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Editor-In-chief / 

Publisher 

Remi Diagbare 

Editor 

Amenna Dayo 

Managing Editor 

Sebastianne Ebathemi 

Deputy editor 

Chioma Esui 

Stand-By/Ad-Hoc 

Praise David 

Grace Effiong 

Oyindamola 

Staff Writers 

Sasha Bokamoso 

Glory Uyi 

Contributors 

Dr. Nkechi Omoson 

Chef Amaka Obiefuna 

Social Media 

Yewande Falana 

graphics / Web Manager 

Layi Success 

MARKETING Director 

Tega Diagbare 

Atinuke Bankole 

New York Fashion Week 

S/S 2023: The Best Looks 

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ello there, and happy new 

year. 

It is the wishes and prayers 

of the entire team that this 

year is a better and more fulfilling 

year for you and all that is yours, 

amen. 

As you can see from the 

cover, we are starting the year 

with a BIG BANG! No, I do not 

have the credit for this one. The 

idea of a Chimamanda Ngozi 

Adichie cover was the idea of 

our amiable Editor-in-Chief, Remi 

Diagbare. 

A meeting with the team to 

review the cover suggestion took 

less than 10 seconds! Everyone 

said yes – this is a testament 

to Chimamanda’s robust 

persona. The Fashion, Lifestyle, 

Entertainment, and Feature 

editors were buzzing with content 

suggestions for the internationally 

renowned Content Creator. 

To start the year, I am proud of 

the work the team put together 

to deliver this cover. It takes us a 

step further as a team to position 

Glamsquad where we want to 

see it – at the top! 

As usual, we always have a 

complete package. We touched 

on Adele and her new album, 

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the New York Fashion Week, 

Lagos Fashion Week, beauty 

and fashion trends, health 

and wellness tips, and lots 

more. 

On behalf of the team, 

I want to especially thank 

everyone who has followed 

us in 2022 and started 

the new year with us. I am 

also glad to welcome all 

those who are new to the 

Glamsquad family and 

reading your first edition – 

we exist because of you. 

I love you loads and will 

continue to bring you the 

best! 

Our next edition? You will 

be wowed! This year, we are 

raising the bar higher and 

leading in style. 

Lots of love, 

A . 

Ameena Dayo 

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FEATURE 

A Breath of Fresh Air 

Chioma Esui 

To bring in the New 

Year, we must first 

remember the year 

that was (if you dare). 

2022 was a big year, 

but it has been the 

year for self-discovery 

and self-love. It made 

us appreciate our 

loved ones even more 

and showed us how 

important listening to our 

mental state is. 

We had the opportunity 

to pause the hustle and 

bustle of our daily lives 

and slowly learned how 

to take in and enjoy the 

little things. 

Ringing in the New Year 

is a reminder to hold 

on to the new habits 

learned (the good ones, 

of course) while also 

setting goals to take on 

the year! But don’t be 

hard on yourself if you 

didn’t achieve all your 

resolutions this year 

- you’re only human, 

and 2023 has been 

particularly challenging! 

We have devised the top 

3 New Year’s resolution 

ideas to help you start 

2023 with a bang! Take 

them as they are, or 

weave them into your 

own list. The choice is 

yours! 

Just Do It! 

(Thanks Nike) To quote Nike’s famous tagline, 

‘Just Do It,’ it’s a saying that can come across as 

inspirational or somewhat aggressive. However 

you take it, it’s a simple line to live by that will stop 

you from procrastinating and get you moving. 

If you want something, just do it! If you want to 

get fit or ask the postman out on a date, we 

won’t judge. JUST DO IT. We’ve had a year of not 

being allowed to do so many of the things we 

wanted to do, and it’s time to reclaim that by 

pushing ourselves outside our comfort zones! If 

you want to go camping, meet new people, ask 

for that promotion or have pancakes for dinner, 

JUST DO IT! 

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FEATURE 

Make the Switch! 

Self-Love Club 

Self-love can mean different 

things to different people. 

To some, it means lighting a 

candle and taking a long, 

hot bath after a day’s work. To 

others, it’s ordering the truffle 

fries with dinner because ‘we 

deserve it’. 

Whatever it means to you, selflove 

encompasses all things 

relationships, health, fitness, 

and well-being. It’s the starting 

point that requires us to shift 

our focus inward and work on 

becoming better versions of 

ourselves. 

Transforming the concept of 

self-love into an action that you 

can be accountable for can 

be tricky. But it can start small, 

such as setting daily habits 

like waking up with a purpose 

or making the bed. Then you 

can move to focusing on a 

healthier diet or signing up for 

a gym class. Or it can be as 

simple as shutting your laptop 

at 5 PM on the dot to enjoy a 

nice walk in the summer sun. 

Whatever it is, it begins with 

self-love! 

‘My New Year’s Resolution is to be 

fit and healthy’ - This is a line we tell 

ourselves all too often (guilty). It’s a 

cliche that many of us are guilty of 

setting at the start of the year, but 

after the summer holidays are over, 

it’s easy to fall back into old habits. 

Well, this year will be different. With 

a new mindset and appreciation 

for how short and beautiful life really 

is, setting small habits to introduce 

into your daily routine doesn’t seem 

as far-fetched after all. And we say 

small habits because it’s the little 

things that make a huge difference. 

Starting small allows us to turn little 

actions into habits. If it’s waking 

up and going for a walk or run 

before you start your day instead 

of scrolling TikTok or subbing the 

sausage roll and can of Coke for a 

salad and juice instead. 

Switching out these little things and 

making small changes will have a 

dramatic effect on your health, not 

just physically but mentally. You’ll 

feel stronger, have more energy, 

be more confident, and be able 

to focus more. Don’t contemplate 

it. Just switch it, and you’ll thank us 

later! 

Now with that all said and done, 

we want to know… What do you 

want to achieve next year? 


TRENDS ESCAPE 

10 Fashion 

Trends To 

Adopt In 2023 

Kabirat Opoola 

Over the years, the fashion world 

has grown, and fashion has 

become a lifestyle and a habit 

for quite a lot of people. Maintaining a 

good fashion reputation is nowadays 

considered a basic necessity. Apart 

from dressing nicely and looking 

good, which elevates mood and one’s 

confidence, it is also a basis that 

determines the way one is addressed. 

The fashion world evolves frequently, 

and new designs and styles are 

introduced to keep the fashion world 

active and interesting. People’s taste in 

fashion also changes frequently, and 

this leads to the creation of new trends 

in the fashion world. 

However, these frequent changes 

in trends might sometimes be a 

bit difficult, especially for fashion 

enthusiasts who strive to look good 

at all times to catch up to. As we 

welcome a new year, here is a list of 10 

fashion trends to adopt in 2023: 

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Cargo Pants 

Cargo pants have been in 

existence for quite a while now, 

but they aren’t going out of 

trend anytime soon. Designers 

are coming out with new and 

creative cargo designs that 

we cannot get enough of. 

Nowadays, cargo pants exist 

in different fabrics, including 

denim, satin, leather, and so on. 

They have become so trendy 

in the fashion world and are 

perfect for a smart casual look. 

If you haven’t tried out cargo 

pants, this is the time to give 

them a try. They are absolutely a 

fashion trend to adopt in 2023. 

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TRENDS 

Low-Rise Pants 

Love it or hate it, the trend of low-rise pants is 

on the rise, and you might consider giving it a 

try. Low-rise pants are pants below your waist to 

several inches under your navel. Although low-rise 

pants are back in trend, they are not a fashion 

for everyone to adopt. Body shapes like shortwaisted, 

straight bodies, inverted triangle bodies, 

and athletic bodies can consider adopting this 

particular trend as it looks good on them. 

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Blazer 

A fashion trend you should add 

to your wardrobe in 2023 is the 

blazer. Gone are the days when 

blazers were restricted to corporate 

looks alone. These days, they exist 

in different sizes and designs and 

are considered timeless outfits. For 

example, the oversized blazer can 

both be rocked as a dress and also 

as a jacket. Crop blazers are also in 

style and can be the perfect fit for 

your jean trouser, wide-leg pants, 

mini skirts, and so on. Blazers play a 

versatile role in your fashion game 

and should not be underestimated. 

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Belts 

Another fashion trend to adopt 

in 2023, if you haven’t yet, is the 

addition of belts to your outfits. 

Belts are no longer only used to 

give fitting to a trouser but have 

nowadays become a fashion 

accessory. Belts help to give style 

to an outfit and also do wonders 

in highlighting your body shape, 

especially when rocking baggy 

cloth. Belts can be used around 

an oversized blazer or a dress. 

You can also spice up your 

look by adding a chain belt in 

situations where you are dressed 

in a tummy-revealing outfit. 

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Bright-colored outfits 

The year 2022 introduced brightcolored 

outfits into the fashion 

world, and this fashion trend will 

definitely continue into 2023 and 

is not yet late for you to adopt it 

if you haven’t already done that. 

Bright-colored outfits are fun to wear 

and make your outfit feel alive. You 

can consider going monochrome 

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if you fear a complicated 

color combination or tuning 

the color down a bit with 

neutral-colored outfits. 

One of the best 

color combinations 

in trend now is the 

mixture of red with pink. 

The combination is 

mesmerizing. 

Maxi Lengths 

Maxi-length outfits have been in 

existence for some time but have 

nowadays been spotted on 

the front of fashion. One of the 

latest fashion trends which you 

can consider adopting is the 

maxi length or floor length 

outfits. These features were 

not only dominant in the 

designer’s collection 

for 2023 but were 

also spotted in 

celebrities. 


