THISDAY STYLE MAGAZINE 27TH SEPTEMBER 2020

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

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CONTENT

Fashion THE PULL OF THE TULLE

PG 3-6

• CAPSULES • COLOURS OF LIFE PG 10

TYE & DYE AFFAIR PG 14-15

MANY WAYS TO WEAR A SCARF PG 16

A TRIBUTE TO RUTH BADER GINSBURG PG 18-19

STATEMENT JEWELLERY

PG 20-21

You do not have to have a huge wardrobe to stand out when stepping out. We have pulled various looks in this edition from minimal selection of clothes to show you how you can maximize what you have and also get good mileage for your money.

Oftentimes, we do not do enough justice to what we have and as such, get very little from what we have invested so much in. The time has come to be more sensible with our funds and shopping sprees.

5 MINUTES WITH BANKE ALAWAYE PG 22

Photo Credit: Vera Vernerova @veravernerova Makeup: Zaron Cosmetics

THISDAY STYLE FASHION DIRECTAOR/EXECUTIVE EDITOR RUTH OSIME

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EDITOR PRINT OLUFUNKE BABS-KUFEJI EDITOR DIGITAL KONYE NWABOGOR

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SENIOR ART DESIGNER MATHIAS ARCHIBONG 07054965500 CONTRIBUTORS RUKY SALAKO ISIOMA USIADE IYANU AYODELE PHOTOGRAPHER TY BELLO DIRECTOR, PRINT PRODUCTION CHUKS ONWUDINJO 08077092196

This week we decided to push the envelope and focus more on creating looks on style rather than featuring people in style. It was a most exciting job pulling these looks together. From The Pull of the Tulle, to Tie & Dye Affair all the way to Statement Jewellery and Many Ways to Wear A Scarf.

It was amazing what we mixed and matched with just a few items to create so many looks.

Our fashion photographer, Vera Vernerova (who also specializes in wedding and aircraft photos), was totally on point and in sync with our message which made the whole process a smooth sail. I have to also thank Zaron cosmetics for the great job they did on our models. They were on ground to retouch as and when needed and did an amazing job.

We look forward to a lasting relationship with the brand. The models were also very professional and remained eager to please regardless of the long hours it took a to achieve our desired results.

When it comes to the world of beauty and fashion, no one knows the backstory. All they see is the end results. I liken it to childbirth. The nine month journey, then the excruciating labour and once the child is born, the pain of the labour is forgotten and everyone is happy about the safe delivery and health of the child. Everything else pales into insignificance.

So while you sit back and enjoy your read, always remember to put your best foot forward when it comes to anything concerning you especially your health if you are lucky enough not to have any ailments. Some people are not so lucky but regardless, they take good care of themselves and live beyond what curveballs life throws at them. When life throws them lemons, they make lemonades.

This month of September is the Sickle Cell awareness month and we feature Banke Olawaye who has been living with sickle cell. In her book The Warrior Within she talks about how best to live with the illness and the need to live your live to the fullest regardless of circumstance. Hers is a story of inspiration and courage to forge ahead. Her tale is bound to uplift someone out there that as long as you breath, always keep hope alive.

FASHION DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE EDITOR

STYLE & DESIGN

THE PULL

THISDAY Style Vol. 22, No. 9271 Sunday, September 27, 2020

STYLE & DESIGN

THISDAY Style Vol. 22, 9271 Sunday, September 27, 2020

photo credit: vera vernerova @veravernerova www.veravernerova makeup: zaron cosmetics

TULLE

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BY FUNKE BABS-KUFEJI

Fashion is wholeheartedly embracing tulle’s super sheer and slinky sister, silk organza and it’s the perfect OTT-yet-understated way to bring a serving of sass to your wardrobe.

The dreamy flowy organza has taken the fashion world by storm with every fashion designer and celebrity endorsing the fascination of organza and lace fabric as they can be used easily for many designs which can translate from day to night. Here are some amazing numbers by some of Nigeria’s top designers.

A delight to the eyes we must admit!

DRESS BY LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI STRIPE BROWN SILK SHIRT BY FUNKE ADEPOJU BLACK ORGANZA DRESS AND RED NET DRESS BY LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI

OUTER GREEN ORGANZA DRESS BY LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI PRINT SILK TUNIC BY FUNKE ADEPOJU

YELLOW NET DRESS BY LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI

NET DRESS BY LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI

INNER BLUE DRESS BY FUNKE ADEPOJU OUTER GREEN ORGANZA DRESS BY LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI

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STYLE & DESIGN

photo credit: vera vernerova @veravernerova www.veravernerova makeup: zaron cosmetics

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STYLE & DESIGN

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‘SHEER CHIC’

The sheer fabric is one of the most sensual fabrics to work with because of its ethereal appeal. They are easy to manipulate to either give the garment volume or exaggeration of certain aspects.

The type of net you use would determine the silhouette you aim for. This fabric is usually used to create sections of the garment or layered over a sturdier fabric in order to cover the garment in its entirety. It owes its popularity to the mystical aura that it generates when worn.

