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1920's BeaDazzled

Liz Ogumbo-Regisford

Feb 28, 2019
1 min

1920's BeaDazzled

There’s something about the 1920’s gown that brings me right back to this Liz Ogumbo Beaded peep-back gown. I know you have seen a lot of peep-backs from my previous collections but this one…….this one is a new kinda ‘special’. In the late 20’s moving into the early 30’s, romantics accentuated passion and sentiment though the evening gowns designed in bias-cut styles, usually constructed with a peep-back/ open-back. The gowns generally skimmed silhouette barely hip-hugging do

The Chakacha Dance

Liz Ogumbo-Regisford

Mar 8, 2018
2 min

The Chakacha Dance

The chakacha dance is a very sensual-hip-swaying dance Swahili culture dance I learnt growing up in Kenya because it is the most sensual dance I know of beyond my geographical boundaries. Once you have rolled up your leso or khanga, you got to tie it strategically around the waist & hip area. Through this process, you have to figure out where it works best for your body to allow you to be comfortable enough to wine your waist away effortlessly. By this point, your facial musc

Peep-Backs & Front Slits

Liz Ogumbo-Regisford

Feb 17, 2018
1 min

Peep-Backs & Front Slits

Within the Chinese community centuries ago, the Cheongsam was born. A one-piece dress suit tightly wrapped around the body for a good fit. Then came the “Qipao,” still quiet similar to the cheongsam in several ways but extremely loose fitting and would cover the entire body of the woman to save her face, hands and feet. Today, the standard “Qipao” is slender in fitting high cut dress that is not at all like the original dress, the modern version became popular in China as the

Bell-Sleeves Ring

Liz Ogumbo-Regisford

Feb 2, 2018
2 min

Bell-Sleeves Ring

Just because it is a fashion statement that never goes out of style, my bell-sleeves are ringing ting-aling-aling. This popular sleeve style that came into fashion during the Victorian era is a fashion statement that I have reinvented to create my own twist, bringing to life my signature bell-sleeve. Many of you may relate to the bell-sleeve as a trend that comes and goes, however in my world, like ‘black,’ it came but never went back. The bell-sleeve became popular in the la

Ecc-Lace-ic

Tie Dye High

Sequinize

“Rastafari” unpacked

September blues

Bouboulicious her!

Moving from Day to Night in Your Blues & Print

Liz Ogumbo-Regisford

Aug 16, 2017
2 min

Moving from Day to Night in Your Blues & Print

It's no lie that every new day inspires another Fashion Story in my creative hub #LizOgumbo. As I blossom through August on the color blue, I feel obligated to share with you how I take my 50 shades of blues and prints from day all through my night, whilst keeping it chic and fresh. Amaka Chirah is working the high-waist short shorts worn with a collar print shirt inspired by the #kente cloth. What’s great about this shirt is you can wear it with almost every bottom garment

GOLD is the NEW BLACK

5 ways in 5 days - Cape or not?