All Tinz Naija: May 2014

Sunday 25 May 2014

STREET STYLE SPOTLIGHT: ELENA PERMINOVA!

As a leggy model and wife of a billionaire media mogul, Elena Perminova is pretty much guaranteed to have an enviable wardrobe.

But the Russian beauty is more than just a walking mannequin: she somehow oozes cool-girl ease even in head-to-toe couture. Maybe it’s her perfectly tousled bob and penchant for super-fly sunglasses; or perhaps it’s her knack for high-low mixing, as she demonstrated in an embellished Chanel jacket and skinny jeans at the alpha label’s recent haute couture show.

All we know is that this front-row fixture is hitting all the right notes.

EASY OUTFIT UPGRADE: MATCH YOUR SHIRT TO YOUR SKIRT!

You're staring into your closet 15 minutes before you have to bolt for a meeting/date/interview/night on the town with the girls. Nothing looks like it'll work, until you think to yourself, "What would Lupita do?"

Who is more inspiring than the ultra-talented and ridiculously fashionable actress Lupita Nyong'o? In recent months, she, like so many other stylish stars, has taken a liking to monochromatic looks.

Pair a top with a matching skirt and you're ready to roll. But perhaps you never got around to adding a skirt suit to your wardrobe. Fret not: You can fake it. In fact, pairing a top—whether it's a tank, a tee, or a blouse—with a skirt in the same shade is a little trick we've been using for years.

You look pulled together, slimmed down, and a little metropolitan in two simple steps.
Step one: put on a shirt.
Step two: pull on a skirt in a matching hue. Best to make sure the textures or patterns play well off each other.

Emma Watson and Emma Stone, two actresses known for their strong sartorial sides, both paired skirts with feminine tops in the same color family. Note how they both played with texture and used opaque pieces as a foil to more sheer ones.