Retro feet

Fashion goes round in circles and the 70s are here again. While out in the city I spotted these cool 70s style trainers in Dinsko for 299SEK. These would look great with a pair of on trend flared jeans and tight fitted tee for a funky retro look.

"Les fleur"

I am loving the new H&M advert featuring the original 'Les Fleur' by Minnie Riperton. I first heard the 4Hero version of this song on the Baileys 'Float' advert (UK) a few years ago and I have loved it ever since. It's such a powerful piece of music which gradually builds up to a mindblowing climax.



Check out the 4Hero version below.

"No Diggity"

"..baby your a perfect 10, can I get in..., play on, play on" Who doesn't know those lines especially if you were young and living it up in London in 1996!!! No Diggity was the anthem of the London RnB club scene. People would sit posing till closing, not wanting to break a sweat in their stoosh get up but as soon as soon as the DJ played the first bars of no diggity, they would became possessed and flock to the dance floors like zombies to shake their booty till dawn.
Leave your inhibitions at home and head down to Cirkus for a bit of 90s nostalgia!!



Blackstreet 28 Mar 2008, Kl 19.00, Cirkus, Stockholm. Tickets: 350 SEK

"7 days away..."

Youssou N'Dour, 2004 (Wikipedia)

7 days away till Youssou N'Dour appearance at Berns Salonger, Stockholm on 18th March. Best known to Western audiences for moving hits such as '7 seconds' featuring Neneh Cherry, N'Dour has received critical acclaim worldwide for his unique way of fusing traditional Senegalese Mbalax with styles ranging from Electric, Cuban Samba to Hip Hop, Jazz, and Soul. Don’t miss one of Africa’s most celebrated musicians, book now at Berns!!!

Youssou N´Dour 18 Mar 2008, Kl 19.30, Berns Salonger, Stockholm. Tickets: 300SEK

"Naturally fun"

I am currently sporting a natural afro style consisting of cornrows crowned by a mass of afro kinky twists to help my hair recover (transitioning) from the effects of having my hair texturized (relaxing). I have yet to find the ‘holy grail’ of afro hair salons here in Stockholm but I have found a couple of places that are good with natural hairstyles and are better equipped to deal with the different textures of afro hair. Watch this space for my guide to finding a good hair salon in Stockholm.

I was not sure how people would take my new funky hairstyle as natural hairstyles seem to be a novelty here. The trend for chemical free hair has not really hit the ladies of colour here in Stockholm who seem to have succumbed to the Western ideal of beauty - long, straight locks (I have even seen blonde - it is Sweden). Maybe if more of these women started to wear their hair natural then Swedish people wouldn't think it was strange.

My boyfriend absolutely loves it but then he thinks I look great with most styles and there have been many. I have had a lot of strange looks but most people’s reactions have been positive. I was quite surprised when a Swedish man sitting opposite me on the tube actually complemented me on my “fun” (his words) hairstyle after looking at me curiously for most of the journey to my SFI course. Swedish people are quite reserved and would usually shy away from any form of social interaction with a stranger, so this was a first.