JHB Fashion Week Spring/Summer announced
We’re a little bewildered with the number of Fashion weeks around the country, however the point is that every one of them showcases our homegrown fashion designers and the awesome talent that abounds, fueling the industry and bringing much needed exposure and support. August 2007 features the first Spring/Summer collections to be held in Jozi, straight after the CT one – let’s hope the week will include exposure for those less-established, up-and-coming designers – let’s watch this space: Exciting newcomers, David Tlale, Thabani Mavundla, Craig Jacobs and Thula Sindi are set to show at the launch day of the inaugural Joburg Fashion Week Spring Summer Collections, fresh from their triumphant showcase at Paris Couture Week. Their C’est Couture collections will be returning from Paris to hit the South African catwalk on the opening day of Joburg Fashion Week. The City of Johannesburg has become headline sponsor of Joburg Fashion Week spring/summer, which will be held at Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton City from the 22nd to 25th August. Audi will remain as annual sponsor of the autumn/winter event, Audi Joburg Fashion Week. Both events provide designers from across South Africa with a world-class platform to showcase collections to an audience of buyers, media and the public. “At African Fashion International (AFI) we pride ourselves on presenting many of South Africa’s most respected fashion designers. Joburg Fashion Week provides a world-class stage from which our leading designers can conduct business and show the world their unique African designs. We believe this new event will help position local designers to compete more effectively in what is an increasingly fast moving and global marketplace. The leadership of our best designers will ultimately inspire other designers and add further fuel to our creative economy” said Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe. Joburg Fashion Week spring/summer will feature some of South Africa’s foremost design talent including fashion doyenne Marianne Fassler, Sun Goddess, Jenni Button for Philosophy, Kluk CGdT, Hip Hop, Habits, couturier Spero Villioti, Sonwabile Ndamase, Fred Eboka, Craig Port and Gavin Rajah, who also returns from Paris Couture Week. The week follows sister event, Cape Town Fashion Week, held two weeks before Johannesburg Fashion Week. The link between the two events gives South Africa’s leading designers the flexibility, for the first time, to showcase spring/summer collections in the country’s two key fashion business districts for both fashion seasons via African Fashion International events. “The City of Johannesburg is proud to announce our support for this important event. As the business heart of South Africa, Johannesburg represents an essential market for the fashion industry and we believe this event will provide a significant and strategic boost for the creative economy of South Africa,” said Councilor...
Represent Recommends: DECOI
For all the lady shoe lovers in Jozi, if you haven’t got your hands on a pair of DECOI shoes yet, you’ve got to find the funk! And maybe the cash ‘coz they aint chipile… Real leather all the way from South America darlings. Editorista got two pairs for her bday and has been rockin’ em since with compliments flying in from all directions. But she’s probably going to have to go back for new ones soon ‘cos she just can’t take them off. DECOI reminds us a bit of Muji and Uniqlo (see our Tokyo article here) simple classic and ‘must-have’… so if you’re looking for some sexy ladybug shoes that you can wear to work or play, DECOI is the secret. The shop seems a little shy from outside and it’s location is odd although well placed! It’s right near the main entrance to Pick n Pay in the Rosebank Mall (photo’s courtesy Rosebank Mall website.) You may think the shoes are a little PLAIN at first glance… but try them on… they are so comfortable and they look great on most feet! They’re so less is more – the shop accepts credit cards so if you can’t afford the pricetag there are other options 😉 Here are the details although we didn’t have much luck looking at the winter range on the web: Telephone: (011) 447 3838 Fax (011) 683 2586 Cell phone 079 496 2696 E-mail address info@decoi.co.za Web address http://www.decoi.co.za...
