Odara x Amoafoa : Elegance
Hi fam, This third look in my lookbook with Odara is focused on elegance. How I understand elegance is long simple clean lines, and this is my interpretation of it. I love the look of plunging necklines but I prefer shoulder cleavage to chest cleavage. A great way to wear plunging necklines and add a bit of interest to them is with a statement necklace such as this one. I…
Last Minute Halloween Costume
Frank Ocean x Siegfried This jumper feels like hiding to me. Like snuggling in a velvet throw in a recently bought sofa that doesn’t quite yet feel like it’s yours. The exaggerated sleeves and the ripped detailing make it such a beautifully distraught piece, that although it looks like it wants to be understated draws so much attention to itself because of its tatters. It’s also the perfect last minute…
Pink + White
There’s something about the way you hold yourself up that affects how you feel about yourself, and I’m learning to move and hold myself up in ways that uplift me, and make me feel like I’m becoming the best version of myself. When my friend photographer and I were taking these pictures I was so awkward, but I was also telling myself, ‘I am Beyoncé’ and it was in…
Back At It Again
Hello everyone, it’s ya girl Amoafoa back at it again. I cannot say how thankful I am for all of you who have been here with me and have criticized, complimented, contributed to the growth of this my section of the internet and to my own growth. To all of you who are new to this site, welcome and I hope we can grow together. The expat mannequin began…
Milan Starter Kit
Hi guys! It’s great to be back! As you can probably tell from the title, I am currently in Milan. I chose to do a semester abroad here, and so far it’s a really nice city. I have seen no black people here, but that’s a conversation for another time. Before I came, a girl who had also studied abroad in Milan told me that Milanese people only wear black…