Accessories !

Hey ladies, I told y'all I will be back on a regular well here I am. This post will be about accessories GdV is planning to sell. We have them here in stock (serpent earcuff is on his way!). I will post pics every now and then, and hopefully it wont take long before our webshop goes online!
ENJOY babes!

Draya wearing 2 shades of nail ring

Full finger ring (both shades)

These rings have been in for a while but they seem to make a comeback! With Draya, Beyonce, Fergie and more wearing them I see them being rocked in the near future!

The fullfinger tho is something I havent seen on a lot of folks although I know BJ Jules by Kim had them a while ago!

Draya Michele posing with two shades (silver & gold) of them. Both types will be available at GdV !

This right here is a earcuff kinda thing, as you can see it is a serpent! I am very scared of this item, but I know there are a lot of people who will like this & rock the hell out of it!
We also have earcuff comb with studs ! As pictured below!!

CUSTOM / HAND MADE !

Well while am busy doing this, I will post a few pics of my custom/hand made items ! Its not a lot but it is something and I have done it myself so whoop whoop!

detachable collar & clutch with African print

custom made bra's inspired by Angel Brink

Bodysuit detailed with sequince !

Shorts with Ghanaian Kente !

This was my first attempt to add something new onto a dress. It was on the last night of my holiday in Ghana Januari 2011. I purchased that dress online from Asos for £8 and the necklace at Primark for I think €4 im not sure!

Well last night out and I found the dress to be boring so I sow the chain onto the dress ! Well here you have it!


So that was it fab ladies, ill be back with more! We have a lot to show you and we will do everything in its right time! Have a nice weekend lovies !
xoxo Ellen

GdV update !

Hey y'all fab ones! It's been a while now but we got a pretty good excuse for it! Bein busy working 2 jobs and studying for my oh so many resits,  makes it quite difficult to keep up with this blog!
Buuut that doesnt mean that were not working toward our goals! We have been researchin and ordering samples. Aaand we have also been searchin for a webshop, so it wont be long before you guys can actually order 'celeb inspired, fashion forward' products! In the mean time, bear with our busy asses!
Now lets get down to business!
So summer is on a visit & we want to pop off our ideas, clothing style and more before she goes back to wherever!

Last month I came accross a hot pair of heelless wedge, so I went on a quest to find out were to purchase these heels!

Those heels turned out to be from Jeffrey Campbell's Vicious line!

The prices start at $209.95 ( appr. £170)  buy it here!

But dont forget, we on that affordable ish, soo I have found a look-a-like on a certain webshop and you cant tell the difference! A similar wedge for a whopping £45.99 to all my ladies on a budget, pls click here!

A while ago, I posted an article about Draya's Mint Swim (of which I'm still waiting for my 'after party'!). I posted a picture of her in a bathingsuit rocking HOT wedges! There were a lot of questions regarding the shoe, so I did my research.

These shoes are provided by Lush Boutique in USA and can be ordered online! I must say these shoes are not for 'budget females' as myself!
The webshop is XTC Shoes , let me break down the prices before you hurry up and visit the site without any warning lol. The first and second ones are $325 and the last one $225! They also have a clear/transparent wedge called 'Draya clear' for $259! Now go check that website out!

While am havin it about shoes imma drop this lil bom on you guys! We have actually seen some hot, fashionable and celeb inspired shoes that we wanna put on the market for y'all! I cant let much go but here is a sneak peak of what we have in mind!

We also have jewelry in stock but there will be a seperate post for it, so keep in mind to check this blog later this week for statement chains, fingerrings, nail rings and all kind of fashion jewelry!

Last but defo not the least! A look-for-less inspired  by the one and only Evelyn Lozada, whoop whoop!

On the BBW reunion last month our BFF Ev wore a maxi skirt with double slit! The cropped jumper with a zip on the back made her outfit special however what completed this look was ofcourse her CL Anniversary heels of $2595!

I searched and searched but havent found the cropped jumper, I also havent found an exact same skirt but a similar one!

I purchased this 3 weeks ago at Mango, they were in sale for €19,95! A skirt having double slit for just €20! Yeah I went insane, I bought the red top for €12,- to fulfil the skirt until I find the zipped cropped jumper!


Imma need to get back to my accounting books! I will be back soon & thats a promise! Stay beautiful ladies! xoxo- Ellen

PS: Happy 4th July !

Celeb Inspired: Accessories

Hey y'all fab ladies, as you all know this blog is mainly about inspired items. Gathering a number of products I will now post about various items a lot of celebs are rocking. This edition will be about accessories! ENJOY!

I will start with the Cassie inspired 'bullet hoop earrings'. Cassie was rocking these earrings at the Paris Fashion Week!