Francophonite 2007
For an instant escape from the city straight into a French country you need get yourself to the Francophonite 2007! The French Embassy in South Africa, the French Institute of South Africa, the Alliance Française of Johannesburg and Dibuka – Information Centre on contemporary France are presenting you will the opportunity to get a taste of some French culture… film, music, fashion, food and drinks… Friday 23 March, 2.30 pm, Free entrance LITERATURE AND THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA Round-table conference Hosted by Veronique Tadjo, with Antjie Krog, Ivan Vladislaviæ, Niq Mhlongo, Lebo Mashile. Hosted by Veronique Tadjo, with Antjie Krog, Ivan Vladislaviæ, Niq Mhlongo, Lebo Mashile. Round-table conference Hosted by Veronique Tadjo, with Antjie Krog, Ivan Vladislaviæ, Niq Mhlongo, Lebo Mashile. Hosted by Veronique Tadjo, with Antjie Krog, Ivan Vladislaviæ, Niq Mhlongo, Lebo Mashile. Friday 23 March, from 8 pm, Free entrance FRANCOPHONE FOOD AND DRINKS from France, Belgium, Lebanon, Madagascar R90 for 3 different dishes Book in advance: William – 011 646 1169 – events@alliance.org.za FETHITABET – World music – France Gathering musicians from France, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali and Brazil, Fethi Tabet and his band offer a hot and powerful Andalusian-style dance music. Fethi’s incomparable voice sings life with emotion and humour, crossing different traditional and popular Maghrebian styles under the joint influence of Africa, South America and the Mediterranean. from France, Belgium, Lebanon, Madagascar R90 for 3 different dishes Book in advance: William – 011 646 1169 – Gathering musicians from France, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali and Brazil, Fethi Tabet and his band offer a hot and powerful Andalusian-style dance music. Fethi’s incomparable voice sings life with emotion and humour, crossing different traditional and popular Maghrebian styles under the joint influence of Africa, South America and the Mediterranean. Gathering musicians from France, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali and Brazil, Fethi Tabet and his band offer a hot and powerful Andalusian-style dance music. Fethi’s incomparable voice sings life with emotion and humour, crossing different traditional and popular Maghrebian styles under the joint influence of Africa, South America and the Mediterranean. MARYSE & NSEKA – Blues folk – Congo DRC Born in Kinshasa of musical families, Maryse Ngalula and Nseka Bienvenu met in Johannesburg in 2002. Deciding to work together, they formed an original duet. Maryse has a deep and warm voice while Nseka sings in a high-pitched voice. Their lyrics, sung in French, Tshiluba and Lingala, relate as much the stories of painful exiles as those of joyful family reunions back home. Maryse & Nseka are presently preparing their second album which, we already know,...
TOKYO SHOPS – the wow factor unpacked
In Tokyo, it doesn’t matter whether you’re stepping into the marvellous MUJI – heralded for it’s reliable blandness in design, it’s mundane minimalism but unbendable quality – or the basic and bland Japanese clothing shop UNIQLO that not unlike Muji features simple lines and quality ‘plains’ desired throughout the world … – or if you’re wandering down the blinging Omote-Sando with the incredible architecture of designer shops Prada, Dior, Cartier, Chloe etc…. Maybe you’re at the Ueno fish market checking out some fresh salmon or wandering through the second hand stores in Harajuku – wherever you may be you’ll have to agree that the Japanese are experts at making their shops, shopfronts and their product displays utterly tempting and tasteful. Mwah! Check out our Tokyo pics of shops, shopping and displays right here. Don’t miss the breathe-taking Prada building photos especially the ones we managed to ‘sneaktake’ inside – note the fur covered railings! And by the way if ever you’re in London or Tokyo make sure you get to Muji and Uniqlo – two of Japan’s greatest exports! Whatever you buy will last you for a long long time even though it may look a little...
TOKYO FASHION – Alternative is the norm.
In the first of our features on Tokyo, Editorista tells us how she experienced the fashion and youth culture: So I’m back, jetlagged and luggageless – but I’m bubbling over with awesome stories from my sejour…The best way for me to explain what I experienced in Tokyo is to put it down as it went through my head – as a constant comparison to how we live here in South Africa and Joburg in particular. I can’t help it, I’m fascinated by how some places are so quirky and how they work so well – I believe that our emerging economy and developing country has a lot it can learn from others who lead the way. Don’t forget that Japan was devastated in the Second World War and that they have rebuilt their society since then… Their real period of urbanisation and social change and reinvention came about in the mid 60s and 70’s – only 20 years after the war and atomic bombs. We’re on year 12 of our journey – interesting comparison to start with… Anyway – I digress… As you may or may not know, Editorista set off for a week to Tokyo searching for trends and generally finding out what it is that makes Tokyo peeps rock as much as they do. “I was totally overwhelmed, inspired and humbled by the Japanese people and the glowing, pulsing, moving city of Tokyo and I encourage anybody who’s vaguely interested in the East to start saving now! Forget the usual suspects when it comes to travelling and make sure to head on to Japan! Even though I’ve never been to the US and I probably stand corrected, I imagine New York must pale in comparison to this futuristic streamlined metropolis that is TOKYO or Edo as it used to be known. It’s futuristic, organised, clean, mind-boggling and endless. Go GO HAMBANI!” (PS: I’m sorry the site was a little boring and ‘under-updated’ in my absence but I promise that the next few stories of our TOKYO feature will more then make up for it. Ncesi.) First up, FASHION and the YOUTH CULTURE. Wow. There’s definitely lots of similarities and coherence between the originality and creativity of Tokyo youth and Jozi youth and I often found myself feeling right ekasi. But there are lots of differences as well. For one, the unemployment level in Japan has reached a shocking “5%” which everyone is up in arms about. Hah Hah. Try our stats for size. This means that most of the youth are employed and therefore have disposable income and a guaranteed job no matter what their education or background – so they get to live it up and spend money on getting creative and trendy...
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