ELLE launches their Rising Star Design Award for 2013

Are you young, talented and dreaming of your own fashion label? ... If so, don’t miss out on an outstanding opportunity as ELLE and Mr Price join forces in launching your career with the ELLE Rising Star Design Award for 2013. Entries open on 20 May 2013 and entry forms and more information are available in the June issue of ELLE and online.

Not only will the winner be given the opportunity to launch his or her own fashion label, but an extensive mentoring programme will offer invaluable fashion and business knowledge that one needs if one is to succeed in the competitive and dynamic world of fashion ...

According to Jackie Burger, ELLE's Editor, the Rising Star Design Award was conceptualised to satisfy the need to identify and nurture young design talent and to offer valuable experience to succeed in the fashion world. “The competition and the collaboration with Mr Price, one of SA’s biggest fashion retailers, is a perfect fit for ELLE which is recognised as one of the world’s leading fashion titles and authorities”, concludes Jackie. 

Apart from the opportunity to redesign a pre-determined range in collaboration with Mr Price, a cash prize of R25 000 from Mr Price is also up for grabs to help the winner launch his or her career in fashion. The extensive mentorship programme, both during the competition and for 12 months after being named the 2013 ELLE Rising Star, will include two weeks at the Mr Price head office in Durban where the winner will be exposed to the complete retail cycle, from trend forecasting to merchandising. The winner will also receive personal coaching by a business expert from the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and two weeks’ fashion inspiration at ELLE's Cape Town office with Editor Jackie Burger and her fashion team. 

The recognition of winning this award will be further enhanced, as the winner will have the opportunity to show their range at the 2014 ELLE Rising Star Design Award, including R6 500 from Mr Price towards the cost of creating the range. Apart from featuring in ELLE, the winner will receive a year’s subscription to the magazine for further fashion inspiration. 

Entrants have to be final-year fashion design students or fashion graduates with no more than 3 years’ design experience who are not currently employed by a South African retailer. 

Monday Blues ...

Denim Shirt: RE: at Woolworths

Suede Tights: French Connection at Stuttafords

Shoes: Aldo

Bag: TJ Collection

Spike Necklace: Mr Price

Rings and Midi-Rings: Assortment from Lovisa

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A Dash of Whimsy ...

Hat: Woolworths

Blouse: Sissyboy from Stuttafords

Skirt: Forever New

Tights: Forever New

Shoes: Aldo

Bag: TJ Collection

Spike Peter Pan Collar: Dorothy Perkins

Bangles: Assorted from Mr Price, Forever New and Maks and Blaze

Rings: Assortment from Honey, Six, Bijou Brigitte

Happy Friday!

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Happy 1st Birthday Grazia SA!

Break out the champers and grab yourself a slice of red velvet to join in the celebration – tomorrow SA’s first fashion and news weekly celebrates its 1st ever Birthday. And to mark the occasion, Grazia South Africa has enlisted the country’s most talked-about and ultra-stylish celebrity to grace the cover of their birthday issue ...

Hitting newsstands from tomorrow (10 May 2013), Bonang Matheba, the queen of local social media, TV and radio talks to Grazia's Mokgadi Seabi about her reinvention in the special 50th issue of the magazine, which was shot in Sandton by star photographer Aubrey Jonsson ...

Grazia South Africa editor Danielle Weakley says Bonang was the obvious choice not just because of her trailblazing style which has seen her garner countless awards but because the star, who juggles a multitude of gigs from Top Billing and Clash of the Choirs to her popular slot on YFM, is one of the hardest working and most astute young women in the entertainment world today.

“Bonang is everywhere this year – And its only May! With a line-up of TV shows, a slew of weekly appearances, several magazine covers and hundreds of thousands of followers, we predict that her entry on the Forbes List is only the start of her 2013 tour de force” says Weakley.

But what would be a birthday celebration be without a surprise? The birthday edition is a bumper mag – and one of only two issues Grazia will produce as a perfect-bound collectors’ issue. In a further nod to the globally savvy, thirty-something urban readers (who avidly buy Grazia every week to find out what they can add to their wardrobes), the fashion and news weekly has unveiled a brand new website www.graziadaily.co.za and an online Grazia shop at www.spree.co.za/grazia where you don’t even need to leave your desk to shop the looks straight from the magazine.

