First off let me say, Wana Sambo is a brand I've admired for a long time, you guys know I'm an endless champion of affordable clothes by Nigerian designers, and Wana Sambo offers all that; stylish and yet it won't break the bank. Bianca Jagger is also one of my personal style icons; I've said so in countless interviews; therefore a collection devoted to all these aesthetics definitely has my attention. I already have my eye on the maxi dress with the deep neckline and high slit, the last maxi dress with the cut out back and sheer bottom and the cropped top with the cross on it ( I never met a cropped top or maxi dress i didn't like).
Beautiful.
The designer explains the inspiration for her Pre-A/W 2012 Collection below:
When I was thinking of the ‘I AM WOMAN’ Collection I
thought: ‘”sorority girl meets women’s prison, Grunge Chic, Metals and Wires,
Power, Life Struggles, etc etc” in the light of these, one woman to my mind:
BIANCA JAGGER.
Bianca Jagger of the 70’s inspired this collection. Her
passion for expressing herself through her style, power dressing, jet set
lifestyle and marriage to rolling stones lead singer, Mick Jagger made her a
force to reckon with. She was truly a
‘wild’ one who ran Studio54 and dared to do anything within and outside the
realm of conventional. This is a woman arrived at a nightclub on a white horse
just because it was her birthday. LOL . . . Today, she has blossomed into a great
woman with several awards sitting on her shelf, mostly for her humanitarian
deeds and exceptional works on defending the rights of women,
Applying the Bianca Jagger life story to the modern day
Nigerian woman and what she can become allowed me name each outfit according to
some of the local government areas in Nigeria, thus emphasizing the nearness of
each piece to home.
I believe women should be able to take a stand, make
mistakes and eventually learn that it is okay to be yourself and know it will
only turn out right. Most people are
only concerned with what the society deems ‘right and acceptable’ and as such
never really appreciate or know their true selves until the day they die… I
think it is really sad, and because I have and will continue to do me, I dare
say; I AM WOMAN.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Temi Adebayo (www.temiadebayo.tumblr.com)
STYLING: Karen Young
Makeup: Wana Sambo team
Model: Jade.
Art Directors: Temi Adebayo, Ikeobi Daniel Ekwevi, Wana
Sambo and Andra Wibisono
Love and light xx
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I really did not expect to like it when I read the preamble bit. Love it. Where is she stocked?
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wow!! wow!! WOOOW!! great post and photos innit i so love again and again
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As much as i love my girl daks blog but I'm not here for this white folks and they clothes, ‘I AM WOMAN’ and whatnot lmao. I'm here for daks, here to see her pics, where she going and what she doing. What she eating and what makeup she wearing. Let's just call it like it is. I'm stalking #deal
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ReplyDeleteFelt like I'd breathed in some fresh air after reading. :)