FALL INTO GRACE

Hello to you all,

it’s been a minute, a year to be precise, wow, a lot has happened in the past year. Even though I have not posted for the past year, I can tell you God has been so good in all ramifications, and I thank God for my humbling experience in the past year; I have been doing a lot of growing up(socially, spiritually and career wise), and taking some momentous steps in my life.

           I don’t want to say too much, but for the sake of hitting the nail right in the head, the purpose of this blog post is “GRACE”. Just to put a little disclaimer out here; I’m not about to preach, neither is my blog a “spiritual nor religious blog, but I’m palpably not gonna recuse my faith from my blog posts. Grace as defined by dictionary; “a simple elegance or refinement of movement, (In christian belief) the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in salvation of sinners and bestowal of blessings’. We are CHOSEN by grace, not by qualifications. if we live by the wage of our efforts, then most of us wouldn’t be enjoying the “Unmerited favor” we delight in right now.

            A lot of us need to change how we relate with God, we’ve been relating with Him on a wage level, meaning that we relate with God on a “9-to-5 level or boss-to-staff level; we’ve created this system subconsciously because that’s how we live our live day-to-day. We expect to get paid for what we work for; ‘wage per hour’,when there are some jobs that still pays you whether you showed up at work or not. “But unto each one of us grace is given as Christ apportioned it” - Ephesians 4:7, GRACE is made available but until you create an entirely different type of system with God by getting closer and seeking first God’s kingdom and his will; “But seek ye first the kingdom of god and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” -Matthew 6:33 you can’t really enjoy grace as you should, it’s like asking a stranger to loan you some money, someone you’ve never talked to or related to in any form prior asking for favor, we both know the answer you’d get from such person. But if you asked a family member for a loan, depending how close you are to such person, they might not even bother asking you to return the loan, some might even tell you to keep the money;building a relationship is as literal as that! Everything I’ve experienced this year in my finances and career to love life, it’s been grace!

            I don’t want to go deep into the topic as I personally am learning myself, besides I’m just sharing where I am in my growth with God and my relationship with other people. I hope someone gets an understanding from this, share your grace story or what grace means to you in the comment section, lets “relate” and let’s grow together.

I know I haven’t been consistent when it comes to blogging, but know that where consistency fails, persistence comes through. The main feature of my style in this post is the Black Aviator jacket I have on, I’ve gotten a lot of compliment on the jacket since i got it, and when people find out how much I got is for, they are shocked because of the quality. I got this jacket from a London store called PRIMARK, I learnt that they just came to the United States, 5 years ago; Zara quality for way cheaper price even half of H&M value, awesome right?! not a lot of people know of the store yet, and I’m guess that’s because they aren’t everywhere yet. if you are in New York, you can visit their new store at Kings Plaza.

Jacket: Primark

Jeans: ZARA

Shoes: ZARA

Beanie: Primark

Photographer: WASIU SABA @siusview, @was_i_u

STREET ETIQUETTE

Hello my friends, I hope y'all are doing great, well today's post has been far behind, but regardless, this is going to be about sense of style called "street etiquette". And before I tell you details about my outfit for this post, I want to point it out that I don't shop "expensive", at least not all the time. I have mentioned several times that my style is a mixture of Vintage or say "old school" and Modern style "new school". I have  few vintage pieces in my closet that I very much cherish, I got them from thrift stores, usually vintage Items are really expensive, when you visit vintage stores, but to get them for a lot cheaper prices, you would have to take time and visit the thrift stores near you, and best believe, they all carry name brands too. To my fellow Nigerians we are familiar with the term "Okirika" or "bend down select", this terms mean fairly used items or "second-hand" product, they all mean "thrift". My grand pa bought me my first three piece suit ever, and hence where I got my style, my grandfather had so many suits and nice shoes, I could say it's in the blood, but my sense of style and my "street etiquette" credits to him.

This particular Camel color suit, is actually a three-piece suit; it came with its pant, but i decided not to get it because it was too big to fit me, and I had no time to go fix it, and I just wanted to rock it with different pants, I am still going to do a different look with the suit. I got it at my favorite thrift store called UNIQUE THRIFT STORE, they do literally have unique items most of the time, or when you get really lucky. to me finding something I love and in my size is a blessing!! I know you all can relate, hahaha.

