JFF - Tanlines, "Real Life"

GET READY for some JUNGLE JAMS! I'm talking about power POP for fans of Ke$ha, Major Lazer, El Guincho, & Delorean.  Welcome to Real Life- this track is BANGING  (on those bongos, baby).

I've adored Tanlines since I heard Bejan on the Kitsuné Maison compilation back in 2009 (& Professor Murder before that... wow, I feel old). After blasting Real Life on repeat, I'm officially super excited for the release of their album Mixed Emotions.

While we all wait, check out Tanlines' web page & try to catch them on tour.  Also, get out your drums & DANCE TO THE BEAT.

Unapologetically,

Minna

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DURBAN HITS JO`BURG

For the first time a collective of Durban designers will be showing at Joburg Fashion Week

Sponsored by the KZN Fashion Council (KZNFC) four designers will be bringing a Durban spirit to the Highveld. These include Karen Monk Klijnstra, Genna-Wae Webster, Kathrin Kidger and Siyathema Ngwenya.

Founded by the eThekwini Municipality's Economic Development Unit and the KZN Department of Economic Development and Tourism the KZN Fashion Council aims to encourage designers to be sustainable, competitive and to be able to compete globally and nationally.

According to Jasmine Sultan, the programme director responsible for the operational management of the KZNFC, it was a strategy that as part of the KZNFC Market Access programme,  designers should be afforded an opportunity to showcase and as such MBJFW would be a good platform to show the calibre, quality and excellence of the DBN designers.

“In November 2011, a sub committee was established,” she explains. “This was made up of representation from government - the Ethekwini Municipality  (Economic Development Unit) and KZN Department of Economic Development and Tourism, myself and 2 members of the KZNFC Board - Gary Halfpenny and Greg Wallis who are industry experts and very well respected (Greg is also the chairperson of the KZNFC).

“An open call for applications was advertised in the media, CV's were shortlisted and then shortlisted candidates were invited to interviews - they presented garments, storyboards, and their business profile to the commmittee.

“They were also asked a set of standard questions. The committee then agreed on the selection of the 4 designers. I must add that after selection, these designers have been coached and mentored throughout the entire process - from a technical and business side by the sub-committee. So there has been ongoing progress meetings and feedback sessions.”

According to Monk Kljnstra, this initiative ensures that each designer has taken the process very seriously and that the collection that will be shown on the catwalk is immediately market ready.

“We have been assisted right from the start,” says the designer, “And it’s imperative that the collections are 70/30 split commercially.”

She adds that the show will bring a 100% Durban spirit – including their own hairdresser (!) and a selection of Durban celebrities.

“Without giving too much away my collection is a futuristic take on Zulu culture with a bit of Frieda Kahlo thrown in,” she says. “A Zulu Frieda!”

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Genna Wae Webster's range, from her label Wae West, is about feeling comfortable and sexy in your lingerie. Genna-Wae Webster wants to bring back an air of mystery into society. No more wearing tanks and tees to bed. Beautiful slips and knickers, is the best reason to dress in lingerie. It’s all about layers. Garments are manufactured from high quality stretch satins, sleek wet looks, slinky meshes, romantic laces and breezy chiffons mostly

Siyethemba Ngwenya presents a men’s wear collection where shape and structure is critical to provide the perfect fit. The design is fresh and edgy. Slim fit pants and a dropped crutch provide a baggy look, while tapered at the bottom. Matt fabrics that include lanvins, meltons and cottons are key, while heavyweight denims are specifically washed to provide the right effect

BERMUDA SHORTS ARE BACK WITH GIORGIO ARMANI IN MILAN

BERMUDA SHORTS ARE BACK WITH GIORGIO ARMANI IN MILAN

Bermuda shorts made a dramatic comeback at the Giorgio Armani catwalk show at Milan Fashion Week on Monday, which mixed modern cuts and vibrant colours with throwbacks to the 1920s.

"The look is rockabilly, reflecting a fun, bad-girl attitude," the Armani team said, but the brand's mix of masculine clothes with feminine coloured prints in oranges, fuchsias and reds received a mixed reaction in the audience.

The show kicked off with grey trouser suits topped off with fedora-style hats worn tilted with shiny flat shoes, giving the models a sexy gangster look.

Black bermudas were matched with shocking neon orange and pink blouses and shirts, and one which gathered loosely up around the neck like a flower bud and worn under a snug black velvet jacket, sparked a round of admiring applause.

There were faux fur light and loose-fitting coats with satin trim, loose satin skirts to the knee and black woollen roll-neck jumpers, as well as shrugs with electric blue lines and a peach dress covered in black swinging beads.

The most eccentric pieces were a dress with a transparent black skirt revealing a pair of shocking pink bermudas below, and a pair of orange and pink over sized velvet coats which seemed to have swallowed their wearers whole.

