International Style Queens of African Heritage: Tolula Adeyemi
Posted on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at 3:20 PMBy Ijeoma Ndekwu
Here’s something that ought to get you excited!
There are some women of African heritage that have been killing it on the international red carpet and we’ve decided to do a special ‘mini-series’ on them.
We will be featuring 4 international style queens of African heritage once a week over a month long run. We kick off our run with London ‘It girl’, Tolula Adeyemi.
Tolula Adeyemi is a Nigerian-born model, DJ and budding actress; with her debut performance as a jazz singer in Dustin Hoffman’s movie; Last Chance Harvey (2008). She also owns La Taetra, a theatre company.
Discovered at the age of seventeen at high street store Topshop she has captured the attention of the media and the fashion industry with her successes as Vivienne Westwood’s muse (she appears in the acclaimed designers 2008 Gold label Ad campaign), being the current face of British luxury sports/active wear label Hari and editorials in Vanity Fair, British Vogue, Hello and various other magazines.
Tolula is one of the darlings of Britain’s fashion scene. Her quirky yet glamorous style has made her a favourite on the red carpet. She often describes her style as ‘a mixture of masculine and feminine shapes, lines and structures’ and regards actresses; Josephine Baker, Jean Seberg and photographer Lee Miller as the inspiration behind her stylish looks.
Tolula successfully pulls off a unique looks effortlessly. Her style is retro glam, fun and flirty. She moves beyond style boundaries, and takes risks which make her style distinctive and interesting to follow.
Take a look at some of her best ensembles below:
In a Manjit Deu mini dress and Charlotte Olympia Platform Pumps
Tolula combines two metallics and looks flirty in this futuristic mini dress.
In a Manish Arora top and leggings
I love the textures in this outfit. There’s a lot going on, but she manages to put it all in balance.
Spotting an Louis Vuitton bag and a pair of LV spicy heels
I really love this look; casual yet dressy. she epitomizes tomboy chic here!
In LV Resort 2009
Tolula opts for a simple dress which graciously skims through her delicate curves.
In a dress by Ana Sekularac
This is a dramatic piece, she manages to pull it off without the dress seeming like its engulfing her petite frame.
In Dolce and Gabbana
This Dolce and Gabbana dress is a very sexy choice for her as it does wonders to her curves.
In a Manjit Deu dress and Louis Vuitton Clutch
Tolula seems to have a thing for Manjit Deu, the pieces are quirky and suit her personality. She stands out in this piece at the British Fashion Awards.
In Louis Vuitton shoes
What we see here is a monochrome ensemble exuding what Tolula will call ‘Drama Queen’. It’s the Elle Style Awards, she definitely puts her best foot forward!
This is a very nice look…the colours, the fusion of the prints, it’s effortless, it’s chic!
In a cocktail dress by Ana Sekularac
She opts for a simple silhouette but spices things up with her accessories and leopard print shoes.
Vivienne Westwood Print dress and Mulberry Clutch
Taking a risk, she combines a busy print dress and a bold oversized clutch.
Credits: WireImage, Vogue, Gettyimages, Life
Tags: BN features, BN Style Series, International Style Queens of African Heritage, model, Tolula Adeyemi
Wow! Tolula’s style is f-a-b-u-l-o-u-s
She has really carved a niche for herself as a fashionista
the newly launched Vogue Black actually just did something on her
Nice one IJ — You are always on point with your style features
WOOOOOOOOOOW! she looks great in everything…she manages to look quirky but still very stylish
love her style also love the fact that she is rocking her real hair!!!
please feature sophie Okonedo
Effortlessly chic and stylish. Thanks for posting this. Our ladies need to understand that style is effortless and not fussy.Simple, clean and never over accessorized or overly done up. :-*
i like her as westwood’s muse- quirky meets fun!
THIS IS IT!!!! Fabulous!!
Absolutely Fabulous! Great job as usual IJ.
Tolula’s my muse!!!!!!! luv luv luv her to bitssssss she’s eccentric n dats refreshing. she emits dis independent & strong dnt mess wit me vibe and its so du jour…..
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essh i need that leopard mulberry bayswater in my life
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Fab legs and killer style! You should see her on vogue.co.uk as the new Today I’m Wearing girl. It’s basically a photo-blog of her outfits on a daily basis, Olivia Palermo from The City did it, TV presenter Alexa Chung and model Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley.
You can see her here:
http://www.vogue.co.uk/photo-blogs/tolula-adeyemi/100728-tolula-adeyemi-day-5.aspx
What doy you think? I love her 4th day ensemble don’t you?
where can i buy the Manjit Deu mini dress
i think she’s my doppleganger and we have the same first name. love it
whoops doppelganger not doppleganger