Origin and History Garments with elements of net can be traced back to ancient India as well as western civilizations. While historically the origin of this fabric remains unclear, it is apparent that it has been used for centuries. In terms of ethnic fashion, the oldest net saree is traced to the pre-Mughal era.

Net was used mostly by women in the court and as they gave away more and more of their belongings (as it was a custom to refrain from repeating garments), this style filtered into the sartorial choices of the common folk as well. Lace, which is considered a form of net, traces its origins to the Victorian Era. This was introduced to India during the British Empire and was worn when Indian women wanted to emulate the fashion styles of the British women.

The Making of Net Fabric When creating this fabric, the yarns of thread are looped, knotted or fused only at their intersections. This helps create open spaces between the yarns. This is how net fabric gets its light, gauzy look.

Style and variety There are many different types of net fabrics that are used in ethnic fashion. These are: Bobbinet This style of net is made with the help of hexagonal mesh. This enables the net to be very thin and transparent and is mostly used in bridal wear to add more fullness to the garment. Though it is very thin, this type of net can be found with stone or peal embellishments as the fabric is sturdy enough to support a few scattered adornments here and there.

Tulle This is also a hexagonal mesh however, it is specially made from yarns of silk or nylon. As a result, this style of net tends to be stiffer than Bobbinet, albeit still as thin and transparent. Like Bobbinet, it is used to create an illusion of fullness, especially for bridal attire. Due to their similarities in creation and usage, most artisans club these two types under bobbinet.

Fishnet This type of net is called this because it resembles a fisherman’s net. It is tied coarsely with larger openings in the yarn than its other counterparts.

Filet Net This form of net is made with the help of a square mesh. The holes that are formed are, therefore, hexagonal in shape and have a very diaphanous look.

Net Fabric can be used for a vast variety of applications. In ethnic fashion, it can be used to create sections of the saree, such as the pallu, and the dupatta of a salwar kameez set. In other cases, it can be used to create elements of the garment as opposed to the whole piece. For instance, it can be used as a layer over any other fabric to give the garment a fuller look. At the same time, it can be used to create aspects such as sleeves, a neckline, and hemline and so on.

Innovations Apart from being used to create garments, this fabric is also used to create a variety of household décor items such as cushion covers, curtains, table cloths and, in certain cases, lampshades. These are used across the globe with varying frequency. Indian fashion designers and fashionistas have widely used the net fabric to showcase spectacular net sarees, kurta, and net lehenga choli designs.

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The technique of making net fabric is also used to create hammocks, fisherman’s nets and in camping tents to create windows

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Before 1809, all net fabrics were made by hand. After that year, a machine was invented that allowed people to create net in a easier way.

Several Bollywood actresses like Preity Zinta, Katrina Kaif, and Kareena Kapoor have donned various saris or dresses made out of the net fabric, which look beautiful and fashionable at the same time.

Fabrics like cotton, wool, and silk have also been in comparison with Net fabrics. However the westernized look along with the traditional as well as comfort essence of this fabric makes it a winner.

Net fabric bear the biggest holes than the other variations in such related fabrics

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• PRINT SILK ROBE WITH VELVET TRIMMING BANKE KUKU RED SILK DRESS FUNKE ADEPOJU

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SILK PRINT TUNIC BY FUNKE ADEPOJU

YELLOW NET DRESS LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI

GREEN ORGANZA DRESS BY LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI

BLUE DRESS BY BANKE KUKU

BROWN STRIPED SILK SHIRT BY FUNKE ADEPOJU SHEER GREEN PALAZZO JUMPSUIT BY LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI GREEN SCARF BY BANKE KUKU

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CAPSULES

BY FUNKE BABS-KUFEJI

Capsules 48 Hmmmmm c’est la vie they say......indeed I must say cos life is funny like that.

I remember how I used to dream about the morrow wishing on the stars, looking for rainbows to paint in the colours of my dreams, in my mind life should be exactly how I wanted it and I painstakingly combed through the maze of providence wearing my goals on my face waiting for my own special dish, I remember the day my face fell and recourse was distant. I remember sitting there forlorn with the dust of my dreams flying with the wind. Wow, life, I had to take it in my stride or lay in a stupor of pity partying.

I remember my Uni days, we used to stare into oblivion whilst the teacher helped our young minds grasp the complexities of existentialism. I used to believe that in that space of “nothingness” answers to life’s questions hung on distant trees, I remember wishing answers could be provided so that one wouldn’t have to learn the hard way. The nightingale’s song caressed the mood and the tales of ancestors gone brought the iroko tree to prominence as many drifted in their minds to a time yet to come. The tomorrow we dreamt about yesterday is here, but what happened to our bucket list.

Many started out with strong foundations, one they believed was unassailable until life showed them that she did not understand the word “unassailable “ they had spent time building blocks of dreams and cementing with their peculiar experiences, then the vicissitudes came calling but the belief that their foundation was strong enough to carry the weight of any storm kept them going as no storm was supposed to be powerful enough to destroy a solid foundation.....but alas little did they know that there are challenges that can challenge your roots.

