STYLE IN THE CITY AND PURE MANIA

There is only one word to describe the past few weeks in our offices at woman&home – manic! The whole team has been rushing around, drinking countless cups of coffee and had a few tearful outbursts (that’s me!) to get our May issue subbed, layed out and finally off to the printers… I can’t wait for you all to see it (in a few weeks!) – it’s a bumper issue packed full of fashion and beauty trends as well as our usual features for some ‘sit back and kick back’ reading – exactly what we all need!

This past week I jaunted off to good ‘ol Durbs for the long weekend to see my family and to get away from the madness of the past few weeks – (thank you to Frith and Robert for giving me a day off!;).I know that Durban is notorious for its laid back attitude to everything including what fashion they like to wear – yet today I stumbled upon what looks like a promising boutique called Gorgeous de Luxe on 366 Florida Road, Morningside. Stocking local and international designers and labels, Gorgeous de Luxe is the perfect one-stop shop when you’re looking for that special something to wear to a glam event (Reine by Kathrin Kidger is superb!) or those wardrobe essentials that you simply have to have.

So all the Durban ladies go have a squiz at Gorgeous de Luxe – let me know what you think! You can contact them on 032 946 0035/ 072 997 6740 or email nickola@simplybuzz.co.za

I am a notorious fashion blog fanatic – I’m constantly scouring both local and international to see what’s hip and happening and to get inspiration on some street fashion – it’s amazing what stylish folk can put together! That being said, Jacquie Myburgh-Chemaly posted a blog (http://blogs.timeslive.co.za/thefrockreport/) on inspiring ‘older’ street fashion – yep you guessed it – I clicked on the said link with lightning speed… Advanced Style is quintessentially ‘Proof from the wise and silver-haired set that personal style advances with age’ – bravo I couldn’t agree more! I love these pics of New York ladies and their effortless style and confidence – everything I would like to be when I grow up!;) I think the key to their style is knowing what works for them – either sticking to all-rounder LBD or adding accessories that add that extra dimension to an outfit.
Check out http://advancedstyle.blogspot.com/ to see more fashionably-forward people…

Please email if you have any fashion queries or dilemmas on kirstenb@caxton.co.za