My deepest apologies for the long hiatus, I have no excuse for it but no single day has passed without feeling guilty for the silence. Thank you for your emails and requests for my come back to blogging, and my sincere gratitude for checking up on me.
Back to fash talk, the weather has been really unpredictable of late but that could not deter me from doing a very chic summer look....I know I know.....we all love the sunny warm days. My love for lace has not died down one single bit, so I decided to pull a well put together yet flirty outfit with a lace blouse and a pleated mini, with hot pink pointy pumps. What I love about this look is that it can pass for a formal office wear, just add a blazer and you are good to go.
I went for a statement  Marc by Marc Jacobs  tote bag, which took all the attention so i kept all the other accessories minimal. Oh and am so in love with these cat eye sunglasses, they go well with my long extensions.
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                                                         Animal print tote bag- Marc by Marc Jacobs
                                                         Hot pink pointy heels- Aldo
                                                         Lace blouse- Kooky
                                                         White pleated skirt- Thrifted
                                                         Boyfriend watch- Calvin Klein
                                                         Ring, Bracelet & Sun glasses- Perida centre

                                                         Pictures courtesy of my sweet friend Josephine
 
Hello fashionettes, this is an outfit I wore on Friday for my pal's graduation luncheon. I got this skirt first and had to dress it in my mind and by chance I got this stripped dress and thought....it was the perfect combo for the occassion.
I went for a lil' color blocking with the crimson platforms, emerald green midi thigh skirt and blue stripped dress inside then cinched it with a burgundy obi belt.
                             It became chilly....so I had to have my blazer on!
 
What do sheers, denim, bows and animal print have in common...you would ask....well, this post is the answer. I got on a lil bit of everything I love. A combination of playful cuteness and edginess defines this outfit and today I will let the pictures tell the story. The chained bow is a DIY....Whats your take....lemmie know what you think below!

Ta ta,
Chez Maureen
 
Hallo fashionettes, Is it cold or cold....whaaat! I feel like I have frost fingers as I write this. What a way to start the week but oh well....its inevitable. I wore this outfit one of those rare sunny days we have been blessed with, so do not think am in Miami or something....Am very much in niarobi.
I love this skirt....I do not wear it much but the few times I do...i make sure I make a statement out of the outfit. I decided to do a little matchy matchy on it by adding a touch of gold to black.
                                 I'm obsessed with neon blue polish.... sigh
Finished it off with these distressed gold peep toes and voila! that was my midas touch.
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                                                 Animal print skirt- Machakos Flea Market
                                                 Gold peep toes- Ericos collection
                                                 Lace blouse- Thrifted
                                                 Bag- Vintage Chanel


Drop me a line below and let me know what you think of my outfit!

Toodles,
ChezMaureen
 
Hey dolls...... Happy new week.....Its amazing how time is flying, days seem to just fly by....still cannot believe we in May....yea almost half way. Well the weather is amaze.....its a 'moanday' but its bright, sunny and lovely. What other way to get fash-inspired. I am not much into skirts but I gotta say I have been lately drawn to 'em....so I am making a pact to blog  more skirt posts. 
I wore this outfit over the weekend at my cousins event. I got this skirt a few weeks back, twas a perfect fit....I did not change a thing about it. I had an urge to make it a pencil skirt but oh well thought I would first try it out long....so it came in handy for that event. I especially loved the side slit....it add some sexy to the skirt...you know flash some lil' leg.
I paired it up with a lace blouse.....which I had to literally overturn my closet to find, I got it a while ago but forgot about it till I needed it...quite a bad habit I have developed....it seemed the perfect fit....I tucked it in then was on the prowl for a belt. I could not get any that befitted my outfit.....so I went for a tangerine neck piece and tied it at the back and voila! it was just perfect.
My accessories were popping......I went for a nubian queen head look with the head and Egyptian inspired drop earrings. My purse was small and African print....then, added strappy nude sandals and was ready to strut.
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                                             Lace top- H&M
                                             Skirt- Thrifted
                                             Tangerine neckpiece cum belt- Perida
                                             Earrings- Perida
                                             Purse- Toi Market
                                             Strappy Sandals- H&M

What do you think of my outfit? Drop me a line below,

Love,
ChezMaureen!
 