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Baggy Jeans 

We are moving towards the fashion era, 

where comfort is an important aspect to 

consider when choosing an outfit. Every 

fashion enthusiast dreams of looking stylish 

in a comfortable outfit hence the coming 

back of baggy jeans, which were quite 

common in the 90s. Baggy jeans can be 

rocked in different ways. For someone 

whose desire is comfort, it can be worn 

alongside an oversized top. Baggy jeans 

are also a perfect fit for a crop top, a 

strapless top, and many other tops. 

Sheer and seethrough 

outfits 

Sheer outfits have been in 

trend for over a year now and 

are still very much in trend. 

The designer’s collection for 

2023 debuted different sheer 

looks and some with little 

see-through features. From 

sheer tops to gowns and 

skirts, they are a fashion trend 

to adopt in 2023. Celebrities 

are nowadays rocking sheer 

fashion in different stylish 

looks. 

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Leather outfits 

Leather fashion came and 

completely took over the 

fashion realm. From leather 

pants to skirts, jackets, and 

dresses, they are on top 

of the fashion trend and a 

recommendation for you to 

adopt this year if you haven’t 

already. Leather outfits, 

when nicely styled, create a 

chic, classy and stylish look. 

They also make you look 

fashion-forward. However, 

styling your leather outfits 

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TRENDS 

Knee-High Boots 

90s knee-high boots have 

made a comeback and 

have been predicted to be a 

fashion trend for 2023. These 

pairs of leather boots are 

versatile and can be rocked 

to spice up different looks. 

The knee-high boots come 

in pointed-heel boots and 

platform boots. They are a 

great piece to add to your 

shoe collection. 

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matters the most. For example, 

leather pants nowadays exist 

in different designs and colors 

and can be rocked for a chic 

casual or corporate appearance. 

Although mostly high-waisted, one 

of the unique features of leather 

pants is how they can be rocked 

alongside different tops. 


FASHION 

Fashion Styling 101 

10 

Fashion Tips To 

Ensure You Always 

Look Stylish In 

2023 

Kabirat Opoola 

Avoid mixing too 

many patterns 

Mixing too many patterns sometimes 

ends up giving you a complicated 

appearance. Another important 

fashion tip to take note of to look 

stylish this year is to avoid mixing too 

many patterns in your outfit. Some 

outfit pattern combinations are just 

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not it. Mixing too many patterns makes 

your outfit look busy, which might 

end up diminishing the beauty of 

your appearance. In some pattern 

outfit combinations, camo and floral 

patterns can be mixed as well as plaid 

and stripes. 

Fashion nowadays has 

become an essential 

way of living. Your 

appearance is one of the first 

things people notice about 

you. Like Miuccia Prada 

once said, “what you wear is 

how you present yourself to 

the world, especially today 

when human contacts are so 

quick. Fashion is an instant 

language.” 

A new year has just begun, 

and it’s never too late for you 

to upgrade your appearance 

beautifully. Looking good 

does not only give you a 

good reputation but also 

makes you feel good and 

confident about yourself. 

Although being fashionable 

and stylish can be quite 

complicated at times, it 

doesn’t always have to be. 

With some simple fashion 

and wardrobe tricks here 

and there, you can maintain 

a stylish appearance without 

stressing yourself out. To 

assist with this, here are ten 

fashion tips to ensure you 

always look stylish in 2023: 

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Explore colors 

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To look stylish, you might want to pay 

attention to the color of the clothes you 

wear. Although exploring different colors 

is regarded as fashionable, you need to 

be careful with your color combination 

and avoid too many colors in one outfit. 

It is also recommended to try more 

neutral-colored outfits as they pretty 

much never go out of style, and they 

help you look effortlessly stylish. 

Wear clothes that compliment 

your body shape and size 

The first fashion tip is to wear 

clothes that complement 

your body shape and size. 

There exist different body 

shapes and sizes, and 

each has a particular outfit 

that fits it the most. First, 

understand the type of 

body you have and wear 

clothes that highlights that 

body beautifully. Because 

you are plus-sized doesn’t 

mean you shouldn’t look 

fashionable. The fashion 

world is large, and there 

are different outfits for each 

body size and shape. There 

are lots of gorgeous outfits 

you can wear as a plussize 

lady. Also, women are 

shaped differently, from 

rectangle shape to apple 

shape, oval shape, pear 

shape, hourglass shape, 

and diamond shape. 

Understanding the shape of 

your body will assist you in 

making the right decision on 

the type of cloth you should 

wear. 


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Take care of your 

clothes 

Another fashion tip to look 

good this year is to take good 

care of your clothes. Wearing 

a wrinkled cloth will diminish 

the beauty it is supposed to 

give compared to wearing a 

neatly ironed cloth. Take your 

time in ironing the clothes 

that need to be ironed. Also, 

wash them well and spray 

a nice scented perfume 

to make them smell nice. 

Having a nice 

smell also 

helps to boost 

your fashion 

reputation. 

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Interchangeable 

Collection 

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Creating an interchangeable collection 

provides you with different choices of 

outfits to pick from. Having a wardrobe 

where nearly all your outfit matches 

each other will make dressing easier for 

you. This would also save the stress of 

spending much on your clothes if you 

cannot afford them. 

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Explore accessories 

Accessories are one of the 

highlights of your outfit. Perfect use 

of accessories can change the 

tone of your outfit positively. After 

putting together your outfit, spice 

it up with some accessories like 

dangling earrings for a gettogether, 

chic casual, date 

night type of look, or stud 

earrings for a corporate look. 

Different types of accessories 

have a role they play in your 

appearance. A necklace is 

never a bad choice to spice 

up that outfit neither is a 

knuckle ring. 

Invest in quality, not 

quantity 

A lot of people make the mistake 

of focusing on quantity rather than 

quality. Quality black pants, for 

example, can be rocked out with 

different stylish tops and accessories. 

The quality of your clothes matters a 

lot. Instead of buying fake designer 

outfits, invest in one and style it in 

different ways. 


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Makeup and neatness 

The last tip to ensure you always 

look stylish this new year is how your 

makeup is used and how neat your 

appearance is. Making up your face 

is considered a form of fashion, and 

how you apply, it matters. The type of 

makeup you do should also conform 

to your dress theme. If dressed for a 

Take care of 

your hair 

Apart from the outfit you wear, looking 

stylish also has to do with the type of 

hair on your head and how neat and 

stylish it looks. All these factors help 

contribute to a stylish appearance. 

Rocking nicely braided or packed hair 

will complement the beauty of your 

outfit. Depending on your choice, you 

can invest in some nice wigs and if 

you are rocking a low cut, go for styles 

that make you look good. A low cut 

with parting or short curly hair doesn’t 

seem like a bad choice. Remember, 

a bad hairstyle drastically reduces the 

beauty of your outfit. 

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corporate event, simple makeup will 

do, while full makeup can be used for 

a party outfit. Also, it is mostly perceived 

that looking stylish equals being neat. 

Apart from your makeup, having neat 

nails and appearance will help all 

these tips work hand in hand for a 

better and more stylish look. 

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Choose An 

Appropriate Outfit 

For Each Occasion 

Understanding the type of occasion 

you are attending and picking the 

right outfit is one of the things that 

makes you look stylish. There are 

different outfits for every occasion. 

What you wear to a party is different 

from what you wear to a formal 

setting. What you wear for a casual 

event will also be different from 

what you wear to attend a party. 

Understanding the type of occasion 

you are attending will help you 

decide to choose an appropriate 

outfit. 


REPORTAGE 

Chimamanda 


Woman. Writer. Warrior 

Amenna Daayo 

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was 

born in Enugu, Nigeria in 1977. 

She grew up on the campus of 

the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 

where her father was a professor and her 

mother was the first female Registrar. 

She studied medicine for a year at 

Nsukka and then left for the US at the 

age of 19 to continue her education on 

a different path. She graduated summa 

cum laude from Eastern Connecticut 

State University with a degree in 

Communication and Political Science. 

She has a Master’s Degree in Creative 

Writing from Johns Hopkins University and 

a Master of Arts degree in African History 

from Yale University. She was awarded a 

Hodder fellowship at Princeton University 

for the 2005-2006 academic year, and 

a fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute of 

Harvard University for the 2011-2012 

academic year. In 2008, she received a 

MacArthur Fellowship. 

She has received honorary doctorate 

degrees from Eastern Connecticut 

State University, Johns Hopkins University, 

Haverford College, Williams College, the 

University of Edinburgh, Duke University, 

Amherst College, Bowdoin College, 

SOAS University of London, American 

University, Georgetown University, Yale 

University, Rhode Island School of Design, 

Northwestern University, University of 

Pennsylvania, Skidmore College and 

University of Johannesburg. 

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REPORTAGE 

Glamsquad 

Exclusive: 


REPORTAGE 

Chimamanda’s wedding 

Her Marriage 

In 2009, Adichie married Ivara Esege, a 

Nigerian doctor. They have one daughter, 

who was born in 2016. Adichie divides her 

time between the United States and Nigeria, 

where she teaches writing workshops. 

“I have always felt that Western wedding 

traditions sideline the mother of the bride 

— the father walks the bride down the 

aisle, the father has the first dance with the 

bride, often the father gives a speech while 

the mother doesn’t,” the renowned writer 

responded when asked why she asked her 

father and mother to walk her down the 

aisle on her wedding day. 

When she married her husband, 

Dr. Ivara Esege in 2009, Chimamanda 

decided to break several conventional 

norms associated with weddings. “Our 

wedding, many years ago, was small and 

lovely, just as we wanted it.’ She revealed. 

“I asked family and friends not to post 

any photos publicly. I wanted privacy.” 

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REPORTAGE 

Despite her global status, you will 

hardly come across a picture 

from Chimamanda’s wedding. In 

fact, her wedding was so private 

that many are still unaware of 

her marital status. Recently, she 

decided to grant the public eye 

two photographs of moments 

from her wedding she considers 

most memorable. “… My need for 

privacy is now superceded by my 

desire to publicly honour the rare 

and wonderful woman I called my 

mother. And I hope this perhaps 

inspires any young women (and 

men) out there who are questioning 

any kind of convention.” she wrote. 

