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Thursday, February 2, 2012

J&B MET 2012

I have avoided events like these in the past but Sunglass Hut hosted their own tent at the J&B Met this year and so I had to check it out. Not only was the 'Inner Circle' a buzzing but chilled version of the hubbub across the tracks, it was lined with tents for various companies spilling with the most interesting attire I've seen in a while. Granted, there were many outfits I wish my eyes had not seen but despite what I have heard it wasn't all bad. Woman wore hats and fascinators (as seen with my hot date below, Kelly Gray), large and colourful dresses and even got their men to dress up too. I opted for shorts so it surprised me how many men came dressed in 3-piece suits. And SUSPENDERS! They were everywhere.

In the SGH tent ticket holders were treated to drinks and snacks and got to take home a new pair of shades. Pretty sweet deal if you ask me. Did you go? What did you think?

Thursday, January 26, 2012

THE J&B MET 2012 'MADE DIFFERENT'

On the 28th of January the J&B Met will take place and for the first time ever I will be attending. Like, ever-ever. Of course in lieu of fancy masks you can barely see out of I am just going to wear some fancy sunglasses instead. Sunglass Hut is hosting the Inner Circle marquee at the Met, which is precisely where I will be. The theme is 'Made Different' and encourages you to wear something you wouldn't ordinarily wear. Yeh, I'm just going to wear what I want.

Tickets are on sale for R1,500 and include a VIP style party and a R2,000 SGH gift voucher which can be redeemed on the day. Only 200 tickets are available in total so if you want to join me at the races email events@sunglasshut.co.za or call 021 286 6119.

See you there?

Saturday, January 14, 2012

LIL WAYNE: TRUKFIT T-SHIRT DESIGNER

Taking notes from other Hip Hop artists/entrepreneurs, Lil Wayne has now started up his own fashion label. While he won't be showing in Milan this weekend the rapper will start us off with a range of t-shirts under the brand Trukfit which he presented on Thursday.

Pajama swag they're calling it because 'everybody's into suits right now" says Marisa Flores, Wayne's stylist, that it's all about being comfortable. Perhaps we don't share the same relaxed sentiments of rolling out of bed and chucking on a good tee. The event had models painted silver and dressed in cargo shorts and socks pulled up and saw the likes of Russell Simmons showing up for support.

Trukfit is an acronym for “The Reason You Kill For It". Thoughts?

WWD/SOURCE

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Party Season is here and if I didn't know it, my string of post-party headaches would be a dead give-away. First up was the follow up to last years very successful Puma social club that was held in different locations locally. This year the party was hosted at Quay 4 at the V&A Waterfront. If they could pin down as many people every weekend I would be there all the time. There was a fantastic vibe, even if it took 30 mins to order a drink. Holiday Murray and Jack Parow were among the selected entertainers, the former of which I had never heard of before but thoroughly enjoyed.

The usual suspects were present, Puma's photo booth, foosball and ping-pong tables and a generous supply of Cape Town's young and beer-happy cool crowd. Can't wait for next year. Special thanks go out to Bianca and the Splash PR team for a fantastic night out.

WEEKEND OFFENDER OPENS IN SOHO

Weekend offender opened up their flagship store in Soho this Wednesday and we were there. While the event was a little crowded and clumsy the overall vibe was a good one. Instead of champagne and canapés guests were treated to a table of ribs and beer to give it more of a street vibe. Add to that the rotation of rap stylings from three different artists.

Attendees were offered a 50% discount on all merchandise on the night and even a short, back and sides from their grooming station. Good fun and a good success. Special thanks to Amy Brown and Daniel Champion for images and for attending.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

GQ POOL PARTY

It was a little chilly last night at the Table Bay pool but you wouldn't say so looking at the pictures. Models braved the water while industry folk enjoyed drinks and music poolside. This party officially kicks off the summer party season and with the heat the way it has been I imagine we're in for a good one. Many thanks to GQ.