Hallo fashionettes...been a long minute right? Well my camera decided to die on me so I had to sit it out for a few days till i got a rescue. Anywho I've missed blogging and I pray there will be no more hiatus....so lets get to business....I have been meaning to try out the print on print trend and I got the chance yesterday as it was very sunny and summer-ish
I was on my thrifting escapades when I saw this skirt....this chic was trying it on and oh my....was I wishing she would not buy it. So after a gruesome 30 minutes she finally let it go and trust me I jumped on it so fast the girl was puzzled......c'mon if you love shopping yo know what am talking about. The polka dot is so playful...it was a perfect fit and it was midi....what more could a girl ask for.
I decided to take a fash risk and combine it with this animal print tee....I love its fit and its so ideal for the hot weather without being too sheer....I find it a lil' bit flirty.
Basically...I went just for a simple tee with a skirt....Its amazing how much print can change an outfit. That's why I went for a solid hot pink pump to break the busy outfit and carried a white envelope clutch.
I love playing around with this brooch and this time round I minimised a very bareback tee...I held it together to make some vavavum out of it and make it more comfortable for me to wear it....as I am very conscious about revealing too much skin.
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                                               Animal print tee- Crazy world
                                               Polka dot skirt- H&M
                                               Pink pumps- Aldo
                                               Envelope clutch- Atmosphere
                                               Brooch- Malaika
                                               Turqoise Earrings- Perida centre

There you have it.....what do you think of my outfit....drop me a line below

Ta ta,
Chez Maureen!
 
Hello dolls.......I wore this ensemble some time last week. I decided to go for a simple tee and skirt for a very casual day.
I played around with stripes my 2013 fave trend...the tee with medium horizontal stipes and the skirt's large vertical stripes. Then the tiny stripes on my strappy sandals
I kept the accessories very minimal but color popping with the tangerine bow, red floral earrings , a cobalt blue butterfly belt and a simple black chain bag
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                                           Stripped tee- Thrifted
                                          Stripped skirt- Thrifted
                                          Sandals- Pisces
                                          Quilted Chain bag- Machakos flea market 
                                          Earrings- Perida centre
                                          Beaded bangle- Gifted
                                          Tangerine hair bow- Malaika
Toodles,
Chez Maureen
 
I always find the boudoir family quite sexy and its only ideal for me to love lace. Its one of those fabrics thats here to stay and will always re occur in runways time after time.
The skirt i have done it before in a post before so this time i decided to spice the outfit up and pair it with this black lace blouse.
                          I added a neon pink belt to bring that pop of color
Then.....i carried this white vintage bag with flame details and finished it off with these orange suede bow heels
                    Then my oh so lovely kitenge earrings from Bri's African Relics collection
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                                                                 Lace blouse- Thrifted
                                                                 Maxi skirt- Thrifted
                                                                 Tangerine pumps- Toi market
                                                                 Pearls- Perida centre
                                                                 Satchel bag- Thrifted
                                                                 Neon belt- Thrifted
                                                                 Kitenge earrings- African Relics
Later Gater,
Chez Maureen
 
Hallo hallo y'all.... well today is my birthday and can't believe how the year has ran out so fast. Wow and a year older, and as am aging i notice my style is too getting more refined and am doing lots of growing sexy outfits. If only i had a blog years ago, you'd see why. But, am liking it as i still try to incorporate my evolving style into it.
I came across this denim skirt in my thrifting escapades and was so drawn to it. It was once size bigger and i got my tailor to resize it to my specifications. I wanted high waist and fitting but not tight and this is the end result.
I loved the button detail and wrap effect of the skirt paired it up with white ruffled blouse and my all time favorite cobalt blue platforms.
I added the multi- colored oversized purse and colored blocked earrings to add some oomph and color to the outfit
 
Oh my its been rainy chaos offlate and the cold is not making the blues better. Well i decided to show you how to look stylish in this cold weather. Starting up is DRESSING THE SWEATER. You can add a sweater to your ensemble and loook really chic in it. Take a look how i did it:
I paired up this navy blue high low sweater with this DIY turqoise green high waist trouser skirt. Initially it was a vintage dress but i decided to cut of the top and make it a skirt and voila! i came up with this skirt.
I had a hot pink vest inside since it was really off shoulder and i needed a popping color to add some ummph to it.
A slit always gives some sexy vibe to any skirt and i loved the one on this skirt, especially because i could walk in this pencil one.
Remember to always add some hot heels when u are wearing such skirts because you can end up looking frumpy in flats especially for the pint sized gals like yours truly here.
            Remember to over accessorise your sweater. Add as much bling as you can
And finally i got this vintage Chloe bag. I so love the purple with the gold details then this gold peep toe platforms.