PLEATED SHORT A LA KATE MOSS

Another trend alert from none other than Kate Moss, she was recently spotted wearing a cute pair of pleated shorts that were also seen during the Chanel S/S 2010 collection. This very simple and adorable trend will (in my opinion) be very 'tendance', very soon'.

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DESIGNER TO WATCH: GLORIA WAVAMUNNO

Name?

Gloria Wavamunno

Age?

24

Occupation?

Fashion Designer

What inspired/encouraged you to become a fashion designer and when did you realize that’s what you wanted to be?

I know i have always loved clothes from a young age, my mother and aunts were in the fashion industry in Uganda, my aunts still are, so i was always around clothes and fabrics. It was my love.

Who and what inspires your style and collection?

My emotions mainly inspire my creations and myself. My mother is my muse for style, but mainly my emotions make me.

Favourite store?

Oh that's a hard one, favorite store at the moment arrogant cat.

Favourite city to shop?

London/Shanghai

Favourite designer?

Everything by Karl Largerfeld

Your favourite item of clothing?

Sunglasses

Trend prediction?

interesting individuality

Do you have a style icon? If yes, who is it?

Well at the moment :) Amber Rose

Style Advice?

Express you, what else can you do?

ARISE AFRICAN FASHION WEEK 09

The inauguration of the Arise African Fashion Week kicked off on Friday, 12 June 2009, and has ever since showcased a number of extremely talented and promising African designers that we should all keep our eyes on. Upon leaving the Lanre da Silva and Gloria Wavamunno shows, I couldn't resist the urge to photograph some really stylish and cool kids... So I did just that. Most of them were either studying fashion design, working for fashion magazines or designers themselves. I hope you like them as much as I did.

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Aran... Cute Bag!

Maleeq... I love the hat!

Preppy Chic...Derrick Mhlongo

Meet Palesa Mzizi... she just looked too cute, I couldn't resist

Ramon McHardy... He's studying fashion design and he made his jacket.

Olivia and Alice. They're both co-designers for Lalesso

The Cute Finnish Gal... Suvi Matinaro. She's an assistant designer for a leading Finnish textile and clothing company called Marimekko, but was at the African Fashion Week with the Pambili team.

The Models... Isi Atagamen and Amaka Chirah

Ridhwana Shaik and Melissa Maxted

They both work for magazines, The Oprah Magazine and Glamour South Africa.

Fashionable Siblings... here is Gloria Wavamunno's sister wearing one of her sister's creations

PETER LIPPMANN FOR LOUBOUTIN

This campaign is very different from the ones we're used to seeing. a single silhouette or face of a model cannot be spotted. It is purely the beauty and perfection of Christian Louboutin's work combined with the photographic genius of Peter Lippmann resulted in a beautiful work of art that we're not used to seeing due to all the top models that raid the first couple of pages of Vogue and Bazaar.

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THE DENIM SHIRT

Vanessa Hudgens

Ashley Olsen

Ashley Olsen

Kanye West

Not too long ago I posted the demin jacket as a 'tendance', it's not suprising to me that the demin jacket followed soon after.

ALEXANDER WANG ACCESSORIES FALL 09

I love the pale and neutral shades for these sling bags.... I just want to buy them all... sigh
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PENNY LOAFERS

Hey girls and boys... I apologize for the delay between uploads lately, exams and all... you know how it goes. Anywho... I've prepared a great 'tendance' for you... Penny Loafers... their cute, nerdy, preppy and scream Parisian chic. These mocassins have replaced pumps otherwise knows as ballerines in the hearts of 'fashionistas' and can be adapted to men as well. I just love them, they've really made a huge come back this year and I don't doubt that boys and girls will be rocking the trend.

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