I fell in love with this January fashion editorial for US Elle. Thank you, Marieke, for showing me this.

So inspiring.

Back to the best job in the world today…even though I can do with a longer holiday (don’t we all?). I’ve got a good feeling about 2012 though – I’ve got so many shoots and collaborations planned already.

Good luck to all of you starting work today.

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My Christmas tree

View from my family’s house in Fish Hoek

Strawberry picking

Spier

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great Christmas. I know I did – I got to see my entire family at Christmas time and spend NYE with special friends.

Recently I went strawberry picking in heels with Luke in Stellenbosch. It costs R25 per kilo. We filled our bowl and only paid R17 (a giveaway really). Afterwards, we went to Spier wine estate because I had never been before. I’m not really into commercial wine farms…it gets a bit too busy.  We’re really spoilt for choice when it comes to wine farms in the Western Cape.

I wish you all a kick-ass 2012.

And thank you so much for reading my little blog in 2011.

Found this rather beautiful Christmas-y picture of Marilyn Monroe. It would actually make a cool picture to put on the wall around Christmas time.

For some reason, I’m only getting into the Christmas spirit now – I guess it’s because I’ve been so busy. I haven’t had a holiday since last year and I must admit I’m quite scared to close the laptop lid and throw away the 2011 diary. However, I started wrapping gifts last night in front of the Christmas tree and all the little flashing lights. Today I’m taking out my Christmas mugs (oh yeah!). I still have two (maybe three) gifts to buy and I’m done!

Wish me luck.

As you all know, I’m obsessed with Ulyana Sergeenko. I mean, she’s an absolute beauty.

Here follows her SS 2012 collection. I wish I could own every single piece!

Lovely.

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I’m verrrrry excited for Christmas. I can’t wait to see my entire family and eat so much I flop onto the couch for a much needed afternoon snooze.

Images via Vogue Russia

I think this collection by Belle Sauvage is pretty rad. Love all the different patterns and the actual cut of these dresses. This is from their Spring/Summer 2011 range.

Awesome birthday messages from two of my readers.

Thank you Zahrah and Janece. These were the best presents ever xxx

Visited the You & Me & Everyone We Know market on Friday evening. Got a beautiful floral dress from Old Street Retro.

My friend Amy & I. Thank you Luke & Tim for taking the pictures.

This is a HUGE strawberry daiquiri at Hudson’s.

Luke’s rad t-shirt.

Went to the opening of Babette Clothing. Congratulations to Barbara – your store is so beautiful.

Barbara & I.

You can find Babette Clothing on the corner of Long & Church streets in Cape Town or you can visit their page.

Thought I’d show you the fashion story for VLM. The model is one of my best friends (Gabrielle) and she was actually on the cover of the very first issue…so I thought it would be perfect for the birthday edition.

These pictures were taken in St James, Cape Town. The ’story’ is basically Gaby on a summer holiday and later she attends VL’s birthday party. I wanted a lot of smiles/happiness/colour for a change. We actually took most of these pictures in a light drizzle – nothing the team can’t handle. The pictures turned out so perfect.

These are some of the portraits of my fashion team: Myself, then the photographer, Matthew (top right), and Midgley, the hair stylist. These were taken at the Taj Hotel.

People ask me ALL the time for BTS pictures. So here you go…just a few for now.

Thank you so much to my fantastic team and to all the sponsors too. I was really privileged to be able to receive Hendrik Vermeulen gowns for Gaby’s shoot via 2nd Take.

Photographer – Matthew Schnetler

Stylist & Shoot co-ordinator – yours truly

Hair stylist – Midgley Ross Howe

Make-up – Marieke Merts

www.vintagelifestylemag.co.za

Can’t believe this day is here…

The birthday issue of my magazine is out! Please read through it here and let me know what you think.

In depth post coming soon.

xxx

So happy with my new Rouge A Levres lipstick from MAC.

House Of JD were kind enough to send me these awesome Birlin sunnies along with a whole bag of accessories.

Did some wine tasting at Graham Beck this weekend and visited Fairview too. The Western Cape has the most beautiful wine farms in the world.

Exactly one week and the birthday issue is out! I’m feeling very nostalgic, so I thought I’d post all the covers (in order) up on the blog as well as on the Twitter & Facebook pages. Here’s a link to the magazine’s latest issue www.vintagelifestylemag.co.za/site/page/mag

I seriously can’t wait. I started this magazine at age 19 – it’s been such a great journey.