 As many of you know BBW earrings are the IT-things now! These earrings were introduced by Evelyn Lozada who worn them during the show. She also sold the earrings in her shop 'Dulce'. The earrings she wore and sold were made by POParazzi! Many cast members wore and still wear these hot earrings. Draya is a spokesmodel for POParazzi aswell as ItsRichGirlz who also makes these earrings and more!

Basketball Wives Earrings

For those who are interested CoverUp by Selorm has a great assortiment with a lot of variety. Stand out and grap your piece!!

Headpieces

Here you see the headpieces by Haute Headz and POParazzi! These head pieces are statement items. They are to compleet a simple look and to stand out! The HH & POParazzi pieces prices varies from $50-$70, which is kinda expensive!

Well, dont worry got good news for you. CoverUp also provides these head pieces! Make sure you get your pieces and rock this summer out!

Evelyn Lozada & Antonia Wright

Beyonce, Rihanna and Angela Simmons

Last but not least, the bodychain! This has been in for quite a while but did not seem to stand out! I had one when I was younger (talkin abt 5/6 yrs ago). But now with Beyonce, Rihanna etc wearing them it is defo gonna stand out this summer! So ladies, get ya bodies right !
xoxo - Ellen

W R A P P E R L O V E !

Solange Knowles

Despite the fact that I wasn't born and bred in Africa, I feel and I am African inside out ! And I'm all crazy about African inspired looks. The beautiful prints, the touch of the fabric, I love everything ! One of my favourite items when it comes to these looks is the head wrap. Been loving head wraps since way back, I'm sure every African girl's mum use to rock these to church, most still do. But who would have thought our household wrap would become a fashion forward item. It can be wrapped in various styles, covering ur whole head or partially. Depends on the way you want it. The reason why I felt the head wrap should become a GdV item is because I got a lot of positive feedback from people on the streets when I rocked my head wrap. Mainly asking what shop I got it from and how much it cost etc. 

MissGhanaHolland 2011 Nana Abrefi Asare

This next lady is known for bringing the whole headwrap/turban into the celeb world. June Ambrose, for more info about this lady google her !

For more info regarding this post feel free to leave a message or send an email to garderobeduvie@gmail.com.

Have a great weekend guys ! 

x Noor

C H A I N I T U P !

Been a while since we have updated  you guys on GdV items. We are still working hard on them and look forward to posting alot more of our items, so please bare with us.

This particular item is one I like alot ! As you can see, it is a layered necklace that comes in the colour gold. This type of  necklace is one I'm sure all of us have seen before, whether it be pearls or just normal chains. Its just one of those items u cant go wrong with.

Rihanna rocking a layered pearl necklace

With a necklace like this it is important to make sure that the rest of your look is lowkey, as it already draws alot of attention. Picture yourself with a tight hairbun, white tanktop and a bright coloured maxi skirt, adding this necklace to give the whole look a bit more character. Or even on a night out, rocking a daring black dress with this necklace to give your look a bit more ‘’umpf’’.  Either way you cant go wrong !

x Noor

Mark Fast & Mint Swim

As y'all already know I love Draya and whatever shes up to. Yesterday she posted 2 pics of her on Twitter wearing a Canadian designer called Mark Fast. Mark Fast is a 30 year old Canadian knitwear designer who has worked with Swarovski, Topshop, Christian Louboutin and more! He got them celebs looking extra hot these days.

Rihanna, Ciara and Nicki Minaj

During Basketball Wives LA Draya talked about her new business venture Mint Swim. She showed us samples of fabrique she wanted to use. Well her site : Mint Swim is now up and from 30th of May, we can actually shop Mint Swim. Mint Swim is only producing 800 units per collection and I got a few pics for you to peek into the new collection of Mint Swim! The suits are for $75 a piece!

This one is my favorite, called 'the after party' however this girl doesnt do any justice to the bikini, :(. xoxo Ellen

RIP The Runway - Lil Kim

Hey ladies! I'm back with some more mesh/sheer side patterns! My previous post was about Stella McCartney's 2011 fall collection, I ended with Lil Kim wearing a side pattern sheer jumpsuit from that collection for a photoshoot. And here she wears a similair type.

At the BET's  'RIP the Runway' Lil Kim performed in an interesting outfit! Let me break it down for ya, lol. She wore a sequince detailed jumpsuit with a sheer/mesh side pattern! She topped her outfit with Michael Antonio's hot yellow heels ! I LOVE them!

Michael Antonio Lavonne pumps

These pumps come in blue, pink, yellow, taupe and black! They are fab, hot and AFFORDABLE! And I love Kim for wearing these shoes !

Mashonda for KING magazine

I saw this look on Mashonda for almost a year ago and I think that it will go for another year!

 It is a statement dress, for ladies who dare to stand out and show a bit skin! Mashonda really rocked this outfit I think she looks amazing! Gotta love her! xoxo - Ellen