SAFW: day2

Today went by in an exhausting blur, should prob get my iron checked out again because I refuse to believe I'm just this boring *yawn*. Had a blast though, getting to sit front row with the who's who in SA fashion is great and so is getting to see latest in SA trends first hand, I've been updating through twitter on @justellabella

Here is my day in pictures:

1. Champers as a welcoming drink is always welcome
2&3. This is what I wore, simple black shorts and top combo (having a fat day, not ideal at fashion week) ignore bottles of wine,lol,both still closed
4. Redbull energy shot to help me act less like an old lady, falling asleep when I really don't wanna miss a thing
5.These signs on stairs are supposed to act as motivation to trek upstairs as there are no lifts just a bunch of people in skyscraper heels trying not to break their necks,hehe
6. No such motivation is given for walk between lounge and auditorium and quite a few people had to take some liquid courage before they attempted it
7.Ended day off with milkshakes from the hotel's milkshake bar 🙂 I got a lindt one because that is what you do when it's on the menu (these are half ones because the full ones were a little too daunting)
-have a good Sunday all

SAFW day 1

Day 1 done and dusted (already on my way to first of day 2’s shows) and I was even too tired for after party, yes I know I'm a big giant nerd who also happens not to know where the remote for tv in room is located, flip man.
Anyway has been fun thus far, and you can follow all the fashion on twitter @justellabella
For behind the fashion here is a few pics to show what I wore and what my room at Protea fire and ice hotel looks like- I LOVE LOVE the glam effect in room decor and my own look for safw was supposed to be understated and funky, but my bra popped out at least three times, STUPID DRESS (still love u) and I don't believe that's very understated of me…. Pics: starting with view of
Lounge where fashionistas hang out between shows.

Have a great Saturday all…

Fashion Friday

In honour of my SAFW trip here are a few of my favourite fashion quotes:

Fashions fade, style is eternal.
-Yves Saint Laurent

Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.
-Coco Chanel

Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest.
-Christian Dior

Elegance is a question of personality, more than one's clothing.
-Jean-Paul Gaultier

Only great minds can afford a simple style.
-Stendal

A woman's dress should be like a barbedwire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.
-Sophia Loren

fashion is merely a form of ugliness so unbearable that we are compelled to alter it every six months.
-Oscar Wilde

Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.
-Jean Cocteau

Above all, remember that the most important thing you can take anywhere is not a Gucci bag or French-cut jeans; it's an open mind.
-Gail Rubin Bereny

SA Fashion week time again :)

It’s fashion week time again and I’m super excited, funny how I’ve done this a couple of times before, but never get tired of the whole whoopdie doo! love the drama on the catwalk and although I’d prob never have the guts or rediculously long legs to pull off most of those outfits it’s such a great thing to see how designers interperate a season or theme. I’m off tomorrow and I get to hook up with my fashion week buds and think of nothing but style and trends for a bit (I still don’t know what I’m going to wear myself, darnit – and front row you know people are looking at what you wear) I’ve included the schedule for those interested and will upload pics of what I finally decide to wear. Also cant wait to see what local guys (from Port Elizabeth) Silverspoon and Hoiden have come up with:  oh and here are some pics of us goofing off at last SAFW.

Last day of SAFW 2010
Me and Mso (Durban based journo)



Me and Omeshni (Also Durban based journo)



My fashion week buds

Schedule for Friday, April 8

19:00
-Black Coffee
20:30

– Amanda Laird Cherry (Guateng crafters)*

– Ephymol
– Vesselina Pentcheva (Northwest crafters)*
22:00
– Reggiestar
– Lebo Mash
– Meriques
– DFC (shoes by cross trainer)
Saturday, April 9

17:30
-Lunar
19:00
– Christopher Strong (Western Cape crafters)*
– Urban Goddess
– Silver Spoon (Eastern Cape crafters)*
– Sies! Isabelle
20:30
– Loxion Kulca
– Mantsho
22:00
– Rubicon (Limpopo crafters)*
– Thunderstorm
– Gugulam
– Gert Johan Coetzee

