Nelly Mbonu Takes Sage Green Beyond the Basics

Nelly Mbonu skipped the usual bright colours and bold prints for something calmer this time. In her latest Instagram post, she went with a soft sage green two-piece, and it still managed to make it remarkable. She captioned the post, “Always in control.”

Nelly’s monochromatic look features a beautifully tailored, custom-made sage green two-piece set styled by Princenat Eero and it mixes sharp tailoring with soft pastel tones for a sophisticated, modern aesthetic.

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She wore a long-sleeved cropped jacket in a soft sage green shade. The jacket had sharp shoulders, decorative faux pocket flaps on the chest, and an angular, deep V-neckline that created a bold plunging effect, with the front baring the midriff with a clean, functional metallic zipper. She paired it with matching high-waisted wide-leg high-waisted trousers.

Her accessories included drop earrings and a small, pink textured leather top-handle mini bag by Uelle. The handbag had an uncommon custom-painted black shape illustration of a woman with an Afro hairstyle on the front face, adding a playful contrasting colour to the muted green base. Her hair was styled by Royal Hairs into a smooth low ponytail, and Nelly’s makeup, created by Paul Glam, was in warm, earthy tones with an ombre glossy lip. She complemented her look with matching pink leather square-toe mule sandals that came with wide cross-straps, tying the entire outfit together from head to toe.

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This isn’t the first time Nelly has chosen to go with green. Back in July, she wore a draped one-shoulder gown to Kolapo’s “thirsty thirty” birthday party, an off-the-shoulder piece with soft folds running down the length of the dress, captioning the throwback post, “Slick.”

Shot inside a dimly lit venue with rows of pink chairs in the background, she was in a floor-length dress with the same kind of balance she brought to this latest shoot, proof that she can carry a single colour through different settings and still make it count.