BLAZING BLAZER: Girly or Boyish?

Blazers have become part of everyone's wardrobe, not just in dark cool colours but bright loud colours as well, ranging from orange, green, yellow, coral, purple, etc. And depending on personal style, we find ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls rocking their blazing piece in different ways...

I've had a few people ask me why I'm not a tom-boy having grown up with boys, not that they were too many though- my brothers were just three in a trillion but they had friends who had friends. Well, it was easy to separate being girly from boyish- the 'roughian' in me only comes forth at play...running a sprint with the boys with no shoes (I wasn't like president Jonathan though, I had shoes), or if I had to climb a tree or the fence of the field just opposite my house, I was equal to the task! And trust me, I av a few scars to show for it. But getting back home and back to reality, once mama calls and it was time for dinner I alone ate from a pink plate, slept in a separate room and if there were new clothes and shoes, of course I alone got the dresses and shoes with little heels and also had hair packed up in a bond...oh so I'm a girl! The only girl! Not just a girl but a very girly girl!

There were times when I had to look quite boyish especially for sports, we all wore the same thing- T.shirts, shorts and canvas. Other times it was just in-between, not boyish, not girly...

Back to the present! I made me this Coral blazer, just like the ones I see around everyday, I designed the sleeves to be turned up with the left over fabric from a leopard prints skirt I made a while ago.

So I'm thinking of ways to leaving a statement with my blazer... either girly or boyish, its should be Blazing hot!

GIRLY...

 BOYISH...

Then, I could have a blend of the two- wearing my brogues with skirt and heels with jeans...

MIX...

You would see that for every time I wore the blazer over the leopard prints, I left the sleeves unturned, to avoid it looking too 'matchy-matchy' with the skirt. I have two skirts here- the slightly pleated one with a bow on the band, made of cotton fabric and the fitted one made from soft damask, out of which I made the turn-up for the hem of the sleeves of the blazer.
You could also try wearing your blazer over nice african prints- skirts or pants, you're good to go!
Happy New month!