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Fashion Madness
The “Madness” Family is upgrading to bigger and more efficient address, and so FASHION MADNESS will be off for a while as we contemplate the next move to bring to you, our dear readers, BETTER CONTENT AND VARIETY! We shall keep you posted…for now Follow our account on twitter: @MediaMK Fashionistas follow —– @Nigmwa (Nigel [...]
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15:28
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Fashion Madness
I am happy to report the return of the hottest mess from the 90s… the TUMBO-CUT *applause* everybody from Versace to Tracy Reese to Nanette Lepore, Rebecca Minkoff and even Oscar de la Renta did it for Spring 2012. I know I have lost some of you there but Yes, Kenyans, the proper name for [...]
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8:14
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Fashion Madness
I came across the most adorable and content looking child as I was walking near the Hilton, Nairobi. This kid had on a pair of black lace-less shoes and dungarees with a white shirt underneath…and a newsboy cap to top the look. Needless to say, I was impressed by the child’s Parisian flare bestowed upon [...]
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17:21
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Fashion Madness
What are the TRENDS in the Nairobi rave subculture?? I found myself racking my little brain for an answer this past weekend when I was out on Electric Avenue (which should really be changed to Overrated-Avenue if you ask me…Oh are you asking me?? Then yes, Westi is overrated! Not to mention, congested, dirty and [...]
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8:25
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Fashion Madness
I know it’s a trend from way back in 08/09 I know I’m reporting on it late so stop pre-trolling me. Despite the fact that its been around, Kenyan women haven’t really picked it up. I don’t know if its because you don’t have boyfriends’ wardrobes to raid, or the trend doesn’t suit y’all (overgeneralization). [...]
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10:00
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Fashion Madness
Anyone who has grown up in Kenya knows that the body-shape norm varies between ummm stocky and curvy. Yes, fat..sorry, “plus-size” people run this show, and (naturally) skinny people are ridiculed. You can take your anorexia-skinny-models-size-zero dominate-telly BS to the Nairobi Stock Exchange for all I care but thats just how it is here. [...]
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11:07
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Fashion Madness
My mother had this impeccable brooch in the 90s that she wore to weddings and other worthy places, like church. Yes, believe it or not church was a worthy place in the 90s (read into that as much as you want). I saw the brooch the other day, it’s a little aged, some rhinestones are [...]
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12:22
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Fashion Madness
When Kenyans are told to adhere to a dress-code they either ignore it or just go over-board… that, is MY observation! I remember one of the TPF premiere shows, I think it was TPF3, which was African-themed. The invite clearly stated “Dress-code: African” but nooooo you could still see dudes dressed up like cab drivers [...]
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10:55
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Fashion Madness
If you asked me 6 or so years ago what the most-fashionable mobile-phone is, I would squeal “Motorola V3 RAZR”. The model remains today, the most culturally iconic phone, and is instantly recognizable. My goodness I remember almost gagging form excitement after holding the slim flip-phone in my hands…and it got even better with the [...]
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10:00
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Fashion Madness
I discovered something the other day…Kenyans don’t like wearing white…on anything! There’s always this look you get from people when you have a great deal of white on you…like “angalia huyu fala, nani ataosha hiyo nguo ikichafuka, ghai!” And rightly so, on any given day, there is enough dust per square metre in Nairobi [...]
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16:04
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Fashion Madness
I had the pleasure to sit down for lunch with several Kenyan “models” ….I say “models” because nowadays in Nairobi every form-4 leaver & college babe is a “model”! Somehow if you appear on a Co-op advert, Equity, even Royco and other such things, ati umefika…Ha! At some point during lunch, one of the [...]
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12:22
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Fashion Madness
I don’t know too much about make-up but I can sure as hell tell when it don’t look too good on a female. Most girls seem to have no clue that make-up reacts differently in cold weather. I commute and see lots of clowny looking faces on a daily basis, I’m calling y’all out! *Side-note: [...]
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12:00
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Fashion Madness
The devil is in the details, and so are the latest trends… in socks. Well, not “the latest”…socks & heels, has been going on since 2009. PS: I need an award for creative topics…I kinda knocked it out of the park this week thanks! Womeswear: Socks and Heels is a trend that I am very [...]
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12:09
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Fashion Madness
Has anyone else noticed the invasion of food courts by hookers?? Well, take a look around your local Nakumatt mall and you won’t see delinquent boys in supras and fattening toddlers (okaaaaay, maybe you will) but yeah…on any given friday & weekends, there’s enough hookers to battle Uganda for Migingo, and win, and then some [...]
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9:20
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Fashion Madness
If you’re looking to stay warm & look good this chilly July, a scarf is the answer. No longer the preserve of women folk, more and more Kenyan men are picking up the accessory. I have seen everything from casual stripes to outright bedcovers around peoples’ necks…SMH. Here’s how to pick one:- Fabric & [...]
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9:16
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Fashion Madness
Let’s hop right into the cowshed… Ngangalito was on the stage in a zipped-up black leather jacket and blue jeans, and some knock-off Burberry-print scarf. The jacket looked way too tight in the first performance, and was corrected for the second act. As much as urbanites don’t like the guy, he’s got good stage presence, [...]
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8:21
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Fashion Madness
I watch quite a bit of National Geographic, I love to watch vulnerable animals being preyed on, and the beauty of wildlife in different environments etc so you can imagine my excitement when I saw a scene in town that was similar to one I saw on Nat Geo! Well, there was this girl [...]