Conformity is off the table as you had watched that boat sail eons ago and outright rebellion is not on the menu either, so how does any pilgrim progress in a world where the fog has refused to lift, roadblocks, potholes, horrible miry clay all fighting an unending battle to keep one locked down....

We are besieged on every side and despite our courage in response, the fire meant to help with our ascent seems weak because of the “situational” damage to the souls of the saints.

No one told us it was going to be this difficult, our 2+2 is not adding up to 4 and it just does not make sense why.

The difficulty we experience oftentimes lie with our expectations, the belief that life owes us an easy pass because we were able to cross a few “t(s)” and dot a few “i(s)”, that should make the days of our lives less cumbersome but we then realise that there are still no guarantees and this is what actually drains.

There are days that the sun just refuses to come out and the spirit feels like an unending downpour of gloom.

There is something I have found to be true though, if God is your foundation, even when the tsunamis come, you will not be dragged to sea because your fate is already baked in faith.

As long as there is breath your story can change, I have seen the slave become the master and vice versa, that is why giving up cannot be an option. You must fight to stay sane, fight to keep afloat, your life was not given to you for you to endure it but for you to enjoy it, so I enjoin you to struggle through the defiant days because you will overcome because every trial has an expiry date, and it is foolish to choose to remain chained to a situation you have been rescued from, Ok so your husband is mean, respond with the only weapon of warfare that can neutralise his cruel streak..LOVE.... your wife is a shipwreck, take her to heaven’s gate, I hear they have awesome doctors there.... your friends are fiends, no wahala, introduce them to LOVE.... there is nothing on earth that love cannot heal.....you must have been told by now that there is a Balm in Gilead.

You need to develop a new skin called “let them say” and a new walk called “wakapass” a new smile called “maintain your lane” and a look you wear when you’re done called “end of discussion“ string them together and you will walk away from every problem life visits you with. Remember there is a Balm in Gilead, las las, you’ll be ok.

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Colours of Life with Koko Kalango

How To Get Back On Track After Your Faith Has Suffered Shipwreck As Christians, we are on ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World to That Which is to Come’, as goes the title of John Bunyan’s 1678 book. A shipwreck of our faith, a deviation on this journey, invariably results in loss of time and resources as we see from the story of Jonah, who chose to travel in the wrong direction to escape God’s call. But if we have strayed, we can get back on course.

In our last two articles, we considered 14 pointers to our faith having suffered shipwreck, and they included: complacency about our spiritual growth, carelessness over what we watch, listen to or read, making an idol of someone or something, allowing ourselves be carried away by popular opinion rather than God’s word, following negative role models, identifying with ungodly practices, pursing success at all cost, taking offence, and running after signs and wonders rather than God. Today we will see how we can pick up the broken pieces, repair our ship and steer the rudder back on course to our original destination.

COME TO TERMS WITH THE FACT A person who is lost and seeks help must first be able to identify where they are. When we come to terms with the fact that we are not where we ought to be, we are making progress. Then, we need to decide on our next course of action. There are really just two options; we remain where we are, or we make a change. (1 John 1:9) DESIRE CHANGE Realising one is lost is the first step. The next step is to do something with this knowledge. Should we decide to get back on track, that is good enough. All God needs is for us to acknowledgement that we have erred, repent and be willing to change. Now we must take the necessary steps to make that change. We may do this on our own or with the help of a rescue party. (Proverbs 28:13) RETRACE YOUR STEPS The road to the rescue begins with going back to the point from where we deviated. This is a journey that must be embarked on intentionally. It may be painful it is nonetheless necessary. When we go back to the point where we missed the right road, we must then locate it and prepare to move in that direction. Someone summarised it this way – ‘turn right and go straight’. (Luke 13:3) CUT THE TIES The right road is a straight and narrow one, on which we cannot take excess baggage. So, we would have to shed off any weight that makes the journey burdensome, which would include unforgiveness, materialism and secret sins. We would also need to cut off ties with any practice that contributed to our error such as dabbling with yoga, Halloween, mediums, New Age, Big Brother, etc. We would need to get rid of (preferably burn) books and other tokens that link us to a dark past. We must also forgive those needing our forgiveness and get forgiveness from those we have hurt. That way we close spiritual gaps and seal any hedge that has been broken so that we can make progress.

(Acts 19:19)

BUILD A NEW FOUNDATION Having turned the ship around, returned to where we veered off and severed unwanted ties, we must now prepare to set sail towards our original destination. We can liken this preparation to building a new foundation. To do this we must first repair the broken alter of our faith. In practical terms it means repenting and re-connecting to God. It is a brand new beginning. (1 Kings 18:30) GO FORWARD We go through the process of returning and reconnecting so we can advance in the right direction.

