There’s always a feast to be had at Luminance, a feast of high-end designer apparel, grandiose accessories, homeware and even that to satisfy your palette at the Assouline Library Coffee Bar and with the Festive Season upon us, the luxury department store’s shop-front windows which are ever-changing, adds a feast of colour to the eyes.

To kick off the Festive…

Black Bean, Corn + Avocado Bowl

ingredients -makes 2

1 can black beans, rinsed

1 ear of corn, shucked

1 avocado, peeled and cubed

1 lime

3 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 cup quinoa, cooked

1/2 cup brown rice, cooked

sea salt + black pepper

for garnish

1/2 red onion, chopped

handful of cilantro,…

Miuccia Prada has cast two French actresses, Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos, as the stars of her latest Miu Miu campaign for Resort 2014.

The two young actresses are the co-stars of one of this year’s biggest (and most controversial) arthouse movie hits “Blue is the Warmest Color.” The film, directed by Abdellatif…

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Matthias Borowski has created a range of furniture that resembles oversized confectionary. Matthias Borowski, one half of studio Kollektiv Plus Zwei, designed the collection of candy-like objects that can be used as seats and tables for his thesis, titled The Importance of the…

The SA Style Awards, founded and coordinated by publicist Jillian Grogor, has become one of the most prestigious occasions on our fashion and social calendar. It is dedicated to finding South Africa's fashion makers and trendsetters who bear this label ‘stylish’ with such unmistakable panache and good taste. Over the years we have showcased the…

The Winners of the  17th Annual SA Style Awards are:

Most Innovative Style:

Joao Fonseca from Mi Casa

Most stylish Performing Artist in Music:

Chiano Sky

Most Stylish Performing Artist in Film or TV:

Minnie Dlamini

Most Stylish Media Personality:

Simba Mhere

Most Stylish Designer Interior:

John Jacob

Most Stylish Model –…

ORDNING&REDA has an awesome Christmas Gift Idea – The Advent Calendar Gift Bag! A gift for every day for the month of December leading up to Christmas. Spoil yourself and open an ORDNING&REDA gift everyday from December 1st to 24th or alternatively have 24 gifts to give to your family and friends for Christmas! The…

Topshop announced today that it's renewing its collaboration with the young British label Meadham Kirchoff. Hitting stores Nov 21, the collaboration is inspired by an imaginary band. …

The Japanese designer, who has already teamed up with Adidas in the past for the Y-3 line, has created an utterly fierce pair of football boots for the three-stripe brand.

Yamamoto has transformed the adizero F50 football boots into a pair of imperial lion-dogs, mythical Japanese creatures associated with the Imperial…

A sparkling affair was held last week at a swanky venue in Rivonia, RoomFive, which saw some of the biggest celebs in SA attending.  It was the big reveal of the new Earth Jewellery Range by Sivana Diamonds, which proved that “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” as ladies drooled over the range on offer.…

After a Chanel Fall/Winter 2013-2014 runway show beneath a futuristic metropolis at the Grand Palais, Karl Lagerfeld defies the laws of gravity with the rue Cambon Fashion house’s latest ad campaign.

The new Chanel ad campaign for the Fall-Winter 2013/14 ad campaign, shot by Karl…

DMK unveiled their two latest groundbreaking product offerings this past month, namely, TransGenesis and Fiberblast.

TransGenesis, catchphrase is “The ULTIMATE Anti-Ageing Crème -

Transcending Time and Giving You a New…

If you love Hot Rods, custom bikes, burlesque and an all-round retro flavour? Then be sure to catch the first official Rockabilly Festival to be held in South Africa, hosted by Dusty Rebels and the Bombshells in Cape Town, South Africa, on 9 November 2013.…

Irene Stephanou’s Meze, Mira and Makeup is an hilarious one-woman account that is both poignant and passionate, and encapsulates the agonies of an adolescent Greek girl growing up against the grain.

In a world where being asked to dance is the penultimate prize, Mira articulates her encounters in a mimicry of colourful chameleonic characters…

We all strive for perfect skin in this imperfect world and it does somewhat seem to be the end of the world when our skin acts up or is not as radiant and clear as we’d hoped for.  I have middle-aged friends on all sorts of extremely intense skin regimes because the pressure for “flawless radiant skin” is top notch.

Well, thankfully, in this day and age we have…

KIEHL'S ANNOUNCES their TreadMeal campaign

  As part of Kiehl’s ongoing commitment to making a difference in every community in which it operates, Kiehl’s is proud to announce another step in its partnership with

Stop Hunger Now* Southern…

George Dalaras will grace South African shores in a performance that simply cannot be missed.

As part of Emperors Palace’s 15th birthday celebrations, the internationally acclaimed Greek icon, Yiorgas (George) Dalaras will be performing his greatest hits in the Centre Court for one night only on 20 October! Dalaras is one of the world’s most…

I was invited to the fabulous IKKS launch at their store in Hyde Park and was treated to a delicious spread of bite size treats, while I browsed their stunning new collection.

This French Brand, known amongst those whom have an eye for minimalist pieces already has a cult following in SA after the success of it’s Winter collection, has now…