She encouraged people to 

take action when they do not feel 

aligned with societal norms, “We 

can make changes. We can try 

and craft small slices of the life we 

want. We can unmake convention 

to make things more just, more 

complete, more beautiful. Not 

everyone will be happy with you, 

because it is human nature to try 

and conserve things as they are, 

but your spirit will feel full, and there 

is nothing more meaningful than 

knowing you have been true to 

yourself.” 

Adichie’s favourite purchase, a white She’s 

Deluxe dress, which she wore to the American 

Academy of Arts and Letters induction in New 

York © Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie/Instagram 


REPORTAGE 

Losing her 

Parents 

Adichie would lose both parents 

between a short period of time. 

Months after losing her father 

James Nwoye Adichie in summer 

of 2020, author Chimamanda 

Ngozi Adichie shared a heartfelt 

note on the sudden demise of her 

mother Grace Ifeoma on March 1, 

2021. 

Putting her grief to words, 

Adichie wrote “How Does A Heart 

Break Twice?”, as she shared the 

news of losing her mother on social 

media recently. 

“How does a heart break twice? 

To still be immersed in grief, barely 

breathing again, and then to be 

plunged callously back into a 

sorrow you cannot even articulate. 

How can my mother be gone 

forever, and so soon after my 

father?,” Adichie wrote. Incidentally, 

Grace Ifeoma died on the day 

of her late husband’s birthday. 

Adichie’s father James Nwoye 

Adichie passed away in mid-2020 

and a few months later the author 

paid her written tribute to him in her 

new book ‘Notes on Grief’. 

Expanded from her original 

piece for the New Yorker, ‘Notes on 

Grief’ is a powerful essay wherein 

Adichie writes about her father, and 

the layers of loss and grief. 

Remembering her mother and 

her achievements, Adichie further 

shared, “My warm, loving, funny, 

kind, quick-witted, beautiful mother. 

Unconditional supporter and 

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REPORTAGE 

cheerleader of her children, fun 

and funny, source of delicious 

sarcasm, style icon, so sharply 

observant she never missed 

a thing. She made history as 

the first female registrar of the 

University of Nigeria. She was 

a permanent board member 

of the Anambra State Basic 

Education Board ASUBEB.” 

Having lost both her parents 

in a short period of time, Adichie 

keeps wondering “How does 

a heart break twice?” in her 

post. “You discover emotions 

you cannot name. There is 

an emotion more hollow than 

sorrow. There is an acceptance 

drenched in disbelief. Language 

fails. Clichés come startlingly 

alive: the heart is truly heavy, it is 

no mere metaphor. 

The mornings so dark you 

cannot get up from bed, the 

erratic pulse, the anger, the 

surprise, the tiny moments 

of forgetting, the regrets, the 

doomed attempts at escape. 

But the pain is waiting. The pain 

is inescapable. The desperate 

longing to turn back time, just to 

see her again, hear her laugh 

one more time, hug and kiss her. 

Even if just to say goodbye, 

even if just to have the chance 

to say goodbye, to say thank you 

for everything you did for me and 

everything you were to me, to 

say I love you, again,” she further 

wrote. 


REPORTAGE 

Her Books, 

Honours, and 

Talks 

Her first novel, Purple Hibiscus 

(2003), won the Commonwealth 

Writers’ Prize, and her second 

novel, Half of a Yellow Sun (2006), 

won the Orange Prize. Her 2013 

novel Americanah won the US 

National Book Critics Circle Award 

and was named one of The New 

York Times Top Ten Best Books of 

2013. 

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist 

Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, 

was published in March 2017. Her 

most recent work, Notes On Grief, 

an essay about losing her father, 

was published in 2021. 

PROMOTING DEAR IJEAWELE. COOPER 

UNION. NEW YORK, NY. MARCH 2017. 

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REPORTAGE 

PRAGUE LITERARY FESTIVAL. PRAGUE, 

CZECH REPUBLIC. SEPTEMBER 2021 

Ms. Adichie’s work has been translated 

into over thirty languages. 

She has delivered two landmark TED 

talks: her 2009 TED Talk The Danger of A 

Single Story and her 2012 TEDx Euston 

talk We Should All Be Feminists, which 

started a worldwide conversation about 

feminism and was published as a book 

in 2014. 

Ms. Adichie divides her time between 

the United States and Nigeria, where 

she leads an annual creative writing 

workshop. 

She was named one of TIME 

Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People 

in the World in 2015. In 2017, Fortune 

Magazine named her one of the World’s 

50 Greatest Leaders. She is a member of 

both the American Academy of Arts and 

Letters and the American Academy of 

Arts and Sciences. 

at her coronation as odeluwa of abba 

United Nations Foundation 2019 

Global Leadership Dinner in New York, 

Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (Photo/Stuart 

Ramson for UN Foundation) 


REPORTAGE 

The Case of 

Ferminism 

In general, feminism can be 

seen as a movement to put an 

end to sexism, sexist exploitation, 

and oppression and to achieve 

full gender equality in law and in 

practice. 

Adichie uses her work to inspire 

women around the world in 

breaking gender constructions, 

stereotypes, and sexualities that 

have been made to subjugate 

women in society. Adichie has 

described feminism as part of 

the consensus knowledge on 

human rights. 

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 

feminism, that of letting the 

other be the way the want to 

and not fit into certain molds or 

check certain categories reflects 

throughout her personal essay. 

She encourages us to dream of 

a world that is just and that has 

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men and women who are 

happier because they are true 

to themselves. 

Keenly, Adichie emphasizes 

how men will benefit from 

feminism just as women 

do—that the pressures that 

patriarchy places on the 

masculine role can be just as 

det- rimental as those placed 

on women. Hence, the title’s 

argument—We Should All 

Be Feminists—rings true for 

persons of all genders. 

In essence, we should all 

be feminists not only as a 

commitment to women’s 

liberation but also as a way 

of encouraging men to hold 

conversations with women on 

sexuality, appearance, roles, 

and success. Being a feminist 

entails championing for the 

rights of women and trying to 

make the world a better place 

for women. 

Lola Baej dress, worn to the Women In 

The World Summit in New York in April © 

Michael Loccisano/Getty Images 


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Chimamanda 



By Ngozi Ekeledo; 

Edited by Amenna Daayo 

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 

is one of Nigeria’s most 

prominent faces. She’s 

the author of Americanah, and 

We Should All Be Feminists, winner 

of the O. Henry Prize and the 

National Book Critics Circle Award, 

and the recipient of a MacArthur 

Genius Grant. Some might 

know Adichie as “the feminist 

featured on a Beyonce track.” Her 

accomplishments are staggering. 

Around the world, though, the 

award-winning author has also 

achieved a rare feat for a writer 

— she’s crossed over dynamically 

from being solely a literary icon 

to becoming a force in popular 

culture. 

While we don’t usually think of 

writers as fashion icons, Adichie’s 

put-together elegance, grace, 

and exquisite taste helped 

her earn that distinction. She 

decided to launch Project Wear 

Nigerian in response to the 

country’s recent challenges. 

“When Nigeria’s economy went 

into a recession as a result of 

the decline in oil prices and a 

retrograde government policy, 

there was a lot of rhetoric 

about ‘buying Nigerian-made 

products’ to help the economy,” 

Adichie is quoted as saying. 

“I already bought Nigerian 

fashion, but I thought it might be 

interesting to wear only Nigerianmade 

clothes. I hoped to bring 

a bit of attention to Nigerian 

fashion, especially to the smaller 

names, and I also wanted to do 

my bit in supporting Nigerianmade 

things.” 

Adichie says she’s worn mostly 


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The Muse Factory top, Tailor Razak 

shorts © Chimamanda Ngozi 

Adichie/Instagram 

Nigerian-made clothing to 

public and private events over 

the last few years. In the rare 

instance when she doesn’t 

wear Nigerian clothing (like at 

the recent Glamour Women 

of the Year Awards, where she 

wore Dior to honor Chiuri), she 

incorporates Nigerian-made 

accessories. 

“I wanted very much for the 

project to feel organic and 

accessible, and not terribly 

‘exclusive,’” she said. “For 

the Glamour event I wore a 

beautifully inspired coat by The 

Ladymaker and an ethereal 

bag by Dot fashions.” 

To help the project take 

flight, Adichie enlisted her 

nieces Chisom and Amaka 

to create an Instagram page 

documenting her looks. 

“My aunt’s always been 

hopeless with social media,” 

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sister and I] wanted to have a say 

in which pictures were posted 

because some of the pictures she 

liked looked really, really dodgy to 

us.” 

Adichie’s nieces taught her the 

tricks to nailing a great Instagram 

photo (“She’ll ask us, ‘Okay, so how 

should I pose?’ and we’ll give her 

directions like ‘Okay hands down, 

turn to the side, look up, one leg 

behind,’ Chisom said, “and good 

lighting”), and the page has since 

blossomed. 

“Since we started this, we’ve 

gotten a ton of messages from 

people all over the world,” Chisom 

said. “[It’s] a very nice feeling to 

know that many people like this 

project and are inspired by it.” 

Social media also helped 

Adichie discover even more new 

designers. When choosing looks, 

the author says she “makes the 

decision from photos I see online.” 

Her cousin Ogechukwu then 

reaches out to the designers to 

place the orders. This method has 

created quite a magical surprise 

for benefactors of Adichie’s interest. 

