I've always loved Rosebank and its surrounds and with the excellent choice of restaurants in the area it's never crossed my mind to experience hotel dining. But with a wedding anniversary to celebrate, I thought that a romantic dinner for two in a gorgeous boutique hotel like Clico's would be quite sexy.Mmmmm, it was.

The name "Clico" was inspired by a favourite…

I've always loved Rosebank and its surrounds and with the excellent choice of restaurants in the area it's never crossed my mind to experience hotel dining. But with a wedding anniversary to celebrate, I thought that a romantic dinner for two in a gorgeous boutique hotel like Clico's would be quite sexy.Mmmmm, it was.

The name "Clico" was inspired by a favourite…

Winter is nearing and I am having a bit of a wardrobe malfunction as I haven't managed to hit the stores and buy some beautiful winter pieces yet. Never fear Pinterest.com to the rescue - Here are a few of my favourite winter inspired looks from cities around the world. Leather, chunky knits, hats and slouchy beanies, oversized tote bags and PRINTS! Yay winter is…

From top left-Pnina Fenster Editor of Glamour with me; Melina Lambrakis showing us her strength; Us posing for a photo; lalla Hirayama with Melina and me.

This year's Glamour Celebrity Stiletto Run was just as frightening as last years. 20 Celebs raced in their glam…

Even though Emerald Green was named the Pantone colour of the year for 2013, the hue of blue is making its mark on runways and showroom floors across the world.  Kyle Schuneman, international interior designer, says the true shade of blue to go for this year is a mix of royal blue and navy…

The last two evenings of SA Fashion Week measured up to all I expected it to be and more.  It was exciting, edifying and extremely fashion forward which caused my summer wish list to extend in space and time.  My favourite designers from the last two days were, amongst many, Colleen Eitzen, Sies! Isabelle, Kottin & Twill, Palse Homme, Joel Janse Van Vuuren, Loxion Kulca…

Jumpsuits have made a huge comeback in recent fashion. These adult sized take on the "baby grow" look great for both winter and summer and also come in a variety of colours, prints and silhouettes.  Jumpsuits also look good on different figures as long as you find a shape that works best for you.

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I am loving the pop art work of Chicago based illustrator Jay Fernandez. He loves mixing the old and the new and takes images from fashion magazines to Illustrate them in a traditional comic book style. The use of colour adds a pop art feel - great work!…

It’s that time of the year again when a celebration of divine design and culture comes together at the annual Decorex Cape Town show.  This year, they’re celebrating their 15^th anniversary in a “Blissful” manner as “Bliss” is 2013’s primary theme.

Sian Steyn, General Manager of Events and Exhibitions at Decorex SA says “Bliss is all about finding the simple…

It was an exclusive fashion day out with the Grazia Team, neofundi members and lalla Hirayama. Grazia showcased great winter trends fro fashion and tips for hair and styling. Hair and make up experts from Revlon and Gary Romm gave us mini make overs. …

Here are some moment captured at Fashion week, last night. in the midst of one of the shows, thunder and lighting sounded like it was part of the show. But it did not (haha) dampen the spirits. Every one was very happy and relaxed. …

Stylemology.com, in my opinion is the best-looking, interactive online shopping hub SA has seen to date.  Having gone live in 2012, Stylemology came to existence through young talented South African entrepreneurs wanting to fulfill the consumers need to “shop” as though they would if they were in a boutique store and so they’ve created an experience very similar to that.…

The opening of SA Fashion Week last night saw some of our most esteemed designers showcasing their 2013 Spring/Summer collections at The Sheer Glamour show, sponsored by Motions and TRESemmé.  These two “on trend” hair-care brands shared their collaborative interpretations with designers Clive Rundle, Stoned Cherrie, Rubicon, Terence Bray, Black Coffee, Suzaan Heyns,…

NAIL INC LONDON was launched recently at Edgars and Red Square.

The Nail Inc team follows the fashion runways and base their colour collections on fashion forecasts.

The  new  NAIL INC collection, it took its inspiration from forest greens as seen at Victoria Beckham and Marc Jacobs, navy as seen at Christopher Kane and Mulberry to the sublimely sophisticated shades at Chloe and Louis…

I have just attended a breakfast hosted by Futurethis, exclusive distributors of QMS Medicosmetics in South Africa, at the fabulous boutique hotel, Marion on Nicol in Hurlingham. The occasion was to meet Dr. Erich Schulte, the acclaimed aesthetic surgeon and founder of QMS. It was my second meeting with the formidable and charming doctor, as I was fortunate enough to…

Finding pure magic beneath waters is what draws Beth Mitchell and Begitta together. The photographer/designer duo have spent the last year working on a special project focused on creating underwater whimsical fashion images. The striking results, each with its own source of inspiration and fantastic story behind it, seem carved out from a distant,…

On Monday the 1st of April I was fooled! Go figure, being the global day for pranksters and Subaru not being a likely culprit.  Now we know that the news media are synonymous with April fools headlines. Though this year, the real joker was DSTV, with their erroneous memorial commercial to Nelson Mandela. Being a relatively sensible chap, I…

KONG! is the latest nightclub creation of Stephane Cohen who has managed to elevate the level of sophistication and glam by creating a beautiful, rich and vibey space. 

Stephane Cohen…

If you think that this is a series of unearthly photo-manipulations, then you’re wrong! Moscow-based physician Leonid Tishkov is actually traveling the world with his own personal moon. The artist created the moon 10 years ago for a contemporary art performance, after which he took it back to his apartment and eventually started traveling around the…

Lancôme has announced an exclusive collaboration with the fashion designer Alber Elbaz: the creative director of Lanvin has created a new line of cosmetics for the brand.

The designer has created a very feminine limited edition collection with fashion-oriented couture details. Stars, hearts and polka dots: each of the…