SA Fashion Week workshops – doing their bit
It’s awesome to find out that this years SA Fashion Week again has a social responsibility angle to it (it’s been going for a few years) – Bravo guys. The problem all too often with fashion in SA is that it tends to be perceived and in reality reserved for the privileged few… Many a fashion event that we have attended has had a snotty air permeating the crowd, leaving one feeling badly …dressed and clearly not in the inner circle. Exclusive… This has to change and it sounds like it is! SA Fashion Week is from the 27 – 30 July 2006. Here are two interesting projects on the go…. Since March 16 and up until April 26, this years fashion week is rolling out a country-wide bunch of workshops bringing high-level designers like Stoned Cherrie, Craig Native, Sun Goddess, Marion & Lindie, Ephymol, Holmes Brothers and Black Coffee together with local designers and crafters ” to foster a much closer relationship between crafts and design from the grassroots level… in an effort to build sustainable regional fashion and craft fusion hubs.” CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE INFORMATION And to celebrate a decade of South African Fashion Week (SAFW), teams of established fashion designers will join forces with some 27 up and coming designers, three from every province. In addition up to 25 crafters in the provinces will assemble for the workshops. In total some 252 individuals will create new and unique designer collections that will be exhibited and sold at the 2006 SAFW, with nine of the selected designers undertaking to stock products in their boutiques for a period of one year. The vision of the program is to nurture an appreciation of local fashion in the minds of the South African consumer and strengthen international interest in South African fashion. It also aims to highlight the creativity and diversity of South African designers and crafters and to develop the growth and business potential of the industry. POLOKWANE – 27 – 29 March – Stoned Cherrie – Palesa Tshukudu – Clive Rundle JOHANNESBURG – 30 March – 1 April – Lunar – Aubrey Ramatla – Irmgard CAPE TOWN – 3 – 5 April – Lunar – G-Mo/Frances Andrews – Darkie BLOEMFONTEIN – 6 – 8 April – Ephymol – David Tlale – Jacques (Blasoen) PORT ELIZABETH – 10 – 12 April – Sun Goddess – Bongiwe Walaza – Palesa Mokubung KIMBERLEY – 18 – 20 April – Lindie – Thula Sindi – Elaine (Blasoen) DURBAN – 24 – 26 April – Holmes Brothers – Sifiso Mthethwa – Rozanne Immerman THEN THERE IS THE STUDENT SHOE DESIGNING COMPETITION!!...
BLACK COFFEE opens new shop in Melville
If you haven’t yet had a breakfast or lunch at the Service Station in Melville you don’t know what you’re missing out on. Especially if you’re a health freak or trying to lose weight – their food is outstanding. There is also the amazing Reflexologist and general body therapist ELMARIE at RENUE who does the most unbelievavble footwork… it hurts but it’s so good. The great n…ews is that not only will you be able to eat great food and have a fulfilling back massage, now you’ll be able to enjoy (and purchase!!! NB!!) one of SA’s most visionary and inspirational clothing labels – Black Coffee. There is also a florist, kiddies clothing store and wine store available there. Make an outing of it! Don’t forget the credit card. Opening this Saturday 1 April! Black Coffee @ Bamboo cnr Rustenburg and 9th Street, Melville Click here to go to website. *********************************************** 9 Sept ’05 You know we love BLACK COFFEE and we’re so proud of the brilliant brains behind BC Jacques van der Watt, as he heads off to the US of A to show his range at the San Fransisco International Fashion week this week, along with Paul Munroe. You go boys! Show ’em how it’s done and make lots of moolahs… Keep on flying that International flag! Click here for the SanFran website and read below for more info on the range ‘Black Coffee develops with time”: Black Coffee Summer 2006 references a vast universe of inspiration. In it lies the allure of Africa, a love of like-minded souls and a bold aesthetic that celebrates a journey through life. It is infused with crafted detail, delicate coding and a rich, inspired nostalgia that has characterised the label over the years. The Black Coffee approach is always deeply referential, meticulously engineered and ultimately divergent. It’s an ethos that embraces contrast, re-shaping traditions with an intuitive twist. The result is mysteriously familiar yet refreshingly distinct. It occupies a space somewhere between history and imagination. Black Coffee reflects – both in the way it probes the past and mirrors the modern. This is a very personal collection. When it debuted at SA Fashion Week each garment was modelled by the individual for whom it had been created. These were people that designer Jacques van der Watt admired, and the designs became bespoke expressions for the intriguing nuances that made them so compelling. Even as the collection moves to a different city with new models it retains the spirit of its initial inspiration. Black Coffee has traversed Africa for ideas, gathering a wealth of influences that, combined with a strong signature,...