“I thought it was a prank because I 

was like, ‘If it’s Chimamanda, how 

come she can’t just email me 

herself?’” said Ladunni Lambo, one 

of the young designers Adichie 

had worn numerous times. When 

the author posted a picture to 

Instagram wearing Lambo’s 

designs, reality set in. 

Lambo’s collections include her 

signature touches of layering and 

the use of aso-oke, a stiff fabric 

used by the Yoruba people of 

Nigeria. These elements are part of 

what attracted Adichie’s attention. 

And her interest drew others to the 

brand as well. 

“A lot more people have wanted 

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to know more about the brand, 

about me, and Chimamanda 

definitely brought more awareness 

to the brand — which I’m 

definitely happy about,” Lambo 

said. The two have since met in 

person, and Lambo’s admiration 

of and appreciation for Adichie 

and her project have only grown. 

“She’s a great person and she’s 

timeless, as far as I’m concerned,” 

Lambo said. “It can be a bit 

tricky having your own business 

and being young in Nigeria, so 

whichever little help that we can 

get is fine. She’s doing us a huge 

favor.” 

GREY co-founders Rukky Ladoja 

and Obida Obioha also benefited 

from the “Adichie effect.” The 

author has worn five outfits from 

the affordable ready-to-wear line 

that the duo launched in 2009. 

Once customers saw the brand 

featured on Adichie’s Instagram 

page, Ladoja noticed an 

immediate increase in sales, 

especially from an international 

audience. GREY even opened 

up its annual summer sale to 

international customers online for 

the first time ever, and during the 

six-day stretch, it received an eyepopping 

80 orders. 

“That week was a proper eyeopener 

for us about the impact,” 

Ladoja said. “People kept 

reaching out and saying, ‘Hi, 

do you have this style? I want to 

buy it. I want to wear that dress 

Chimamanda is wearing, do 

you have it?’ It’s opened us up 

to a new market, mostly, like, the 

African diaspora, who did not think 

they could shop Nigerian brands.” 

For these Nigerian designers, the 

project’s impact through social 

media also provided a new 

gateway to consumers. 


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My Fashion 

Nationalism 

By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 

My mother always 

dressed us well. Me 

in little girl dresses 

cinched at the waist, 

my brothers in suits and wellironed 

shirts. To go out, she said, 

we had to “di ka mmadu”, which 

translates literally to “look like a 

person”. 

We spoke both Igbo and 

English at home, but she always 

said this in Igbo, the more 

poetic language, as though 

to validate with metaphor her 

belief in dressing well. There were 

frequent market visits to buy 

yards of fabric, trips to the tailor 

to be measured. 

But store-bought clothes 

— we called them “readymade” 

— were the highlights, 

preferred partly because the 

sewing had no imperfections, 

and partly because tailors were 

cheap and ubiquitous, and so 

the less common became the 

more desirable. If my professor 

father travelled to Europe for a 

conference, I looked forward 

to dresses from abroad, and 

I loved them more fiercely for 

being foreign. 

My much-older sisters, Ijeoma 

and Uche, were stylish figures, one 

in medical school and the other 

studying pharmacy, and I spent 

my teenage years wearing their 

hand-me-downs. I remember a 

silver-coloured skirt suit from the 

conservative Ijeoma, with an 

elegantly adult peplum. 

I wore it to church at 15. And 

from the more inventive Uche, 

a fitted dress in cream jersey, 

two sashes draped in front, from 

shoulder to hip, crossing at the 

middle. And black harem trousers, 

with ruching that gathered at 

my calves, so strange that my 

classmates giggled when I wore 

them to a friend’s birthday party. I 

loved those clothes, incongruous 

though they might have been. 

In them, I felt free of selfconsciousness, 

comfortable 

enough to laugh along to the wellmeaning 

puzzlement of my peers. 

When I studied medicine for a year 

at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka I 

was voted “Best Dressed Girl”. 

A classmate said: 

“Congratulations, even though 

you wear some things that I don’t 

understand.” I laughed. Perhaps he 

meant the green crochet top and 

black bell-bottom trousers I had 

found in my mother’s old trunk from 

the 1960s. I was drawn to clothes 

that were slightly unusual, quietly 

quirky, as long as they never sank 

to the level of costume. If I had a 

style mantra it was to wear what I 

liked. 

Yet when I moved to the US to 

attend college, I began to wear 

clothes I disliked. My fiction was 

getting published, I was keen 

to be taken seriously, and I had 

noticed the backward treatment of 

women in western culture: women 

interested in clothes or makeup 

were labelled frivolous, their 

intelligence became suspect, and 

they risked being easily dismissed in 

intellectual circles. So I wore what 

I imagined would make me look 

worthy of seriousness. 

It took years, and success, 

before I began again to wear 

the clothes I truly wanted to 

wear. I gloried in buying “readymade” 

clothing at American 

discount stores, and later, when 

I could afford to, in department 

stores. I discovered online 

shopping. I browsed and ordered 

and returned. But I soon grew 

disillusioned. It began with a 

longing for pockets. Why did so few 

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women’s clothes have pockets, 

usable pockets that did not 

impinge on style? And why were 

so many dresses sleeveless? 

And where did adult women for 

whom attractive did not equal 

too tight shop? And why did the 

style of so many dresses assume 

the absence of non-flat breasts? 

When I found clothes I liked, I 

longed to tweak them. 

I began to resist some 

standard ideas and language 

of global — which is to say 

narrowly western — fashion. 

The depiction of bright colours 

as bold or daring, black as 

the unimpeachable hallmark 

of sophistication, and beige 

as neutral, for example, were 

based on a specific pale-skinned 

standard. For a dark-skinned 

person, blue might be a better 

black, brighter colours more 

ordinary than daring, and neutral 

negotiable. My greatest gripe 

was with the word “modest”, 

used to describe clothes for 

what they were not — short 

or body-baring — rather than 

for what they were. “Modest” 

brought a moral, frumpy taint 

to what was often an aesthetic 

choice. I loved midi lengths 

because I found them sexy, 

sleeves because they were more 

flattering, higher necklines for 

their air of confident chic. 

I designed my own clothes, 

and my tailor, Razak, made them 

in Lagos. Razak was talented and 

distracted and unreliable. He was 

also convinced that he was an 

undiscovered music star. It was 

2016 and Nigeria’s economy 

was in chaos. President Buhari’s 

government had instituted a 

retrograde currency policy, the 

value of the naira plummeted, 

and suddenly everyone was 

talking about “buy Nigerian 

products to grow the naira”. 

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Nigerian designers to public 

events? I would be supporting the 

different layers of the industry, from 

the button-sewer to the delivery 

person, and I hoped to bring other 

buyers to Nigerian brands. 

Nigeria has always had a 

thriving fashion scene. I admired, 

early on, the seamless structures 

of Deola Sagoe, the unusual flair 

of Zizi Cardow, but they seemed 

unreachable. Now there was a 

new generation of designers, with 

a grassroots vigour and visibility 

made possible by social media. 

Most were in Lagos, the most stylish 

city in the world, where fashion is 

the one true democracy: from the 

western-label-loving elite class, to 

the working poor in their beautifully 

put-together outfits bought 

second-hand. 

Looking at Nigerian designs 

online became my favourite timewaster. 

Here was bliss: clothes cut 

to account for breasts, an ethos 

of clothing as pleasure rather 

than status, the casual presence 

of sleeves. I took screenshots of 

what I liked. My cousin Ogechukwu 

placed the orders. They were 

delivered to my Lagos home. If I 

happened to be in the US, they 

would be sent to me there. 

Some of the clothes I fell for as 

soon as I put them on. Others did 

not live up to their promise. There 

was an abundance of poor-quality 

zippers that needed changing. I 

discovered, above all else, that 

price is not an accurate gauge 

of quality and that there is far 

more talent than opportunity and 

infrastructure, a fact perhaps true 

of most industries in Nigeria. 

So far, my favourite brands 

are Fia Factory and Grey, the 

former beautifully offbeat, the 

latter timeless with deft touches 

of originality, both careful about 

fabric and finish. To a Dior fashion 

show in Paris, I wore a dress by 

Ladunni Lambo, a young designer 

who might well become a star 

because of her rare mix of 

consciousness and introspection. 

Her deconstructed dresses 

made from stiff aso-oke feel like 

exquisite armours. I thought I 

disliked sequins until I found a top 

by Wanger Ayu, with self-assured 

furry green sleeves and a silversequinned 

bodice. 

I wore it, with patterned trousers 

by Grey, to the New York Times’ 

“Times Talks” conversation series, 

and felt vainly pleased at the 

surprise of people who did not 

think the clothes were Nigerian. But 

“ 

If I had a 

style mantra 

it was to 

wear what I 

liked. 

my best-loved purchase is a white 

dress from the improbably named 

label She’s Deluxe, owned by a 

young woman in Abuja. 

A modern long-sleeved 

cotton shift with a sly cut-out at 

the shoulder, which I wore to the 

American Academy of Arts and 

Letters induction in New York. I 

recently ordered another dress 

from her. “Pay a deposit so I can 

go to the market and buy the 

fabric,” she told my cousin, which 

I found an endearing example of 

Nigerian striving. I decided to call 

it my “project wear Nigerian”, and 

planned to have photos put up 

on my Facebook page, the only 

social media I have. 

But my 20-year-old twin nieces 

Chisom and Amaka, full of that 

terrifying millennial savoir faire, 

laughed. “Aunty you should have 

an Instagram page,” Amaka 

said. “We’ll handle it for you.” 

They were unhappy with the first 

photos I took. Not bright or clear 

enough, they said. Their eyes are 

conditioned to the ersatz poses 

and stylised photos of social 

media, where people dress 

specifically to be photographed 

in well-lit spaces. Book events are 

not usually photo-friendly, too 

dark, too indifferent to optics. And 

it doesn’t help that I loathe being 

photographed. A camera before 

me results automatically in my 

being knotted with awkwardness: 

finger-twiddling, breath-holding, 

mouth-twisted, body off-kilter. 

