Last week saw the annual Design Indaba Expo return to the CTICC in Cape Town. So I headed off to take a look at what was on offer. It felt like every other Capetonian had the same idea judging by the crowds flocking to the Centre. Although I went mainly to drool over the fashion exhibits, there was so much more to see because the Expo also features art, fashion, architectural design, jewelery, photography and household accessories to name but a few. I was amazed at the incredible talent located under one roof . What a proud South African I was.

This is a student from Cape Town College of Fashion Design and her garment made with condoms!

Stiaan Louw had a stall..Love his designs

True to form I hung out at the big fashion ramp where local designers showcased their new ranges. I loved Jacoba – extraordinary talent, well done! After their show I flew over to their stall to see the garments up close. Thought I’d be appalled by the prices but instead, they were really reasonable.

Jacoba

What would an occasion like this be if one didn’t try to “Spot the Celeb” in the crowds. In between gawking at all the exhibits I spotted Noeleen from SABC’s 3 Talk and my special favourite, Pnina Fenster, the Editor of Glamour magazine. I saw her a mile off. She looked absolutely magnificent….all in black with a classy Louis Vuitton handbag. Now, I have a confession to make. Whilst I might have a big mouth when blogging it is quite another matter in real life as I’m really quite shy so it was my friend who rescued me and went up to Pnina and asked if I could take a photo. Thank goodness she said yes! I can honestly say that Pnina is the most down to earth person – and my fear of a “Devil Wears Prada” type editor was totally laid to rest. She was “flattered” that I wanted her picture for my blog. The truth is, I was flattered that she would be a part of it! Pnina gave me her card so I could email her the link to my blog – how amaze is that?? Fashion Bloggers are going to take over the fashion world

Pnina Fenster

Noeleen

P.S  Please excuse the quality of my pictures as they were taken with my BlackBerry and not my camera. My camera battery was flat – whoops! Also, a lot of the stalls would not allow photo’s being taken.

Have a Super Stylish Monday everybody.