Whenever I need a quick pick-me-up during work time, cartoons usually do it for me. Whether it be Dilbert or Cynaide and Happiness, they always seem to make me smile and make the mundane seem doable. Granted my love for fashion, I was super excited when I discovered Humor Chic. This cartoon blog by Alexsandro [...]
We don’t want no skinny people
The Size Zero debate continues. The Guardian is reporting that Germany’s most popular women’s magazine is banning professional models from its pages. They will be replaced by “real” women instead. This is an attempt by the bestselling German magazine with a distribution of 700 000 to meet the reader’s expectations of womanhood. Apparently the readers [...]
Requiem for hip hop
BY LARA MOSES
I once loved a culture that is now a commercial mashup of 50 cent wannabes, made-not-played beats and big screen movie bitters. People who have so much talent but choose to do what they see others do instead of pushing themselves to be greater than who they are. Attending hip hop events left [...]
Lohan’s fashion flop and the sweet scent of Jimmy Choo
The reviews are pouring in for the Lindsay Lohan-headed collection for Ungaro. And oh dear, they are not good. Which is not wholly surprising. The collection by head designer Estrella Archs and La Lohan was created in one month. And unfortunately for the ladies, it showed. Twitter was set ablaze with comments. But it was [...]
Loving and living: the freedom of Earthdance
BY CRAIG PRINSLOO WITH LARA MOSES
Many believe that the main attraction of Earthdance, and other such events, is the music. Regulars know, however, that it’s the emotion that the music triggers rather than the music itself that keeps us coming back for more. It’s a place where people can escape the hustle and bustle that [...]
The Soapbox’s super September
South Africa is talking, and it’s talking on The Soapbox!
Our contributing editor Lara Moses exposes Hermanus’s dark side with a shocking story of drunken brutality and police complicity. Jade Adami recalls her time in deepest darkest London, and discusses what lured her home. Alex Matthews, The Soapbox editor, writes about the DA’s Young Leaders’ Programme.
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London’s best moments and an interview with a vampire
Now that’s it ended, Vogue UK is looking back at the best moments, designers and models of London Fashion Week. It was a tight race but Christopher Kane beat out Burberry for the best hair and makeup. The best models were to be found at the Osman show. Sessilee Lopez was the model du jour. [...]
Zuma too weak on climate change
BY GARETH MORGAN
President Zuma’s address to the United Nations General Assembly last week included some strong words on climate change, but as with the cabinet statement released two weeks earlier, it did not go far enough. The President reiterated the now well known position that the impacts of climate change will be devastating for Africa, and that it [...]
