Quarter-life Crisis #1

I recently realized that I'll soon be turning a quarter of  a century. Ouch. The pressure to settle down hasn't hit me yet, but logging onto social media can certainly give a girl FOMO when it comes to the eternal combat of love vs lust. 

Getting married at 25 seems to be a trend, which I've vowed not to indulge in. Give me my space, let me eat cereal for supper and don't ever tell me that my skirt is too short. 

We fear being told what to do, as if getting hitched will somehow dislodge a long-awakened desire to be dragged into a cave by our hair. 

The failure to my screwed up thinking is that getting married isn't a life sentence, unless you marry a douchey frog dressed in a Ryan Gosling suit. 

Perhaps my bucket list is to blame for my affliction for staying single. A list of must-do things for any generation Y baby - visit Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, buy an apartment in New York, pray with the monks in Thailand, win an award for something I'm really good at - the list really is a summary of my love affair with life. If I was dating someone, would I realistically have the time and energy to focus on my dreams? 

Love is an all consuming drug, which often kicks out those hopes of moving to a farm in Wisconsin to grow pears. Maintaining a relationship can be draining. Unless, you're dating the male version of YOU, which really is perfection in a rare moment. The right person encourages you to pursue your desires, and never lets you lose an opportunity to grow. Fact. 

My point is that before you dash off to the altar, make damn sure that you've ticked off those must-do's that you swore you would accomplish when you were 16. That rare enthusiasm for life should never diminish with love, lust, age or heartache.  Your 20s should be about building a life that you'll be proud to share with someone one day, and until that time comes - just enjoy the ride. 

The Office Launch.

Last Thursday night, Cape Town's kids said hello to the hottest new spot this side of the world - The Office. The evening resembled a conclave of beautiful people, entrepreneurs and creative thinkers flouncing around in transient bliss. 

A modern spin on a private member’s club, The Office is a beautiful space in which one can work and socialize in absolute grandeur. Think work meets play, but without the regret of time wasted!

The Office boasts a 40 seater restaurant, private dining, 2 fully equipped boardrooms, a members lounge and the most amazing view of our darling Table Mountain. By sunset, the venue transforms into the perfect soiree - cocktails, intimate seating and flamboyant guests. The balcony is most definitely my favourite spot, and I found myself falling in love with Cape Town all over again! 

I definitely suggest that you pop by for a little shindig sometime - after all, foodies, boozers and intellectuals are encouraged to meet, mix and leave inspired. Oh, and did I mention that they have free WiFi and valet parking for members? 

Visit www.theofficect.co.za to find out about the different membership options available.

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W Magazine: The Perfect Ten

Photographer Mario Sorrenti captured ten of the world's most successful models in a spread for W Magazine, that is far too sexy to be real. 

Think bejeweled supermodels contorting their hips, come-hither lips and high fashion splendour. I absolutely love the drama of these images! 

The editorial includes models Jourdan Dunn, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Isabeli Fontana, Doutzen Kroes, Candice Swanepoel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Lais Ribeiro, Edita Vilkeviciute, and Karlie Kloss. Eat your heart out.

Miley Shows A Little Nipple.

My oh Miley. America's infamous wild child has done it again - this time in a rather explicit shoot for W Magazine, in which she bares her chest, soul & a little too much skin.

Miley Cyrus leaves little to the imagination in the magazines latest issue, by posing in just a white sheet, pillow and silver accessories. The shock-shock-horror aspect for me, was the fact that the singer LOOKS barely recognizable with her long, platinum blonde hair! 

Alien face aside, I believe in giving credit where its deserved - kudos to Miley for never holding anything back in interviews.

"“I don’t love kids,” she tells Farrow. “I don’t love them because, I mean, I think I was around too many kids at one point—because I was around a lot of kids.” She goes on: “They’re so fucking mean. Sometimes I hear kids with their parents, and I want to go over and, like, smack them myself…Like if they meet me, they’ll be like, ‘Mom, don’t you know how to use an iPhone? Like, can you take the picture?’ I’m like, ‘Dude, if I ever talked to my mom like that when I was a kid, I would have had no phone, no computer, no TV, no anything.’ And so, yeah, kids are just mean.”

“I don’t give a shit. I’m not Disney, where they have, like, an Asian girl, a black girl, and a white girl, to be politically correct, and, like, everyone has bright-colored T-shirts. You know, it’s like, I’m not making any kind of statement. Anyone that hates on you is always below you, because they’re just jealous of what you have.”

City Streets & Bright Lights: Cara Covers Vogue.

For the February issue of Vogue Brazil, fashion it-girl Cara Delevingne shows off her signature edgy style, in an electric shoot that has me in about 5 different states of lust. Neon brights, snapbacks, coral lips & bold accessories - the shoot loosely translates to "Cara from the streets" and was shot in the vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro. 

The spread kinda of reminded me of a bowl of candy, with its beautiful mix of colours, textures and Cara the style chameleon! I absolutely love the quirkiness of amalgamating high end designer pieces, with urban accessories and a graffiti covered background. 

Cara is a perfect reminder of why we love fashion - she's fun, frivolous & never misses an opportunity to wear her feelings on her sleeve.