Wardrobe" i know, I do have items from other brands but it's just very convenient for me to shop at Zara, and I trust their fittings for the most part. when it comes to pants and jeans, Zara just happened to fit very comfortably well for me, and most of my pants come from there. if you could recommend any other brand that make awesome jeans please do share with me, I'd appreciate it.

Style, as you know, is very important, because it tells a lot about you, there are pieces that are consistent in your wardrobe, or particular style, that's consistent to you. Sometimes it's necessary to keep things basic, Simplicity speaks louder than words.

Joggers are the new trend, well they have been trending a while now, and I just believe joggers are inspired by the Asian style, if you grew up watching Chinese movies, or say the martial arts movies, if you noticed the outfits of students in the martial art school scenes, you'd see how the pants look like. I really think that's where the  "joggers" style comes from. Now the joggers style are made with different materials, from sweats, to chinos, to jeans, the style is here to stay for a long time. I love Joggers cos I feel very comfortable in them, especially the one I'm wearing here looks very casual and dressy, the style is casual, the material makes it dressy. I am also a sucker for double monk strap, and suede, hence my love for this shoes, i even got another pair in green, when you love something, get more than one, right? lol. 

 These shots are taken by my friend eddy... Everything I am wearing comes from Zara lool.

Thanks for reading guys, please like, share and comment, I wanna read your opinions, so don't hesitate. Have a blessed day guys.

THE KING

Hello guys,

I hope this post meets you well, blogging is not as easy as it is trust me, and it's only meant for just the people who are meant to do it. But all in all to become a successful blogger one day requires being consistent and hoping to get discovered one day.  

Anyway, I'm not here to discuss how to be a successful blogger, that's because I am not there yet, but of course I will surely let y'all know when I get there by God's grace. You might be wondering why my title says "The King", well, I will let you know that my name "Igwe"  is an Igbo language From Nigeria, west Africa, which means King, hence the name of this blog.

We are born ROYALS, and our purpose is to create our own world and build our own kingdoms and reign without questioning. 

I am trying to put this post forward as humbly as I possibly can... I am a King! And I want everyone to see me as such. Believe it or not, I am nothing less than a king, my reasons; looking back at my upbringing, I was never from the wealthiest home, but i never suffered really, yes at one point my parent couldn't afford few things like luxurious cars, big house, even maybe couldn't pay my school tuition on time... Basically I wasn't born with a silverspoon, but I happened to have this superpower of always being at the right place at the right time, well I should rather say "most of the time" and I am at this place where i can confidently confidently call myself a King even if no one calls me that or recognizes that. Like I once said "Believe in yourself so much that it wouldn't even matter if there is  anybody else who believes in you, because the reality is, the ultimate faith in yourself is your only chance at making it".

You have to believe in yourself even when no one does, matter of fact, believe in yourself the most when you start doubting your own abilities, that's the only way you can make it. 

No one is born to suffer, we are created to find our pupose and be great at fulfilling those purposes... Now that's what keeps me going; knowing that I've got a purpose to fulfill. I don't want anybody to give up on their dreams, one day we will get there!!! 

Well the reason why i decided to motivate today is because, recently, I have come to understand what it is to want to succeed so bad! It's not even a competition... But rather a matter of finding lifetime happiness. I call myself King (IGWE) because in this world I wanna reign as one, and that's why i dress as one. You are what you call yourself, so call yourself something positive, God had already created us Great! Might as well start living as such. 

Photography by @donye94

Hat-thrift

Peacoat- Old Navy

Pant- Old Navy

Vest -thrift

Shoes - Aldoshoes

The "ESSENCE" of STYLE

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The "Essence" of my style is to communicate to the world without verbal speech, and to also play  a positive role in influencing  young adults around the globe who want to be addressed properly and no being looked down upon.

It is New York Fashion Week, and it has been great so far. Today, I am at the Essence style block party, and I am so happy I attended, because I was able to network with a lot of Designers, bloggers like myself, models and top notch people in the industry. The music was great, good vibes, and i noticed a lot of African fabrics and styles, basically African fashion took over the party, I was really happy about that.

So I decided, to do a quick shoot of my outfit. I got my gold flipflops from ASOS, and i really wanted to do a shoot with it, and also wanted to wear it differently, thus, the outfit i have put together, a casual look.

thanks to my sweet and beautiful friend for the awesome shots Aniekeme Umoh, follow her on Instagram: @aniekeme 

double breasted blazer-Brooksbrothers, Pant-zara, Shirt-H&M, Gold Flipflops-Asos

Unapologetically Bold

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Hello everyone, I do hope you all are having a wonderful week, if not really, I want to assure you that, it will get better! We all know what the thrift experience is like; sometimes we are lucky to find cool stuff, and other times, it is frustrating to either not find your size or not even find what you are looking for. Well, my twill Vest is one of the thrift blessing, it is actually a piece from a suit i got last week and I find it a blessing that it fitted just right. Same goes with the paisley print red tie which obviously well alongside with the whole outfit. Pay attention to this; red rocks perfectly well with any shades of brown especially the kind of shade i have on. Accessories makes a whole lot of difference too, like the hat i have on. Well go ahead and enjoy your visit here as you scroll through the images.

Just one quick thing i want to point out is that, this look is for anybody who has a 9-to-5 job, and being that we are in the summer season right now, sometimes it is too hot to wear suit, so Vests is a perfect escape from the 'look policy' without being criticized. The reason i chose the tie is because, like I said earlier, red marries brown so well, and that I love a little boldness whenever I choose not to wear too much colors, I always love a 'pop'.

Had fun shooting this with my friend Ifeanyi of DSK Photography follow him on Instagram: @ifeanyi_dsk.

Shirt- H&M, Pants- Zara, Vest, Hat, Tie - Thrifted (vintage), shoes- Cole Haan

THE NEWEST IT-ITEM OF NOTE WITH ANIEKEME UMOH

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Playing around with Miss. Aniekeme Umoh in Dashikis

I had an Amazing time doing this collaboration with MIss Aniekeme. It was a beautiful day and it was nice to see her smiling, meaning she also was having a great time lol.

As you can see, we're both rocking Dashikis from Clarie Belle Designs, you can follow her page on Instagram; @clarie_Bellee. Aniekeme and I both styled the pieces differently. I love how she styled her piece with shorts, and her shoes were just perfect.

 "this shoot was initiated to be a response to a tweet by Elle Magazine Canada calling the dashiki, a clothing item that has existed for year and years now, 'the newest it-item of note'. Aniekeme says on her official blog, thisfashionloveaffair.com. Please head to her blog on to view this collaboration. It was nice shooting this work, more collaborations to come!!

This shoot was Photographed and Directed by AminAmeenDesing  IG: @aminameendesign

Dashikis by clarieBelle Designs

Aniekeme: Hat-Boohoo, shoes-Aldo

Me: Pants-Zara, Shoe-Cole Haan, Hat-thrifted