BLUE MERMAID DRESSES

Good morning. Today is really a beautiful day to celebrate beautiful people. On the blog today, we celebrate our amiable fashion student Mrs Marvis. She's not just pretty on the outside. She's got a beautiful heart too

ANKARA MAXI SKIRT

And so today, we bring you yet another classy piece....a product of EREX ACADEMY OF FASHION. Once again I ask, "What does a woman really want?"  here

EBONYI STATE FASHION WEEK + AWARDS

EBONYI STATE IS ON FIRE!!! The entertainment industry in Nigeria's salt state is about to take a new dimension as rexenum consults storms the state with EBONYI STATE FASHION WEEK + AWARDS. It's a gathering like non other ever witnessed in the history of Ebonyi State; a gathering of models, artists, designers and other great talents. The theme of the event is "HARNESSING THE INHERENT TALENTS IN YOUTHS FOR TOURISM PROMOTION THROUGH CREATIVITY AND MODELLING". You sooo dont want to miss this event.Save the date .....SEPTEMBER 6TH,2015 and make sure to keep an appointment with EBONYI STATE FASHION WEEK + AWARDS 2015.
The event is a multifaceted one featuring the following;

• Red carpet reception to be hosted by Denrenle Edun. 
• Miss Tourism Ebonyi beauty pageant
• Designers runway featuring designers from all over the South East if Nigeria
• Music, Dance
• Comedy shows

• Exclusive After party.....and so many other mouth watering packages. 

  Pick your forms for Miss Tourism Ebonyi beauty pageant and stand the chance to become the most celebrated beauty queen in Ebonyi.To register, follow the steps listed below

1. Pay 5000 into Diamond Bank (Account name REXENUM CONSULTS,Account no. 0046597817).
2. With Your teller, obtain the form at either of the following places

• Crunches Fast food (Afikpo road, Abakaliki, Ebonyi state)
• Food Home (Along Enugu Express road Abakaliki, Ebonyi State) 

For inquiries , sponsorship or partnership, call

@rexenumconsults on 08170584300, 09091383541 , BBM: 56996B3F or  send an email to rexenumconsults@gmail.com , info@rexenumconsults.com

Powered by Rexenum Consults Ltd in Collaboration with Ebonyi State Ministry of Culture and Tourism
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EREX ACADEMY OF FASHION

Its a new dawn as MAISON D'EREX launches her Fashion school EREX ACADEMY OF FASHION. The fashion school is a branch of MAISON D'EREX that focuses on empowerment of the teaming populace of fashion lovers across the globe. Its a fashion school like non other; leveraging on the "I CAN" of her students rather than the popular "IQ" mentality. Students are made to undergo 3 to 6 months intensive fashion and designing course by the end of which they come out FASHION PRODIGIES. Newton Paul was right when he said that such a time will come when practically every girl will either be a make up artist or a fashion designer. The difference however, will be seen in the differences in the quality of their work. Our students are perfectionists and are masters at picking out faults and sorting them out no matter how irrelevant they may appear. No form of mediocrity is tolerated and as such , they stand out wherever they find themselves.

EREX ACADEMY OF FASHION organises training at Basic and Advanced training including a combined class (Basic and Advanced).

COURSE DETAILS

Basic Fashion Design (3 & 6 Months)

Mon - Wed |9am - 12pm|  &Evening session |3pm - 6pm|  3 Months

Weekends - Sundays only |12pm - 6pm| 6months

Fees: N30,000

• Fundamentals of Fashion Designing
• Essentials of Fashion Illustration
• Pattern Drafting techniques for clothing construction
• Sewing and clothing construction
• Fashmathics
• Sewing room practicals
• Project work

Advanced Fashion Design (3 months)

 ( Knowledge of Pattern Drafting is required)

Thurs & Fri |12pm - 5pm | 3 months

Fees: N30,000

• Garment Design and production
• Advanced Fashion illustration
• Draping
• Embelishments
• Fashion prom styling
• Principal Pattern Drafting techniques 
• Entrepreneurship and business skills
• Fashion Management
• Sewing room practicals
• Project work

Basic & Advanced Fashion Design (Combined 3 & 6 Months )

Mon - Fridays:  Morning session| 9am - 12pm|  & Evening Session | 3pm - 6pm|

Fees :    N60,000

Course content is made up of a combination of Basic and Advanced modules

NEW SESSION COMMENCES ON THE 10TH OF AUGUST 2015

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More information .....FAQ's

• Can  a novice without any knowledge at all learn sewing in 3 months? ANSWER: YES. We makes it a lot easier for our students to flow. Students are first taken through the rudiments of fashion and designing and then guided gradually to excellence.
• What is the training method? 90% Practicals, 10% theory. 
• Who can apply for the training? Anyone who is passionate about fashion and designing. Irrespective of your vocation, we have training programmes structured specifially to suit you. 
• Do I need to come with my training materials? All required training materials will be provided except materials which will be used for the project work.
• Where is the training going to hold?  For those in Ebonyi State, it will hold at 17 udude street, off Ezza road, Abakaliki. For other students in other states, the  centres will be communicated very soon. However, you could apply for our online course by sending an email to maisonerex@gmail.com 
• How can I register for the training? Obtain Registration forms at our offfice,  fill out the form, attach one passport photograph and the make fee payments at the office. 

