Today I’m off to India. I’ve scheduled some posts for while I’m away to keep you busy (at work), but I’ll also be updating from Mysore regularly (hopefully, depending on the electricity availability…apparently it’s not that reliable). So you’ll be in the know re all my sore bits and pieces from some serious Ashtanga!
See you all on the 14th Feb!
Happy January! xx
I am loving design store Entropy in Melville. I have my heart set on a black sheep and a white sheep from Ronel Jordaan, an nguni head or two from Nikki Swanepoel and the beyond clever loves-me-loves-me-not table from Vogel.
I also saw these lovely wall looks from at 44 Stanley. I think they will look so lovely in my new place!
I’m probably going to get a few funny looks for saying this (being thoroughly immersed in fashion) , but honestly I really don’t get South Africa’s plethora of fashion weeks. There’s Jo’burg, SA Fashion Week, Cape Town, Africa Fashion Week, Durban…any I’ve missed out? I usually make my way to SA Fashion Week, mainly because a few of the designers I know and stock participate, and I know how many months of hard work is required for five minutes of ramp time. Not to mention the stress of putting your work and creativity out there for the front row of ‘fashion professionals’ to critique.
And the front row does love a little sartorial analysis. I sometimes feel that the whole fashion industry takes itself a little too seriously. We have a few designers and editors who are South African ‘fashion royalty’, thoroughly acclaimed and whose opinions are deemed to be a make-or-break ones. Then there are the Big Blues of SA, that stay out of the local fashion scene, but satisfy a huge consumer demand and have undoubtedly being successful satisfying that demand.
That’s where I would like to position myself. There is a certain allure that a fashion week has (although that prestige is without doubt watered-down by the number of fashion weeks that exist), but I still believe that it’s a far better bet to continue to please existing customers and attract new customers, than have fleeting time on a ramp with a limited audience of fashionistas.
It’s really all about the bottom line, no matter how many editors like to talk about “construction, narrative and innovation”.
Right, that’s me off my soapbox. Here’s something pretty to look at:
I’m going to be running around today looking for taps, a bath and a toilet for the my new home/studio space. EXCITING. In the middle of that I’m also thinking about lighting and am slightly obsessed with Willowlamp. Don’t you just want one of these lovely things hanging above your bed? It might be bread and water for me for a couple of months, but it’s worth it right?
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A last-minute decision. I’m off to Dullstroom for the weekend with the parentals. It’s bound to be cold and just perfect for lazing and reading and sleeping, which is just what I need to kick this fluey feeling in the butt!
Today I shot through to town to visit a new store, Malva, that’s just opened in Main Street Life (the sister development of Arts on Main). It’s a gorgeous mix of homeware and fashion, with the back-up act being cupcakes. Yes, cupcakes. Who could not want to visit?
Check out all the info and scheduled events here.
P.S.
Friends with Jenny will be stocking Malva from Tuesday! Seriously, do you need any more reasons to get yourself to Jo’burg CBD? 
Doesn’t this little tea goodie look divine? So clever (and pretty too!).
The weather is certainly wintery at the moment. FREEZING. And wrapped up in a blanket on the couch last night, I felt pretty devastated at Bafana’s loss. It really put a damper on the World Cup spirit!
It’s a rainy Monday in Cape Town. A perfect day for staying in bed…if that were an option! Yoga’d this morning at the stunning Yoga Life (Capetonians you need to try out this new studio! Gorgeous!), and work to be done before the Paraguay/Italy game this evening (beanie, check! Gloves, check! Raincoat, check!).
Here’s your weekly Style Candy reading – tie dye is back!
Just a quick note to let the Cape Town ladies know that Friends with Jenny will be in Cape Town this weekend, until next Wednesday. So if you’d like to see some of the new winter stock, or you’ve seen something in one of our mailers or on the website that you’re dying to try on, book an appointment today! (Email info at friendswithjenny dot co dot za)
Enjoy all the football feeeeeeever!
Jenny
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