In short, we need to now keep the ship of our lives on course. To achieve spiritual advancement, we need to stay connected to God because we cannot do so by our own effort. The Holy Spirit is available to help us. When we abide in Him, we are fruitful. And we abide in Him by constant fellowship which includes worship, study of His word and prayer. We would also need to walk in obedience to Him through our thoughts, words and actions. (John 15:5) DON’T LOOK BACK Having done what it takes to make amends and get back on track, it is important that we do all we can to stay the course. Remember we are sailing against the tide so we can expect a rough ride. But because the reward at the end is literarily out of this world, we must be focused and not discouraged by the raging storm or wicked winds. The price for looking back is steep – ask Lot’s wife. (Hebrews 10:38) AYE AYE CAPTAIN! To sail successfully, we need to surrender fully to the captain of our salvation – the Lord Jesus Christ. Our response to His command or order should always be “I understand and will obey”. To surrender we must trust Him. There can only be one captain on a ship, and we need to be in agreement with Him for a smooth sail. We can wholeheartedly trust this Captain because He is the Way. Ironically, when we yield to His leadership, we enjoy the trip. When we listen to His instruction, we stay out of danger. Finally, as we make ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World to That Which is to Come’ we must always have our heart set on the destination and the price that awaits us on the distant shore.

‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart And lean not to your own understanding In all your ways acknowledge Him And He will make your paths straight’ Proverbs 3:6 BOOK - SEE WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE I have put together two testimony books under the title See What The Lord Has Done – Amazing Stories of God At Work Today. They each contains twelve experiences various people have had with God, covering accounts of answered prayers for protection, provision, direction, healing and so much more. The books are available on Amazon (Kindle), Konga, Okada Books and at Laterna Bookshop.

Koko Kalango is author Colours of Life devotional and host, Colours of Life show. contact@coloursoflife.org

STYLE & DESIGN

THISDAY Style Vol. 22, No. 9271 Sunday, September 27, 2020

STYLE & DESIGN

THISDAY Style Vol. 22, 9271 Sunday, September 27, 2020

photo credit: vera vernerova @veravernerova www.veravernerova makeup: zaron cosmetics

PANTS/TOP BY FUNKE ADEPOJU

PRINT SHIRT BY FUNKE ADEPOJU

TOP BY FUNKE ADEPOJU

PANTS BY BANKE KUKU

TIE & DYE AFFAIR

PANTS BY BANKE KUKU

PANTS/TOP BY FUNKE ADEPOJU

PANTS/TOP BY FUNKE ADEPOJU

Tie-dye fashion, which was once known for the classical primary school art and craft stuff, has today become a complete fashion trend of 2020. It has already emerged as one of the year’s biggest fashion trends.

Empowering and uplifting, tie-dye is a great way to inject some colour and fun back into your wardrobe, even if that’s just around the house. From active wear to loungewear, all kinds of fashion brands are using colorful patterns on their clothing pieces and we are absolutely in love with the trend too

BY FUNKE BABS-KUFEJI

HOW TO ROCK YOUR TIE DYE PIECES

KEEP IT EFFORTLESS: In case you think the trend isn’t for you, it is better to begin wearing the tie-dye pattern most straightforwardly. You can do this by giving just a touch of hue to your look through choosing an eye-catching garment, and pair it with some other simpler neutral tone pieces.

BE CREATIVE: If you’re one of those who like to create new outfits, then you can try color blocking and different fusion of prints such as tie-dye clothing with florals, polka dots, and vertical stripes.

BE COLORFUL: We suggest newbies to wear neutral colors with tie-dye garments, however, if you are ready to up your fashion game, then combine your tie-dye clothing with garments that are in a similar color range as your tie-dye apparel.

Step 1: Pick your materials Before any dyeing can commence, you have to pick out what exactly it is that you’re going to tie-dye and what materials you’re going to use to do it.

Step 2: Mix your dye with warm water Once you’ve chosen what dyes to use, just add them to a squirt bottle or pot/bucket with warm

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water and mix together.

Step 3: Create a tie-dye pattern of your choice with rubber bands There are tons of different patterns to choose from when tie-dyeing. You can scrunch and tie your garment with rubber bands, fold your garment and clamp it together, or even stitch your garment together to create various effects.

Step 4: Soak your rubber-banded garment in water to prepare it for dyeing Before dyeing, it’s important to soak your garment in warm water to get the fibers ready to take in the dye. Add a little bit of soap to the warm water mixture. The fibers need to be clean and rid of any other chemicals before dyeing.

Step 5: Put on gloves. Add your tie-dye to the desired area. Once your gloves are on, start dipping your garment or pouring the dye mixture onto it. For darker shades, you can soak your garment in a bath of dye. The longer you let it soak, the darker your garment will become.

Step 6: Wrap in cling wrap and let sit Once you feel like your design is finished, take it out of the dye and wrap it in plastic wrap to keep the moisture locked in. As for how long to let it sit, it’s up to you.

Step 7: Rinse out until the water runs clear Whether you chose to soak your design for 6 or 48 hours, once the buzzer buzzes, you need to then rinse out all of the dye using cold water. Take out the garment once the water runs clear.

