Low Fashion: Is It Just Me?

I really should be talking about high fashion and there really is a lot to be proud of in the Nigerian fashion industry today but that topic is for another day. Also I promised myself that I shouldn't always be complaining but I have to tell it like I see it.

I recently travelled to Abuja and thought I would give my daughter (a budding fashion designer) a pleasant surprise by buying her two local fashion magazines at the airport.

On opening them I was shocked at the terrible dresses that the editor thought worthy of being in his magazine. Not being satisfied with that, on the way back home I bought another magazine which of course was also sealed.

I had innocently assumed that 'lightening wouldn't strike' three times in one place, particularly as I had paid more (N600) for it. Shock! Horror! It was worse than the other two.

My daughter looked at me with such pity in her eyes. Well ... it sounds much better than the reality - her eyes were actually saying 'mumu'.

I said "who buys these things?" To which she replied, "People like you!" Enough said.

Am I so out of sync with what others appreciate? Please reassure me. Save my sanity.

Welcome to An Upsideup Life

This is my first blog so please forgive any mistakes. I am no spring chicken. I was born in Guyana, was raised in London, married a Nigerian and now live in Lagos. I have grown up children who keep me young.

I plan to comment on social, lifestyle, fashion and any other issue that crosses my mind. Let me just start with one of my pet peeves - articles that are lifted from foreign newspapers or magazines without considering us or our environment.

I recently read one which advised us to make the final rinse for our hair to be lemon juice if we want to get rid of the oil in our hair. Really? This is definitely not good advice for someone with African hair who lives under an African sun. You will probably end up with a frizzy blond Afro. Oh well ..... I am sure you all have so many examples of this kind of madness. As I see more of them I will post them. Send me your views on this issue.