Is it possible to wear your favourite suit and dress at the same time …? Well celebrity and Growing Up Hip Hop reality star Vanessa Simmons broke all the fashion rules over the weekend, wearing a sheer dress by UK-Congolese/Cameroonian designer Innocente Messy paired with a French Connection suit at the Simply Stylist conference in New York City.

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Styled by US-Nigerian celebrity wardrobe stylist Kanayo Ebi; the sheer banana Mercure tunic dress from Innocente Messy’s SS17 AFRICA IS NOT A COUNTRY collection retails at £70 available at www.innocentemessy.com

Innocente Messy’s second collection takes a powerful stand of unity to remind the world that AFRICA IS NOT A COUNTRY ... it's a CONTINENT, featuring nine fun and edgy ready to wear pieces with a hint of sporty chic.