Now, six months later, my 

nieces have made peace with 

the photos not being Instagramperfect. 

“At least they’re real,” 

they said, as scant consolation. 

We have a routine: I have 

pictures taken at my events and I 

send them to my best friend Uju, 

my cousin Ogechukwu and my 

nieces. They make the selection, 

as I am known to have terrible 

taste in my own photos, and the 

photo is put up, with the brands’ 

Instagram handles. 

I have practical hopes for my 

project, that it shows Nigerian 

fashion as it is, not a museum of 

“traditional African” clothes but 

a vibrant and diverse industry, 

and that it brings recognition 

to the brands. But it is also a 

personal and political statement. 

At a time of political uncertainty, 

when I find myself questioning 

the future of the two countries 

I call home — Nigeria and the 

US — this project is an act of 

benign nationalism, a paean 

to peaceful self-sufficiency, 

a gesture towards what is still 

possible; it is my uncomplicated 

act for complicated times. 

CREDIT: My fashion nationalism, 

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 

Copyright © 2017 Chimamanda 

AdichieAll rights reserved 


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5 + 2 Times 

Chimamanda 

Ngozi Adichie 

Chioma Esui 

It is one thing to like fashion; it is a 

different ball game to be a fashion 

icon. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 

is one of the few non-fashion 

personalities who can command that 

respect. 

For god’s sake, this lady is a writer and 

feminist – persons who are known 

to have very poor fashion taste 

(apologies if this went too hard!) 

She has exciting views on beauty 

and fashion. In an Instagram post, 

she expresses what she thinks about 

feminists being fashionable; 

“There are intelligent women all over 

the world who like fashion, but feel 

the pressure to pretend otherwise, 

because they want to be taken 

seriously by a mainstream world that 

has decided that intelligent women 

cannot possibly like fashion. 

“A woman does not have to be one 

or the other. She can be both.” I 

cannot agree more, and honestly; 

she is so right about this – like many 

other things. 

She is also known for mostly sticking to 

African designers. In the most recent 

times, here are five of her looks we 

love. Guess what? We added two 

extra picks just because we love you! 

Check out the seven times 


channeled the fashionista within. 

dress by 

Totally Ethnik 

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dress by 

MsBeefab 

dress by 

Style Temple 

dress by iola to the 

Dior 70th Anniversary 

celebration in Paris 

dress by The 

Ladymaker 

top and wrapper by 

Ada by Alter Ego 

top and trousers 

by Ndidiamaka Elile 


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Our Cover Girl, 

Chimamanda Ngozi 

Adichie Honoured 

With The Chieftaincy 

Title Of Odeluwa 

(One Who Writes For The World) 

Amenna Daayo 

Just when we thought our 

January 2023 edition 

couldn’t get any better, 

we get rocked with the 

exciting news that our cover girl 

is now a Chief! 

Please take note that 

when next you refer to the 

Glamsquad Cover Girl for 

January 2023, be sure to add 

“Chief” to her name – Chief 

Chimamanda Ngozi! 

The celebrated writer was 

honoured with the title of 

Odeluwa 1 of Abba kingdom, 

which, when translated, means 

– the one who writes for the 

world. For us, this title is a 

confirmation that our choice of 

Glamsquad covers is inept with 

their contribution to humanity 

and society. 

She received the chieftaincy 

title in recognition of her 

contributions to the welfare and 

development of her hometown, 

Abba, Anambra State. 

Chimamanda received 

the title in a lavish event in her 

hometown that was organized 

to mark the traditional 45th 

edition of the Ofala festival and 

the 80th birthday celebration of 

HRH. Igwe Sir Leonard Nwankwo 

Ezeh (Eze Abba). 

Among the dignitaries who 

graced the ceremony was the 

Executive Governor of Anambra 

State, Charles Soludo, Obi 

of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka 

Alfred Achebe, amongst other 

notable personalities. 

Congratulations, cover girl! 

See photos from the event 

below: 

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Model To 

Celebrate 

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Chanel Iman 

Robinson 

Shepard 

Sasha Bokomoso 

Our model to celebrate for 

this edition – the first in 2023, 

is none other than Chanel 

Iman Robinson. Iman is an 

American model best known for her 

work as a Victoria’s Secret Angel. Vogue 

Paris declared her as one of the top 30 

models of the 2000s. 

She was born on 1 December 1990 

in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, to 

China Robinson and Tic Price. Her mother 

is of mixed heritage, being half African 

American and half Korean, while her 

father is African American. She grew up in 

Los Angeles, California. 

She is 1.78 m tall and married Sterling 

Shepard on 3 March 2018. She has 

two daughters – Cali Clay Shepard and 

Cassie Snow Shepard. 

Chanel Iman began modeling as a 

child with Ford Models in Los Angeles, 

California, when she was 12 years old. 

She also traveled to New York in 2006 and 

placed third in Ford’s Supermodel of the 

World competition. 

Iman is also very active on social 

media. Iman has a sizable following 

on social media platforms such as 

Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 


EVENTS 

New York 

Fashion Week 

S/S 2023: The Best 

Looks 


From a raft of homegrown 

talent to star-studded 

international imports, the New 

York Fashion Week S/S 2023 

presented the best fashion has to 

offer, as reported by editors in the 

city. 

After several seasons of treading 

carefully and cautiously, New York 

Fashion Week S/S 2023 arrived with 

fresh vigour. 

An influx of international imports 

may have helped – Fendi made 

its way to Manhattan to celebrate 

the 25th anniversary of its Baguette 

bag. At the same time, Marni 

staged its first US show in Brooklyn, 

right in view of the Brooklyn Bridge. 

But really, it was the hometown 

pride for New York talent that was 

palpable across the board, from 

Collina Strada’s gathering of their 

close-knit community at an underthe-radar 

nature reserve to an 

intoxicating collection from Eckhaus 

Latta that poignantly featured 

prints from the late artist Matthew 

Underwood, who was a friend of the 

brand. 

Here, reported by fashion 

editors – Pei-Ru Keh, and Tilly 

Macalister-Smith, we present to 

you the best of New York Fashion 

Week S/S 2023. 

Area 

Carolina Herrera 

Batsheva 

Coach 

Collina Strada 

Fendi 

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Deveaux 

Dion Lee 

Eckhaus Latta 

Gabriela Hearst 

Jonathan Simkhai 

Khaite 


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Marni 

Luar 

Michael Kors 

Peter Do 

Sandy Liang 

Tommy Hilfiger 

Tom Ford 

Fendi 

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Puppets and Puppets 

Private Policy 

Eckhaus Latta 

Tory Burch 

Zankov 

Willy Chavarria 


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Adele: 

‘I Drink Wine’ Song and 

Right Pronunciation of 

Her Name 

Chioma Esui 

Adele released the 

hotly-anticipated 

music video for the 

song ‘I Drink Wine’ nine 

months after her album ‘30’ 

dropped in November 2021. 

The ‘I Drink Wine’ video 

sees Adele float down a 

dreamy river as she tells the 

story of a couple who have 

changed and grown apart 

as they struggle to accept 

each other for who they are. 

The long-awaited footage 

– dubbed a ‘short film’ at 

seven minutes long – has 

been released weeks before 

she begins her Las Vegas 

residency. 

As the footage unfolds, the 

singer can be seen decked 

in a sequin gold gown with 

a glass of wine in one hand 

and a bottle in the other, as 

she’s joined by synchronised 

swimmers and a potential love 

interest. 

Adele reflects on her 

relationship as she bitterly 

watches couples on the river 

bank as she floats by, but by 

the end of the video, Adele 

has let go of her wine glass 

and has submerged herself 

in the water, floating serenely 

surrounded by flowers. 

‘I Drink Wine’ is only the third 

video to be released from her 

30 album, after ‘Oh My God’ 

dropped nine months ago, 

and her video for ‘Easy On 

Me’ was released in October 

2021 – the star’s first video in six 

years. 

The album was one of her 

most personal yet, where she 

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delves into her 2021 divorce 

from husband, Simon Konecki, 

whom she married in 2018. 

Yet according to the singer, 

the new video for ‘I Drink Wine’ 

was shot before either of those 

two videos. 

“The ‘I Drink Wine’ video 

was the first one I shot for this 

album. And it’s finally coming 

out tomorrow!! I’m excited for 

you to see it and I can’t wait 

to see some of you tonight!” 

Adele tweeted the day before 

the video’s official release. 

Fans of the star have 

proclaimed it’s her best 

music video yet, with 

hundreds of thousands 

taking to social media to 

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“ 

The album was 

one of her most 

personal yet, where 

she delves into her 

2021 divorce from 

husband, Simon 

Konecki, whom she 

married in 2018. 

Pronouncing her name wrong all 

this while…. 

Have you been pronouncing 

Adele’s name correctly? Apparently 

not everyone has, as the singer 

revealed the correct pronunciation, 

admitting that she is used to hearing 

different variations of her name. 

Adele went on to show her 

appreciation for one of her fans in 

London, who pronounced her name 

correctly while asking a question 

during a Q&A on the release of her 

new music video for the song ‘I Drink 

Wine’ from her latest album. 

“Love that,” she shared. “She said 

my name perfectly!” Adele said 

when the fan pronounced the name 

“ uh-dale “ instead of “ud-del.” 

“I have never ever known anyone 

with the name ‘Adele’ being called 

‘Uh-dale’ it’s always been ‘A-del,” one 

person wrote after many online users 

were left surprised about the right way 

to say the singer’s name. 

Adele, it’s an Italian name, 

forget British pronunciation,” a 

different person commented, while 

someone else wrote, “I’m Literally 

Flabbergasted.” 


