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Friday, January 28, 2011
Lookbook, social networking meets fashion blogging
I love how bold the members of Lookbook are, not shy to show off their latest creation but proud to share it with like-minded people.
Go see the new looks for yourself at www.lookbook.nu and join in the fun! x
Monday, October 11, 2010
Daisies and all that rocked
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
It's been a while, but I've been busy...
In September I ventured off with my family holiday for our annual holiday in Mauritius. More specifically, I spent 10 days lying on the beach at the Sugar Beach Resort. These days were characterized by the large, if not ridiculously extravagant breakfast, followed by an hour or two of reading, then the first of many rounds of fruit punch, and with rum when it seemed an appropriate time, then more reading, then lunch, then more reading, maybe a trip to the spa...then when the pancake cart comes out, you know its 4 o'clock, time for tea and to get ready for the most beautiful sunset you'll ever see, after that, its back to the room for a bit of pampering and spritzing up, and then its to the restaurant for a buffet of exotic food to tantalise every taste bud you didn't even know you had. And so it goes for 10 days straight. I managed to read three whole books in the ten days, John Grisham's The Brethren, Nora Roberts' The Search and Jodi Picoult's Plain Truth.
What a life! (and yes, I am still trying to burn off all that food I ate...so worth it though!!)
We did venture out to the market once, where you can find everything from woven handbags to Cashmere pashmina's to shoes to batteries and cellphone chargers. Its an incredible experience, filled with sounds and smells you will never be able to replicate, and the Mauritian traders are willing to barter right down to the "special price...just for you". The almost 1.8 million people living in Mauritius are peaceful and happy, even though there are many religions and races all living in the small 45km by 65km area. Approximately 330km of that area is on the coast, making Mauritius a perfect island holiday destination.
See what else I've been up to in the next post, hopefully not in another couple of weeks!
Oh, and check out my friends' fabulous blog Pretty Vintage - she has some great articles on fashions and all things lovely! <3
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Out on the Town
After Blonde, we made our way to The Fez, which has reopened as an attachment to the new dinner-theatre Vaudeville. Unfortunately the queue is a bit of a damper but getting there before 10pm mitigates the wait a bit. The club, which pumps out dance/house tracks all night, is a fountain of gorgeous people in fabulously trendy clothes. With its Athens-style low arches and palms, The Fez is stylish all on its own, add a few hundred 20-somethings and you have a great night out. The fashion on the night ranged from short dresses and boots to high-waisted skirts, tees and pumps for the girls; and checked shirts and jeans to collared shirts and loafers for guys. By 2am, the drinks were flowing, people were mingling and the dance floor was pumping. All in all, a perfect end to a night on the town. (One more thing especially for the girls, The Fez has cottoned on to the kind of strange two-girls-in-one-loo-cubicle trend and catered accordingly, two loos in one cubicle...ingenious yet rather strange at the same time!)
On another note, I am an avid follower of Robyn Cooke, aka StyleGuideCT, on Twitter. Robyn is a style guru, and happens to be fashion editor at O Magazine. Check out her blog and watch out for her inspired fashion advice! Enjoy!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Vintage Chic
While researching this place I found another post on this blog called PopYaCollar...check it out to see what else The Cat's Meow has to offer and while you're at it have a look around - La Muse seems to find all the hip and happening people in Cape Town :) Follow her on Twitter too if you'd like some daily advice on what is trending in Cape Town fashion!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
A new look!
It's been a little distracting while I've been on holiday, doing all sorts of things and getting festive with the World Cup, but I am back and I hope to be more up to date in the future!!
This past weekend I celebrated Bastille day in style in our little piece of France - Franschoek. The town itself consists of one main road and a few side streets, a town hall, a post office and a court. The rest of the buildings hold restaurants and shops selling the most upmarket of wares. Franschoek was packed with beautiful people this particular sunny Saturday, mostly wearing berets and showing off their fake tans in lovely dresses and shorts. The wine was flowing and the food was great, from gourmet sarmies to pizzas and good old boerie rolls!
All in all, it was a fabulous day, we walked around the town and took in the festivities, sat in the wine marquee tasting wines from all over the region, and left as the sun was setting. Aaah bliss!
I stumbled upon a stylish blog at Vogue.co.uk - and a couple of nice blogs linked to that site, like Savannah Miller's...Sienna's fashion designer sister, their mother was actually a South African born beauty herself! Check out Savannah's blog to see what she has been getting up to!
Photo credit: Tristan Sandwith (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36846097@N05/)