Designer Fashion Show at Welgemeend Farmstead

10 April, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Welgemeend Designer Fashion Show in Cape Town

Fashion Show on the little farm in the heart of the city - Welgemeend: Welgemeend is one of the surviving Table Valley Farmsteads. It is the only one that is open for inspection by the public and used as a function facility. As a property it has been there for over 300 hundred years, the name that it was given means “well –intentioned” Welgemeend is a rare find, it provides you with the grandeur of bygone time, the vibrance of the inner city and the satisfaction that a well run venue offers. Many functions and events are hosted at Welgemeend and the next big event is a fashion show that will showcase 3 top Cape Town designers namely; Kobus Dippenaar, Elbeth Gillis and Hendrick Vermeulen. The most exciting part of                  

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To market to market to buy trendy gear…

6 March, 2013 by 1 Comment
City Bowl Market on Hope Street

City Bowl Market on Hope Street in Gardens has been operating for over a year now and is becoming a real trend setter within the Cape Town market scene. Every Saturday you will find about 50 food traders selling anything from fresh fruit and veg, organic and free range meat, cheese’s, bread’s, biltong, chocolate, olives, pesto’s, olive-oil, cakes, macaroons etc. If you just want to pop-in for breakie or lunch or grab a coffee or beer, the options are endless. Traders prepare fresh Sushi, Indian, spring rolls, pasta… the yumminess just goes on. A new member to the family of the CBM Food Market is the monthly fashion market. We all know that Cape Town has to be the zhooshest city – the capital of creativity. If you see a                  

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iBlankSA – Tee’s trending charity

5 February, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I Blank SA T-Shirts for charity

Cool concepts are abundant in SA – but it is the really awesome ones that we like to point out to you. iBlankSA is one of them, a local is mos lekker South African initiative to raise awareness about our culture and subculture within cities, coastlines, and rural areas. How are they doing this you say? Simply really, we all wear iconic items of clothing every day, and although you may not realise it – your clothing choices describe a lot about you. The creative brains behind iBlankSA have created a range of uber cool Tee’s for every day use, sporting and supporting a range of fantastic causes… so through your purchase you ultimately fund important infrastructure and specific charity organizations in South Africa that may                  

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Choosing the perfect summer bikini just became easier!

2 October, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Bikini's for Rage 2012

Here at What’s Up, we’re all about promoting young and aspiring creatives in doing what they do best! As the great Albert Einstein once said, “Creativity is contagious, pass it on!”, and we simply couldn’t agree more! So check out these particularly creative and entrepreneurial offerings from Alexa Murray. Alexa is currently studying a BA degree in fashion design at FEDISA in Cape Town. With summer around the corner, what better way to exploit the impeccable South African climate than by designing a range of wearable bikinis? Ones that would suit every body type or taste! And that’s exactly what Alexa set out to do, designing a unique range of bikinis, branded with the short and catchy phrase, “Matric 2012”, sure                  

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The Township® Story

6 March, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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    What began as a conversation with women in the townships around Cape Town has become a unique social enterprise in the fashion industry. In 1987 Nicole-Marie Iresch, an Algerian-born executive with Air France, traveled from Paris to Cape Town on holiday. While exploring the city she was approached by a group of women who asked her for employment. They had basic sewing skills but could not find the work they needed to support their families. Nicole-Marie felt an instant bond with the women and visited them in their homes in the township of Khayelitsha. More than twenty years later, she still remembers clearly: “When I was first invited to the township of Khayelitsha, during the final years of apartheid, I                  

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Summer Swing

4 November, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Summer Swing at Alba Lounge

                         

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Movember 2011 – Moustache Season is Now Open!

1 November, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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    Men across South Africa are once again preparing to donate their upper lips to Movember, the 30 day journey of Mo’mentousmoustachery and grooming glory. The charity initiative which aims to raise money and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate and testicular cancer, has opened for the 2011 season of moustache finery. Participants, Mo Bros and Mo Sistas, can now register at www.movember.com To get involved Mo Bros are asked to register online and start the month of November clean shaven. Their emerging moustache will then become a ribbon for men’s health and the Mo Bros of the South Africa will become walking talking billboards for the 30 days of Movember. The growth of a new Mo                  

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‘MOVEMBER 2011′ : Changing the face of Men’s Health.

18 October, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Movember 2011

    About The Campaign During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces around the world, the aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. On Movember 1st, guys register at http://za.movember.com with a clean-shaven face and then for the rest of the month, these selfless and generous men, known as Mo Bros, groom, trim and wax their way into the annals of fine moustachery. Supported by the women in their lives, Mo Sistas, Movember Mo Bros raise funds by seeking out sponsorship for their Mo-growing efforts. Mo Bros effectively become walking,                  

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A HIGH STYLE AFFAIR

14 September, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Slip on your Jimmy Choos, grab your best girlfriends and head to the premier fashion event of the season. This is a unique opportunity to re-ignite your passion for style and feed your personal fashion and beauty cravings with Kumari Govender from Style Society's latest and most fabulous event yet - High Style Kumari and StyleSociety in collaboration with Elizabeth Arden, Absolut Hair, Cloud Nine, Minx Nails, Violent Lips and Sebastian Professional will be hosting the fashionable affair that includes a day of pampering accompanied by flowing champagne and canapés at the breathtaking Nitida Wine Estate in Durbanville. Guests will have the opportunity to learn from our on hand experts who with be dishing on the seasons hottest                  

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New Designer Store to take Fashion Industry by storm.

21 July, 2011 by Leave a Comment
young-star-originals

  Young Star Originals is a designer store with super stylish designer labels and prices that will make your usual retailers and boutiques hide with shame. It has already been oozing with original South African creativity and welcomes all talented young aspiring designers to join. The store aims to prove even the biggest South African fashion critic wrong by combining good quality clothing at prices that young South Africans can afford. With original South African labels including Kinkie Chinkie Creations, The Style Roome, Nicole Maree, Reborn Couture and RapitLEE, this store is guaranteed to take over the fashion scene. The inspiration for the store comes from young entrepreneur, Marc Losper who has a passion for style.                  

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