Shoelosophy notes: A few months ago I paid homage to Harper's Bazaar for their outstanding editorial, featuring the most beautiful shoes I had seen in a long time. These sandals are now worn by celebrities and every time I see them on, I refer back to the above photo. I just can't seem to get…

After collaborations with Daphne Guinness, Beth Ditto and Iris Apfel. M.A.C. has announce that they will be launching a new collection based on Marilyn Monroe.

Celebrating Marilyn Monroe's iconic beauty with a limited edition colour cosmetic collection, due at all MAC stores in October.

I can't wait :)))

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Good advertising instills a desire in the viewer to become a part of the scene, and good ads frequently invoke the masters of art in order to get their messages across.

Diane Von Furstenberg's "Faceless" campaign for her Spring 2012 collection takes a hint from Surrealism to take the image of desire to a whole…

Sometimes the very best looks aren't on the runways but on the streets. In honour of everyone's favourite season, some of the chicest looks have been featured here. They have recently been captured on the streets of New York Fashion Week - as worn by some of the industry's most fashionable ladies and gents. Spotted on the streets throughout the journey…

Wow!!! Mary has really stepped up this LFW. She has already captured most people as well as myself with her interior decor prints on top of interior designed garments. I have to admit I often wondered how far this idea would and could go but Mary has just proofed she's truly mastering her craft and idea. Its such an amazing skill to have to mix extreme colour, crazy patterns…

Zara will be opening their first Durban store at the Gateway shopping centre  on the 2nd of March 2012 . According to Zara's press release "customers will find a revamped store image, with display areas and furnishings designed to convey a sense of simplicity and elegance. To create a light-filled environment, Zara’s design teams used materials such as resin and aluminium…

To see more of my photography please visit my new site a beautiful life….…

Meet American-born Millard Arnold, lawyer/human rights activist/journalist/poet/actor ... wait! Add "photographer" to that list.

I have interviewed Millard before, of course, about ten years ago when he was working with Nelson Mandela's daughter Rene at Murray & Roberts.

He is what you might call a renaissance man, and I could talk to him for hours…

For the first time in history, Coca-Cola has removed its world-famous logo from bottles and cans.

In its place? Your name. This campaign is the brainchild of Coca-Cola Australia, which has printed 150 of the most popular names in the country on its bottles. By scattering them throughout Australian supermarkets, Coke is hoping people will have fun finding their friends'…

"Nothing wrong with a good logo," someone probably once said.

It'd be hard to prove that hypothetical person wrong, especially when five-year-olds appear fully capable of identifying and interpreting them.

And although there's no one rule to finding the right look, the general trend is firmly toward simplicity.

At least, that seems to…

The premium lifestyle magazine “Complex” has recently compiled a list of 15 of the world's wealthiest living artists.   

This list only includes estimates measured from identifiable wealth that includes land, property, art and shares in publicly quoted companies, this list focuses on artists and guesstimates made on how much they earn from actual art sales.…

Ralph Lauren opened his fall show to the theme from the hit British period drama and the weary crowd of editors soaked it all up.

Some Tweets from the fashion pack as evidence: “Ralph Lauren is taking us to Downton Abbey for Fall and…

I have become the poster child for getting divorced in your 20's. I have an extra-mural for each night of the week and I'm quite sure that Carry Bradshaw and her band of skanks would have a shrine to my efforts somewhere in their over permed and preened corner of…

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“The Culture-ist” an online magazine has recently posted an article on how there’s a new trend in the food industry. Are gourmet marshmallows becoming the new cupcakes? Marshmallows have been gaining popularity over the last few years, as these gourmet sweets are popping up. So, the question on everbody's minds, will marshmallows become the food trend of…

These creative plates with a transportation theme were created by craftsman from Poland Boguslaw Sliwinski. These plates feature various modes of shipping transportation on which one can arrange food to look as though they are being transported. This series of ceramic plates was created under the name of “Transportation Plates”. Take a look at this hybrid of…