My friend Kelvin Osaghae is actually one of my role models when it comes to the fashion game, so follow him on Instagram; @imjust_Kelvin_ 

And shout out to my Kind photographer, Ifeanyi : @ifeanyi_dsk for capturing this great moment.

SUIT IS FROM UNIQUE THRIFT STORE, PANT-ZARA.COM

Classic Hustler

“Put your head down, march on, don’t look left or right, but only look up when you have completed your vision”

— CRAIG PORT

hello everyone, I know I haven't posted on here for a while now, I apologize for slacking. I promise to keep working and be more conistent. Anyway, how are y'all dealing with the weather, what a drastic one right! Well, I  hope you are ready for this Winter, I have a feeling this one's gonna be brutal, so i advise you invest in strong and really thick outerwears, only the healthy enjoys the fruit of his hard work. Gear up while you work hard.

       Well as an upcoming men style blogger, I am not where I really want to be yet, but I am working on it. But the question is; where do I want to be? and when? Thus, what we call a goal. We all set goals for what we want to achieve, and it helps a lot, because if you want to grow, you have to have a set plan, goals and all. Most people start a fashion blog to get free clothes, lol, some have other reasons, but where I wanna be is that place where I become a brand ambassador for both brands in the fashion industry and beyond. For those who know me, I am involved in a lot of this, just because I am a man of many talents and which at this stage of my life, I am exhibiting those gifts and building them to get better. I am not really gonna be talking about what I'm wearing in this shoot, rather I will get personal, just to share a bit of what's going on with me with those that can relate.

It took me a while to start this blog officially, but i thank God for certain people who either directly, or indirectly motivated my spirit to kick this off. I started this blog at the time I started, not because it took me so long after so many procrastinations over the years, even though I wished I had started earlier, and I probably would have been a big shot by now, or something else would have happened, I do believe in God's timing which I believe also, it's the best.

There are just certain things in life that kick your butt, and you be like "I gotta do something tangible for myself, so I could mean something to myself and people around me". My ULTIMATE GOAL is "Genuine Happiness", I know everyone wants that too, now, what is your own happiness? what is it that you'd achieve today or anytime soon that represents "genuine Happiness" to some it's wealth, to some it's true love, to some, it's doing what they really want to do career wise, to some, it's reuniting with long lost family. Well mine is doing what I love, and being rewarded and being known widely for it, also, finding true love, that's another struggle for anyone who relates, it is hard to find "the one" and that's another topic to be addressed another time. To sum that up, Success and Love sums up my typical happiness, and GOD being at the center of it all.

well to become a successful person, you have to figure out who you are and what you want to do with yourself, growing up as a "church boy" I have experienced so many situations of "conflict of personalities" I got confused about so many things, like what kind of person to date, the  kind of places to places to be at, what to drink or eat, and what to do with my life. I have had people call me pastor, I could assume my lifestyle prompted that, but when you start hearing from men of God that that God wants to use you, you know that's another level. People who really know me would agree with that. Yes, I don't mind doing God's work when he calls me, and that's why I have been careful of how I live my life. Whether you believe it or not, God is the real purpose of life, and until you surrender, and leave everything to God, you would be parabulating around the same spot for a long time.

I have been around people who I thought were better than me, I mean still am around people who are doing better, like relatives, or close friends, maybe you too, but the fact that your life isn't going the way everybody else's are, doesn't mean that it's over for you as long as you don't give up. This not a success story, but that to motivate every hardworking people out there: 

DO NOT GIVE UP! KEEP PUSHING, BREAKTHROUGH IS DOWN THE LINE!!

Well, fall is here, and it's my favorite season and I get to wear suites and layer up, here I am wearing a wool plaid blazer I got from H&M last year. This outfit is perfect for a "Classic hustler", whether you have a 9-5 job or you are a freelance hustler. Wearing a wool jacket or coat is just right!

Photo Credit goes to my good and talented friend Ifeanyi, follow him on Instagram: @ifeanyi_dsk

Blazer-H&M, Pant_Zara, Shoes-Cole Haan, Shirt-Carnaby Collection, Tie-thrift.