Wonderland Collection

Meet Marga Weimans 

For more info. about the designer, visit her website at http://www.margaweimans.com/

South African Fashion Week SS 11

South African Fashion Week SS 11 was a whirlwind of 24 brilliant shows in three days! Here's a review of some of the collections thats stood out.

MANTHSO

Biography

Palesa Mokubung hails from the small town of Kroonstud in the Free State, South Africa. She studied Clothing Production at Vanderbijlpark Technical College. During her studies, she was eager to find a parttime job to gain practical experience in the fashion industry. In an interview for a sales position with the newly established Stoned Cherrie, because of her designed and self-made outfit, she landed herself a position as a designer instead. She eventually became top designer for the company, which was at the crux of the fashion revolution that was shaping fashion trends through referencing indigenous cultures and historical figures in black South Africa. After working for Stoned Cherrie for three years and developing her own fashion philosophy, Mantsho was born in 2004.  

Collection SS 11

Photography: Jonny Lai-Sang, SDR

BLACK COFFEE

Biography

Black Coffee has been missing from the ramps for three seasons now, and head designer Jacque van der Watt made a strong and unforgettable comeback at SAFW 11. The recepients of the coveted Mercdes Benz Art Award in 2009 put together a refreshingly unique collection that the label is known for, called "Form-Function-Furniture".

Collection SS 11

Photography: Chris Saunders, Johnny Lai Sang

  

 Sources: South African Fashion Week, Chris Saunders, JeaLous Photography

Fashion Friday | Menswear Edition

Fashion Fridays is a celebration of South African design, art, food and music, and is hosted by Twenty Two. Great fashion desigenrs from accross the country are invited to exhibit at Twenty Two as part of a night of shopping, all in the name of supporting, loving and buying local fashion.

This Friday (today) some of the most exciting menswear brands will be showcasing at Twenty Two from 5pm till late. For more information, please visit the Twenty Two Facebook Page

 

Source: Twenty Two (http://www.ilovetwentytwo.blogspot.com/)  

Shala Monroque

Shala Monroque is one of the most stylist women I've learned about through blogging. She is the kind of person who makes any outfit interesting, especially because of her choice of accessories and the air of playful mystery she carries herself with. She is definitely a style icon for the modern woman.

Source: Garance Dore (http://www.garancedore.fr/)