Step 8: Wash (alone) on a cold cycle The last step in the tie-dye process is to wash your newly technicolor garment in the washing machine using cold water.

Important: wash it alone. Dyeing one item of clothing every color of the rainbow is one thing, dyeing an entire load is a whole other story.

SHIRT BY FUNKE ADEPOJU DRESS BY BANKE KUKU

SHIRT/ DRESS BY BANKE KUKU

DRESS BY FUNKE ADEPOJU BANKE KUKU

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THISDAY Style Vol. 22, No. 9271 Sunday, September 27, 2020

STYLE & DESIGN

MANY WAYS TO WEAR A SCARF Scarves are so much more than an accessory, they’re a year-round necessity.

With their pretty prints and breezy materials, scarves can be your go-to wardrobe piece now with the right tying techniques!

COW NECK SCARF

With a rectangle scarf, take two of the corners of the widest part of your scarf and tie them behind your neck. With the remaining two corners, tie them around the small of your back.

SCARF BUSTIER

Fold your scarf long ways to your desired width and center it at the front of your chest. Bring the ends to the back and tie them in a knot that’s parallel to the front. Make sure it’s secure, bring the ends of the scarf around to the front again and tuck them in to create a sweetheart neckline effect. Secure with safety pins for an extra precaution.

ONE-SHOULDER WRAP

With a rectangle scarf, take the two ends on the

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smaller side and tie them together. Slip your arm through that hole. Take the long part of the scarf and wrap it diagonally across your chest. Bring it around to the back and continue wrapping the scarf until you run out of material. Tuck in the end of the scarf into one of the layers. Secure with safety pins if desired.

SCARF HALTER TOP

Take a large scarf or wrap and hold it lengthwise across your back near your shoulder blades — similar to how you’d hold a towel you’re about to wrap up in. Bring the two ends to your front and cross them at your chest. Cross the ends again at your chest. Bring the ends around to the back of your neck and tie a simple knot.

STYLE & DESIGN

THISDAY Style Vol. 22, No. 9271 Sunday, September 27, 2020

A TRIBUTE TO

RUTH BADER GINSBURG “Notorious RGB”

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, née Joan Ruth Bader was born March 15, 1933, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. and died September 18, 2020. She was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 to 2020, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

Ginsburg began to go by the name “Ruth” in kindergarten to help her teachers distinguish her from other students named Joan. The Baders were an observant Jewish family, and Ruth attended synagogue and participated in Jewish traditions as a child. She excelled in school, where she was heavily involved in student activities and earned excellent grades.

Ruth entered Cornell University on a full scholarship. During her first semester, she met her husband Martin Ginsburg, who was also a student at Cornell. Martin, who eventually became a nationally prominent tax attorney, exerted an important influence on Ruth through his strong and sustained interest in her intellectual pursuits. She

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was also influenced by two other people both professors whom she met at Cornell: the author Vladimir Nabokov, who shaped her thinking about writing, and the constitutional lawyer Robert Cushman, who inspired her to pursue a legal career.

Ruth completed her legal education at Columbia School, serving on the law review and graduating in a tie for first place in her class in 1959.

Despite her excellent credentials, she struggled to find employment as a lawyer, because of her gender and the fact that she was a mother. At the time, only a very small percentage of lawyers in the United States were women, and only two women had ever served as federal judges. However, one of her Columbia law professors advocated on her behalf and helped to convince Judge Edmund Palmieri of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to offer Ginsburg a clerkship (1959–61). As associate director of the Columbia Law School’s Project on International Procedure (1962–63), she studied Swedish civil procedure; her research was eventually

published in a book, Civil Procedure in Sweden (1965), cowritten with Anders Bruzelius.

Hired by the Rutgers School of Law as an assistant professor in 1963, she was asked by the dean of the school to accept a low salary because of her husband’s well-paying job.

In 1970 Ginsburg became professionally involved in the issue of gender equality when she was asked to introduce and moderate a law student panel discussion on the topic of “women’s liberation.” In 1971 she published two law review articles on the subject and taught a seminar on gender discrimination. As a part of the course, Ginsburg partnered with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to draft briefs in two federal cases.

During the remainder of the 1970s, Ginsburg was a leading figure in genderdiscrimination litigation. In 1972 she became founding counsel of the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project and co-authored a law-school casebook on gender discrimination. In the same year, she became the first tenured female faculty member at Columbia Law School. She authored dozens of law review articles and drafted or contributed to many Supreme Court briefs on the issue of gender discrimination. During the decade, she argued before the Supreme Court six times, winning five cases.

In 1980 Democratic U.S. Pres. Jimmy Carter appointed Ginsburg to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Washington, D.C. While serving as a judge on the D.C. Circuit, Ginsburg developed a reputation as a pragmatic liberal with a keen attention to detail. In 1993 she delivered the Madison Lecture at New York University Law School, offering a critique of the reasoning, though not the ultimate, holding of Roe v. Wade (1973), the famous case in which the Supreme Court found a constitutional right of women to choose to have an abortion. On June 14, 1993, Democratic U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton announced his nomination of Ginsburg to the Supreme

Court to replace retiring Justice Byron White. Ginsburg became known for her active participation in oral arguments and her habit of wearing jabots, or collars, with her judicial robes, some of which expressed a symbolic meaning.