EVENTS 

Our Verdict On 

Johnny Depp’s 

Runway Cameo 

At Rihanna’s 

SAVAGE X FENTY 

Fashion Show 

Chioma Esui 

Johnny Depp made a 

controversial Cameo 

in Rihanna’s Savage X 

Fenty Fashion Show. In his 

appearance, the actor wore a 

monochromatic pajama in the style 

spectacle. 

In these images released after the 

show, Johnny Depp is seen during 

Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 

4, presented by Prime Video in Simi 

Valley, California. 

The Pirates of the Caribbean actor 

appears in Rihanna’s famed fashion 

event wearing Savage X Fenty 

loungewear while Outkast’s “So Fresh, 

So Clean” plays in the background. 

He struts through a forest-like setting 

while staring at the camera before 

hugging a tree to end his stint. 

Depp’s Savage X Fenty look is 

a monochromatic pajama set, 

complete with a short robe. He wore 

it with layered necklaces and his hair 

tied back in a ponytail. 

TMZ first reported that Depp would 

make a guest cameo in the singer’s 

hotly anticipated fashion show, noting 

that he will take part in one of the 

celebrity segments, which, in the past, 

has included Cindy Crawford and 

other famous faces. 

Depp, 59, is the “first male in Savage 

X Fenty show history to take the role,” 

according to TMZ. A source also 

told the outlet that Rihanna and her 

team “invited” Depp to participate in 

the show and that both teams were 

“excited to make it happen.” 

Following the announcement that 

Depp would be involved in the 

Savage X Fenty show, some people 

took to social media to share their 

dismay with Rihanna and her brand. 

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Now that the show is streaming, 

fans on social media have shared 

mixed reactions to the actor’s 

involvement. Some of Depp’s fans 

have shown support, saying he 

“deserves” the spot in the show, 

while others have called out the 

brand for working with him. But, as 

one fan put it, Rihanna “does what 

she wants” and doesn’t care what 

the internet thinks. 

Depp’s Savage X Fenty 

appearance comes just months 

after his surprise appearance at the 

MTV VMAs following his defamation 

trial with ex-wife Amber Heard. The 

actor appeared in a brief cameo 

toward the show’s beginning, with 

his face digitally superimposed 

into the helmet of a floating 

moonperson. 

The appearance came months 

after a seven-person jury sided 

mainly with the actor, finding that 

Heard defamed Depp in her 2018 

Washington Post op-ed about 

domestic violence, though she 

didn’t mention him by name. As a 

result, he was awarded more than 

$10 million in damages. 

Heard, meanwhile, won one of 

her three defamation countersuit 

claims and was awarded $2 million. 

OUR VERDICT: 

We loved seeing Johnny 

Depp in his effortless aura 

and charm on the big 

screen again. Appearing in 

a show by Rihanna made it 

even more awesome 

SCORE: 

This is a 

10/10 

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LIFESTYLE 

Bovi 

9ice 

How Your Top 

Their Christmas 

Holidays 

Amenna Daayo 

Mercy Aigbe 

Christmas is undoubtedly the best family 

holiday worldwide. Even more exciting 

is that it is no longer considered a 

religious event for Christians alone. 

As you would see from the beautiful Christmas 

photos, Muslims and other non-Christians are 

sharing in the happiness and joy that comes 

with this beautiful season. 

Below, we have attached 37 photos to show 

you how your favourite celebrities spent their 

Christmas in 2022. Whoever brought about 

the Christmas Pajamas Photo idea is a genius 

and should be proud! 

Check out the beautiful photos. 

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Dj Cuppy 

P-Square 

Celebrities Spent 

& New Year 

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu 

Mercy Johnson 


LIFESTYLE 

Iyabo Ojo 

Gov. Seyi 

Mercy Makinde Aigbe 

Jude Okoye 

Amedu Peter Osh 

Basketmouth 

family 

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Yomi Casual 

Obi Cubana 

Kemi Adetiba 

Bruno and Luca 


FASHION ESCAPE 

The Best Stree 

Spring 2023 

Lagos Fashi 

Praise David 

As usual, street stylers at the 

Lagos spring 2023 shows did 

not disappoint. They did not 

fail to put their foot (many of 

which were clad in the newly released 

Bottega boots – made for the 

streets) forward. 

Guests brought the drama in 

head-to-toe monochromatic 

looks in bold colorways 

and lots of ruffles, fur, and 

textures. Most of the photos 

we have featured were 

shot by the celebrated 

Stephen Tayo and 

Adedamola Odetara 

, while others were 

sourced from open 

source on social 

media and the 

internet. 

As the Lagos Fashion 

Week 2022 kicked 

off, all eyes turned to 

Lagos’ buzzy fashion 

scene, which was in 

full swing over the 

past few days. But it’s 

not just the talented 

designers that 

piqued our interest; 

it’s the street style, 

too - the pieces 

that the fashion 

cognoscenti wore to 

pound the pavements. 

And this season, as 

fashion enthusiasts 

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t Style from 

Shows at 

on Week 

descended upon the famous Lagos 

Fashion Week Tents to watch our 

homegrown designers reveal their 

spring/summer 2023 collections, the 

street style was better than ever. 

This season, street-style 

fashion enthusiasts brought in 

the A-game. We were wowed 

with vibrant maximalist 

hues, the incorporation 

of prints with bold block 

colours, exaggerated 

sleeves, effortless layering, 

and accessories that made 

a statement, and all made 

waves on the streets of Lagos 

this fashion week. 

Check out our selection 

of the most stylish street-style 

moments from said LFW 202 


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WELLNESS 

10 Health 

& Wellness 

Tips to Live 

By in 2023 

By Dr Nkechi Juliet 

The start of a new year brings 

with it new resolutions to 

improve one’s life, including 

a healthier lifestyle. Here are 

10 practical health and wellness 

tips to help you start off towards 

healthy living in 2023. 

Be Active 

1 

Physical activity is defined 

as any bodily movement 

produced by skeletal 

muscles that requires energy 

expenditure. This includes 

exercise and activities 

undertaken while working, 

playing, carrying out 

household chores, travelling, 

and engaging in recreational 

pursuits. The amount of 

physical activity you need 

depends on your age group 

but adults aged 18-64 years 

should do at least 150 minutes 

of moderate-intensity physical 

activity throughout the week. 

Increase moderate-intensity 

physical activity to 300 minutes 

per week for additional health 

benefits. 

Practice 

Safe Sex 

Looking after your sexual 

health is important for 

your overall health and 

well-being. Practice 

safe sex to prevent 

HIV and other sexually 

transmitted infections like 

gonorrhoea and syphilis. 

There are available 

prevention measures 

such as pre-exposure 

prophylaxis (PrEP) that 

will protect you from HIV 

and condoms that will 

protect you from HIV and 

other STIs. 2 

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WELLNESS 

Avoid 

Harmful Use 

of Alcohol 

There is no safe level for 

drinking alcohol. Consuming 

alcohol can lead to 

health problems such as 

mental and behavioural 

disorders, including alcohol 

dependence, major NCDs 

such as liver cirrhosis, some 

cancers and heart diseases, 

as well as injuries resulting 

from violence and road 

clashes and collisions. 

Eat a Healthy Diet 

Eat a combination of different foods, 

including fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts 

and whole grains. Adults should eat at least 

five portions (400g) of fruit and vegetables 

per day. You can improve your intake of 

fruits and vegetables by always including 

veggies in your meal; eating fresh fruit and 

vegetables as snacks; eating a variety 

of fruits and vegetables; and eating 

them in season. By eating healthy, you 

will reduce your risk of malnutrition and 

noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such 

as diabetes, heart disease, stroke and 

cancer. 

4 

Reduce Intake 

of Harmful Fats 

Fats consumed should be less 

than 30% of your total energy 

intake. This will help prevent 

unhealthy weight gain and 

NCDs. There are different types 

of fats, but unsaturated fats are 

preferable over saturated fats 

and trans-fats. WHO recommends 

reducing saturated fats to less 

than 10% of total energy intake; 

reducing trans-fats to less than 

1% of total energy intake; and 

replacing both saturated fats and 

trans-fats to unsaturated fats. 

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WELLNESS 

Consume Less Salt and Sugar 

X 

Filipinos consume twice the recommended amount of 

sodium, putting them at risk of high blood pressure, which 

in turn increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Most 

people get their sodium through salt. Reduce your salt 

intake to 5g per day, equivalent to about one 

teaspoon. It’s easier to do this by limiting 

the amount of salt, soy sauce, fish sauce 

and other high-sodium condiments when 

preparing meals; removing salt, seasonings 

and condiments from your meal table; 

avoiding salty snacks; and choosing lowsodium 

products. 

6 

X 

Check Your Blood 

Pressure Regularly 

7 

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is called a 

“silent killer”. This is because many people who have 

hypertension may not be aware of the problem as 

it may not have any symptoms. If left uncontrolled, 

hypertension can lead to heart, brain, kidney and 

other diseases. Have your blood pressure checked 

regularly by a health worker so you know your numbers. 

If your blood pressure is high, get the advice of a 

health worker. This is vital in the prevention and control 

of hypertension. 

Get Tested 

Getting yourself tested is an 

important step in knowing your 

health status, especially when it 

comes to HIV, hepatitis B, sexuallytransmitted 

infections (STIs) and 

tuberculosis (TB). Left untreated, 

these diseases can lead to 

serious complications and even 

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9 

Get Vaccinated 

Vaccination is one of the most 

effective ways to prevent 

diseases. Vaccines work with 

your body’s natural defences 

to build protection against 

diseases like cervical cancer, 

cholera, diphtheria, hepatitis 

B, influenza, measles, mumps, 

pneumonia, polio, rabies, 

rubella, tetanus, typhoid, and 

yellow fever. 

