Durban Shot' Left

Durban is just one of those places I look forward to going to. I passed by last week on our way to the Bushfire music festival. That’s coming soon on the blog. I knew I wanted to take advantage of the weather. It’s always lovely seeing my friend Unathi who is my music fest half. We both love music festivals, although not so much for the music, more for the travel experience and fun.

I wore one of my favourite all time skirts from Mr Price

Mules are from Charles & Keith (Looooove these)

Bag from Zara

Sunglasses from CottonOn

Suited Up For Winter

One of my absolute favourite things is to wear vintage. 70% of my clothes are probably sourced from thrift shops that sell old vintage wear. I found this suit at such a spot on one of my hunting trips. The print is what got me at first and the price is always right at these places.

With winter steadily settling in, covering up is part of the deal unfortunately. I am no fan of winter and I must say I struggle with what to wear. Anyways I am loving this combo as it has the tones of winter but the silk fabric still gives me the pleasures of summer clothing. Have a great week ahead. 

Laid Back Denim

Denim has always been on trend. I feel like in the past few weeks I have been so inspired by denim trends I have seen. Budgets are still tight (for me that is) and spending sprees are not on my radar. I do however feel that I can re-use so much of what I already have to enhance my denim looks.

I found this cute jumpsuit at Mr Price. It’s just a simple stunner and very different from my other denim items. I paired it with a shirt and brogues for a more casual feel. I definitely see myself wearing this with heels and a blazer coat for a date night or meet up with the girls.

Try out different styles of denim as opposed to jeans. Denim Skirts are currently a huge thing. Buy one that won’t be quickly outdated. Nothing is worse that buying something only to wear it for one season.

Jumpsuit is from Mr Price

Shirt from Ackermans (Yep!!! school shirt)

Brouges are from Trennery @ Woolworths

WOMAN ENTREPRENEURS/ POP-UP BUSINESSES

Hi guys. Today on the blog I want to share my current shopping favourite. WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS.  I troll Instagram & I am constantly inspired by what I see. I hope you have seen the trending women who hold pop-up sales throughout the country promoting their brands. These women use social media to grow their brands and tell sell their products. I came across one of them Hombakazi Vintage Cabin on Facebook. I was immediately in awe of the label and what she was offering. I am a vintage crazed person so this was home for me.

Through this I discovered that she and other ladies across the nation hold pop-up stores for their customers. They get together and bring customers and array of fashion, beauty, health, accessories you name it.

I love this idea and when they are in Cape Town I am there to support. I am a woman who spends money on clothes & accessories & I want to spend my money on them. I support them because they bring quality to the table. They bring uniqueness and the ideas are great. I vowed to myself that I will buy more local and supporting women businesses is important to me as a woman. If you want unique pieces, not only vintage but to add WOOOOW to your closet, check out these ladies.

Here I wear a suit from Hombakazi Vintage CAbin. Top & bag are vintage from a thirft store in town. Shoes are from Zara.

Some of my favourites. Check then out on Instagram

@Hombakazi_Style_Kloset

@STREET_CHIC_COLLECTION

@NTOZINHLE_ACCESSORIZE

@RICHFACTORY

@DAINTYFROCKS

@BAGDITTA

There are many many others out there doing great things. Please support local.

 

 

Rocking The Daisies 2015

Hi guys. So rocking the Daisies. I have been attending this festival since 2012 and I have had some serious fun. This year was the festivals 10^th year anniversary. I attended with my friend Unathi who has been at my side since the start.

I won’t dwell much on the what & what not’s. I just wanted to share my festival style this year. I went for “simple slayage” as I would like to call it. I just wanted simple dressing this year.

Any festival questions you might have please halla at me. 

Mwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

The duodesk For Sunglass Hut/ Punk Avant Garde

Hi guys. I had such a great Monday this week. Theduodesk ala Crystal Kasper & Palesa Mahlaba were in town for the Sunglass hut Punk Avant Garde talk. If you don’t know who Palesa & Crystal are, well here is a quickie. They are the brains behind #theduodesk. Crystal is a very well established fashion blogger & stylist, check her site here. Palesa is a former True Love fashion editor & stylist. Both are well known faces in the industry and the turn heads wherever they go.

Crystal & Palesa teamed up with Sunglass hut to give a talk on the avant garde trend. Crystal explains the trend and its background on her blog here. In summary from what I got, the trend was started as a fashion rebellion by individuals who wanted a different identity and thus the punk inspired trend took off. To date the trend has been transformed and the duodesk emphasized that it’s all about making it your own. Take it in your stride and personalize the trend. Please don’t conform. Of course one key piece to have to tie the look together and give it the ultimate cool is a pair of sunglasses. The right pair of sunnies just pulls a look together and can transform your entire look.

I thoroughly enjoyed myself & made a new friend, which is always hard for me. I follow both Palesa & Crystal on social media. I always wondered what kind of women they are. To my delight they are both very kind people who made time for all our questions and wanting to take pictures. I asked them all sorts of questions and they were more than happy to oblige.

One of my questions was where is theduodesk going? What’s the intent? What can we expect? Their vision is an online publication that will be a source of style & beauty advice for women. I for one is looking forward to it. For more on the duodesk check out their social media handles @newhipisterstyle @simplypalesa @theduodesk.

Those Prints Again/ Loving a Good Mix

Hi guys. I hope the long weekend was blessed and a bliss for you. I had a quite one. One with little interruptions except those of the heart. Being in relationship ladies is one of the greatest parts of life. But at times boys can drive you the wrong way. Some times one just needs time alone. To avoid harsh words & regrettable actions, take a step back and re-group later with a clear mind. Anyways life moves on.

Now that I am done with the melodrama, here it is, the fashion & style. Forgive me for the image quality. Recently I am enjoying the socks and heels thingy. See here how I rocked them as well. I find it a great solution & easy when I am not in the mood for stalkings.

Layering is also another thingy I adopt at this time of the year when seasons change. It gets chilly at times then the sun comes up and then it gets cold again. If you live in Cape Town you will know what I mean. Try layering different patterns and colours and see how it goes. I like it because even if I remove the top layer, the layer underneath is still on point. If you want to try layering, use different textured fabrics & lengths so that all the layers can be visible. Again these are your clothes, wear them how you like and be unique.

Checked coat on top is thrifted, the botton jacket is from Anisa Mpungwe for Mr Price. The top is also from Mr Price & the Jeans are from Legit. The shoes are Woolworths & the fabulous clutch from Ntozinhle Accessorize.