She identified, for example, both a majority-opinion collar and a dissent collar. Early in her tenure on the Court, Ginsburg wrote the majority’s opinion in United States v. Virginia (1996), which held that the men-only admission policy of a state-run university, the Virginia Military Institute(VMI), violated the equal protection clause. Rejecting VMI’s contention that its program of militaryfocused education was unsuitable for women, Ginsburg noted that the program was in fact unsuitable for the vast majority of Virginia college students regardless of gender. Ginsburg attracted attention for several strongly worded dissenting opinions and publicly read some of her dissents from the bench to emphasize the importance of the case.

Two such decisions in 2007 concerned women’s rights. The first, Gonzales v.

Carhart, upheld the federal PartialBirth Abortion Ban Act on a 5–4 vote.

Ginsburg decried the judgment as “alarming,” arguing that it “cannot be understood as anything other than an effort to chip away at a right [the right of women to choose to have an abortion] declared again and again by this Court.”

Similarly, in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire, another 5–4 decision, Ginsburg criticized the majority’s holding that a woman could not bring a federal civil suit against her employer for having paid her less than it had paid men. Ginsburg argued that the majority’s reasoning was inconsistent with the will of the U.S. Congress—a view that was somewhat vindicated when Congress passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, the first bill that Democratic U.S. Pres. Barack Obamasigned into law.

With the retirements of Justices David Souter in 2009 and John Paul Stevens in 2010, Ginsburg became the most senior justice within the liberal bloc. She wrote dissents articulating liberal perspectives in several more prominent and politically charged cases. In part because of her increasing outspokenness, Ginsburg became, during the Obama administration (2009–17), a progressive and feminist folk hero. Nevertheless, some liberals, citing Ginsburg’s advanced age and concerns about her health as she was twice a cancer survivor and apparent frailty, argued that she should retire in order to allow Obama to nominate a liberal replacement. Others, however, pointed to her vigorous exercise routine and the fact that she had never missed an oral argument urges that she should remain on the Court for as long as

STYLE & DESIGN possible. For her own part, Ginsburg expressed her intention to continue for as long as she was able to perform her job full steam. After 27 years serving as a justice on the Supreme Court, and as the oldest, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg On activism “So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.”

“Don’t be distracted by emotions like anger, envy, resentment. These just zap energy and waste time.”

On the fight for equality “I ask no favour for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.”

“Women will have achieved true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.”

“Feminism is the notion that we should each be free to develop our own talents and not be held back by manmade barriers.”

On her life “My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.”

“I remember envying the boys long before I even knew the word feminism, because I liked shop better than cooking or sewing.”

On how she would like to be remembered “I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.”

On becoming known aa the ‘Notorious RBG’ “It was beyond my wildest imagination that I would one day become the Notorious RBG. I am now 86 years old and yet people of all ages want to take their picture with me.”

On Education “My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady, and the other was to be independent. The study of Law was unusual for women of my generation. For most girls growing up in the ‘40s, the most important degree was not your B.A., but your M.R.S.” On Having it All “You can’t have it all, all at once.

Which man or woman has it all, all at once? Over my lifespan I think I have had it all. But in different periods of time things were rough. And if you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.”

On living with Cancer “Justice O’Connor had set the model. She had breast surgery and she was on the bench nine days after her surgery. She said, ‘Now, Ruth, have your chemotherapy on a Friday. That way, you have the weekend to get over it.’”

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died on September 18, 2020 due to complications from metastatic pancreas cancer at the age of 87 after fighting a remarkable battle.

HER LOVE STORY Martin and Ruth were married in June 1954, nine days after she graduated from Cornell. Their story began after Ruth arrived at the Cornell University campus in 1950. They formally met on a blind date, though it was only “blind” on one end. Marty, already a sophomore, had urged a friend to set him up with the cute new freshman.

Before long he realized that this petite beauty was a cerebral powerhouse, an observation that wasn’t lost on his soon-to-be inseparable companion.

As Ruth later recalled, “He was the first boy I ever knew who cared that I had a brain.” Friends marvelled at how these two seemingly contrasting spirits matched up: Ruth came across as shy and timid, Marty was the clown, the life of the party; she was prompt, meticulous and thorough; he cut class to play golf.

But for all the surface differences, there was also the undeniable bond of their joint Brooklyn-area origins, adherence to the Jewish faith and intellectual capacity to examine and impact the world around them. They partnered together to raise their daughter, Jane, while they both completed coursework.

The supreme justice spoke about her relationship with Martin, saying: “In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other. So, for example, when Marty was intent on becoming a partner in a New York law firm in five years, during that time, I was the major caretaker of our home and child.

But when I started up the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, Marty realized how important that work was.”

