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Sheer lace Mixed with The Material
This is one style that deserves to come back after the pandemic. Sheer lace (usually black or skin-coloured) is mixed with the lace or Ankara neckline, usually at the sleeves or the neckline.
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Asymmetric Necklines
Asymmetric necklines were all the rave before the pandemic. They were a chic step away from boring and regular necklines.
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Layered Ruffles On Skirt
Layered ruffles on skirts look fun, girly, and charming, as evidenced by the numerous women seen rocking them in the months before the pandemic.
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Caped Dresses
You don’t have to be a superhero to wear a cape, and hundreds of women proved that with their regal-looking caped dresses before the pandemic.
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Ankara Jumpsuits
Who said you were confined to dresses and skirts with your Aso-Ebi? Ankara jumpsuits were everywhere before the pandemic and for good reason too. They were seriously cute!
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Half/Side Peplum Dresses
This is another style that shone before the pandemic. It is a twist on the popular peplum style. It involves a half peplum to the side of the dress.
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Off-Shoulder Floor-Length Dresses
This style was everywhere! It features an off-shoulder neckline on a floor-length dress. It is a sleek and elegant look that made heads turn.
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Dramatic Puffy-Sleeved Blouses
This style could be found at most owambe parties pre-pandemic. It featured puffy and dramatic sleeves on a blouse or dress. It was usually accompanied by a sweetheart neckline that added more to the splendour to the outfit.
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Double Slitted Dresses
This is similar to the high slit, but it features slits on both sides of the dress which gives it twice the allure as the high slit.
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High Slitted Dresses/Skirts
It involved a very high slit in a floor-length dress or skirt. The slits could be either at a side or in front of the dress. The length of the slit usually varied between knee-length and thigh-high.
These 10 styles trended before the pandemic, and we hope that they make a come-back after the pandemic.