7 September 2011

I got an email yesterday from Glamour Magazine , about a piece that they are doing for the December issue on women who have a very strong signature look , and they would like to feature me . This is so exciting. The shoot is next week . Wish me luck! 

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5 September 2011

One of my favourite blog's , Skattie ,what are you wearing? , Malibongwe Tyilo came through to show support and love at the opening.

Despite his busy schedule , with events lined up everyday that must be attended , he managed to come and take some pictures of the extremely stylish guests that night. It was great finally meeting Mali , and not just bumping into him for a quick snap. He is lovely.  Congratulations on receiving the Marie Claire Fashion Blogger of the year 2011 award. You deserved it! 


Check out the feature on  http://skattiewhatareyouwearing.blogspot.com/2011/09/thursday-evening-in-2-parts-missibaba.html

Check out his Fashion blog http://skattiwhatareyouwearing.blogspot.com/

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Day 110 . 10 .08.2011

21 days left until the opening and so much to do. I took a few street fashion shots for my dear friend and Fashion Editor of ELLE, Asanda Sizani last week Sunday at Cold Turkey. There were so many amazing individuals, who took pride in dressing up for the occasion.  Many of the women were camera shy; however I managed to persuade them into posing for the camera.

I was aware that they would be posted on the blog and I would receive credit for my work, but I didn’t expect the full on feature that was posted. Thank you so much to the ELLE team. You truly made my day

Check out the ELLE blog  www.elle.co.za

Check out my feature  http://www.elle.co.za/fashion/snap/

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Day 88 . 19 .07.2011

It’s my second day back at school, and I am feeling good about this semester. I am more focus on settling in than trying to do a lot in a short space of time. I know I am a natural at multi-tasking, however I was recently told by a concerned friend that she thinks I over work myself and that I will burn out before November. I found statement hilarious, but I am also aware that her statement might be true. So until I feel settled this week, only then will I continue work for the exhibition.

In my previous posts I spoke about Fashion week and strangely enough didn’t see the need to be snapping away and uploading images. This image below was spotted on the Elle website and next to me is Tshakgi Mannya of Aluxism, who is designing my two garments for the opening of my exhibition. Thank you for the feature Elle.

Here is a link to see my extremely stylish friends who have also been featured  http://www.elle.co.za/fashion/out-and-about-at-ctfw/  


Check out the Elle website http://www.elle.co.za

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Day 65 . 26 .06.2011

Wassup...

Iskapie had their launch last night at 'The Lounge' in Observatory last night. I loved the intimate space that the launch was being hosted in. It added to the visual feel of the line and Iskapie as a brand. I didn’t get any pictures of the models wearing the attire, because I came really late, but I got images of the pieces.

The launch focused on showcasing a few samples of the collection that will be dropping next month. Iskapie is currently stocking a few items from its collection at A-List ands they will be selling in other outlets later on the year. I will keep ya’ll posted.

Well done to the designer Lipato Shogole and his team. You guys killed it.

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Day 63 . 24 .06.2011

 

Hello

Two months ago, Marie Claire’s body columnist Zanele Mji, asked me to document an experiment for her at the Levi’s store at the V&A Waterfront store. The experiment was to prove that the new Levi’s Curve ID™ range had a pair of jeans for every kind of women, and surprisingly it was true.

Check out this link and read more about the range  http://marieclairvoyant.com/in-this-months-issue/calling-all-curves-3

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Day 44 . 05 .06.2011

Inspiration


On the 14^th post, which was on the 6^th May, I mentioned that designer and stylist Tshakgi Mannya of Aluxism approached me, offering to do collaboration in designing a garment for me to wear on the night of the opening of my exhibition. As I said in the last post, she is inspired by everything and that’s what Aluxism means. Her brand, Aluxism is the movement of being inspired, which is expressed in her own interpretation of her daily surroundings through fashion.

Ms Mannya is in Cape Town for the weekend and on Friday when we met, which was tons of fun, she mentioned ideas of creating a jumpsuit. One can never go wrong with a jumpsuit. She proposed using lace for the top half of it, and still hasn’t thought of the material for the bottom half. I love lace. If I had to give personality traits to the material lace, I would say it is sensual, feminine and understated. However, she also mentioned tea stains on the material. These are just ideas, so I will confirm the final design when I see her later on today.

I spent the day outside. I never thought it was this possible to experience so many moments of seeing beauty. This week’s weather was bewildering, as some days would start off warm and then an hour later extremely cold. The Gods were moody this week and finally today, they were at peace. My phone is giving my problems and so I can’t upload the image I took, and I didn’t take my camera with because I was walking the dogs. Have a beautiful Sunday and good luck to all those writing exams.

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