Fashion
No more boring crocs
• Crocs can also be worn with socks
Have you come across the new fancy crocs?
The footwear which used to be the love of most healthcare workers has now become a fashion trend.
Crocs are made of costile, uniquely designed to be light weighted, soft and comfortable, non-marking and odor resistant, easy for one to slip the foot in and out of.
Fashion experts designed this footwear with ornaments including brand names like “Dolce &Gabbana” making it fit to wear for different occasions.
Interestingly, this comfortable and cozy footwear has come to replace “chalewote” as one can stylishly dress up or down with it to informal events. It comes in a variety of types, designs and sizes suitable for kids, youth and adults.
These fashionable crocs can be worn in many ways according to one’s fashion sense and can last for three to five years if worn less with proper care. Take delight in wearing slim-cut pant to show-case the design of your crocs, match your crocs to your bags or pair a colourful crocs with a plain white dress and you are good to go.
By Evelyn Naadu Borquaye
Fashion
The Joie De Vivre experience
It was a night of music and poetry as 67 students of Riohs College of Design showcased their first creation at the Alliance Francaisse over the weekend.
Joie De Vivre; (the joy of life) is the 5-6th stage in the life of a RIOHS.
Themed “Generation Z”, it was to build their confidence and charisma as students on the runway.
Check out some designs below
Fashion
Haircut making waves in the fashion world
In recent times both young and older women are seen ‘rocking’ short hairs contrary to the olden days, where hair cut was relatively associated with men.
It is a known fact that women are gradually moving away from permed hair, wigs, braids which they use to beautify themselves.
According to oral history, when Ewe older women kept short hair, they were mostly referred to a ‘Daavi’ which literary means sister because the hair cut makes them look younger.
Haircuts among women dates back to the 1980s, as Akan traditional queens were mostly seen in low haircuts with black thick dye known as ‘dansinkran’ which had been in existence for decades.
Most young girls who attended government Senior High Schools (SHS) dream of braiding their hair after completion with some refusing to cut their hair in their final term in school but unfortunately the trend has changed with them hoping to style their haircuts with colourful dyes and curls.
Cutting of hair by women do not come easy. Some had to cut for various reasons including health, profession (enlisting in the security service), fashion, breakup or traumatic experiences, hair loss, weak tips.
In this 21st century, women are in competition with men when it comes to haircut as barbers now say most of their clients that troop to the salon for haircuts are young and older women.
In an interview with The Spectator, Kofi Mensah, a barber at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange (Circle), explained that, most haircut lovers especially women love to have their hair trimmed because of personal style. They prefer to express themselves through different haircut styles.
“Some women prefer haircut because it reflects their personality. They express themselves through different haircut styles whether they are calm, happy or moody,” he stated.
Speaking to some haircut lovers, Ms Shine emphasised that she loves to have her hair trimmed because as compared to braiding, barbering one’s hair saves lot of money and time.
“Having my hair trimmed helps me to get ready for work early without wasting time on styling and detangling my hair,” she said.
Another haircut lover, Ms Mabel, also said she loves to trim her hair as it makes her look much younger and beautiful.
“Haircut boosts my self-esteem and make me look more attractive, young and beautiful.”
Haircuts are still making waves in the fashion world and has come to stay.
By Mercy Adjeley Sowah
