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The Ankara Queen

Hello there! My name is Brenda and I am a thirty something year old mid size fashion lover. I have been blogging and creating content for about 15 years now with no sign of slowing down.

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The Ankara Queen

The 8 Best Shoes to Wear With a Maxi Dress

Maxi dresses have been in fashion for a long time, and for good reason. They are comfortable, versatile, and can be worn for many different occasions. However, one of the most common dilemmas women face when wearing a maxi dress is deciding what shoes to wear with it. The right shoes can make or break […]

11 Great Short Dresses to Wear as a Wedding Guest

A lot of us grew up understanding that when it came to formal events, you were expected to wear long dresses. They are regarded as more appropriate at special events such as weddings. It was only from my teenage years that I started to accept the fact that a cocktail dress could also be seen […]

6 Ideas of What to Wear With a Bralette

Bralettes are similar to camisoles. They tend to be worn underneath other tops due to their more revealing nature. Some consider bralettes to fall under the category of lingerie. Nowadays, bralettes can be worn as tops to create chic casual yet sexy outfits. These bralettes tend to be longer in nature than the ones you […]

7 Outfit Ideas to Wear on A Blind Date

Blind dates can be either really exciting or really nerve-wrecking. There does not seem to be any between. I have personally never been on a blind date, however I know some folks who have been on one. Meeting someone for the first time is already scary enough, now meeting someone you may show romantic interest […]

6 Tops to Wear with Leather Pants or Leggings

With temperatures slowly starting to rise and sunset occurring later and later, now is the perfect time to plan your wardrobe for the next warmer seasons. Leather pants are a great item to use as a transitional piece across different seasons. During the colder months, they provide a little extra warmth and during the Spring, […]

10 Outfits to Wear for a Night Out at the Club

I was never and have never been big on the club scene. Don’t get me a wrong, I was curious when I turned 16 as to what a club was like. This was back when I was in Cameroon. After my High School class had finished our last exam, we defied the school’s administration and […]

6 Ways to Wear a Flannel Shirt – For Women

Flannel is back! Well, it has been for a while if I’m being honest. It never truly left but what did occur is the prints used to make a flannel shirt became cool and trendy. A lot of people use ‘flannel’ and ‘plaid’ interchangeably, but did you know they do not mean the same thing? […]

What to Wear With Yoga Pants All Year-Round

I don’t know when exactly it happened but somewhere between 2015 and now, yoga pants became women’s most comfortable pants. We started seeing them appear outside of the yoga studio more often. They could be seen in classrooms, at the mall and of course, in home offices. As the years go by, women have been […]

The 9 Best Shoe Colors to Wear With a Navy Dress

Navy is one of those colors that some people consider just as neutral as black and grey. I am one of those people if you’re wondering. It’s subtle enough to not cause any distractions while still adding a gentle touch of color to an outfit. It’s also one of the most popular colors of men’s […]

9 Outfit Ideas You Can wear to a Broadway Show

Nowadays, when you mention the word Broadway, people immediately associate it with theatre and live plays. That word has become symbolic with the theatre industry. Broadway in Manhattan, NY is known widely as the heart of the American commercial theatrical industry, and is used as a metonym for it, as well as in the names […]