A K W I Y A H

| Top and Pants: Designed by Akwiyah |

Styling: Akwiyah | Fabric:Woodin |  Dress: Custom Made in Ghana

So ladylike!

Dress: Custom Made for me in Ghana based on a Kenzo dress I love

I wore this dress to a recent wedding, and I got looks as expected but for whatever reason I did not care. The fact that I had my sister next to me in a high dress with a dangerous slit also helped. Sometimes you just need a girlfriend to break the rules with you! ;)

Blazer

Fabulous! That is the first word that came out of my mouth when I first put on this sleeveless blazer. I purchased this pretty number  from JVK, a clothing line based in Ghana.

Dress Designed by Me | Akwiyah designs

Dress without detachable bow |

Dress designed by me | Custom made |

I designed this dress specifically for a wedding. I recently wore this dress to a wedding and it was perfect for that "I want to slay but people think it is rude to be overdressed at someone else's wedding so I need to slay - politely." Ahahah! Talk about a feeling maself moment. I got the idea for this dress while going through various Ralph and Russo Cannes red carpet and Christian Siriano Spring 2016 offerings.

The tailor who constructed the huge bow made it so that I could detach it. For my first time wearing this dress I decided to leave the bow on for maximum effect and it was perfect! I loved it!


Designed by Akwiyah

Top and Pants Designed me || Made by a seamstress in Ghana || Necklace from Forever21 || Sandals from GoJane (old)

Top and Pants Designed me || Made by a seamstress in Ghana || Necklace from Forever21 || Sandals from GoJane (old)

Once upon a time I had a seamstress make culottes for me ... and I was left slightly disappointed. The cut of the pants almost looked mermaid shaped :\

I have a new AMAZING seamstress now and we just clicked from day one. She made this pair of culottes - just as I instructed. It's such a happy feeling to see something you designed in your head come to fruition.

These culottes were made with Woodin fabric. This fabric is from their Jeans de Woodin line. I can pair this outfit flats or strappy heels. The sexiness exuded when I'm in this outfit is cool, understated and casual kind of sexiness!