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8 

death. Knowing your status means 

you will know how to either continue 

preventing these diseases or, if you find 

out that you’re positive, get the care 

and treatment that you need. Go to a 

public or private health facility, wherever 

you are comfortable, to have yourself 

tested. 

Don’t Smoke 

Smoking tobacco causes NCDs such as lung 

disease, heart disease and stroke. Tobacco 

kills not only the direct smokers but even 

non-smokers through second-hand exposure. 

Currently, there are around 15.9 million 

Filipino adults who smoke tobacco but 7 in 10 

smokers are interested or plan to quit. 

If you are currently a smoker, it’s not too late 

to quit. Once you do, you will experience 

immediate and long-term health benefits. If 

you are not a smoker, that’s great! Do not start 

smoking and fight for your right to breathe 

tobacco-smoke-free air. 


LIFESTYLE 

10 

New Year 

Resolutions to 

Consider in 2023 

Written by Megan Smith, 

Edited by Amenna Daayo 

As we begin a new year, it’s only 

natural to start thinking about what 

we want to work on moving forward. 

For many of us, this future planning goes 

hand in hand with making (and inevitably 

breaking) New Year’s resolutions. But what 

if you set yourself more realistic, healthy, 

and enjoyable goals? 

Instead of rounding out another year 

feeling tired and disappointed, you’d be 

left with a sense of accomplishment and 

empowerment. Plus, you would’ve had 

some fun and learned something along 

the way. 

Well, we’ve done some digging and 

uncovered the 10 most famous — and 

achievable — New Year’s resolution ideas. 

So read on and take note. 

Cut 

Back on 

Alcohol 

After a month of 

festivities, it’s no surprise 

that you might consider 

reducing your alcohol 

consumption. So 

whether aiming to 

engage in Dry January 

or just in search of some 

satisfying alcohol-free 

alternatives, give your 

liver a wee break — it will 

thank you for it! 

Set Up a Sleep 

Routine 

Are you sick of feeling tired? 

You’re not alone. Sleep hygiene 

is something most of us can 

improve upon, and it’s easier 

than you think to get started. 

Minor changes to your nightly 

routine, like switching off the TV 

earlier, investing in comfortable 

pillows and lavender pillow 

spray to assist with relaxation, 

and using a good eye mask to 

block unwanted light, can make 

a big difference. So if you want 

to create a better sleep routine, 

this is the year. 

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Become a Plant Parent 

This resolution may be a bit of fun, but it’s essential. 

As reported by the Royal Horticultural Society, studies 

have shown that adding a little plant life to your home 

office, bedroom, living room, balcony, or patio can 

help reduce stress, improve your mood and even 

assist with concentration and productivity. Plus, with so 

many funky and functional indoor and outdoor pot 

plants, you can easily create your own aesthetically 

pleasing oasis. 

Stick to a Budget 

Guilty of setting savings goals only to watch your 

bank balance dwindle into nothingness, anyway? 

Yep. Setting a budget and sticking to it takes a lot 

of work. Let alone save anything these days. But, 

with the proper bank account, travel cards, and 

insurance plans, managing your money can be a 

smooth process. 

So, start the year on the right track by sorting your 

accounts and making sure they work for you, your 

family, and your lifestyle, not the other way around.c 

Read Every 

Night 

A great way to wind down at the 

end of the day, improve your 

vocabulary, feel inspired and 

exercise your imagination — why 

not incorporate 20 minutes of 

reading into your nightly routine? 

From fun and frivolous holiday 

reads to page-turning horrors, 

inspirational biographies, and 

self-help reads, there is a style of 

story for everyone. So, stop those 

excuses and break out that Kindle 

or library card now! 


LIFESTYLE 

Try New Recipes 

It’s all too easy to eat out and 

order these days. But, between 

neverending restaurant openings 

and Deliveroo deals, you might 

find your kitchen needs to be 

more and more used. 

But, with the turn of the year 

comes an opportunity to break 

out the apron and embrace the 

joy of cooking at home. And the 

best and easiest way to do this? 

By investing in an air fryer. These 

babies take all the pain out of 

meal prep and ensure you can 

whip up delicious and nutritious 

meals in no time. 

Book a Holiday 

Resolutions can’t ALL be practical 

or about the day-to-day. It’s just 

as important to reward yourself, 

have something on the books to 

look forward to, and get out into 

the world. So, we’re all for locking 

in your next getaway now. Whether 

you’re after an intrepid snow-filled 

adventure, a dreamy sun-soaked 

vacay, or an exciting city break — 

your next trip awaits! 

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Try Out a New 

Hairstyle 

New year, new you — right? It might be 

cliche, but we’re always here to try a new 

look. After all, what better way to feel 

refreshed and ready for the year to come 

than by permitting yourself to try 

something new? 

The new year is the perfect time to 

embrace change, whether finally 

learning to braid or blow out your 

hair, updating your go-to makeup 

picks, or going bold with your fashion 

choices. So, go for it, we say! 

Lift Weights 

Yes, yes, you knew this was 

coming. In every resolution 

list — ever — there’s a 

commitment to exercise 

more regularly. But, unlike 

goals of visiting the gym 

every day or running a 

marathon, this one is more 

reasonable. And you can 

even do it from the comfort 

of your home. Lifting weights 

is an oft-forgotten (or 

avoided) part of keeping 

our bodies healthy and 

preventing injury, but now’s 

the time to incorporate it into 

your exercise routine. 

Practise Mindfulness 

For years, you’ve probably heard about the 

benefits of embracing a mindful lifestyle. 

From reducing stress to improving sleep, 

mood, and general enjoyment, we should 

all practice mindfulness. 

Rather than diving straight in with long 

meditation sessions, we suggest starting 

small. Set aside five minutes each day to 

sit and reflect or use a mindfulness journal 

to jot down a few things you’re grateful for. 

You’d be amazed at how quickly these 

seemingly small activities lead to a change 

in outlook! 


BEAUTY 

Beauty Hacks 

to Guide You 

in the New 

Year 


Here are 10 hacks to make 

your day-to-day beauty 

ritual easier and complete 

your look in the new year. 

Make your own 

pore strips 

Buying pore strips 

regularly can be heavy 

on the pocket and it’s 

not always effective. 

You can make your own 

pore strips at home that 

will clean out your pores, 

leaving the skin soft and 

smooth – all you need is 

two ingredients. 

Mix one teaspoon of 

unflavored gelatin and 

one tablespoon of milk in 

a glass container. 

Stir well until you get 

1 

a thick and chunky 

consistency then pop 

it in the microwave for 

exactly 20 seconds. 

The texture will remain 

thick but creamier. Grab 

an old make-up brush 

and apply the mixture all 

over your nose. Let it sit 

for about 20 minutes until 

it completely hardens. 

Then, remove the strip 

and it will take out all of 

your blackheads and 

clean out the pores. 

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Adjust the 

shade of your 

foundation 

2 

If you accidentally purchased 

a foundation that’s too dark 

or too light for you, adding a 

bit of “Shade Adjusting Drops” 

can help to get the perfect 

shade without wasting your 

foundation. The “Darkening 

Drops” helps to darken while 

keeping the natural depth 

and the “Lightening Drops” 

helps to neutralize yellowness 

and lightens the foundation 

shade at the same time. 

Make your hair 

appear thicker with 

eye shadow 

Many women (and men) suffer from thinning 

hair and it’s most likely to appear when your hair 

is parted. To make your hair look instantly thicker, 

brush a little eye shadow in the same color as 

your roots on your part. It’s a trick that many 

celebrity hair stylists use such as Jen Atkin; her 

clients include Khloe Kardashian, Chrissy Teigen 

and Jessica Alba. You can also use this hack 

along your hairline if you wear it in a ponytail. 

3 

4 

Create your 

own hair mist 

Spray perfume onto your 

hairbrush to leave your 

locks with a light but lovely 

scent. Whenever you flick 

or rearrange your hair, a 

pleasant smell will be released 

to those around you. 


BEAUTY 

Make your blow 

out last longer 

If the front section of your hair is 

greasy but the rest of your strands 

aren’t, pull the back section of your 

hair out of the way and wash only 

the front section in the sink. Blow-dry 

the front section again, this way it 

looks like you got a fresh blow out. 

5 

6 

Use tape to get the 

perfect winged liner 

If you have shaky hands, then you’ve probably 

found that drawing on a cat liner is extremely 

challenging. With this beauty hack you can now 

create the perfect winged liner with the help of 

some tape. Take an inch-long piece of Scotch tape 

and press it to your hand a few times to dull some 

of its adhesive power. This will help it from sticking too 

strongly to your delicate eye area. Place the tape 

underneath your bottom lashes at the outer corner 

of your eye and angle it towards your temple. 

Use a 

toothbrush to 

control flyaways 

Tame those annoying 

fly-aways with a little bit of 

hairspray on an old toothbrush 

and brush the edges of your 

hair. Your baby hairs will stay 

put all day. 

7 

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Make your lipstick 

last all day 

After you have applied 

your lipstick, hold a tissue 

over your lips and lightly 

dust translucent powder 

over the tissue using a 

fluffy brush. This will help 

to mattify and make your 

lipstick last all day long. 

8 

Create wavy, beach hair 

by using two ingredients 

You might have one of those expensive texturizing 

hair sprays that you love. With this easy hack, you 

can create some texture in a pinch that’s easy 

on the pocket too. Mix together 1 cup of sparkling 

water and a teaspoon of sea salt in a spray bottle to 

make your own ocean spritz at home. 

9 

Brighten your smile 

using Baking soda 

Using baking soda can whiten and brighten your 

teeth! Simply sprinkle some baking soda on your 

toothpaste and brush your teeth as usual. Allow 

the toothpaste mixture to sit on your teeth for 

around 5 minutes then rinse it out. The results vary 

from per person, but you will most likely notice a 

difference after one week. 

