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!

xoxo

I wish every one of you a Happy Valentines Day…if you’re into that kind of thing

And what a better way to celebrate the colour of Valentines Day, red, through the ever so chic, Victoria Beckham…

Have an absolutely magical day….

Love her or hate her, this newly born superstar has bought a whole new meaning to music and haute couture. This is L A D Y  G A G A…

Loving her style!

Will do a more in depth post about her soon

xxx

It all started at Pre-primary school…

Remember those huge Spice Girl shoes? The lollipops with the free sticker inside? The posters? Key rings? T – Shirts, the CDs and of course the words – “I’ll tell you what you want, what you really really want” blaring everywhere you go?

I was 5 years old back then and sang with my ‘group’ (my school friends) – and of course, I was always Posh Spice ‘cos I had the brown hair you see. Seems like yesterday. I think it was from then on that my respect for Victoria Beckham grew. She was, with out a doubt, and always will be…posh.

She might not be the greatest singer the world has ever seen or the happiest face in photographs, but what I can guarantee you about her, is that she ALWAYS looks FANTASTIC. She has a great sense of humour and she stands by her family no matter what and that counts for a lot in my book – ( remember the whole scandal with David and those affairs?).

A thought to ponder on: Have you ever seen Victoria having a bad hair day or in a scandal involving drugs, flashing her private parts or partying all day and night leaving her kids at home? Nah. She’s a “clean” celeb as far as I’m concerned.

Another thing that everybody can commend her for is her sense of style. She always looks great. Even when she’s pregnant! Victoria has been voted celeb of the year, best dressed and most famous celeb numerous times.

The horrible things people have called her from time to time gnaws at my mind – like “skeletal spice”. Give the lady a break, she’s been made fun of her whole life! Personally – I think there is a lot of jealousy that motivates that kind of abuse. There are many who would love to look like her after having had three children and living a high powered life in the full glare of public criticism all the time. Not to mention having a husband who is always in the spotlight too – for good or bad.

On a lighter note, my friends say I have the look of Posh Spice about me – minus the pout, LOL. Can’t say if that is true but it could be worse – I really don’t mind being paid that kind of compliment.  Wish it came with her wardrobe though!!

My collection of books, perfumes, creams and magazine/newspaper article cuttings – (from primary school).

Wish I could be VB’s baby…could be a billionaire

2010 J&B MET…

It’s the time of the year that every South African celeb, fashionista or horse lover looks forward to. The J&B Met is The place to be. It’s that time where designers are paid ridiculous amounts of money to pull Chic pieces together for SA’s finest. This is what people, like me – an average citizen, go to see. Besides the thousands of people and breathtaking fashion, we have to acknowledge the horses and jockey’s that train the whole year and put great effort into this very event…well done!

What I loved most about this whole extravaganza was seeing South Africans being…well…South Africans. A ray of cultures at the same place and time.

This year I decided to stay out of the spotlight and not dress according to the “In Full Colour” theme, simply because I wanted to observe before I make my mark next year

This was my outfit

The wind that day was terrible – my hat kept on blowing off, lol!

Really loved this group It was so difficult to take pics of the outfits because there were just way too many people.

Loved this – very clean and simple.

Some decided to go more casual – but still very stylish.

Hats, hats and more hats. It’s all about the hats!

In Full Colour – Yes.

Hah! You always get a handful of these. It’s great fun!

This is what I wore last year to the Glitz&Glam theme. Was true fun.

‘Til next year…