Celebrity Style

Lydia Lawrence-Nze Shows How Wide-Leg Pants and Waistcoat Speak Volumes.

Published

7 months ago

20 February 2026

Ene Unazi

Image: Tosin Josh

Fashion changes quickly, but occasionally, a simple combination emerges that defines the season. Lydia stepped out in wide-leg pants and waistcoat for the movie premiere of “Love and New Notes” produced by Timinu Egbuson. Pairing is notable and noteworthy. It represents a modern approach to dressing.

For a long time, power dressing meant structured suits, fitted blazers, and pencil skirts. The idea was to look serious enough to command respect. But style has evolved, as people while being comfortable, and feel like themselves. That is where wide leg trousers and a waistcoat come in.

Image: Tosin Josh

The combination balanced relaxed fit with a tailored shape, it worked because it felt relaxed but still intentional. The trousers had volume and movement. The waistcoat balanced it by giving shape to the upper body. Together, the look combined tailored structure with casual ease

Wide leg trousers have quietly returned over the past few years. It reappeared into street style, office wear, and event outfits. Unlike skinny trousers, they allow space and flow. They also flatter different body types because they do not cling. But wide trousers alone can appear overly in certain settings. That is where the waistcoat changes the story.

Image: Tosin Josh

A waistcoat brings structure without the heaviness of a full suit jacket. It defines the waist, gives the outfit direction, and shapes the figure. When worn buttoned up, it looks neat and composed.

Lydia understood that balance well. It works for meetings, dinners, or creative spaces.

The same combination can shift depending on styling. With heels, it’s formal. With flats or loafers, it leans towards casual but still put together. Add a structured bag and simple jewelry and the outfit becomes suitable for the office.

What Lydia did was show how natural that combination can look when styled simply. The styling avoided excessive accessories. The focus remained on neat tailoring and balanced proportions.

Celebrity Style

Ini Edo Brings the Heat in a Fitted Crimson Gown

Published

3 days ago

17 September 2026

Laju Odogwu

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Ini Edo traveled to Abuja to celebrate her big brother Captain Ekong’s 60th birthday, and she showed up dressed for the occasion. She captioned the post “Captain Ekong @60,” adding that since she was celebrating a fashionista, she “had to bring a little extra spice.”

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Her dress, designed by Becca Needles N Stitches and styled by Henry Sklue, was made from deep red fabric covered from top to bottom in a diamond-patterned crystal lattice. It featured a floor-length mermaid cut, fitted through the body with an asymmetric one-shoulder tie, then flared into a long train that pooled at her feet.

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Her hair was styled in a smooth, bone-straight, middle-parted look keeping the focus on her face and the neckline of the dress. For Jewellry, she went with rings and a bracelet, with a matching Lujah purse rounding off the outfit. Photography was by Benny Shot It.

Some time back, for a shoot promoting her film, she wore a black high-slit dress with curly hair and sunglasses beside a vintage blue Camaro, captioned “Something to watch this weekend.”

Celebrity Style

Ayra Starr Goes Sheer in LaQuan Smith at NYFW

Published

3 days ago

17 September 2026

Laju Odogwu

Photo: Instagram/@ayrastarr

Ayra Starr just landed her first movie role in Children of Blood and Bone, and she marked the moment at New York Fashion Week in a sheer royal-purple LaQuan Smith maxi dress for the film’s event, captioning the photos “Feeling purple in LaQuan Smith x Children of Blood and Bone.”

The dress had a sheer bodice built into a high-neck silhouette, with the strap draped asymmetrically over one shoulder. The gown ran into a thigh-high slit running down one leg, with the sheer fabric continuing to the floor. She kept accessories minimal, just silver drop earrings and a small purple bag.

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Her hair was worn down in soft, straight strands. Her makeup featured magenta and purple tones, finished with a glossy ombre lip, and she completed the look with strappy heels.

The event tied into Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone universe, where she also features on the soundtrack alongside Fireboy DML, and BNXN. The film, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and produced by Paramount Pictures, is set for release on January 15, 2027.

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A few days earlier, Ayra met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York. She wore a vintage Azzedine Alaïa striped bodycon mini dress from the designer’s 1992 collection, with an off-shoulder neckline and a geometric knit border along the top. The photos were taken in front of a white fireplace mantel with a model ferry placed on top, and she captioned the post simply “Mr Mamdani.”

Celebrity Style

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu Has Been on a Fashion Streak This BBNaija Season

Published

1 week ago

10 September 2026

Laju Odogwu

Photo: Instagram/@ebuka

Each Sunday this BBNaija season 11, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu comes out in something new. No repeats so far.

He has moved between sharp Western suits and full traditional wear all season. One week its a tailored double-breasted jacket with a two-tone gradient finish, the next its a flowing agbada with embroidery running down the sleeves.

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The details are worth highlighting too. There’s a graphic maize motif stitched into a sky-blue suit, silver lattice sequin work on a black wrapper, and geometric patterns worked into denim fabric on an agbada. Several Nigerian designers have dressed him this season, including Mai Atafo, Deji & Kola, Ugo and Lisa Folawiyo.

He has also added extras to a few of the looks: a crystal-handled horsetail whip, layers of coral neck beads, sunglasses and a Louis Vuitton duffel bag.

Photo: Instagram/@ebuka

He opened the season on July 26, 2026, in a charcoal-to-off-white ombré double-breasted suit by Mai Atafo. The colour fading from dark at the shoulders to almost white by the ankle. He finished with a large black lapel bow and patent shoes

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On August 9, 2026, he appeared on BBNaija in another look by Mai Atafo, this time in a black-and-white outfit built from a cropped boxy jacket, wide-legged trousers, and a tie trimmed with pearls, and accessorized with a Louis Vuitton Keepall bag.

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Most recently, on September 6, 2026, he hosted the eviction show in a forest-green two-piece suit by Deji & Kola, worn under a windowpane trench coat lined in a floral print. He paired it with brown shades and matching leather shoes.

Season 11 still has weeks to go, and if Ebuka’s run so far is anything to go by, there are plenty more looks to come.

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