While the waistline began high, it dropped towards the end of the collection and evening dresses with ruffle flounces and glittering sequins worn with long crystal chains had a 1920s soul

FENDI AW 2012

Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012

 We're loving the mix up of artificial and real fur, plants and rubber in the latest Fendi AW collection. In particular look at Karl's ingenious use of the Kudu skin

DAVID TLALE GOES LEGIT

DAVID GOES LEGIT

David Tlale to launch Van Der Tlale winter range at select Legit stores in May

“This is a great opportunity for the Legit brand to be associated with a designer of David’s calibre. The aim of this first of its kind in Mzansi collaboration, is to bring stylish and chic wear at affordable prices to the Legit market”, said Ocean Ngobeni, Brand Manager at Legit.

Legit follows on a popular international trend of successful fashion collaborations between exclusive designers and some of the biggest clothing retail stores in Europe and America. In recent times, the world’s top designers such as Jimmy Choo, Karl Lagerfield and Versace have partnered with the international renowned clothing chain, H&M to bring clothing that is trendy and inexpensive to ordinary people and celebrities alike.

David said, of this collaboration, “I am excited to have to give SA’s younger market a chance to wear my range. We are breaking new ground in SA I’m delighted that I will be doing it with Legit, one of South Africa’s trendiest clothing stores”.

The winter range will be a once off, never to be repeated and will available in stores from 04 May 2012

Thora Birch

The American Actress Thora Birch

Personal Details

Full name : Thora Birch

Born on : 11 March 1982

Place of birth : Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Year Active : 1988–present

Profession : Actress

Height : 5' 4" (1.63 m)

Biography

The one of the famous celebrities Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress. She was a child actor in the 1990s, starring in cinema such as All I Want for Christmas (1991), Patriot Games (1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), Now and Then (1995), and Alaska (1996). She came to prominence in 1999 after earning worldwide thought and praise for her performance in American Beauty. She then starred in the well received film Ghost World (2001), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination.

Awards and Nominations

BAFTA Awards
Year	Award	Category	Result
2000	BAFTA Film Award	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for: American Beauty (1999).	Nominated
DVD Exclusive Awards
2003	DVD Premiere Award	Best Supporting Actress for: The Smokers (2000).	Nominated
Deauville Film Festival
2000	Acting Prize	Best Female Performance for: Ghost World (2001).	Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2002	CFCA Award	Best Actress for: Ghost World (2001).	Nominated

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IKEA Portland and Ideabox Launch Their First Collaborative Prefab Home, Aktiv.

Oregon-based Ideabox has collaborated with IKEA to create a new prefab collection which debuted this month at the Portland Home & Garden Show.





The collaboration introduces "Aktiv", the first in a new line of prefab houses designed by ideabox and appointed by IKEA.




Working with IKEA designers, ideabox designed aktiv around IKEA systems. In the kitchen, IKEA offers a lot of flexibility in kitchen cabinets. Ideabox designed the layout, and their clients can select the colors. IKEA appliances offer state-of-the-art cooking, so they included an induction cooktop and convection oven.




A counter depth refrigerator keeps food fresh, and cabinet faced dishwashers provide seamless functionality. Proven by millions walking on them in IKEA stores, aktiv offers IKEA flooring, a perfect match for active Northwest lifestyles.



For those IKEA fans, the pure delight of walking and imagining their way through an IKEA store quickly turns to the daunting task of assembly when they get home. However, when your ideabox aktiv arrives, all of the cabinets, countertops, and flooring are installed.




The bath features a “huge” two sink vanity and four drawers along with a storage cabinet. The bedroom features the amazingly functional IKEA built-in series of closet systems.




Think of it as your own personal euro designer flat -only where you want it. Every bit an ideabox, from the energy efficiency to the cool assembly of materials, aktiv by ideabox truly is modern living made remarkably easy.



Jim Russell (above), owner and principal at Ideabox, has a background in energy, having worked for Oregon's Department of Energy and Energy Trust at Oregon. He's passionate about delivering energy-efficient homes — as long as they have a design edge. "We want our homes to be so rockin' cool that people just want them," Russell said. "No Birkenstocks, no flannel, no granola."


above: Jim Russell, ideabox owner, stands in front of the Aktiv at the Portland Home and Garden Show

The home gets a boost in its quest for maximum energy efficiency in part due to its small footprint. Aktiv is compact at 745-square-feet and carries an all-inclusive price tag of about $86,000. From order to delivery, an Ideabox home takes about eight weeks, with two to three of that in building time.

The exterior of the Aktiv in Portland:




The landscaping for the project was done for Ikeabox by Schutlz and Long Landscape Architecture of Portland. Recycled asphalt replaces gravel and water-efficient dwarf plants are fed by a drip irrigation system.



images and info courtesy of ideabox, Sustainable Business Oregon and photographer Cathy Cheney