We all have that one friend

We all have that one friend:
1. Who thinks everything you wear is awesome even if you're in sweat pants and bathroom slippers
2. Who thinks you're a nut job 'hata kama ni fashion, orange na blue?' Or 'ati hii skirt imeanzia wapi na inaishia wapi?' (in reference to a high-low/dip hem) Arrrrrgh!
3. That one friend who let's you walk around looking like a clown until you're saved by your frenemy, who by hating say on your smudged eyeliner saves your life and when you ask that one friend they'll always say a) I didn't notice or b) I didn't know how to tell you. Mhhhhhh. Thank God for frenemies.
4. That one friend who borrows this and that, and this and that but the day you need that one thing from her she'll be like 'haki I can't give you that, anything else is fine.' Okaaay then give me that instead, 'woi!  Kwanza that one was a gift, I can't give you' o_O
5. That one friend  who buys clothes all the time but you wonder why they rewind those three outfits, the same exact way, unless its a wedding (I'll give her some credit)
6. That one friend who has all the money in the world but the help dresses better than her. Oops!
7. That one friend who buys clothes that won't fit, even after pointing out that its small, or extra large. Hey, people have different body perceptions
8. That one friend who thinks you are beneath her, she's always talking about how you need an upgrade, a man and a Makeover (yes I did say a man) and she wonders why you always avoid her.
9. That one friend who needs to TONE IT DOWN!!! She gives ratchet a new meaning. Every things got to jingle and gleam and shine, or everything's got to match *gag reflex*
10. That one friend who can even make rags look awesome. And has a great personality, you can't hate her so you're always oogling, she gives you awesome tips and encourages you to bring out your own style and own it. Too bad if you don't have this one friend. :-p
What one friend do you have?

Back to basics, or are they?? ?

Ladies and gentlemen that is the question. Gone are the days when there were rules in fashion and trends. Today, you make your own trend boom! Just for dramatic effect, ladies when was the last time you put on a petticoat (an undergarment worn to reduce the translucency of a dress, or skirt) for lack of a better word? That is just one, for those who grew up in the same decade I did, you know the value our mothers put on those pieces.

Anyway back to my point, in art school colors were meant to complement each other especially in an outfit. Now it’s cool to clash all you can as long as you can master the confidence to walk out of your house. Of course with the dot.com parents you don’t get the occasional “unaenda wapi kama umevaa hivyo, hebu rudi uvae vizuri tiiiii tiiiiiii tiiiiii”… again you get what I mean!

What you have below is a color wheel for those who are not familiar. It doesn’t matter how much the rules are being broken in the industry, you might need some of these knowledge.

Primary colors: They are sets of colors that can be combined to make a useful range of colors, they are pure colors e.g. Red, Blue,Yellow. They always go well together.
Secondary colors: color made by mixing two primary colors e.g. Violet, Green, and Orange. These also go well together. You have to be careful about the shades though, everything in moderation.
Tertiary colors: color made by mixing one primary color with one secondary color e.g. red–orange, red–violet, yellow–orange,
yellow–green, blue–violet and blue–green. Brown, black, white and Grey also feature.

Trend Alert Complimentary colors:
They lie opposite on the color wheel. They are so in now it hurts! They include violet and yellow, red and green. In clashing they make the each other pop the more, that is why they are trendy now.

There you have it for those who knew and those who were green now we are all on the same page.
In an effort to keep at par with the new trends we have to adopt gradually, I lay emphasis on the word gradually. If you don’t know how to wear the piece ask someone, Joska the Trend or Google or something. This is to avoid the fashion tragedies we bump into in the streets every other second in the name of fashion, next time I will stop you…maybe.
Fay JTT

The 'Website'

Hey lovelies, been pushing to have the 'official' joskathetrend.com website for the longest time. I know I promised end of September but things didn't work out. I'd rather have something simple & quality than grand but half baked.

So anyway in the(long) meantime, its about time I went back to the simple basics and which points out to an article a friend of mine wrote (will be posting it out tomorrow as a tribute to myself and being back to the basic blogger)

All the same, promise to post stuff worth your while. Remember to follow the blog, comment, share posts you like, basically show a sister some love. Mwaaaa!