I WOULD like to believe
I’m generally a reserved human being. I don’t talk much
unless I’m spoken to. But I do a lot of observing. I see things and I’ve lots
to say about them. Most times I don’t
verbally articulate my thoughts but I’d have gone into overdrive with them in
my mind. I have a photographic
memory which I believe helps me describe things better as I visualise them in
my mind. And you know what
happens when visual imagery, a keyboard and Apple earphones come to play? Pattern & Style comes to life. In the past two years, Pattern & Style has grown from just
being a fashion column and turned into a movement of sorts.When I started this
column two years ago, I didn’t realise how my feisty yet chic inner being that
few ever get to experience would come to life in black and white.
Pattern
& Style has grown from being a spicy fashion
column that throws brickbats to wardrobe disasters and bouquets to fabric
slayers into a lifestyle. It’s about making a
conscious decision to look good every single day and understanding that the way
you dress speaks volumes about your personality and how seriously you take
yourself. Pattern
& Style is about building confidence through
your wardrobe and making sure whatever space you’re in – you turn up. Now I’ll
ask, dude – where’s your pattern and style because you’ve got to bring your
fashion game to every aspect of your life. It’s about ensuring the
brand that is you remains fresh and consistent. And now it’s not just
my thing. I see the #HeavyPatternAndStyle hashtags and the “Akula
#PatternAndStyle la” comments on social media platforms.
This is what Pattern
& Style is about – keeping you in check for your everyday life. I’m truly humbled by
how people have caught on and acknowledged the existence of the column. Because Pattern & Style is a lifestyle – it
doesn’t end with the column’s publication on Saturdays. Every day of the week,
game recognises game and where there’s need for correction – it’s done from a
place of love. I would constantly get
feedback from readers who couldn’t access the Saturday Chronicle on the streets to read the column and decided to
set up a blog for online readers.
The blog, www.stayera247.blogspot.com has
somewhat become a library for those who want to play catch up. It has in the
past few months had over 5,000 views by people from across the world – France,
Rwanda, South Africa, USA, India, Nigeria – you name it.
It’s really humbling to
see how seriously people take your work. Any writer will tell you it means the
world knowing someone took the time to read your words. The Facebook page, Pattern & Style, has also brought me
closer to you the readers. Sometimes your feedback leaves me in stitches; I
can’t help laughing out loud. It’s sometimes constructive criticism which I
greatly appreciate. And at times it’s just you agreeing with my sentiments and
nothing feels better than knowing you’re not the only one who thinks the way you
do. My favourite bit of it
all is having people that wouldn’t ordinarily take an interest in fashion
diving in. They’ll share they’re
two cents and make you realise just how much of an important aspect of life
fashion is.It has truly
been an incredible two years!
You may not always
agree with my views and that’s really okay. I’m just grateful I’d have given
you something to think about. Pattern
& Style has been about being relatable,
practical and relevant to what would be referred to as the ordinary person. It has been about
disseminating fashion tips which are simple and most importantly affordable. But I wouldn’t have
been able to do this for so long without you the readers. Particularly my mother
who has read every single article, she’s been my number one fan, my most blunt
critique and the first victim of my pen.
My brother, relatives,
friends and colleagues have also been victim as I try to make fashion a
relatable and exciting aspect of life – thank you for letting me do this. As this baby turns two on
January 30, allow me to say THANK YOU to you the readers! Do keep reading and never
stop slaying!
Remember, how you dress
could be the difference between you and your next big break. Here’s to
#AnotherOne.
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