Participants who have successfully met all graduation criterial will be issued Certificates of Competence

The overall best graduating student leaves with a brand new sewing machine.

For more information, call the head office of MAISON D'EREX ON 08024427434 or 07032113474. You could also send an email to maisonerex@gmail.com

HOME COMING OF EBONYI STARS

Its a beautiful day to talk about stars. It's even more beautiful when the stars are such great names to be reckoned with. Have you heard about Cha Cha Eke? Diamond Igwe? Chizzy Alichi? My best guess is that you are saying ...."sounds familiar" right now. Have you heard about popular movie maker and actor Andy Chukwu? (Who hasn't?) Have you heard about about AHBU VENTURES....the confidential marketer of such big names as Tuface Idibia and P-square? How about popular Christ embassey gospel singer SINACH? I guess at this point I see you asking "WHO HASN'T?". Well, if paradventure you happen not to be so into gospel music as to know, am sure that you for one know PATORANKING  of FOSTON MUSIK. It isn't just about dropping names; these big names are coming home. Guess what home they have in common? EBONYI STATE. It's going to be the biggest event of the year as EBONYI STATE the salt of the nation  welcomes home her stars in grande style. The HOMECOMING of EBONYI STARS is an event set up by EBONYI STATE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM IN CONJUNCTION WITH WALKING MAN MEDIA to;

1. YOU SOO DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS, PREPARE FOR A DINNER WITH YOUR STARS!!!!Sincerely express appreciation for the success and recognition her stars have garnered in the entertainment sector and the honour  that their efforts have brought to the state.
2. use  the media attention on her stars to showcase tourism in EBONYI STATE and facilitate development by attracting investors into the sector, developing local capacity to host events through the home coming event.
3. initiate a platform for unleashing creativity inherent in our youth, through youth empowerment, talent discovery and development.
4. encourage and build confidence in her youth.
5. beginning the process of branding a new EBONYI STATE. 

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DISCOVER EBONYI

I get embarrassed each time I tell someone that I am an Ebonyian and he or she says..."You don't look like 'them' ", just after he is done giving me that look that you give people who have shit all over them but don't smell like it...just yet. When they say that to you, its not a complement; its an insult. Kindly ask them what 'THEY' look like and you will be amazed at how you are perceived as an Ebonyian. Ebonyians are uncivilized, unpolished , bla bla bla. And they give you that look and say...."but you are TUSH, unlike 'THEM' ". And I ask, "What da heck is TUSH?" He looks down on me and realises that an EBONYIAN is not supposed to be polished enough to know what 'TUSH' means. You are an Ebonyian after-all, and a fruit never falls far from it's tree. They make you feel inferior for being an EBONYIAN simply because you don't have the vaguest idea who you really are. If you think that there is nothing to pride oneself about being an Ebonyian, think again. Discover Ebonyi . Discover Ebonyi at 
www.facebook.com/DiscoverEbonyi

ANKARA BABY DRESSES

THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS

Good morning guys, I just made this cute EREX Bodycon black dress and its on sale right now at the EREX STORE. To buy, call 08024427434 or 07032113474. Email maisonerex@gmail.com Available in sizes 12, 14 and 16. ITS CLASSY, ITS SUAVE....ITS EREX. Keep your orders coming . http://www.facebook.com/maisonerex

 

HOW TO SEW A BRA CUP INTO A DRESS

Imagine walking into a cocktail party and seeing this gorgeous lady with a jaw dropping dress; you approach her to ask who designed her dress and just then you see this beautiful bra strap showing but this time around, its not flattering. It makes a flat mockery of the entire dress; the lady behind gently tucks in the part of the bra showing just behind and "miss gorgeous" blushes, embarrassment written all over her. You gently walk past her, disappointed. Well, I've had quite a number of such episodes myself and you can only imagine how much shame I felt in such moments.To a lot of my dresses, I hold a deep sentimental attachment; one of such dresses is a prom dress I  bought back in the years when  I wanted to be a beauty queen. It's a beautiful orange dress that saved me the stress of putting on a bra and of course, the embarrassment of someone pointing my straying bra strap especially while on stage. Anyway, i just recently made a dress to which I had to add a bra cup; I strongly feel I need to share my little knowledge on bra cups with you on my page considering just what I went through to source for the "how to". Do well not to skip any steps so that you will understand it better. 

 TOOLS
Scissors, bra cups, dress pattern, choice fabrics, sewing thread with a matching colour, office pins.

