BEYOND THREADS: BEYONCE

Solange is my favourite Knowles sister. That is a fact that is not about to change. I'm not into comparing her and the older sister Beyonce, but in terms of both music and style I find Solange to be far more creative and far more superior. I don't expect the mass market to appreciate that. Moving along... I've been giving Beyonce's latest self-titled album a listen and I have to admit to being impressed and hooked by a few tracks. These include Drunk In Love, Rocket, Mine, Flawless and my absolute favourite Pretty Hurts. On the vocals, Beyonce is unsurpassed by any artist I know of today. She really does a lot with them. While I think the silent release of Beyonce's visual album (the iTunes download comes with 17 music videos) was a marketing genius I'm afraid the album itself falls short of being as close a triumph, for me at least, when compared to her previous efforts. I don't know if I expected more- a new sound or whatever it may be- from B, but I do know that this is not my favourite album from a woman many have called the Michael Jackson of our time. But this doesn't mean I hate it. I'm enjoying it; I just wish it did more to me than make me "enjoy". What do I enjoy most about it? How Beyonce responds to the criticism over feminism that was initially sparked by "Bow Down" by adding elements of Nigerian feminist writer Chamamanda Ngozi Adichie's powerful TED Talk on feminism and adds more lyrics to it to support what she started with songs like "Run The World (Girls)" and "Independent Woman" for instance. I love how she doesn't shy away from her desire to please her man in spite of all the feminist ideals she espouses. Her's is a brand of feminism that embraces reality rather than to say "I can do it ALL and I don't need a man". 

SCREENSHOT: "Pretty Hurts" music video with model Shaun Ross

ALL I WANT FOR X-MAS

I'm a very simple person. I like simple things, hence the length of my Christmas Wish List. Just two items! Never mind the fact that I don't actually celebrate Christmas, gifts are welcome anyway! I mean, who doesn't like gifts? So, if you want to charm the pants off this blogger this December, do take note (*wink). All I want is a bottle of Tom Ford Noir and these shades from Prada's cinema collection. I wouldn't mind the Poeme frames with the flower frame detail, either. See those here and go search every Sunglass Hut branch you can get to. I promise I will be obliged to love you for the summer if you get me any of these items. 

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PART OF THE ART// MR PRICE SUMMER LAUNCH// CAPE TOWN

This post is extremely delayed, but anyway...

I was in Cape Town that other two weekends ago. If there's anything anyone who reads this blog or follows my tweets knows it is the fact that I am besotted with that city. For some reason, people in that city have a certain hotness about them. I was down there with Mr Price as they launched their summer range and the latest Henry Holland collaboration. The man himself came all the way from the UK to celebrate with us and brought along Pixie Geldof, one of the several famous friends who inspired his dress designs for this collection. Others include Rihanna and Kelly Osbourne among others.

The event was one big, bubbly and fun-filled festival style do held at a venue in Newlands, Cape Town. Being the CT-lover that I am, I allowed fellow blogger and friend Mali (of Skattie What Are You Wearing) to drag me along to the galleries in Woodstock to view some of the artworks on display at several of the galleries there. I took pics of some of the work I liked from Nandipha Mntambo and Bogosi Sekhukhune. Never mind me (pictured above) trying to make myself part of the art! Or the fact that I look half drunk. I wasn't. I was about to though ;)

WOODSTOCK

MAWANDE KA ZENZILE'S "UGOLOGOLO- INDODA YASE KOMANI"

NANDIPHA MNTAMBO

BOGOSI SEKHUKHUNE'S RATCHET OF THE EARTH

BOGOSI SEKHUKHUNE'S RATCHET OF THE EARTH