4. Apply vertical colour dressing. Make the illusion of vertical length by dressing in a single colour or shades of from head to toe. One shading will help to de-accentuate issue areas by stretching your outline. E.g. external vertical line ...

3. Try clothes while sitting down. The majority of the day at work is spent taking a seat – this is the point at which a wide range of things happen that regularly won’t standing up. The skirt hemline ascends ...

2. Don’t be in a size illusion – on the off chance that you are size 16 don’t imagine you’re a 14. Own your size! In specific makes and styles you may even be a size greater – overlook the ...

1. Purchase clothes that fit. Try not to wear anything that makes lumps or rolls stick out.  

Take a walk along the streets in Lagos, Kano or Anambra and you will be astounded at how Nigerians hustle from first light to sunset attempting to make a decent living. Disregarding the mix they are a percentage of the ...

Crossing the road With a child strapped to her back and holding a 3-year-old son, a Nigerian lady will attempt to cross a very busy highway while dodging oncoming vehicles, all at the same time. Even though there is a ...

Throwing items off buses All of over the world, some people have formed the habit of throwing items like bananas, oranges and the nylons out of their vehicles and Nigeria is no different. This anomaly is gradually fading away as ...

African Time Lateness to an event has become an acceptable ‘phenomenon’ in many societies. If you fix an event for 10 am, don’t be surprised if the auditorium starts filling out about 3 or 4 hours later with invitees trooping ...

Last minute syndrome A typical example of this is the June 30th 2015 deadline to enrol for the Bank Verification Number. Many Nigerians had over two months to visit one of their bank branches to do this registration. However, they ...

Jumping the Queue This is simple public etiquette. It is gentlemanly to join the line and wait for your turn especially as Nigerians are magnanimous enough to allow you in the line if you appeal to them.