Trend Alert: Polka Dots, Stripes & Wedge Heels

To your spring/summer shopping list and on top of your color-blocking items, add polka dots, stripes and wedge heels(don't you just love wedge heels? So comfortable to walk in too).

Source: Mr Price In The Loop

Source: Mr Price In The Loop

My Sister's Closet Boutique

How many times have you gone through your sister's closet and "borrowed" one or two items that would so go well with that new pair of shoes? Well, I know I have done it countless times, the Kardashians do it too.

If you are in Gauteng, you will be more than happy to know that your sister's closet is indeed available for you to shop at, literally! I'm talking about an actual boutique popularly known as MSC Botique. They are in corner 1st Avenue & 7th Street in Melville Johannesburg and they are stockist of key European pieces, hand-picked vintage items, accessories as well as quirky colorful couture pieces, oh and they sell the cutest shoes too! 

Visit their website MSCBoutique.com and follow them on Twitter MSCBoutique.

Happy shopping!!!

46664 Apparel Makes Runway Debut

46664 Apparel takes to the ramp at SA Fashion Week for inaugural show!

South Africa’s only clothing with a conscience apparel brand to showcase at SA Fashion Week!

46664 Apparel will debut at SA Fashion Week during its Winter 2012 season, taking place from September 22^nd to 25^th at the Crowne Plaza Johannesburg - The Rosebank. 

The 46664 Apparel show is on Sunday September 25^th at 17h30 and is set to deliver a visual feast that takes its inspiration from 46664 Apparel’s groundbreaking print campaign. The latter is abundant with details pertaining to the life and times of 46664’s founder, Nelson Mandela – some of which (including the ducks he encountered at Victor Verster prison and the tomatoes he grew) will be featured in the ramp show.

46664 is of course, Mr Mandela’s prison number (prisoner 466 of 1964) from his time on Robben Island. The apparel brand has been created in partnership with 46664, one of the organisations established to further the global icon’s humanitarian legacy. Proceeds from sales of the brand will go to sustain 46664’s work to combat social injustice.

Following the overwhelmingly positive response to 46664 Apparel’s Summer-Spring launch range in Stuttafords late August, all eyes will be on what the design team produces for Winter 2012.

46664 Apparel’s core design team consists of Chris Vogelpoel, Barbara Tosalli and Craig Native – each bringing something powerful to the creation of a brand that’s living up to its promise to be a South African-created, global fashion brand to be reckoned with.

46664 apparel’s SA Fashion Week collection – to be modeled by a mix of models and real-life South Africans - will focus on “the bold vibrancy of 46664 and our colours,” explains Vogelpoel.

African Renaissance, with its eclectic mix of dynamic and very bold printed men's shirts and maxi dresses, is one of five themes to drive the collection. Another is ‘Rainbow Nation’ - depicted through colour blocking contrasts in blazers, trenches and trousers in cobalt, cerise, green and red in Mens and Ladieswear. “This shows the flair and bravado we have in mixing and contrasting colour outfits and never standing back from strong colour,” says Vogelpoel.

Complementing these two themes is ‘Soul’ - knitwear items that go from classic black, grey and charcoal to pieces that are created around strong design and colour.  Rounding off 46664 Apparel’s Winter 2012 collection are “Urban” (including men’s only zipper tops with hoodies and skinny and twisted jeans) and Afro Chic – women’s only semi-formal wear in rich neutrals with highlight colours that celebrate the beautiful, elegant and sophisticated African woman!

Tickets for 46664 Apparel’s Winter 2012 show are available from the SA Fashion Week website SAfashionweek.co.za

Press Release!

The First EVER South African CLEO Magazine Cover Girl

Since its launch in SA in 2007, one of my favorite magazines, CLEO Magazine (for this obvious reason and also for this reason he he..) had never had a local cover girl. Bonang Matheba: TV and radio personality, reality star, business woman, fashion phenom...oh the list is endless, has the honor of being the first local CLEO cover girl. Bonang is featured on the October cover that will be on shelves on the 19th of September.

CLEO editor, Natalie Pool said "We realize this is not the first local cover to feature Bonang but we've had our eye on her for a while and truly believe she is the epitome of a Cleo girl." I couldn't agree more, Bonang is the epitome of a CLEO girl through and through!


This issue will include a 5-page-in-depth look into all aspects of Bonang's life: her interaction with fans on social networks, her role as a Lifestyle brand ambassador, her reality show B*Dazzled (currently plays on her website), her relationship etc.


Well done to Queen B* and to CLEO for picking a hard-working and well-deserving girl. B* we hear you are going to have a party to celebrate this, we hope you remember to invite The Kokonut Stylist ;-)!

The Legit Minnie Series

I am sure by now you have heard that there is a new face of Legit and her name is Minenhle Dlamini.

Twenty one year old Minnie, as she is affectionately known, is no stranger to the public eye, she co-presents Mzansi Insider on Mondays and Live on Fridays on SABC 1. Legit revealed Minnie as the new face of Legit to the public last week Thursday *side eyes them for not inviting The Kokonut Stylist* but we hear it was a lovely launch.

The lovely and bubbly Minnie, with legs-to-die-for, takes after the likes of Noni Gasa, Bonang Matheba, Zizo Beda and Sade Giliberti who have also been Faces Of Legit.

I wish her all the best with her collection at Legit and I will be getting myself a few items from the collection, its 'to do'- girly, summery and oh-so-fabulous! 

Minnie and Legit will be doing a "get to know Minnie" tour around SA and you can stand a chance to win a new Blackberry smartphone, visit their page Legitimatefashion.com for more info.

Shine Minnie, Shine!