Thought Of Fashion

Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Outfit Of The Day: Tuesday

As of tomorrow the weather won't be playing nice anymore. Today may be your last day to relax in the sun, but then there's still that chilly breeze. What to do?

Tuesday - Dsquared²

The best way to treat the schizophrenic weather is to wear something warm and fluffy like a sweater. When things get heated you can just pull it off. It's the perfect item for the season transition.

Other options: The AW11 chunky knit trend is big big big in SA right now. These stunners will have you in stitches.

From left: Stella McCartney, Rodarte, Missoni.

Monday, 23 April 2012

You know those stories in magazines where they dress a girl in the same jacket for like a month? I don't like them, but they've inspired this post. Every day this week I'll be picking out an outfit that suits the day and the weather here in CT. Cool? Cool.

Monday - Victoria Beckham

It's the day we'd all prefer to spend in bed. So although you're probably tempted to throw on something soft and comforting that makes you feel like you're in bed, I suggest something a little more structured to kick you (gently) into high gear for the week. And what better to do that than a structured (yet comfortable) dress by Victoria Beckham? It's easy to throw on and doesn't have any wild accessories that will blow away in the wind. And the best part? There's not a speck of blue in sight.

Other options. (aka backup looks)

From left: Jonathan Saunders, Céline, Marc by Marc Jacobs (but only if you're not gonna walk outside in the wind)

Monday, 16 April 2012

I Got Published

At VARSITY, the official student newspaper of the University of Cape Town, I have been given the unofficial title of Web Fashion Coordinator. This means that I'm in charge or producing all the fashion related stories for the paper's website. I've got some really cool projects in the pipeline at the moment, but until they're ready for public consumption here are my works so far.

First, a review on London Fashion Week, AW12. My intense enthusiasm for LFW is no secret... so click HERE to feel the love.

And then there is the winter fashion TREND GUIDE: the the lovely Alicia Okeyo wrote the article about how to wear an outfit to suit your personal style, and I edited the fashion part. Although my name isn't actually on this one, it really was me. I'd swear it on a Prada SS12 shoe. (and if you've read this blod at all you'll recognise my tone on the image captions)

I do hope you enjoy them. I'm working on more - and loving every second of it.

Thursday, 12 April 2012

The US May Covers: Rihanna and Scarlett

It's not easy to make a strong impact on a US ELLE cover - you're always gonna be up against a white background and smothered in copy - but Rihanna has managed to make quite the impression on their May cover. Now blond, the pop star looks fresh and fierce. Since I'm so good at making cover predictions these days, I'm willing to bet this story will land up in the pages of SA ELLE sooner than later. Can't wait!

And over in VOGUE land, Scarlett Johansson is looking lovely and serene on the cover of their annual city style issue. Scarlet, an ideal VOGUE cover star, can't help but look beautiful. I imagine the rest of the story looks brilliant too.

These issues, sadly, will only hit South African shores mid June... but I'm betting the'll be worth the wait.

A Shoe In On AW12

This season there aren't any shoes with leather flames on the back, but lightning doesn't strike the same please twice either. AW12 has produced some seriously loud statement heels, many of which are so meticulously crafted you could simply display on your mantlepiece... But what would be the fun in that?

My relationship with womenswear shoes is doomed because I can never wear them. Of course, it never hurts to look. These are the shoes worth looking at.