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Check out TAIBO BACAR's profile! another amazing designer who will be at The Peace Table 2014 fashion show: Taibo Bacar is a brand known for the fusion between high fashion and ready to wear, created in 2008 by the designer with the same name. Today Taibo Bacar is considered one of the leading brands in Africa. Its determined, delicate, and classic line is an instantaneous burst of good energy for all women who identifies with eclectic style where the silhouette plays a central role. A brand that emphasizes the feminine body using selected cutting techniques and material choice, making a Taibo Bacar woman a unique being that is envied, wanted and adored.  In the African fashion industry Taibo Bacar is considered a solid and sustainable pillar for the following years. The brand has won many international prizes since it’s beginning and was the first African brand to showcase at Milan Fashion Week. It is a brand that is slowly conquerin...

Read all about Laduma Ngxokolo who will be showcasing his incredible designs at The Peace Table fashion show: Laduma Ngxokolo is one of the finest South African knitwear designers and innovator Xhosa-inspired knitwear. Through the Design Indaba platforms, Laduma established his knitwear brand, MaXhosa by Laduma in 2011. His 1st stride to success was winning the 2010 Society of Dyers and Colourists International Design Award in London, while finishing off his degree in Textile Design & Technology at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth.  Laduma’s unique work has astonished audience in emerging designers’ shows in South Africa, London and Paris. Laduma is an agent of change, shifting and evolving with the changing times and further engaging in the dialogue that keeps pushing traditional culture to the future. Don't forget to purchase your ticket as all the proceedings go to charity: ...

Read all about Craig Port, One of the designers for The Peace Table Fashion show: While growing up, designer Craig Port developed a deep love of the sea and a keen appreciation of the attributes of coastal living – influences that have shaped the laid-back glamour of his fashion and lifestyle ranges. Looking back often inspires the future and paying attention to timeless styles and shapes leads to the creation of wearable collections that engage and enthuse.Port’s father was a renowned shirt maker in Durban and as a child he used to accompany him to work on a Saturday morning. Those early days surrounded by beautiful fabric, impeccable tailoring and the highest quality craftsmanship left a huge impression on a young Port and he found himself excited and enthralled by clothing ever since. Port lists his greatest achievement, apart from fatherhood, as the incredible freedom of expression that comes with designing for your own brand. This autonomy has allowed him ...

People that know me well will tell you how much I value my friends and love them to bits, its no secret at all. One of my best friends and the only girl friend that we have in our clique, Nonki is her name, surprised me with an unplanned holiday to Langabaan, Club Mykonos Resort. This happened in a gipsy of a second as we were watching Mnet series at a hotel we booked that week, as she was still trying to find a flat. The next thing I know in less than 12 hours, we booking for transport to take us to Langabaan, we booked an apartment at the resort for 4 days and we packed our bags and went home. We met up in less than 2 hours after departing which was the quickest holiday packing I had ever done, 1 bag for my clothes, 1 bag for my shoes and 1 bag with accessories and my toiletry. We set off to Upper East side hotel to meet up with another bestie of ours, Anam and decide to have a few vodka and cranberry before we left. Not looking at the time, our transport book...

PRESS RELEASE:  Afrikan Sole: Magents® kicks into footwear Urban apparel brand Magents is marking its return into South African shops with the release of a bold new range of footwear at Edgars stores. Worn by kwaito, hip-hop and house musicians, including Mi-Casa, rapper Reason and Bongo Muffin’s Stoan, Magents is street through-and-through. Its vivid designs and quirky messaging have made the brand synonymous with those who wear their African pride on their sleeves. The brand, launched in the 90s, became popular because of its Afro Vintage style. It’s since expanded globally, in Europe, Japan, Vietnam and the USA. Today it’s evolved into a range of t-shirts, chinos, denim, headwear, eyewear and most recently, footwear. Magents has always revelled in its South African roots and the launch of the new range of footwear is a strategic move to strengthen its African footprint. “We are thrilled to bring Magents® back home. We are Afrika, ...

PRESS RELEASE TABLE MOUNTAIN SETS THE STAGE FOR 20 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY This year the annual Peace Table event will be taking place on Africa Day, 25 May 2014, just eighteen days after our heralded 20 th democratic election. Each year, for the past fifteen years, the Peace Table has focussed on charities that care for the children of South Africa and to date, just over R15million has been raised. The event, which takes place on the slopes of Table Mountain, will host 700 ordinary South Africans at one long table and celebrates the multi-cultural diversity of our country. The only event welcomed onto the protected ground of our majestic Table Mountain, The Peace Table hosts a three course luncheon for 700 guests, which is prepared by a team of leading South African chefs including Peter Tempelhoff from the Cellars - Hohenort and Myatt Café from the V&A to name a few. They all will be giving of their time and expertise to this worthy cause. Top South African artist...

Recently I had discovered that I will be 23 years next month and this brought to my attention that my fashion style has been very festival with stunts pulled at events of sophistication. Birthday can either make you reflect on your life in a good way or regret a lot but in my sake they make me rethink my fashion sense, my hair, and my attitude to fashion. This year I have gotten used to wearing less items of clothing, bold prints and revealing clothes. If you'd ask any of my friends they would tell you that I have always been a hobo + street chic with my fashion and it has been going on for 5 years. Last year, 2013, was the year that made me, even if I have to say so myself as POSE was launched, my love for photography kicked off, my fashion sense evolved and my love for PR was born. I have always set standards that were very much far-fetched and now I know patience is all that I needed+need. It seems like this is the best year to change my style , actually the time t...

POSE recently attended the launch of the Mambo Plastic Warehouse with the Little Black Book. Mambo is the larger than most national chain-stores retailers in the Southern Africa which sells mostly plastic-ware but you can find other products of varying materials such as glass, wood, rubber and stainless steel.  As we arrived, served with the most delicious champagne Paul Rene we were also given R200 shopping vouchers to purchase anything from the store. Most of you know that I am a big fan of champagne and wine so you can imagine my rush to the wine glass isle and looking for that perfect, big wine glass. While looking around for wine glasses, we were served with mouth watering canapes such as beef and prawn kebabs, cute little cupcakes and some tasty cocktails by the new vodka brand Pravda . I eventually found my perfect wine glass and we ( me and Nonkie) decided to buy more wine glasses for when we host dinners at her ...