SOME say it stands for peace, others say it is a habinger of good luck. Whatever is the case, two ageless celebrities, Otunba Subomi Balogun and Erelu Abiola Dosunmu, appear to have a timeless bond with colour white, particularly with regard to dressing.
For as long as anyone can remember, Otunba Balogun’s peculiar elegant style has been a trendsetter. The 84-year-old founder of one of the nation’s successful banks, is in love with colour white, so much so that he has created with it a unique style that is at once simple and powerful.
A holder of one of the highest traditional titles in Ijebu Kingdom, Otunba Subomi loves to appear at social and corporate functions in immaculate outfits matched with a long gold necklace and original coral beads. Otunba loves gold jewelries.
It goes without saying that the accompanying accessories accentuate his looks in no small measure. It thus becomes difficult to list fashion trailblazers in Nigeria without a mentioning his name.
After a career that spanned several decades in the banking industry, he has remained a constant feature on the style and social scene, his strength being not necessarily in wearing the coolest trends or something that everyone likes, but appearing in outfits that stand him out. Even in his 80s, he remains a man of impeccable taste and style.
It needs be said that his penchant for good things also rubs off on his choice of vehicles. He will settle for nothing less than the most exclusive of luxury cars: Rolls Royce. At the last count, he has bought 11 custom-built ones from the British auto-maker and delivered directly to his palace in Nigeria by British transport bearers!
Just when you think he has slowed down on fashion, he confounds his numerous admirers by upping the ante such that it would not be out of place to write a book on his staying power.
But he is not alone in terms of style icons that would not go off the radar no matter how many new ones emerge. The Erelu Kuti IV of Lagos, Abiola Dosunmu, is caught in similar fashion. The shrewd businesswoman and socialite is also a lover of white attires.
A classic colossus who has bestridden the Lagos social scene for decades, her white outfits and accessories come in different designs. In the last three decades, Dosunmu has been one of the stylish Nigerians who have popularised the all-white ensemble and made it a recurring trend.
In addition to sporting an all-white attire on all social and corporate occasions, the tireless fashionista also has a thing for customised white coral beads. The beads and her traditional wear ensemble has a lot to do with her appointment as the 4th Erelu of the Centre of Excellence.
So, when it comes to style inspiration for all-white elegance, no one does it better than Erelu Abiola Dosunmi and Otunba Subomi Balogun. They are unique because there are very few men and women who keep rocking this pattern and yet remain stylish even after they have transcended the league of 60-year-olds.
Source: The Nation
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