This is an ode to Linda Ikeji‘s denim game! In case you haven’t noticed, popular blogger Linda Ikeji is in love with jeans or anything made from the denim fabric and her Instagram feed tells it all as 90% of the pictures she puts up has her sporting a look in denim. From ripped to washed and skinny legged to flare, we can bet Linda has a room filled with pieces of denim of all kinds and designs.
The media mogul loves to keep it simple and her style can be described as chic and refined. Her simplicity would explain her absolute love for all things denim but don’t be fooled by the pieces she she sports as they are a mix of mostly high-end international brands and local designers. We’ve selected a few of her casual looks to show you how she styles her denim.
The cool ways Linda Ikeji styles her denim…
Ikeji was born and raised in a Catholic family from Nkwerre, Imo State. She is the second child. She began writing at the age of 10. She finished secondary school at the age of 17 and, at 18, enrolled at the University of Lagos, where she studied English language. To assist her family and support herself through school, she had part-time jobs as a waitress, model and writer. Ikeji graduated from the University in 2004. In 2006, she started blogging as a hobby. At that time, the internet was not as prominent in Nigeria and she had to make her posts at a cybercafé
Linda Ikeji’s blog is apparently her biggest venture. After graduation, Ikeji started blogging in 2006. She became an active blogger in 2007 using a blogger sub-domain lindaikeji.blogspot.com and later obtained her domain www.lindaikejisblog.com. On August 22, 2016, on her blog, she announced the creation her online TV network, Linda Ikeji TV alongside other brands she was establishing. Linda Ikeji TV airs a variety of programmes ranging from talk shows, reality shows, TV series to Movies. The Network both produces some of its programmes and also buys TV contents.
Linda Ikeji also ventured into online radio broadcasting. The station is operated from the Linda Ikeji Media Office. Some of its programmes are broadcast live on Linda Ikeji TV. Linda Ikeji launched a social networking platform named Linda Ikeji Social on the domain name LindaIkejiSocial.com.
Ikeji runs a non-profit project themed “I’d rather be self made; No thanks”. In her interview with HipTV, she revealed that through the project, she assists young girls aged 16–25 who have great business ideas and are willing to venture into entrepreneurship. She gave out the sum of NGN10,000,000 in the Phase 1 of the project
Photo credit: IG | Officiallindaikeji
There’s no other Nigerian celebrity that has conquered the art of styling denim like Linda Ikeji. She definitely knows her way around piecing together a great look.