Bracups

Thread of matching colour

Scissors

STEP 1
If you are using a pattern,  cut the choice fabric using the pattern and join the pieces. Cut the lining for the dress and join exactly thesame way as you did the main fabric.

Backside of the joined pieces of fabric.

STEP2

On the lining, find out the exact position of the underbust and mark with a chalk. You can find out by placing on a mannequin and observing where the bust stops. you can also find out by placing the dress on your chest and make sure you do this wearing a bra. This will enable you to note the exact point your bra stops under your bust; this is your underbust position. 

Underbust position lined with a chalk.

STEP3

Note the centre point of the front piece as shown above; mark with a chalk and draw the line down. Place the bracup on the underbust line as shown above. The bra cups should be separated from each other by a distance of not more than 1 inch. That is, each bracup should have a distance of 1/2 (half) inch from the centre line.

STEP4

Secure the position of the bra cup with office pins as shown on the  left bra cup  as shown on the STEP 2 image above.

STEP 5

Sew as shown below

I usually prefer not to sew round the bracup because that would entail having to cut the other side of the lining open and this gives a very untidy finishing. for this reason, i prefer to leave the uppermost side of the bra cup unsown to the fabric to allow for ease of movement of the bust.

STEP 6

Join the lining to the main fabric and sew together

The other side of the lining after attaching the bracup

Nudging

Well, this is what the front piece looked like when i was done with it. 

I DO HOPE THIS TUTORIAL HAS  BEEN HELPFUL. I KNOW THE PHOTOS ARE NOT VERY CLEAR BUT I PROMISE TO USE BRIGHTER FABRICS AND HIGHER QUALITY PHOTOS SUBSEQUENTLY. LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS IN THE COMMENT COLUMN BELOW. FOR MORE INQUIRIES AND TUTORIALS, SEND YOUR EMAILS TO maisonerex@gmail.com. Check out our fb page on www.facebook.com/maisonerex or follow us on twitter @maisonerex.

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HOPELESS DIARIES

When the strength goes away, when hope is lost, when the heart is chilled till its frozen, when the rising of the sun appears like the rise of affliction, when life loses its taste, when beauty is lost in ashes, when the morrow seems so far away, there still remains that little piece of candle burning. For me, its passion; for me, its desire and an expectation in the future....even though not so close. Of the things I cherish, I cherish the bright colours of fabrics for they inspire me. In certain moments when the day seems bleak and the night so dark, the bright colours of the fabrics remind me of a better tomorrow. The  bright colours of the fabrics make my heart wonder and soar in a world inexistent.  When the diaries speak hopeless, I aspire to inspire for in the moment when hope is drained, I've got this little light and am gonna let it shine.

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WHEN A MAN GRABS THE SKIRT

Today is a Friday; I know that you know but I want to remind you. True, today is a Friday and today, the winner of the tulle dress carts away the highly coveted price from my last post.

What was my question again? 1) Tell me what a tulle is. 2) Tell me what part of the dress posted is a tulle…the skirt or the gown.

ANWERS

1)      A tulle is a lightweight very fine netting, which is often starched. It can be made of various fibres, including silk, nylon and rayon (Wikipedia).

2)      The skirt.

Well, based on the answers above, the winner from the blog question is Christopher Charles who answered both questions correctly.

CHRISTOPHER CHARLES’ ANSWERS

1)      It is a nylon or silk net or sheer  that is mostly used for veils or ballet costumes

2)      This transparent/see through net is worn on the outside of the skirt from the waist down.

I hope the answers speak for themselves. Meanwhile, here are some of my shots from Studio B2B photo workshop. I met a wonderful model who has more selfies than anyone I have met my entire lifetime. She’s totally loveable. I won’t share her shots for now but expect them soooooon.

FREE DRESSESS

Sometime last week, I made a post about a giveaway coming to you from MAISON D’EREX. Now it here, live on the blog. Today on the blog  www.maisonerex.blogspot.com  is the DRESS CESSIDA. It aint just a dress actually; there are two parts to it- a dress and a skirt. For this week, we will be giving out the part of the dress that is a tulle. All you have to do to qualify for the giveaway is;

1)   Tell us what a tulle is….no much talk. You can google it

2)   Tell us what part of the dress is a tulle.

3)   All posts should be made in the blog www.maisonerex.blogspot.com on the comment column below any of the CESSIDA dress pictures

WHAT DOES A WOMAN REALLY WANT?

DEALING WITH HEART BREAKS

My heart is indeed broken and I cant but express it. Am lucky enough to have access to my blog today and I guess that's one big step towards getting my broken heart mended. I recall opening with enthusiasm this blog way back in 2013. I still recall the posts I made to this blog only to find out now that I had been posting to a google+ account. That shattered my heart but today, I start writing again and this time around, I wont stop. I am a fashion designer and I write for fun. Stay hooked up to my blog for the latest on my fashion label MAISON D'EREX.