Life Fashion

Friday, 16 August 2013

My thrifted dress

I love getting a fashionable item at a bargain. This is so true for this dress; my sister bought it for me from Hombakazi Vintage Cabin a.k.a. HVC in Port Elizabeth. I was so excited to wear it to the office, I felt very Mad men like.. I shook my hips as I walked down the corridors...with my bright lipstick and drinking scotch...ok so there was no scotch and my lipstick was not that bright..but I still felt good.

Tuesday, 6 August 2013

The Skip Fashion Exchange

We live in very interesting and exciting times. Your close circle of friends and sisters are not the only people from who's wardrobes you can shop and swap clothes. Think of The Skip Fashion Exchange as your extended circle of fabulously fashionable friends...who are looking to find a loving home for clothing they no longer wear but still love and and you can be that welcoming home.

Here is what you need to do; Go through your cupboard and select three items that you value, but you no longer fit into or wear.Wash, clean and mend these items so that they are in the best condition and bring them along to the Fashion Exchange.

These items will be evaluated and given a "value", you will then be able to swap for clothing items of similar value.

If this sounds like your kind of thing; visit the Skip website Here

The dates are as follows:

23 August 2013 / Johannesburg / The Maslow

MC Timothy Maurice Webster
Guest speaker Dion Chang
entertainment MuzArt

25 September 2013 / Pretoria / Bondev

MC Timothy Maurice Webster
guest speaker Dion Chang
entertainment MuzArt

23 October 2013 / Johannesburg / The Maslow

MC Anele Mdoda
guest speaker Khanyi Dhlomo

28 November 2013 / Johannesburg / The Maslow

MC Anele Mdoda
guest speaker Khanyi Dhlomo

Sunday, 4 August 2013

Warm..ish Sunday

The Jo'burg sun is slowly making its presence felt; this Sunday I enjoyed the rare warmth with this cropped ensemble paired with this really cool jacket from Kangol that I adore.

Friday, 2 August 2013

Casual Friday look

This is my casual Friday look at the office..a little casual, a little sheer,a lot of chic.

Friday, 26 July 2013

MATCHING GREEN

I very much enjoyed wearing this look because 1: These Mango pants are just fabulous and everyone wants them, 2: They cost me just R300 at a Mango sale 3:I had the perfect green neckpiece to match them with. Sometimes everything just comes together beautifully.

Monday, 22 July 2013

Random fashion

A lot of things we do need to make sense, they need to be logical. A man on the street with reasonable knowledge of the topic should be able to understand what you have written, what you are serving for dinner needs to follow some sort of acceptable taste pattern, the report you submit to your boss must be in a legible sequence. Fashion is one of the few areas where its ok if people don't get it. When asked what your thought process was, you can say I had no clear thought process..and expect no material judgement to follow. Fashion is the one place where you can have peanut butter and cheese..so to speak and not be called crazy.

Friday, 19 July 2013

Too cool for school!

This outfit was born of a bad hair day, a freebie Tshirt I have been wanting to wear for a while and a faux leather jacket that I bought at a vintage thrift store...the result is a what I consider a very cool look.
The Tshirt was a gift from The Stylista at the launch of their website; its designed by the cool Cult Collective. The design of my shirt is a play on Prada...Praduh. Cult Collective is an iconographic Joburg-based clothing brand that merges clashing references in a collage of prints taken from global street culture, art and music; the label was founded by William Ndatila and Miro Bijelich who say they’re trying to break the general mind-set of the local fashion industry. - source 10and5.com
The faux leather jacket is from Hombakazi Vintage Cabin (HVC), a very cute and thrifty vintage store from P.E. that will very soon be on line. Right now they do weekend sales and you can also spot them at craft markets and fairs in JHB and CTN.