I have an undying love for Ankara and Adire! Lace, especially those heavy ones just turn me off, I feel awfully ancient in them. I would never be caught in one of those……at least I thought so until…..Amelia decided to get married…..

11^th May, 2013….one of the best mornings I’ve enjoyed in Abuja since the sun came out in its full shine this year; curled up in my duvet hoping the day would start and end in this bed of mine…the horrible ring tone from my phone jerks me awake, I knew this wasn’t going to be a very pleasant call coz I fell off the bed rushing to stop the phone from killing my old landlady in her sleep. “Hey there, don’t tell me you’re still asleep ke…wake up joor”; Amelia’s voice practically screeching in my ears from the other side of the phone; sounding overly excited as usual. “Your aso-ebi is ready o, come and pick it up this morning coz I’m travelling in the next 45mins”.

 

My life just ended with that call….anyway, Kampala shorts on, tank top on and yes…my life saving mouth-wash (saving other people’s lives of actually). 10mins drive and here I was….thinking that the call was the worst thing that could happen to me today. My aso-ebi, there in the bed, neatly folded in a transparent pack…..LACE!!!

 

I get that she’s getting married to a Yoruba man but, lace??? Like seriously?! This is Abuja, the weather is hot, AC or Moscow….the sun is mean these days. I’m almost cursing in Idoma! I had been talking continuously non-stop for almost 7mins only to turn around and find our Iyawo MIA (missing in action), talking to me from the dining area…she didn’t care. I know she won’t change the aso-ebi just coz I don’t like Lace, but some sort of care wouldn’t be bad right now!

 

Altine! This Lace is going to be the talk of the day on you guys…it’s 53k a piece o! That would get me a nice Ankara, beautiful shoes, and Gele to go…..well that’s not the point here, the thing’s that Lace is just not “IT” for me. She practically pushes me out of her house, and I still dropped her off at the airport! Heading back home I’m thinking of ways to make this Lace thing work for me. Ding-dong…..there!!!

We’re five pretty ladies (batting lashes) as her friends in “Lace”….all friends, I have their numbers, and we’re close too. That’s just all I needed. It’s Saturday, girls like movies, cup-cakes and ice-creams…..I’m on this game right here. 5.00pm….few comments on who wore what and if it fits, the usual girl gossip at the right rendezvous – Silverbird Galleria! Tired and anxious, anticipating ruining Amelia’s Lace plan n chip in some Ankara spirit. So, I just carelessly mention how I saw a nice mix of Ankara and Lace (I never saw it) and how it’s the in-thing. There we go…..all ears on deck….”I’m so making my Lace have the same effect…” and my dear Susan said “that’s what I’ve instructed my tailor to do o!”….which isn’t true coz Amelia told me only I and Anna have collected our aso-ebi.

 

Anyway, so I succeeded in my coup against the Amelia-Lace syndrome….she doesn’t know this yet…..come 16^th June, 2013.