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9:11
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Fashion Madness
This trend has split the fashion world right down the middle. They’re those of us who feel that leggings/Jeggings are as good as pants, and others who strongly believe that the clothing item is akin to inner-wear. Its cold season up in Nai an leggings are all the rage from the office to the club! [...]
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11:33
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Fashion Madness
And its baaaaack! 6 former favorites and 2 past winners have come back to battle for “something-epic-that-is-still-not-clear”. The premiere show ran for 1 & a half hours…to be honest I was visually and aesthetically drained. And the fashion, laaaawd, lets get to it!! Gaetano: Everyone I know was asking what THAT was on [...]
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10:32
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Fashion Madness
I don’t know about you but do I love me some cleavage. For those of you who’ve never quite understood what cleavage is [online dictionary] “The hollow between a woman’s breasts when supported, especially as exposed by a low-cut garment” Lets analyze the key ingredients, the ‘hollow’, the ‘supported’ (breasts) and the ‘exposure’. [...]
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9:23
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Fashion Madness
What (exactly) is appealing about going commando? I don’t get it…and I hope I don’t “get it”, to the point of indulging in it further (–read on!). But because we are here to learn from each other, here goes nothing… Yes, there are some ladies and gentlemen (sic) who go commando —don’t wear inner-wear! [...]
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9:32
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Fashion Madness
I am tired of Nairobi’s erratic weather… and, I am tired of people complaining about just how erratic Nai weather is! Its weather, it changes all the flipping time, there are many variables at play, we all did GHC so lets cut the crap. Erratic: A typical morning in Nairobi right now is [...]
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9:05
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Fashion Madness
My high school principal used to say that real men don’t show their feet…. he was 60+, severely over-weight and with more than necessary facial hair. Suffice to say his opinions shaped nothing in my life. But under that mass of manhood lay the truth about and shame of men’s feet. Men’s feet are [...]
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12:33
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Fashion Madness
We are a casual nation…but we take casual to a whole new level—a laid back low level somewhere between shame & mediocrity. There is no other garment that epitomizes this in Kenya more than jeans (denim)! There is a whole world of jeans but we restrict ourselves into ridiculously broad categories: jeans that fit [...]
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9:44
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Fashion Madness
So 5pm rolled in, my alarm went off (I HAD to set a reminder) and I found my afternoon rudely interrupted with a commitment to watch a show I hadn’t bothered to even give two shits about! (see how much I love y’all) The host A beautiful and articulate woman (Chichi Seif) dressed [...]
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8:46
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Fashion Madness
The hallmark of my youth (thus far) has been my sheer brokeness, I’v had to cut back immensely. Gikosh is now a rumor; my wardrobe is a sad cave full of things I have re-reworked… I’m living (fabulously) on bare minimum! Harder times My ‘retail therapy’ is now an intense window-shopping session and [...]
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9:43
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Fashion Madness
Lip service (not the idiom) is non-existent in many personal beauty regimes. Most of us take it for granted; even those meant to know abourrit… yenyewe, hata sijawahi ona advert! #fail #fail #fail The lips are ultra sensitive; they don’t have ‘skin’ unlike other parts of, well, the body. They’re just a vast network [...]
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10:37
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Fashion Madness
We all have that one pal who dresses badly (either over-dresses or under-dresses) in any given occasion. Is there a way to break it to them?..without either of you catching feelings (offending each other)??… “Eishsh Joyce kwani unaenda church au club?!” or “Dan, you guy, wassup with the bling..its a 40 minute [...]
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10:57
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Fashion Madness
Very few men can pull off a hat..yes, very few men! For the longest time I found hats to be foul and undeserving of the title accessory. Three looks sum up men who wear hats: freedom-fighter, the unpolished and swagger. Freedom-fighter because we all know of god-father hats….the unpolished because lets be honest kofias are [...]
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10:38
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Fashion Madness
We all love black, it is the ultimate colour, it slims, it works well with other colours, you can dress it up or down…c’mon, you just got to love black! When top trends come along and tell you pink/blue/white/purple is the ‘new black’…what they want you to do is to take it and [...]
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9:47
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Fashion Madness
Not even the rain could stop me from attending the much hyped Fashionist Fair at the KICC this weekend. I hatad the epic Nairobi Fashion Market at Impala Grounds 2 weeks back because I had exams….I saw the pics, mad envy for all who attended! I started with Maasai market for accessories [...]
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9:08
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Fashion Madness
The initial title for the post was “how to dress a news anchor” just an FYI. Anyway there I was still reeling from the non-sense that is Sakata-II when Julie Gichuru sashayed onto the platform for the Sunday live show. First thing I saw was the shoes…pink-purple stiletto heels, then bubble skirt of some sort, [...]
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8:17
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Fashion Madness
I wore a full formal suit the other day so my supervisor could take me more seriously. Here’s how my day went like… ▪ 8am: I was looking fresh ▪ 9am: Still have energy to greet people in the office…. ▪ 9.30am: Eh building up body heat (so I avoided moving up & down) ▪ [...]
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8:39
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Fashion Madness
i kinda live in shagz, so, the men smell like maize cobs..and the women fluctuate between baby powder and perfumed soap. when i commute to nairobi i expect to not be bombarded by variations of the rural odor that i am accustomed to. anyway, at an average of ksh 300, deodorant in kenya is a [...]
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8:06
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Fashion Madness
Yikes, that title is bloody shady! Forgive me; we must do these things to get reader’s attention. Beauty has a price, and when you are broke, you feel it like a spear through the heart… or face, whatever, its painful. You walk along the aisle admiring the top brands…then the thought of financial ruin makes [...]
