Posts tagged Johannesburg Art Gallery

I’ve already mentioned this show here and here and here and here. Overkill, much? Yes, maybe. Sue me, I love Thula.

This autumn/winter collection draws inspiration from the ‘super woman’ who juggles roles: mother, wife, career woman. Basically, the everywoman like you and I.

While I didn’t luuuurrrveee everything, I loved most of it. Here are my greatest hits.

These hot little tweed/ lace numbers kicked off proceedings. Feminine, sassy, elegant, too beautiful:

I’m not generally a fan of polka dots, but what’s not to adore about this:

How beautiful is this? Love the folds in front and the lace back (picture below):

Zebra print can often be a tad ‘My African Dream’, but this made me smile (and want to wear it every day):

We had this jacket in the ELLE office recently and it’s cuteness to the nth degree:

If you were wearing this skirt, wouldn’t you be sporting a smug smile as well?:

Drool:

Terry Pheto was in the crowd, wearing this cropped tweed and sequins jacket. I was prepared to rob her, but shame, I thought better of it because she’s a nice girl.

These made me giddy with joy:

A job well done, Thula!

Pics via.

Me, some dude, Mika and another dude at the Joburg Art Gallery before the show.

Forgive me for jumping back and forth between fashion week days, I’m suffering from severe fashion fatigue over here.

Friday night, for Day 3, I headed over to the Johannesburg Art Gallery for the Stiaan Louw/ Thula Sindi shows.

[Excuse me while I rant a bit]

I don’t have much to say about Stiaan’s collection as I could barely see anything, given that I was seated in the fifth row. Now, I’m not the type of person who has any desire to ‘be seen’ in the front row, but it annoys me when things are disorganised and when seats reserved for media are occupied by people who claim to be ‘show producers’ (dude, I ain’t never seen you) and their dates. Since when has fashion week been a +1 event? Why is my seat being occupied by someone who is there as a date? First there was the crush at the show venue door. Then the PR person giving me a hard time despite my accreditation tag (check my credentials). And the unknown person and her date and the countless people like them occupying media seats. This just isn’t on. 

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Onto more important matters: the clothes.

I loved the colours, I loved the draping, but I often ask myself whether this is aimed at male or female consumers because I’d wear it, while very few of my male media colleagues were excited by this. The tunics, burnt oranges, browns, accessories, still hot, though:

Pics via.

Abigail’s bridal gowns were shown during her main autumn/ winter collection yesterday, but I think they deserve their own post because they’re just so beyond beautiful!

Pics via.

You don’t have to know me very well to know that I absolutely love this woman! Her clothes speak to me. I swear, in an alternate universe where money and practicality weren’t issues, I’d be prancing around, having tea and eating cupcakes wearing Abigail’s fabulous, feminine frocks. Sigh.

I had a total groupie moment when I met her last year during the Fairlady July 2010 cover shoot and I told her it’s been my dream for years to have her do my wedding dress some day (if and when I finally decide to sit my ass down and settle). Her response? ‘Anytime’.

So I was quite mad at myself for choosing to chill instead of heading to the show. And, judging by the pics (courtesy of AFI), I missed out!

The entire collection falls into my ‘favourites’ category, but I whittled them down to these: