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  • These Old-school Fashion Trends Still Bang in 2022

    These Old-school Fashion Trends Still Bang in 2022

    Fashion trends, like karma, always comes back. Some of the items we wear now were things that trended in the late 90s and early 2000s. Their re-emergence started with young millennials and GenZs getting inspiration from Y2K fashion. To be very honest, we’re glad these looks are back and we’re also impressed with how well they’re styled these days. 

    If you don’t have any of these in your wardrobe, you need to fix up IJN. 

    1. Bell bottom jeans

    Bell bottom jeans are so gorgeous on both men and women. Your mum and dad wore them back in the day and looked like the coolest kids on the block. They’re trendy and can be worn for any occasion.

    Bell bottoms
    via oldnaijahistory and rehmie.com

    2. Sleeveless sweaters

    It’s giving early 2000s music videos, but that doesn’t mean sleeveless sweaters are not cute. The fashion boys and girls have multiple videos on the internet that can teach you how to style these sweaters if you need help. It’s almost rainy season here in Nigeria, so there’s no better time to go a-shopping. The uglier the sweater, the better. 

    via cmfresi.com

    3. Baggy jeans

    Did baggy jeans really go out of fashion though? Baggy jeans are so comfortable and cute. Jeans are usually uncomfortable AF, but not baggy jeans. Dip into your cool kid bag and purchase a pair. 

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    4. Durags

    Durags didn’t really go out of fashion anyway. If you have hair on your head that you care about, you definitely should get a durag, especially a silk durag. Durags are stylish, they also protect your hair and help you lock in moisture. Being healthy while maintaining beauty? Big W.

    5. Platform heels 

    I’m a sucker for platform heels and there’s a pair from Versace I so badly want but can’t afford if I don’t rob my employer. Anyway, I digress. If you get my gist, you know how unmissable platform heels should be in your wardrobe. 

    6. Oversized waistcoats and blazers

    Style inspiration: Josh2funny and associates. If you’ve read it this far, you must have noticed this trend make a comeback. Everyone wants to be stylish while maintaining comfort. Oversized blazers can be worn in every part of the world and in different styles. 

    7. Ashewo clothes 

    Nolly babes were the queens of wearing what we now call ashewo clothes. Backless dresses with thin straps? Check. Short denim skirts? Check. Bandana-style, cut-out tops and mules with low thin heels? Check. Grouping all of these as ashewo clothes because the girls that get it, get it ✨.

    8. Loose pants

    When I say no one wants to be uncomfortable, absolutely no one wants to be uncomfortable. Palazzo pants have always been a thing, but now, loose pants have come to stay for both men and women. Loose pants can be made with any fabric, from soft cotton fabric to Ankara. 

    9. Thin eyebrows

    Before you start to protest, look at yourself and ask if your brows haven’t gotten thinner over time. You don’t have to update your wardrobe with thin brows, but you need to update it with the eye pencil Eucharia used to achieve this look.

    10. Suspenders

    While this may scream 70’s math teacher, trust me, those math teachers were the real deal back then. And even now, the style still bangs. There’s just that vibe of foreign education with a touch of colonialism that it gives off. You should definitely wear this if you’re trying to convince people to vote for you.

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  • 11 of The Most Stylish Old School Nigerians You Will Ever See

    11 of The Most Stylish Old School Nigerians You Will Ever See


    We millennials treat cameras, Instagram and vintage items like they’re the best things since sliced bread. But No! They’re not. People have been doing photography and style since…well the beginning of time.

    Chief S.O Alonge’s studio portraits of Benin residents provide rare insight into the early history and practice of studio photography in Nigeria. And in the 1930s and 1940s, many Nigerians patronized photography studios for the first time, presenting themselves and their families to the camera in ways they wished to be photographed.

    And believe it or not, before we all started learning to pose in front of fine cars, old school Nigerians perfected the art of using props – stools, couches, chairs, and a wooden handrail. Swag is actually old school, and these 15 pictures can prove it:

    1. This picture of this uber stylish gentleman leaning on a stool – 1950

    Chief Gaius Obaseki portrait
    via Chief S.O Alonge

    2015 has nothing on that suit.

    2. This young man posing with the handrail as if it was made for him – 1950

    Youth with jeans and cap
    via Chief S.O Alonge

    Look at those shoes.

    3. Dame Merry Oritsetimeyin Ehanire née Cardigan looking as pretty as a picture – 1940

    Woman standing with flowers
    via Chief S.O. Alonge

    The headscarf is starting to make a comeback.

    4. This picture of Madam Stella Osarhiere Gbinigie at 16 – 1950

    Reclining young lady
    via Chief S.O. Alonge

    Perfect accessories!

    5. This self portrait by Chief Alonge – 1942

    Self-portrait, seated outside wearing formal attire and spats
    via Chief S.O. Alonge

    The side parting has been around for years, guys!

    6. This young man at Christmas time in Ibadan – 1911

    via AfroDandy

    Loving the look.

    7. This group photo of Lagos Boys from 1910

    "Where Ignorance is Bliss" Lagos Boys, via Flickr ca 1910s Picture shows a group of men in suits in Lagos, Nigeria. From a two volume set of photographic albums containing 130 photographs. Photographs depict representatives of the Paterson Zochonis trading company and the various tribes they encountered in the course of trading in West Africa.:
    via AfroDandy

    Yoruba boys been moving in groups forever!

    8. This Photo of these two Nigerian guys popping their collar – 1957

    Have always been partial to a man who turns up his collar on the right shirt #poloshirts #vintage #afrodandy:
    via AfroDandy

    Look at their polos, guys!

    9. This photo of siblings kinging – 1926

    via HistoryAlbum

    This proves everything I’ve been saying.

    10. The outdoor pose by these 4 teenagers – 1950

    Nigeria ca. 1950s:
    via NigeriaNostalgia

    They did shorts better than us

    Bonus Mention

    Chief Alonge’s Brown boots – 1945

    Alonge’s leather boots
    via Chief S.O. Alonge

    Look familiar?


    Have you started questioning your fashion sense yet? Share this to your friends for them to feel the same!