In 1993, when Ginsburg was nominated by President Bill Clinton to become a Supreme Court Justice, she spoke about Martin and how his level of support was instrumental in her pursuing her work.

“I have had the great good fortune to share life with a partner truly extraordinary for his generation, a man who believed at age 18 when we met, and who believes today, that a woman’s work, whether at home or on the job, is as important as a man’s.” During his final year after the birth of their daughter, Marty was diagnosed with a rare form of testicular cancer when Ruth attended classes and took notes for her sick husband. “We had nearly two whole years far from school, far from career pressures and far from relatives, to learn about each other and begin to build a life,” he once said about their life together. After the couple celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary, Marty died four days later of complications from metastatic cancer. After his death, she delivered a speech to a group of lawyers and judges that was meant to have been delivered by her husband. The couple has two children, Jane Carol Ginsburg — a law professor at Columbia University, and — James Steven Ginsburg — founder and president of the Chicago Classical Recording Foundation — along with four grandchildren.

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Statement jewelry it is one of my favorite because it conveys a strong message without actually saying a word. Just remember anytime you need to perk up our outfits, statement jewelry comes to the rescue. With the right chunky necklace or pair of sparkly statement earrings, your outfit will come alive and looks even more stylish.

DANGLE EARRINGS Collarbone-length dangle earrings Chandelier earrings are back with a vengeance – and everyone is wearing them.

Earrings are the perfect way to jazz up any wardrobe, and can be easily worn without any complementing jewelry. They are feminine, stylish, and can be found in a wide assortment of precious metals, textures, and designs. Chandelier earrings add just the right amount of color and shine NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S CLIP-ONS Remember the clip-on earrings your grandma tried to give you right after you got your ears pierced and you just weren’t having it? Well, call your granny and apologize, because chunky earrings with vintage vibes are huge PILE THEM ON Upping your stacking and layering game in jewelry has become stronger than ever as a trend and is a style that’s here to stay. It’s another way of playing with our jewelry to achieve more looks and get more mileage out of our wardrobe. It’s

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The more the merrier.

CHARM NECKLACES Skip the charm bracelets and go straight to long, dangly charm necklaces. It seems that charms are like chocolate; you keep wanting more. And you are in luck, Whether you prefer a neckmess referring to seemingly haphazard and tangled looks or graduated layers or one necklace dangling with multiple motifs and medallions, you can keep adding and new pieces to favourites and continuing your ‘charming story’.

SUPERSIZE HOOPS Give your dainty hoop earrings a break and invest in a large pair for 2020. The oversize style is a must have this year PEARL EVERYTHING I, for one, am glad pearls are here to stay in 2020. For this year, designers have create sculptural shapes out of this object in addition to embracing a pearl’s more natural shape.

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As September is the month of Sickle Cell, we feature Banke Alawaye. Her book The Warrior Within is a captivating narrative of the journey of a woman living with Sickle Cell. It gives a vivid peek into what life looks like through her lens; her expectations, fears, challenges and how she triumphs in spite of life’s numerous hurdles. It’s the story of how she learnt to unleash the warrior within her with the singular mission to make mouthwatering lemonades from the lemons life has thrown at her. It’s a chronicle of her victories which started with a little change of mindset. In this easy-to-read book, filled with liberating nuggets – craftily woven into her personal life-story – reminds us that we can live at our best regardless of the challenges we face. For her, it was living with sickle cell. For another, it could be any chronic illness or just facing the vicissitudes of life. This is a friendly assurance that we can win and keep winning.

As a young child/adult growing up with sickle cell, what was your mental state of mind?

As a young child growing up with sickle cell, I went through a phase when I believed that the reason I experienced the painful episodes was my behaviour or inherent goodness. I couldn’t understand why I went through all this pain when everyone around me did not go through the same. I was convinced that if I could just be good enough, then the pain wouldn’t come.

Why is the infancy survival rate still so low in Nigeria and what are the symptoms of SS in babies?

Nigeria has the most number of people living with sickle cell in the world. It’s reported that about 150,000 babies are born every year with sickle cell and over 70% die before age five.

Complications arise in babies with sickle cell when the diagnosis is not done at birth. Symptoms in babies usually don’t show up until around six months old. Some of the symptoms of sickle cell in babies include handfoot syndrome, anaemia and infections.

When diagnosis is done early on, targeted treatment can take care of many of the early symptoms that occur, giving the child a better chance at survival.

You have broken the myth that people living with sickle cell have a short life span because you are already middle-aged and look good. At this point, what are the kind of things you avoid doing so as not to set off triggers?

Over the years, I have come to recognize my triggers and know how to avoid most of them. The weather affects me in various ways. If it’s too hot and I become sweaty and dehydrated, it can trigger a crisis. I drink about three litres of water daily to stay hydrated.

The cold can also cause a crisis. I try very hard not to be caught in the rain. There’s something about getting wet in the rain that chills me to my bones and triggers a crisis. I generally try to maintain an even temperature as much as I can. I always carry a large scarf in case there’s a sudden change in weather and I need to get warm.

