MOHAU MODISAKENG//DITAOLA AT BRUNDYN+

"Ditaola" by Mohau Modisakeng is on exhibition at Brundyn+ until July 12

The gallery is on 170 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town

ALL NEW... ANMARI HONIBALL WINTER 2014

Available at Egality, 25 4th Avenue

Parkhurst, Johannesburg

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RICHARD MOSSE//THE ENCLAVE: PHOTOGRAPHIC SERIES ON THE DRC'S BLOODY CONFLICT

Controversy over aesthetics and war documentary photography notwithstanding, when I saw these pictures while browsing I had to stop and immerse myself. The images are reportedly shot on an extinct infrared military film. More on this work by Richard Mosse here.

ADRIAAN KUITERS x JODY PAULSEN AW2014 CAMPAIGN

PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICO KRIJNO

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73 KLOOF STREET

CAPE TOWN

CRAZY ABOUT PRETTY GIRLS//NEW LITTLE DRAGON ALBUM

Little Dragon's new album Nabuma Rubberband is out and has been for a least a week now, I think, and I am obsessed! The music is blaring from both my Mac and phone all day and night and I am quite sure this is going to be the case for several weeks to come because I seriously just cannot get enough!

If you are a fan and you haven't heard the album yet, I suggest you get on it because it's cray! Some of my personal favourite tracks include- as suggested in the title of this blog post- Pretty Girls, Paris, Pink Cloud and... Fuck the list, I love them all, actually! To give you a glimpse, here's the opening track titled Klaap Klaap! 

A LOOK FOR A GLOOMY CAPE TOWN WINTER

It's one of those gloomy Cape Town winter days and I'm loving it. I could just curl up on the couch and watch movies with popcorn and coffee in hand but I'd rather be out doing fun things like chilling with friends, sipping on Pinotage and talking crap. Anyway! Don't you just love my adidas Stan Smiths? They really just make any look I put on that much cuter!

ADIDAS ORIGINALS x RITA ORA

I had no idea Rita Ora had only one album under her belt. Two years ago when I was still a magazine journo I got the opportunity to interview Miss Ora and she sounded pretty dope- like the kind of girl I wouldn't mind having on my team but I have to admit that her career is something I had since stopped following. To my surprise, Miss Ora has been quite busy and is set to star in the highly anticipated 50 Shades of Grey film adaptation. Read the book, loved how it kicked off but it became too mommy porn for me, so I dropped it, but I will most def be watching the flick. Rita is also about to put out her second album and her three season adidas Originals collabo drops in stores in August. Note to self: Pay attention!

MISSSHAPE x TEETEE NTETHA

Delayed post, but fuck it! Frequent readers of this blog or even any average lover of South African fashion will know about the label Missshape and their ambassadors range that saw the brand putting out a collection inspired and designed in collaboration with Anthea Poulos (or Anthea Knows Best). This year, label owner Jamal Nxedlana collaborates with one of the country's most recognisable bloggers Thithi Ntetha of teeteeiswithme.com

The result is the pictures you see, which I think is very reflective of Thithi's often sporty but abundantly feminine vibe and the sometimes generous helping of bold prints that I have come to identify with her steelo.

GAY VOICE, NO SHADE

Pretty things are nice, but pretty things with a purpose are even better. Last week I stumbled upon this  Brooklyn, New York-based magazine called Tenth Zine, which focuses on black gay culture. I haven't seen the magazine itself (it has a print run of about 400 copies) but from what I see on the net the editors have put an emphasis on the quality of the content and it looks really professionally done rather than being a rush job that we so often see from people trying to put magazines out on a small budget. I'm especially in love with the collage pictured above about white boys- the ones we all wanna fuck and the ones we all wanna give a zap sign to. So simple yet so creative. The magazine brings together the voices of gay black men who are active in the arts and cultural industries and from what I am reading, subsequent issues will look at black gay culture across the United States. My favourite quote from one of the editors- Khary Stepth- in an interview with Dazed Digital:
"The black person has always been used as a muse and always been adopted by fashionable people, for a moment. Culture is always looking for something to explore and to commercialise, and to turn into a trend. I don’t mind that, but what I do mind is when we don’t have the vehicles to tell our own side of it. We need to have a diversity and I think to control your own media is the real answer to it."

LADUMA NGXOKOLO x WHAT DESIGN CAN DO IN AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

One of South Africa's brightest fashion design stars Laduma Ngxokolo is off to The Netherlands where he is scheduled to speak at the What Design Can Do conference which begins on Thursday 8 May, ending the next day on the 9th. The event, now in its 4th year, was formed by a group of designers from various fields "with the aim of separating what is valuable from what is worthless. By showcasing best practices and visions raising discussions and facilitating collaboration between disciplines, What Design Can Do wants to raise awareness among the public for the potential of creativity. At the same time, What Design Can Do calls on designers to take responsibility and consider how their work can impact the wider society," according to the official website.

Ngxokolo qualifies because of his use of locally produced materials and his exploration of his own Xhosa heritage through design. 

 

Picture Credits: AmaXhosa by Laduma Ngxokolo AW2014 Lookbook