Posts Tagged ‘fashion’

E-BAG LAUNCHES: LAUNER–BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT AT BMW INTERNATIONAL POLO SERIES

Contrary to popular belief, the game of Polo is not all stick and ball – in fact, as the oldest sport in the world; polo as popular spectator sport now faces serious competition during this seasons annual BMW International Series – by a handbag no less.  Royal Warrant Holder and Firm Favourite – quite literally of Britain’s most recent pin up girl aka HRH Queen Elizabeth II – the Handbag Royale by Launer is set to debut on the East Picnic Bank of swaggeringly beautiful Waterfall Polo Park in Sunninghill, new venue for the annual polo bash later this month.

The delectable crook candy favoured by notable longstanding members of the ruling class, launches Sunday 26th August where it will be fair game alongside Gosset 1584 champers, local bubbly Genevieve MCC and blow your mind gourmet picnic baskets brought to you by on-line fashion entrepreneur and e-bag.co.za founder and owner, Melanie Chong.

As it’s Cape Town Fashion Week I thought you should meet a fabulous South African fashion designer Michelle Ludek. Michelle spent time overseas honing her creativity and skills in Canada and Europe before returning to South Africa to fulfill her dream of creating ready-to-wear garments for women designed by women. Every one of Michelle’s creations are a perfect combination of fabric and form and I’m definitely ready to wear them!In fact I think that if Genevieve MCC were a dress Michelle would have probably designed it.

Read on and you’ll discover that Michelle’s impeccable taste doesn’t just stop at fashion! Read the rest of this entry »

Survive what’s left of winter by treating yourself to a taste of summer at the Cape Town Fashion Week (#CTFW). Extraordinary South African fashion designers will reveal their 2011 summer collections at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from the 14^th to the 16^th of July.

African Fashion International (AFI) @AFI_sa, the Cape Town Fashion Council and SA and Cape Town Tourism have carefully selected the designers they invited to participate. And, if the previous collections of these designers are anything to go by, it would seem that those on the selection team have outstanding taste.

Here are 7 of the designers that have been invited whose 2011 collections are sure to be awesome and whose talents are most definitely worth celebrating. Read the rest of this entry »

Here are 5 online shops that’ll give you the retail therapy you need without you even having to leave your chair. Pop a bottle of Genevieve, open your Internet browser and go shopping. All are South African and most have fabulous brick and mortar stores too

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Helen Mirren and Heather Morris did have the good sense to wear ‘champagne’ coloured gowns at the 68th Golden Globe awards on Sunday night, other than that it seems ‘Pink’ is the new black in Hollywood. Almost everyone wore a shade of it. Some are divine and some just miss. Read the rest of this entry »