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ESCAPE 

Barbados: 

Experience 

True Caribbean 

Heritage 

Photo Credit: © Ingolf Pompe / Image Professionals GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo 

By Sarah Holt 

Edited by Amaka Obiena 

Barbados is a siren for celebrities, 

who are lured to the island by its 

icing-white beaches and luxury hotels. 

However, there’s much more to this 

country than sand, sea, and star ratings. 

It is home to the world’s best surfing 

and scuba diving sites, the hallowed 

cricketing ground of Kensington Oval, 

and a collection of the Caribbean’s 

leading rum distilleries. Here are just 

a few reasons Barbados is not to be 

missed. 

Rum is the national drink 

of Barbados – the firewater 

has been produced on the 

island for over 350 years. If 

you’re interested in learning 

more about it, you can 

visit a distillery. Mount Gay 

in Bridgetown is one of the 

oldest. Here you can tour 

the molasses, fermentation, 

and distillation houses before 

settling down to a rum flight. 

Connoisseurs can also add 

the Foursquare Rum factory 

and the West Indies Distillery to 

their itinerary. 

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During the 17th and 

18th centuries, Barbados 

was one of the sugar 

capitals of the Caribbean, 

and there were more than 

700 sugar estates on the 

island. One of them, St 

Nicholas Abbey, has been 

fully restored and is open 

to the public today. Visitors 

can explore the Jacobean 

mansion, ride through the 

plantation grounds on a 

heritage railway, discover 

the on-site distillery and 

learn all about the abbey’s 

history, which was as bitter 

as it was sweet. 

Photo Credit: © Frank 

Fell / robertharding / 

Alamy Stock Photo 

Cricket is more than 

a sport in Barbados. It’s 

like a religion – and the 

prominent place to go for 

a pilgrimage is Kensington 

Oval, near Bridgetown. 

To get an insight into the 

history of the cricket ground 

– and to get a photo next 

to the pitch – you can take 

a guided tour on most 

weekdays. If you’re still 

hungry to learn more after 

the experience, head to 

the Legends of Barbados 

Cricket Museum across 

the road. It’s packed full of 

memorabilia. 

Photo Credit: © guy harrop / Alamy Stock Photo 


ESCAPE 

Photo Credit: © Simon Dannhauer / Alamy Stock Photo 

The sea around Barbados 

is tousled by trade winds 

almost all year round, 

giving the island some 

prime surfing, windsurfing, 

and kitesurfing spots. Peak 

season runs from November 

to June, when the winds 

consistently blow between 

20 and 25 knots. The 

waves at the Soup Bowl, 

off Bathsheba Beach, are 

amongst the most popular 

with experienced surfers. 

The water off Silver Rock 

Beach on the south coast is 

a magnet for wind and kite 

surfers. 

Photo Credit: © Buzz Pictures / Alamy Stock Photo 

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There’s more to Barbados 

than the beaches. The 

interior is dotted with 

technicolour botanic 

gardens – pick from Hunte’s 

Garden, Andromeda, and 

the Flower Forest – and 

reserves like Barbados 

Wildlife Reserve, where you 

can spot green monkeys 

and love birds. The island’s 

beauty is more than skindeep, 

too. Underground, 

in the centre of Barbados, 

there’s Harrisons Cave. You 

can take a tram tour here to 

see its fang-like stalactites, 

underground waterfall, and 

natural plunge pools. 

Photo Credit: © guy harrop / Alamy Stock Photo 

At around 6 pm every Friday, mushroom clouds of smoke 

plume into the air above Oistins Bay Garden – marking the start 

of the weekly fish fry. Dozens of street food stands and shacks 

are open for the event, selling jerk chicken, flying fish, mahi mahi, 

and even lobster hot from the grill. Plates are always piled high, 

and rum punches are served strong. Plus, ska, reggae, and 

calypso music lilt out until late. 

Photo Credit: © WaterFrame_tfr / WaterFrame / Alamy Stock Photo 

Parrotfish, trumpet fish, 

and bright blue tang are 

some fish species you’ll 

see when you snorkel in 

Barbados. Going a little 

deeper beneath the 

surface on a scuba dive, 

you can explore shipwrecks, 

see turtles, and even swim 

with sharks. Carlisle Marine 

Park, near Bridgetown, is 

one of the top spots for 

both snorkeling and scuba. 

There are six shipwrecks here 

that thousands of stripey 

sergeant major fish and 

fluorescent damsel fish call 

home. 


FOOD 

10 

Healthy Foods 

That Help You 

Burn Fat 

Chef Amaka Obiefuna 

Weight is not the end all 

be all, and many other 

factors are equally if 

not more important, when it 

comes to overall health. 

But if you’re trying to manage 

your weight and lose weight 

safely, certain low-calorie but 

nutrient-dense foods can help. 

Heavily processed foods that 

are high in excess calories 

and saturated fat can make 

it difficult to maintain steady 

weight loss, but some of the 

best foods to help you lose 

weight are foods high in fiber, 

protein, and water. 

Chickpeas 

This legume is a vegan powerhouse filled 

with fiber and plant-based protein, which can 

assist in your weight loss efforts. Our nutrition 

pros love that chickpeas are also packed with 

folate, iron, immune-boosting antioxidants, and 

bloat-busting minerals. In addition, they’re a 

rich source of complex carbohydrates, which 

can help provide sustained energy throughout 

your day. 

Pumpkin 

With more fiber than quinoa and 

potassium than a banana, pumpkin puree 

is an antioxidant-rich choice that’s naturally 

low in calories. One cup has only about 80 

calories and contains vitamins and minerals. 

Pumpkin gets its bright orange color from betacarotene, 

a carotenoid the body uses to make 

vitamin A. 

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Oats 

As part of 

a balanced 

diet, oatmeal 

can be a 

great weight 

loss tool. 

The fiber 

and protein 

content of oats can enhance 

satiety and keep you full. Just ½ 

cup of uncooked oats has at least 

4 grams of fiber and only 150 

calories — and it expands when 

cooked to yield 1 cup. In addition, 

data from the National Health and 

Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 

suggests that individuals who eat 

oatmeal tend to be healthier in 

general and have a lower body 

weight than those who don’t eat 

oatmeal. 

Kefir 

With a tart 

and tangy 

flavor, kefir is 

a fermented 

milk drink 

with a thin 

consistency 

that has 

been around for over 2,000 years. 

Since it is a fermented beverage, it 

is a rich source of probiotics to help 

regulate a healthy gut and contains 

other essential nutrients, including 

protein. One cup of kefir has over 

100 calories and 10 grams of protein, 

depending on the brand and variety. 

Raspberries 

All 

berries are 

packed with 

antioxidant 

polyphenols 

and 

vitamins, but 

raspberries 

reign supreme 

in the fiber department compared 

to other berries. They boast 8 grams 

of fiber per cup, making them the 

perfect low-calorie, nutrient-dense 

food. They are an excellent addition 

to an already balanced breakfast 

— oatmeal, yogurt, or even a quick 

smoothie — to make the meal feel 

even more substantial. One cup has 

only about 64 calories. 

Walnuts 

Walnuts are rich in 

monounsaturated fats — they’re an 

extremely hearthealthy 

snack 

compared with 

other graband-go 

items 

like chips or 

pretzels. One 

ounce comes 

in at under 200 

calories and 

provides 4 grams of protein and 2 

grams of fiber. But you’ll find that this 

nut happens to be quite satiating. 

Previous research has established 

that walnuts, in particular, help to curb 

cravings that you may experience in 

between meals. 

Salmon 

This popular 

protein is 

relatively low 

in calories at 

under 200 for 

a 3-ounce 

serving, and 

it’s packed 

with omega-3 

fatty acids. Omega-3s are essential. 

The body can’t produce them, so 

we must get them regularly from 

our diet. These nutritious fatty acids 

can contribute to a healthy heart 

and benefit cholesterol, triglycerides, 

inflammation, and even blood 

clotting. Plus, the healthy fats and 

protein in salmon make it very 

satisfying. What’s more, incorporating 

seafood like salmon may increase 

weight loss, according to recent 

research, when combined with a 

calorie-controlled diet. 

Dark Leafy Greens 

Spinach, 

kale, and 

other dark 

leafy greens 

are lowcalorie 

and 

low on the 

glycemic 

FOOD 

index, making them ideal foods for 

achieving and maintaining healthy 

body weight. More importantly, 

adding more green veggies to a 

balanced diet can increase dietary 

fiber intake, improve digestive health 

and assist in weight management. 

In addition, plant-based foods that 

are rich in nutrients and fiber, like dark 

leafy greens, help enhance satiety. 

Eggs 

Some 

initial research 

indicates 

that eggs, 

which are low 

in calories 

and rich in 

other dietary 

nutrients, 

may aid in 

weight loss over time. High-protein 

breakfasts, including omelets and 

veggie-forward skillet scrambles, can 

be pretty satiating; but even adding 

a hard-boiled egg atop a salad at 

lunch can help keep you full until 

dinner. 

Pistachios 

One of 

the highest 

protein 

snack nuts, 

pistachios 

offer 6 grams 

of plant 

protein per 

serving and 

fuel your body 

with essential 

amino acids. In addition, they pack 

in 3 grams of fiber per serving at only 

160 calories per ounce. Pistachios 

also give you more nuts per serving; 

you can eat about 49 pistachios 

compared to 23 almonds or 18 

cashews, making them feel like a 

more substantial snack. 

Credit: STEFANI SASSOS, M.S., 

R.D.N., C.S.O., C.D.N., NASM-CPT, 

and JACLYN LONDON, M.S., R.D. 


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