General ailments like a cold or malaria can also bring on a crisis, so I try very hard to avoid what I can. I’m always eating foods and fruits that boost the immune system and I take anti-malaria medicine to reduce the chances of catching malaria.

I also realise that extreme emotion can trigger a crisis so I do try to manage my reactions to everyday stressors.

I use breathing techniques, meditation and prayer to keep myself grounded.

What does a crisis feel like and what was the worst you have ever had? Some have had to have bone marrow transplants to make their ailment better.

What are the risks and benefits of such operations?

A crisis is a painful episode brought about as a result of the sickle cell condition. Each episode can last anything from a few hours to several days.

Crisis pain is intense and unrelenting. It feels like my body is breaking into a thousand pieces and each break

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aches intensely. The pain can be anywhere from the top of my head to my toes.

The worst episodes always involve some sort of chest problem. Acute chest syndrome is a complication of sickle cell caused by sickling in the blood vessels in the lungs. My worst crisis was an episode that landed me in a coma. I give a full account of the coma experience in my book.

tells about my journey with sickle cell, I believe that there is a message that resonates with everyone.

The book is being published by Tanus Books and I’m really excited to see it come to life. I had wanted to write this book for many years but always felt I did not have the time to write. Giving myself a goal of getting it ready in time for my 50th birthday actually spurred me to get it done.

Aside from AA, AS and SC, there is also another blood group called SC. Can you tell us more about this group and it’s implications. How do they differ from the three more commonly known groups?

SC is a variant of sickle cell. People with SC generally tend to do better than people with SS. They have fewer painful episodes and longer life expectancy.

A person with AA is free from sickle cell and a person with AS is said to carry the trait. They have one S (sickle) gene which can be passed on to their children.

If a young couple, very much in love and are both AS and who know what the odds against them are, were to approach you for advice about getting married.

What will you tell them?

I will tell them that love does not take the pain away.

The love they have for each other will not stop the lifetime of pain that they will inflict on their offspring.

They need to be ready to make some hard choices in life. They can choose to pick love over having biological children. That’s one way to deal with it. Another might say, perhaps their child could have a bone marrow transplant. Is their love prepared for the many doctor’s visits and bills before this becomes a reality. Or that the procedure may not work?

The genotype question is one to ask very early on in a relationship. Before you’ve spent years waiting on someone, ask the meaningful questions so that you don’t even find yourself asking if love is more important.

How risky is it for a carrier to have a baby? You have one, what was your journey of pregnancy like and what gave you the courage/confidence to take that plunge?

Women who have sickle cell can have healthy pregnancies, although they are more prone to having pre-term babies and other complications. For me, pregnancy was pretty smooth as regards regular pregnancy complications. I didn’t have morning sickness or any other pregnancy complication.

My main pregnancy worry was that I had several crisis episodes during the pregnancy and couldn’t be given the full pain relief that I needed. This made my pregnancy a serious test of endurance. In the end, my daughter was born early because of the frequent crisis.

At what point did your view on the possibility of longevity of your life change and why?

It was a gradual shift, which I first noticed some time after my daughter was born. Initially, I was just concerned about her. I wanted to be there for her and look after her myself.

And then after I recovered from the coma, I realized that I could have died but didn’t. So what if, God has plans of a long life for me? Will I just spend it waiting it for the end?

I also started to notice positive role models, older than I was, living with sickle cell and doing well.

I believe that all of these and many more smaller events combined to change my outlook and create a desire to be more intentional.

You recently wrote a book. What inspired you to write it and how did you feel when it got published?

The book is titled The Warrior Within. I was inspired to write it by the many sickle cell warriors and families of warriors that I have had the privilege of talking to over the years. I came to realize that people take comfort from knowing that they are not alone and that there is hope and light at the end of the tunnel. While the book

Living as a carrier, and also living a healthy life, what key things do you advice carriers to embrace more so as to get the best out of what life has to offer them?

We all have good and bad days.

For me a bad day means I’m having a crisis. When I feel one of these coming up. I start to examine my choices over the last few days. What have I done to bring this on? Have I been dehydrated, stressed, cold etc?

There are various factors that could bring up a crisis and everyone is unique in how these factors affect them.

Sometimes I can push through. And I usually do this because I don’t want to let people down. There’s a little voice in my head that challenges me to be as able as the next person. I won’t cancel a commitment if I can help it. But honestly, this is only possible if it’s a very mild episode.

There are times when I have to admit defeat and stay in bed or even go to hospital. That is a bad day. I am grateful for all the good days and the bad days that make me appreciate the good ones all the more.

Living with sickle cell or any other chronic illness, first you need to get information. Find the experts, understand your condition and treatment options.

With sickle cell, I believe that it’s best to be under the care of a specialist doctor - a hematologist. They just understand it better and know what to look out for. When you have found your specialist, then follow doctors orders. There will be some kind of daily regimen of medicines to be taken. Keep up with your medications and know your triggers and limits.

And finally, a positive mental attitude goes a long way to improving one’s life experience.