Pieces by Pap - Siyabonga Ngwekazi

"no one knows what it means but its provocative, it gets the people going"

Found out yesterday that Siyabonga Ngwekazi aka ScoopMakhathini was launching his new label, Pieces by Pap, that he designed..
FOMO is not my friend, so I made missions to gatecrash the soiree at Arts on Main last night, and so very glad I did.

Pieces by Pap is a baby I think has been long overdue. Siya is incredibly stylish young man who has conversations with the world through his attire. This impresses me especially because I believe that 'expression is the key to our reality' and this multi-talented young man was due to share his style and expression with the world through fashion he creates.

Thomas Gumede, friend, comedian and co-star of reality show Forever Young,  was the MC for the evening, and introduced his friend as only Thomas can, with humour and respect and awe-inspiring love that filled the room. His pride could not be missed.
Scoop then thanked us for being there and introduced us to 4 samples of his men's pieces. I apologise for not taking any picture of the items.

Fish Eagle was part sponsor of the evening, and I was pleasurably distracted by this Fish Eagle ginger cocktail that I just couldn't get enough of.

The evening was rather enjoyable, met some fantastic people, including the refreshing empress and iSangoma @Noksangoma,  caught up with some other lovely people I hadn't seen in a while. Twas fun.

Here are the pictures I did manage to take.

 Lethabo 'Boogy' Maboi of Trunks and Cast, was in the BEST outfit of the night!

 Phuti laced the beats. Check her out on Soundcloud

And of course, the man of the moment.

African Print shoes by Maria McCloy

I absolutely love these gorgeous African print shoesies I got from the ever gracious Maria McCloy
She has different styles, fabrics and shapes. From pumps to wedges and these brogues. Gorgeous!

You should visit her stall at the Sunday Market on Main and see some more of her beautiful wares on sale.
Her stall always has the best gems at incredibly affordable prices.

Thanks Maria

Sundays in The City - 8 April

Guess where you and I will be this Sunday?......

I Said No: Fuck Rape

Seeing this screen grab made me feel like there were some sane people in the world who instead of telling people to not get raped, focus the energy on teaching people to not rape. Shifting the blame to the victims has  always been something that completely boggles my mind - it never will be the victims fault. No one 'asks' for it.Rape and sexual abuse stats are at such alarmingly high rates that people have almost become numb to the crime.

By the way. If you are a survivor, or near survivor, you can share your story, read other shared posts, find information on help centres and resources over here: www.isaidno.co.za (anonymous or not) - 


I said No is an initiative to Break the culture of silence. Victim shaming, anadded pain to the stripping of dignity and security that rape does, has become a norm, and survivors, for that and many more reasons, do not report their rapes and or sexual abuse. Let's end this, let's talk about it, let's stop the disrespect of people's bodies. 

Okay, done preaching (for now).
Head on over to ISaidNo - heartbreaking but necessary

And now... a moving PSA

Once...

Hey You
You with the piercing eyes, hair that tickled me gently, skin so soft and smooth, lips that loved all of me...
You with that beautiful mind, complicated soul, voice that carried so many stories untold
You,  I liked getting entangled with in conversation and coitus
I really liked your company, and making out with you

Source

           

we are connected

“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.” 
― Herman Melville

source: my friend's bbm pic which means he got it from the interwebs somewhere. Claim it

Logos with secret meanings

I love clever designs with lots of hidden things that don't necessarily jump out at you immediately.
Buzzfeed collected a few fantastic logos that have hidden meanings; some I'd never realised before. The use of negative spaces to create images fascinates me.

See the hand that makes "my"

Baskin Robbins has 31 ice cream flavours - see the number

See the city between the legs

Check out the rest = http://www.buzzfeed.com/ivanr4/great-logos-with-a-secret-meaning-1uq3

Dear Idea slash brain fart

Dear awesome idea
Please do not leave me
We fell in love, you excited me and gave me chills down my spine
I know I haven't thought about with focus in a few days, and I can feel you whispering your goodbye
Please forgive me
Please stay.

Source

Otelo Burning Mixtape

Much anticipated (by me) Otelo Burning Mixtape, produced by my hero Tumi of Tumi and The Volume is OUT!

Otelo burning is... (watch the trailor tu) - from what I picked up,  an incredible goose-bump creating story shot locally about township boys in the 80's who took to surfing during a tumultuous time in SA history. "Freedom is a revolution"

The mixtape features some of my favourite artists like Zaki Ibrahim, Samthing Soweto, Tumi and Tiago. I haven't had a moment to download yet (slow internet and all) but I already know it is a must listen!

www.oteloburning.com

Can't wait to catch the flick from 11 May.

Blog of the moment

“the free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.” 
― Charles Bukowski, Tales of Ordinary Madness

I've featured her in the Creative Activist section of my blog
I've highlighted her blog before - a beautiful collection of herself, fashion around the world, showcasing of creativity and the life of the 1st princess of fashion!

One of the most wonderful, creative and fabulous women this country has produced - Milisuthando Bongela aka MissMilliB.

She's one of the featured CNN Millenials, she's a store owner, she's a writer, she's a fashion heavyweight, she's my friend and light.

Click and enjoy:
Creative Activist: Mili
www.missmillib.blogspot.com
Millenials Episode
Mememe Store
@Missmillib