So tell me, what makes a (style) blog successful?

   I know how much you guys love my outfit posts (and I'm very grateful for that) but if you've been following my blog from the beginning, then you know I strive for great content and not just pretty pictures. I want my blog to have a focal point so that if you ask me, "what is the purpose of your blog?" my answer would not be, "to show what I am wearing". 

I recently came across this old post from one of my favorite bloggers ever (and whom I had the pleasure of interviewing), KT REED OF KTRstyle and she talked about an issue which has had me pondering in the past. Actually, she brought up 2 points- What makes a blog successful and closely tied, What makes a blogger?
Now this is just my opinion and please feel free to disagree but a blog should be more than "Look at me with my Givenchy purse" and "I got these shoes for free" or "follow me, follow me, follow me!" I like to come back to a blog for content. Sure, I've been guilty of trying to build up my following but trust me, my comments are always sincere. If I do not admire nor appreciate your style nor your writing, I will not follow your blog for following sake.I am pretty good at knowing the "show offs" versus those that do it for the fun and passion.

A La Mode Casual Fridays

"Sometimes, it's the simplest and cheapest pieces that end up being your favorite."

That is the case with this outfit as well as a few others as well. I may have a $100 jacket here or there but it's a lot of times the simple things in my closet which I cherish the most.

Dashiki 2.0

My love affair with dashiki continues...

Also, say hello to my co-star in today's post...my nephew Caleb! 

Greek

I was never the cool girl in school...never was, never will. I was either blending in with the crowd or wishing I could blend in with the crowd. I have been called all sorts of rude names behind my back and to my face and have had some of the worst nick names ever. How does "gorilla", "fatty"or "massive legs" sound? Well, my own "coolness" kicked in after school.

One thing I did have that attracted the best of friends to me, was a good heart. 

Some days I want to just...fly away

Do you ever feel so overwhelmed at times that you just wish you could go to a far away country where no one knows you and just..stay there for a while. No banks nor phone companies calling you, no work-just you and the world. Well, I've been feeling like that a lot recently and if I had the means, I would definitely go somewhere like Dubai or the Bahamas or St Lucia! One can only dream right?...

And if you don't know, now you know...

Here's a tip for my fellow bloggers. Although I take 99% of my pictures on my own, I do like to get my pictures taken by someone else whenever I can and I have been teaming up with Jacky from sincerelymissj on some occasions to take each other's blog pictures! Jacky and I actually went to the same university so she's no stranger, haha.

"But we'll never be royal"

This past weekend was a long weekend for us here in Canada as we celebrated Victoria Day-well I personally didn't do much celebrating but I did hear and see some fireworks in my neighborhood!

White

There's some stupid unwritten rule I had read somewhere: "no white (especially white shoes) unless it's Labor Day."
 Well that's one of the most silly things I've ever heard! I think white is such a loud and vibrant color without doing much and there's just something about a lady in all-white.
Today is my country's National Day so to celebrate, why not do an all-white post?!
The skirt and top are both from H&M-2 very different sections of the store, lol.
I loved the mixture of the different textures of the fabrics and they ended up complimenting each other.

*Avez-vous deja entendue parle d'une certaine loi dans le monde du mode qui interdit la portee de la couleur blanche a part la journee de la fete de travail? Je pense c'es l'une des choses les plus stupides que je n'ai entendue de ma vie, haha. 
C'est la fete national de mon pays, le Cameroun et j'ai decide de feter avec cette jolie tenue blanche!*