Sunday, April 10

17:30
– Smarteez
– Sober
– Mabu
– Elme Bekker
– Hoiden
– Laila Baderoon
– Joel Janse van Vuuren
19:00
– Clive Rundle (Guateng crafters)*
– Naked Ape
20:30
– Leigh Schubert (Accessories: “lucky you”)
– Kottin & Twille (Northern Cape)*
– Colleen Eitzen
– Terrence Bray (shoes by Danielle di Mauro)

Hein asks

Ola friends and followers, today I came accross a list of questions that even I cannot answer. Some odd, some funny, some silly but all of them enjoyable. :~)

Why doesn’t McDonald’s sell hotdogs?

At a movie theater which arm rest is
yours?

What is Satan’s last name?

Why do doctors leave the room when
you change? They’re going to see you
naked anyway.

Where does the toetag go on a dead
person if they don’t have toes?

If you dug a hole through the center of
the earth,and jumped in, would you
stay at the center because of gravity?

If a person dies and then springs back
to life, do they get their money back
for the coffin?

If you are asked to tell the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth
and your the main witness, what if you
say “no”?

Do they bury people with their braces
on?

How far east can you go before you’re
heading west?

How does a Real Estate company sell
its office without causing confusion?

Do dentists go to other dentists or do
they just do it themselves?

Why do people think that swaying
their arm back and forth would change
the direction of a bowling ball?

If pro and con are opposites, wouldn’t
the opposite of progress be congress?

Why does grape flavor smell the way it
is when actual grapes don’t taste or
smell anything like it.

If a kid refuses to sleep during nap
time, are they guilty of resisting a rest?

Is it rude for a deaf person to talk (sign) with their mouth full of food?

Why is the Lone Ranger called ‘Lone’ if
he always has his Indian friend Tonto
with him?

When does it stop being partly cloudy
and start being partly sunny?

Are eyebrows considered facial hair?

If a baby’s leg pops out at 11:59PM but
his head doesn’t come out until 12:01,
which day was he born on?

Is there a time limit on fortune cookie
predictions?

Since bread is square, then why is
sandwich meat round?

Do they have the word “dictionary” in
the dictionary?

Can you daydream at night?

Why is it that on a phone or calculator
the number five has a little dot on it?(I have always wondered coz my phone does hey)
Can crop circles be square?

If ghosts can walk through walls and
glide down stairs, why don’t they fall
through the floor?

Is it legal to travel down a road in
reverse, as long as your following the
direction of the traffic?

When Atheists go to court, do they
have to swear on the bible?

Why is vanilla ice cream white when
vanilla extract is brown?

What do you do when you see an
endangered animal that is eating an
endangered plant?

If a doctor suddenly had a heart attack
while doing surgery, would the other
doctors work on the doctor or the
patient?

How can something be “new” and
“improved”? if it’s new, what was it
improving on?

Why aren’t drapes double sided so it
looks nice on the inside and outside of
your home?

When two people marry, they say,
“you may kiss the bride”. What do they
say if two MEN get married?

Why is it that when we “skate on thin
ice”, we can “get in hot water”?

Why do people say beans beans the
magical fruit when beans are
vegetables?

If laughter is the best medicine, who’s
the idiot who said they ‘died
laughing’?

If money doesn’t grow on trees then
why do banks have branches?

Why are the little styrofoam pieces
called peanuts?

Why does the Easter bunny carry eggs?
Rabbits don’t lay eggs.

Do siamese twins pay for one ticket or
two tickets when they go to movies
and concerts?

Why does caregiver and caretaker
mean the same thing?

Can a short person “talk down” to a
taller person?

If a bald person works as a chef at a
restaurant, do they have to wear a
hairnet?

If milk goes bad if not refrigerated,
does it go bad if the cow isnt
refrigerated?

How fast do hotcakes sell?

Do prison buses have emergency
exits?

Do astronauts change their clocks
when they move over different time
zones in space?