cinder&skylark | South African street style, fashion: October 2011

30 October 2011

Friday 28 October, Cape Town

Kristi Vlok

Music love: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Loves food

Warunya Phaijit

Music love: Last Friday Night - Katy Perry

Love colour and vintage clothes

Kurt Botha

Music love: Save the World - Swedish House Mafia

Loves red shoes

Tracy Rose

Loves all kinds of music and nature

Cino Swarteooi

Music love: I love London - Crystal Fighters

Loves Hello Again

Miranda Moss

Music love: Only want you - Eagles of Death Metal

Loves clouds

Esti Strydom

Music love: Use Somebody - Kings of Leon

Loves family and friends

Mampho Smouse

Music love: Niggers in Paris - Jay Z and Kanye West

Loves food and partying

Ree Treweek

Music love: Helplessness Blues - Fleetfoxes

Loves art

Street art outside the Visi office in Riebeek Street

23 October 2011

MaXhosa by Laduma at the Red Location Museum

I am in Port Elizabeth at the moment enjoying a lovely long weekend of resting and visiting friends. I took the opportunity to meet up with Laduma Ngxokolo, whom I first met at the Design Indaba earlier this year, to take some photos of his knitwear. He suggested the Red Museum in New Brighton for the photo's and the architecture and colours just work beautifully with his garments.

Please tell us about yourself and your inspiration for MaXhosa knitwear.

I was born and raised in Port Elizabeth and come from a family of creatives. During the early years of my life I breast fed from my mother's skill for knitwear design and her pride for Xhosa heritage. I studied Textile design and completed a Btech at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in 2010 where I established my Xhosa-inspired knitwear project.

Basically MaXhosa by Laduma knitwear is a collection that I initially targeted for Xhosa initiates in the Eastern Cape to substitute the western kniwear they wear for their post initiation process. Consequently this collection attracted attention outside of the initial target market and that has been an epic story story I will never forget.

Which South African designers and/or artists inspire you?

I love Renee Rossouw's textile design work, Missibaba's shoes and I also like the ambiance that Craig Native attaches to his work. I admire Andile Dyalvane's ceramics.

What music would we find on your playlist?

I mostly listen to hip-hop music and I'm also a great fan of jazz music. My favourite musicians are: Kanye West, Hugh Masekela, Rick Ross, J cole, Stompie Mavie, Bongeziwe Mabandla etcetera.

What are you working on at the moment?

I'm working on my women's knitwear collection for next year and I'm really excited about launching that.

16 October 2011

Friday 14 October, Cape Town

Roxy Bredenkamp

Music love: Just like heaven - The Cure

Loves creativity and road trips

Nathi Njamela

Music love: African Reggae

Love music and reading

Bettina Schubert

Music love: What's my name? - Rihanna

Loves playing the piano

Georgie Rattle

Music love: Paradise - Coldplay

Loves photography and design

Felixa Rossi

Music love: Feel so close to you - Calvin Harris

Loves fashion blogging and animals

Iona Eberle

Music love: Bayawum - The Ruffest

Loves surfing

Bridgette Magqaza

Music love: new Zahara album

Loves partying and family

Carlo Delport

Music love: Slab on Misuse

Loves people, creativity and photography

Street art from Woodstock, Cape Town

11 October 2011

The personal style of Kitty Fay

I met Kitty on Long St where I first took her photo a few months ago. She has such striking personal style that you cannot help noticing her in a crowd.

I asked Kitty a few questions:

What would you say inspired your style?

I became obsessed with the 1920's after after seeing a Louise Brooks movie more than a year ago. Louise Brooks was a silent film actress in the 1920's who had a really magnetic personality.

Tell me a bit about yourself.

My background is classical ballet and jazz dancing. I gave that up years ago and at the moment I am exploring, trying to find my own creative niche. I have some performance art projects in the pipeline, very much in the beginning stages of development. I also take photo's and write poems.

What kind or music do you listen to?

Bob Dylan
Leonard Cohen
The Dresden Dolls
Janis Ian
Chopin

09 October 2011

Friday 7 October, Cape Town

I am so excited to be announcing a new feature on my blog. On a monthly basis (for now) I will be posting the personal style of an interesting person I have met while walking the streets. This month will feature the style of Kitty Fay and I will be posting the photos later this week. Keep a look out! For now here is the street style for this week.

Iona Eberle

Music love: Towers - Bon Iver

Loves surfing