SWAZI TIMES – Dagga man arrests himself
Yet again a classic article from Swaziland – thanks to NCIFI for sending it in: MANZINI – An elderly man who jumped into a police van thinking they were offering him a lift was stunned when he was driven to the police station and arrested for illegal dagga possession. Simon Vilakati of Mhlangatane believes that the dagga may have been planted… in one of his bags during the trip because one of the bags was on the front seat with the police officers while he had the other one. Appearing before Principal Magistrate Selby Gama, Vilakati told the court that he is still shocked at how he got behind bars. Walking “I was walking when I noticed the van following me, then all of a sudden the police stopped at the bus stop and two women hopped in. I was also told to hop in and I did, even though I did not know where we were going,” he said. He revealed that the trip was destined for Mhlangatane Police Station and later the Mankayane Police Station. Brutality Magistrate Gama asked the man how he could jump into a police van without even asking where he was going, to which he replied he was too scared to ask fearing police brutality if he dared question their instruction. This statement angered Magistrate Gama who warned the suspect and everyone in the courtroom against taking advantage of reports that police are accused of beating up some suspects and start making unfounded statements, hoping they will be believed. Vilakati, who sent the court into stitches when he said he grows sweet potatoes, maize, beans and other vegetables for a living, was granted bail set at E300, which he said he would pay by tomorrow. ************************************* Anyone that has ever been to SD will know that it is a special place with the most wonderful people and culture … It also has an extremely entertaining newspaper called the TIMES which from time to time (hee hee) publishes really classic articles reminding us urbanites that the world does not revolve around us… if you know what i mean. Check out this article from the Times of Swaziland – Sunday edition. Farting priest annoys others BY MUSA SIMELANE NGABEZWENI – The king had arrived and everybody was attentively listening to the speakers when suddenly a dull but sharp sound broke the silence&an unidentified priest had just released his stomach gas just a little too loudly. It happened after lunch yesterday at Ngabezweni Royal Residence when the church leaders had been served with free food of hard porridge and offal meat. The dull sound of farting...
Let’s get punky!
We can’t remember her name so if you know her please let us know who she is… But this styling young lady was hanging out with none other than Tumi and the Volume at a rehearsal a little while back… Wicked hair sisi…. you go girl. Make that...
Feel like hanging with Jozi’s celebs?
Yes, there are affordable and easy-to-access places where you, our treasured reader, can hang out and check out your favourite celebs… This ain’t Hollywood darl and we don’t have The Ivy … yet. Well it depends on the kind of celeb you’re looking to meet. If it’s an SABC TV actor or radio star you have two main options. First is to simply go to the source… to the SABC b…uilding! You don’t need to be invited to go in there, you just have to find a parking (often a challenge unless you’re willing to pay) and stroll in casually to either Radio or TV park. Radio park you’re obviously more likely to come across Metro FM and 5FM radio jocks hanging out at the canteen in serious looking meetings. Or if you’re a real fan you can actually watch them “live on radio” through the glass booth… remember to wipe any drool off the window. If it’s TV celebs you want then you need to make sure you hang out in the TV building… there’s a canteen there too. You’ll be amazed at who goes riding up and down those escalators in the foyer. Then of course if you like to play a little more hard-to-get, you need to head off to our favourite suburb in Jozi, the one and only Melville. One sure-fire spot for a bit of TV celeb-spotting is Spiro’s on the corner of 2nd and 7th – the favourite hangout of many a TV person – stars and wannabe’s. Spiro’s also serves good food incidentally and is affordable too! Otherwise just keep moving from cosy restaurant to cosy restaurant and you will be bound to spot at least a few Isidingo stars. Then there’s musicians and our favourite radio station Y-FM…. well, if you want to hang out with famous musicians you have two choices too. Just go to any major gig at the Bassline or in Newtown in general and they’ll be there. You see, that’s the cool thing with Jozi musicians, they like to be real and hang out with the real people supporting their colleagues and competition. Tres down-to-earth. Otherwise, if you prefer a more sit-down environment, you need to head to the restaurant in this photo… yip, PRIMI PIATTI in The Zone in Rosebank. Primi’s is amazing. At literally anytime of the day you can spot a famous musician or at least a YFM DJ… (YFM is round the corner) having lunch, coffee and sometimes even drinks in Primi lounge (that mysterious room at the back.) We were there on the public holiday and in the short time we were...
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