FASHION SHOW AND THE LOTS

i can`t seem to be able to post as regularly as i would have loved to.keeping a blog is hard work, it is hard work trying to gather my thoughts together each time i have to post stuff on.All the same am here today so i will try and keep you up to date as much as possible.
My last post was sometime in march and at that time DFL was in process of re-organizing and this we have done by unveiling our new management office,by doing this we hope that we would be giving our clients a more conducive atmosphere for business.

DFL new look office

another view of our office

this new look has also helped boost our morale in order to churn out the best stylish outfits for your clients. some of these you will see in the pictures below:

ankara kimono wrap top with hand stitched sequin embellishments

cotton mix ankara with multi ankara butterfly sleeves dress

sequin embellished ankara kimono sleeve dress

chiffon mix pleat detail pencil dress

we have also been opportune to showcase some of our designs at the encomium black and white ball where we have a very good account of ourselves here  are some of the pictures from the show

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• ANKARA WITH CHIFFON OVERLAY EMBELLISHED WITH SEQUIN AND STONE

• MONOSTRAP PURE SILK AND ANKARA DRESS

ANKARA AND PURE SILK  FRILLY MONOSTRAP DRESS

RAW SILK AND ANKARA MINI DRESS

ANKARA WITH GOLD MESH LACE OVERLAY AND CRYSTAL LACE PETAL CORSAGE

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MULTI TIERED ANKARA LONG DRESS

 ALL D BEAUTIFUL MODELS IN DFL`S DESIGNS
IT WAS INDEED A WOW EVENT.

work in progress

ankara bustier dress with bow detail

mud colour soft cotton flare arm pencil dress

2 tone silk satin shift dress with bead embellishments

denim mono strap dress with zip detail

pink soft cotton dress with embellishments( pls note all dresses are still work in progress)

mud colour light cotton dress with frills

At the beginning of each year, i sit down and try to come up with my strategy for the year both personal and career,I have started work on them, one of which is my 2010 collection and DFL look book.I am a firm believer of planning cos he who fails to plan definitely plans to fail.Some of the dresses are work in progress but have decided to upload them, maybe to whet some appetite of what is yet to come, hopefully by Easter the full collection would be unveiled.

clips from design for love photo shoot (2009)

The idea behind this particular shoot was to get together some of my best clients and i asked them to bring their "5 best outfits" which i made for them. i will put up more of the pics as i get permissions from them to use their pics on this blog ENJOY!!!!!!!!

in and out IN AGAIN but hopefully for good

In 2008 when, i thot of writing a blog, i thot it wld be as easy as abc but no,my initial frustrations was the internet connection i was using at the time which made me spend hours without much progress.The initial plan for the blog was to have a place where my hubby and i could share our thots and generally have some online fun which we cld share with others, hence the name tokotaya
The blog went into hibenation due to the internet connection frustration,and since the original creator was not pushy enough, my hubby never got that much involved.
In 2009, i tried again to revive it by writing about the memoirs of my lagos business school experience but that to did not last.
Well, this is 2010 and am attempting again to get back to blogging, hopefully, i will succeed this time around.
now the focus this time would be on what i do - fashion, so let`s see how this goes.

CEM 10 THE BEST IS YET TO COME

ready, steady and off to school

see you guys there!!!!!!!!!!

And this is where our entrepreneurial spirits are challenged,

welcome to CEM 10 THE BEST is yet to come

EDS CEM 10: THE LOW DOWN

it has been 6 weeks and 7 modules down of learning to be the better business people that we all have been gunning for.it is has been a journey of new experiences, new friendships,new ideas,and above all a newer entrepreneurs.What the journey has been so far is what i will try to recount over the next few days and to introduce u all to my new family.
As expected i (and am sure a whole lot of us) had many expectations at the beginning of the course,as for me, i had gotten to a point in my business where i did not want it to be business as usual, i needed to put in place structures in my biz, i wanted to be taken more seriously, and above all i needed to be more financially successful
well the first week set the ball rolling for me, and i have started seeing my biz in a new light, and i am more challenged to take my biz to the next level. I have meet the most talented group of people in this class, it is really great to be part of CEM 10, the talents are so diverse; from photographers to teachers to caterers and all the works and they each have their uniqueness.

There is so much to learn from each and everyone of them. In my subsequent posts i will analyze the class. I have grouped the class into 4 zones according to our sitting positions.viz:

• O zone
• N zone
• C zone
• E zone

i will try in subsequent posts to analyze each zone and their uniqueness. but for now i am out of here.

owambe mentality 2

i have blogged on this topic last year, but recent events have spurred the need to say one or two things about this topics. firstly can we define aso-ebi-- by literal definition it means relative`s outfits,in the 9ja sence very one is ur relative as long as they can afford the aso-ebi ,pls y do i have to spend 20k on aso-ebi even though am close to the celebrant, is it really necessary, should i spend so much for an outfit i might not really like, is it right to borrow money to pay for aso-ebi,i can`t understand the rationale behind this owambe mentality,what do u think

how wunmi got her groove back

here is a pic of me @ a wedding trying to get my groove back as i said earlier, i decided this year that i was going to pay more attention on my looks, try and socialize more, and if i were to give myself a mid term score i would say 70%,so far so good, will put up more pics as i continue in my quest to rediscover myself and make the best of all sistuation

p.s since tomorrow is my b.day will see what gist i will be havin.

