Let's not forget the importance of sexy underwear. Not only does it make you look drop dead sexy but also, it's kinda what you need to wear under your clothing. Duh.
From netted skirts to luxurious lace, designer Robyn Lidsky from Ruby specialises in fashion-forward lingerie and hand crafted accessories.
Shimmering glitter and red and gold ribbon contrasted against the black lingerie that made it's way onto the ramp. Touches of nipple pink here and there reminded us that lingerie, although always sexy, needs to be somewhat naive at the same time.
But most of all was the cheeky facebook lingo that she incorporated into the lingerie - like 'omg' and the like logo from facebook.
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Sexy lingerie meets it's formal and naughty side
Facebook lingo
Designer Isabelle Lotter chose the best name for a fashion label - I think. Just saying it is awesome. Sies! Isabelle.
And with the name, I can boldly say, her range was just as awesome.
Innovation for Isabelle is a key factor here - making a dress that becomes a scarf at the neck piece.
Duality of black, cream and black together makes the range just the right temperature for winter. Transformation also seems to be a reoccurring theme where in one case a short cream dress went from shoulder formality and elegance to baggy and casual on the other side. Dark eye make up was contrasted with black stockings and brown boots.
Dyed felt and fine cotton meets minimalism and subtlety.
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the felt and linen jackets with dyed detail at the bottom
The dress that transformed from elegant to casual
Gugulam designer Gugu Msomi understands variety and that there is a dress for every occasion, for every woman and for every time of day.
Revival in its most abundant form lies in the variety of past fashion trends that I saw on the catwalk that evening. Suspenders, Polka dots, pastel yellow, leg warmers, Fur and Mink, the beatnik era, Psychedelic fabric and embroidered tapestry.
There was a great amount of eclecticism from all kinds of fashion periods and trends.
Gugu definitely offers a wide range from which to use and which you feel, best suits you.
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Retro chic with embroidered tapestry
Woodstock '69 Reunion
So when I was about 15 and like all rebellious and what not, I always imagined getting a tattoo - my mum made it very clear what was going to happen to me if i ever got one. Adoption.
So I kinda got over the whole idea of tattoos. I have a feeling designer Terrence Bray had the same urge as a teen. So instead, he incorporated prints of human torsos and backs onto his fabric. Sounds confusing? Ok picture this, classic vintage from the front and then as the model turns around, the image on the naked back 'tattooed' (actually printed) onto the fabric. Almost reassuring that we are only human, with or without our clothes on.
Greys, blacks and creams pieced themselves together as thin black ties made it back into the spotlight. Geometric triangles layered one another and ran down the front of the dress whilst dresses split down the middle into human body prints.
As terrence explains:
'we express our identities through the ways we choose to shroud our naked bodies in cloth, yet we are eternally intrigued by what lies beneath and search for the person behind the clothes, the mind and the body and the soul and in some cases the mechanics of the brain, the hidden beauty of the anatomy and the life force it supplies'
Fashion versus humanity - the ultimate truth.
*applaud*
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Triangles make their way back into fashion (you can't run away from mathematics forever)
Human versus fashion
Dress confesses our secret: we are only human
Vintage elegance
layers and layers
Back later with Vesselina :)
Paris B
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