“We truly believe in the power of Grazia as a 360-degree brand and the idea of being able to shop the mag appeals not just to our brand ethos but also to our fashion-smart, digitally-savvy readers.”

Over just 50 issues, the 21st syndicated edition of this weekly glossy magazine has single-handedly revolutionized the local publishing industry since its launch in May 2012, with other publications following on its stylish heels to cover fashion on a weekly basis.

Out every Friday, Grazia South Africa has quickly gained a reputation for bringing news with shoes and speed with style, week after week.

Secret Garden

Dior releases a second installment of its “Secret Garden” campaign featuring Fall 2013 looks. Captured by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, the advertisements star Daria Strokous and other models in a French forest near Petit Trianon. 

I just Love the ladylike designs of Creative Director Raf Simons, placed in this dreamy and mysterious set. 

Source: WWD

The Deliciousness of Yogoorus ...

Yogoorus (pronounced yo-gurus) has launched at Melrose Arch — bringing with it a whole new frozen yogurt taste experience in an exciting selection of 40 flavours and 70 toppings ...

Yogoorus opened its first store in December 2012 at Cedar Square in Fourways where it captivated the young at heart with its ‘serve yourself’, ‘weigh and pay’ concept and delicious product. “Yogoorus is more than mouth-watering magic, it exudes fun too. Customers love the experience of using the machines that dispense swirls of frozen yoghurt and choosing from the vast range of toppings. The selection is then weighed – and priced accordingly,” explains Ruben Schoeman, one of 4 entrepreneurial gurus behind this development, along with partners Manny, Carlos and Joe Pestana.

The flavours range from exotic ‘fruity tooties’ such as watermelon, pomegranate and mango & pine, to ‘wacky ‘n wicked’, which includes Turkish delight, liquorice, white chocolate, and nutty toffee. The toppings include nuts and muesli, daily prepared fresh fruit, chocolate and sweet and sour treats.

Some of the Yummy Toppings ♥

Added to the array of taste sensations available from Yogoorus is a real health benefit. Yogoorus is a healthy treat as the frozen yoghurts are 98% fat-free, they contain live probiotic yoghurt cultures, natural fruit purées, preservative-free flavourings, and premium quality, fresh milk — all of which is sourced locally.

My choice of Yogoorus — Coconut, Peanut Butter & Honey and Watermelon!

Adding further to the fun factor is the appealing retro-slick branding, interior design furnishings, together with large plasma screens featuring music DVDs and high profile sporting events.

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Comments Joe Pestana, “Two of the strongest consumer trends globally are health and indulgence; usually the two don’t go together – but with our frozen yoghurt offering they do. Already the stores are exceeding expectations as customers come back again and again, either to try a new selection or to have another helping of their favourite combination.”

And I will be coming back for the Watermelon Froyo ♥

The Melrose Arch store opened on Saturday 4 May to an unprecedented performance by 1st Project (who are just EPIC) and the pounding sound of Drum Machine, South Africa's only Percussive Performance DJ, with Shannon Ellinas as the man behind the machine. Using a 55-inch transparent Holoscreen, accompanied by 13 light drums and cymbals, he combines the latest in music, technology and percussive showmanship to rock dance floors around the world — dazzling the invited guests at the Yogoorus official launch event.

Photo-booth Fun from the Yogoorus Event with my friend Emma

Yogoorus can be found at:

Cedar Square (Upper Level), 

Shop U3.11, 

Cedar Avenue, 

Fourways 

Melrose Arch Galleria Mall, 

Shop SL31, 

The Piazza, 

Melrose Arch 

Trading hours: 

9:00 to 18:00 from Monday to Thursday, Sundays and public holidays

9:00 to 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. 

Follow Yogoorus on Facebook and Twitter #YogoorusMA.

Once a Year ...

... And this year it will be Greece and Turkey ♥