p.s.s i have already got a nice phone from oko thanks a lot love

birthday blues

thank God the week is off it has been one hectic week, balancin school with work.i am fatigued like mad.am counting down to my milestone birthday(wunmi u don dey old small small),and rememberin how my dad used to do it, he wld continously play obey`s song-my birthday is coming, daddy buy shoe for me ,my birthday is coming ,daddy buy shoe for me, o my darling o happy birthday to you, hapi hapi hapi o happy birthday to u,am really exicted, and i know it is the begiining of new things for me.i will save the chicken for u all but for now am out of here,

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starting over

it has been over a year that i wrote on this blog,when i first started i intended to do this as often as possible but my internet connection was so slow it was a huge task even openning blogger at all. well i plan to start over now that i have gotten a new operator.
what has happened in the last one year, hmmmmmmmmm i had a baby,that is it, once i put to bed i decided i want to get a new lease of life, i was beginning to get bored with my life,before my 2nd baby when i had the first one i felt i had lost a bit of myself and my self confidence basically becos i had gained a lot of weight not that i was a lepa before but gaining as much as 12 kg just like that can be a lot on one`s psyche( i hear it a lot in my line of work).it was huge for me cos i did not really feel attractive, i cld not understand what kind of clothes would fit my new body(even though i am a designer), the things i liked to wear before now no longer looked good on my new found body.when i had my 2nd baby i think i was better prepared, and i had put myself on a diet to control my weight, i learnt one important issue: love the body u have now and u r one step away from looking as good as u want to.someone once told me God made big, small,fat ,slim and all shapes and sizes cos it would have been such a boring world without the variety.i am not my ideal weight but am dealing with and accepting whatever size am now i can still look GOOD. i try to wear what i like now thanks to body shapers(for u out there that have tummy issues i strongly recommend) so i obsess less abt my flabby tummy.i do feel better about myself, i try to go out more and see what is happennin around cos i realise once u r an entreprenuer,there is tendency to work 24/7 without giving urself some space.i learning to dream big and live even bigger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pre fashion show pics

here are some of the pics of my collection at Nigerian television fashion show in april, hope u like them.

got my camera

here some pics that i took with my newly launched camera, theyare pics of some of my designs hope you like them

the owanbe mentality

i have been trying to write this for awhile now but work and the fact that my Internet connection is so slow it takes ages to open my blogger account, but thank God am finally here.
Down to the biz of the day:"Naijas" love parties abeg.This, i concluded from my line of work
;making clothes from the party loving "naijas".the different "aso-ebi" that are shared around,the amount some people spend on this, is it really worth it? i have a client that spends an average of20k on "aso-ebi" monthly,pls tell me what is the definition of aso ebi?pardon me o though i had this concept during my own wedding but i tried not to burden everyone with it, so it was just close friends that bought or people that held me in high esteem. left to me i have bought only 2 "aso-ebi" this year and this is not because of lack of cash but sometimes this clothes are not things i would love to wear again or they are over-priced. Back to this client of mine, recently there was a mutual acquaintance of ours that was getting married and she had picked the usual "woodin" "aso-ebi", well i being closer to this friend was not even so keen on buying, but my dear client was all about it. This is an outfit of 8k and this is someone you hardly talk to. i don`t understand this why do "naijas" enjoy this mentality? please tell me.
ciao.

work work work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it is has been a while, right? Well, the last time i blogged was the day my Internet access expired and had to strike a deal with "oko" in order to get him to pay for it. he finally did that last week but am so tired most nights to think of blogging.It`s been very hectic at work (omo wa ise o ri ise).i have been trying to find a good tailor for the past two months or so now. tailors have become expensive commodity; it is amazing. Imagine a tailor asking for 30k salary. For what now? my first job as a graduate i was paid 20k, it is crazy.So am thinking how do i meet up demand of my clients without hurting my pockets.secondly the cost of accessories used for making the outfits too are also getting higher, how do small biz. owners survive? right now i have decided to increase the price of the services i render, am left with no choice as it stands now. it is either that or am out of biz. soon.ciao

what`s hot this season 1(shoes)

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Fall Shoe Trends

Check out the hottest trends, tips on how to wear them.

1. Cap-Toe Heels PAIR THEM WITH ... skirt suits and wool trousers with cashmere turtleneck sweaters. So retro forties in feeling, these patterned shoes with their shiny patent-leather caps look ladylike with sheer hosiery.LOOK FOR ... mary-jane, slingback and pump styles in a variety of heel shapes and fabrics. Home in on the color of the toe cap and pick up that hue in what you wear.At left: Wool and patent-leather slingbacks by Justsweet, $115 Don Penny


2. Ankle Boots PAIR THEM WITH ... skinny jeans, long tunics or sweaters. An absolute no-no: ankle boots with knee-length skirts or dresses, unless you wear opaque tights to match.LOOK FOR ... fun accents like zippers, fur trims, cuffs and a spot of bright color. Don?t hide those details with long, wide pants; these styles are meant to be shown off.At left: Patent leather ankle boots by Studio Pollini, $475; saks.com


3. Black & Gold PAIR THEM WITH ... that special little black cocktail dress. Both sheer and opaque hosiery work beautifully; alternatively, punch up a tuxedo pantsuit.LOOK FOR ... subtle gold detailing in trims to pick up the glint in metallic clothes. Calf skin, suede and patent leather can easily transition from day to night.At left: Suede heels by Nine West, $89; ninewest.com


4. Satin Evening PAIR THEM WITH ... patterned black-tie gowns in a rainbow of colors. Match pinks with browns, plums with blacks, and blues with both.LOOK FOR ... traditional jewel tones but also pastels in shades of purple. The sheerest black hosiery will do—though a bare leg looks sexy.At left: Satin strappy heels by Moschino, $545; at Tootsies,