Monday, November 21, 2011

DAVID WEST SUMMER 11 COLLECTION

David West held a media launch of his new Summer capsule collection on Friday. For our sometimes un-kind climate West delivers a sweet relief of soft linen and cotton pieces. There is a distinct ethnic colour palette nod which works for summer and winter.

In addition to colour blocking we see ethnic prints mixed in with short shorts, a nautical inspired stripe and transparent short length linen shirts. West plastered his latest look book not only on the walls but on screen too with a muted interview installation piece by Kope and Figgins.

DAVID WEST SUMMER 2011 from KOPE | FIGGINS on Vimeo.

Friday, November 4, 2011

POSITIVE HEROES 2011 IN CAPE TOWN

If you didn't attend the Positive Heroes charity event last night then this is what you missed: Lot's of people. Lot's and lot's of people, some in the most fascinating outfits. And what a great energy for a great cause. Last year I attended their second year for the organizations annual charity fashion event. Now with their third year they moved the shindig to the Civic Center where they featured a list of designers who each showed four looks. I was pleased to see that the majority of designers were menswear. I took a lot more photographs but just included a few of the crowd favorites for the post. I was impressed with a couple of the designers but there was a shocker or two, I promise you. Still, it was all in the name of charity and a fun night out.

After the fashion show Ariella Kuper, who is an auctioneer (fun fact, I used to work in art auctioneering many years ago) helped raise money for the organization with the help of one of a kind garments provided by the designers themselves. Even Levi's chipped in to offer a gift card to the highest bidder of a particular item. Well executed and greatly organized! R80 000 was earned! That is phenomenal.

Make sure you attend next year!

Positive heroes fashion charity event cape town 2011

Monday, October 24, 2011

POSITIVE HEROES 2011

Positive Heroes returns this year with a fashion event that hopes to speak out against the stigma of HIV. We went last year and it was a great success. Now, on November 3rd you can get all dressed up and attend the event held at the Cape Town Civic Centre.

Tickets to attend cost R200, the proceeds of which will be used for core organisational funding and various Positive Heroes initiatives. The fashion show will be divided into two halves, daywear and eveningwear, with a short auction of incredible fashion prizes, facilitated by Auction Alliance’s Ariella Kuper (who is fantastic), following each section.

In addition to this Springleap.com and The Cape Town Fashion Council (CTFC) have launched a unique design competition entitled ‘Inspire Courage’. The competition invited creatives to produce a design that encapsulated the courage needed to overcome stigma and embodies the Positive Heroes concept of ‘ordinary people living extraordinary lives’.

Voting is taking place in the week of the 24th October. The winning designer will receive a prize of R10 000 and two runner-up prizes of R2 000 will be awarded. The design will be featured on volunteer T-shirts at the Positive Heroes fashion show as well as on printed A0 canvases available for auction on the night. Post-event, winning designs can be purchased on the Springleap.com website with proceeds going to the Positive Heroes initiatives.

Date: Thursday 3rd November 2011
Venue: Entrance Foyer of the Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town Time: 6.30pm for cocktails, show starts 8.00pm
Ticket prices: R200 unreserved seating
Available from Computicket www.computicket.com

Friday, August 12, 2011

PUMA X SHELFLIFE LAUNCH AUGUST 8TH 2011

On Monday I attended the launch of a new collaboration by Puma and Shelflife. Held at 119 Loop street a whole host of Cape Town's street cool crowd assembled to see their new design. It was inspired by the South African Metrorail, mainly the colour combination of black and yellow which makes for a striking look for the "Train Runner" series.

Upstairs from the venue was the actual Shelflife store which I can vouch for, it has every shoe, cap or graffiti pen you could hope to acquire. A real guy's store if there ever was one but it does offer a variety of women's garments too and is worth checking out. Included in the set-up was a model train where the attendees were encouraged to make their mark (I tweeted mine) and models walked around with their own graffiti markings on their bodies. Good fun.