To me, fashion week is the holiday you take
after your boyfriend runs away with his ego - a sort of Utopian ideal - a
world filled with well decorated faces, and bodies gleaming with lust. Good
friend Carrie Bradshaw once described it as the period when women leave the
past behind, and look forward to the future.
Fashion week is one of the most exhausting period's of a designer
or journalist's existence - your ego is either constantly inflating or under
enormous strain.
But, its fashion week and you can sit with us - just make sure you know your tulle from your organza!
Local designer Shana Morland showed us how to keep things chic
with her decadent dose of street culture. I absolutely loved her pairing of
low-key peak caps, embellished sweaters and beautiful sequinned dresses. Think
soft feminine silhouettes with an expressive street wear edge - a summer in
Cape Town has never looked this attractive!
The king of couture himself, Gavin Rajah certainly knows how to
go OTT in lashings of glitz, glamour and The illustrious designer is always a
highlight of #MBFWCT, and showcased a gorgeous display of Japanese inspired
prints, textures and eclectic embroidery. Gavin was bound to maximise the drama
- think orchid headpieces, geisha inspired make-up and ostrich feathers. The
collection was definitely made for the urban woman with a twist - I loved the
his use of black lace, quilted tops and laser-cut leather!
