Mungo & Jemima - Cape Town's heart-throb shop!

It really makes my heart warm when you see

amazing local successes such as Mungo & Jemima...

One of Cape Town's most gorgeous fashion stores.

Started by Marian Park-Ross and Kirsty Bannerman with

their first shop in Long Street (Cape Town), this little

business has grown with great popularity amongst the boutique-lovers

of our little city and now you can find them nestled in another new little

home in Claremont!

The idea for Mungo and Jemima is to provide local

South African designers a platform with which to 

sell their garments and designs to their fashion hungry clientelle.

Mungo and Jemima have a definite style, and the layout and design of

their shops demonstrates this beautifully...

** These images borrowed from www.ifashion.co.za

South Africa's number 1 little online fashion hub <3

So, slightly stuck on where to shop and what

to wear for this summer?

Mungo and Jemima is a MUST-VISIT, and besides,

not only are you going to be kitted out in beautiful garments

that fit perfectly and feel amazing, but you'll be supporting

our local South African fashion industry!

Below are a few snippets taken from their

Summer 2010/11 Lookbook from the

Mungo and Jemima website!

I absolutely love the soft fabrics, the pops of colour

and the general

Secret-(Tropical)-Garden-esque aesthetics

captured in the images.

Welcome to Summer Cape Town ;)

Love, Enjoy and Share!

xxx

Ohsococo - Vintage French Inspired Swimwear Shoot

 

So as you all may have noticed by now, vintage swimwear 

is trending huge this Summer. Details to look out for include:

Ditzy florals, high-waisted swim suits, full pieces, 

polka dots, frills and embellishments etc etc.

Basically anything romantic, dreamy or 

slightly over-the-top.

Apart from a few labels who have been giving their

South African customers this delightful new treat of a trend, there are 

no definite labels in which to grab these specifics.

Luckily, very soon, there is to be a killer local swimwear label

for all of you who are dying for more of this style.

Although the name is still to be announced, 

below are some of the test shoot images I took for her

in order to capture the essence of this one-of-a-kind

conceptual Marie Antoinette slash queen of the world brand.

Feed back is ALWAYS welcome, 

we'd love to see what your thoughts are :)

Below are just my favs from our shoot,

but feel free to go to my

FLICKR

to see the rest! 

(Link on the left hand side of my blog...)

love

xxx

Versatile Blogger Award

Thanks to Miss Bargain Beauty

for making me one of her fav bloggers, and

for awarding me with this award :)

Be sure to check our her blog!

xx

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

Have a splendid one!

:)

NEW pics up on my Flickr!

Good morning people!

There are new pics up on my Flickr....

the link is on the left hand side of this page! Go check it out...

:)

Have a great one!

xx

Festival Series 2 - Sunnies

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted on my blog :(
Unfortunately being sick and busy at work doesn't make it very easy...

But as I keep saying, summer is on the way, and each day 
gets a little warmer!
Episode Two of my festival series introduces yet
another must-have item for our awesome
Cape Town music fests... Sunnies!

Retro shapes of all sorts seems to be here to stay,
whether its aviators you love or
the massive half-face-covering sunnies you adore,
anything seems to be going this summer.


One style, however, is definitely dominating the scene
this spring:

The Cat Eye Sunglasses

Mainly popular due to their stick-out style of being flared
out where the arms join the main frame, these babies havent changed
much from the 50's and 60's when they were most popular, however
there are a few renditions of this style for the less-daring
cat eye lover...

I absolutely love this style!
It's elegant, alluring, nostalgic and will definately
get one noticed in a crowd!

Below are my favourite pair are from Miu Miu (oh of course!)
I love how the cat eye style is very softly represented here and wont be
too striking or heavy on the face:

 

Some others from Miu Miu (Go to their site now!! Best eyewear for Summer 2011 ever!)

I think the main thing in terms of eyewear this summer is to have fun with
new trends and to be a bit more daring with your choices :)


After all, that's what fashion is for!


xxx

Festival Series 1 - Denim Shorts

YES! Summer time means

(if you're from South Africa)

some of the world's best music festivals and trance parties around!

Think hot-as-hell weather, best friends, awesome music... aah. CANT WAIT!

So this is the first episode of my new "Festival Series", in which

I will be posting the hottest and trendiest must-haves

for Summer 11 in Cape Town, South Africa.

So to start with, a pretty basic and obvious trend (and of course timeless)

The Denim Shorts

This season is seeing more of a high-waisted thing going on,

with ripped or raw edges and pockets sticking out the 

bottom seems to be how it should be done this summer. 

Pair this with pretty much anything, as well

as that free-spirited indie-rock chick attitude 

(see pics below for more inspiration). 

But remember to find a style that

suits your body type.... always important!

So must-have-festival item number one! Go go go!

Look out for my next episode coming soon!

love 

xxx