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2024 GRAMMYs Red Carpet Fashion Highlights: Tyla, Ayra Starr, Laverne Cox, Taylor Swift, & More

After a slew of film and television awards, the 66th annual Grammy Awards took center stage in the wee hours of February 5 (South African time) as the music industry’s biggest and brightest stars were celebrated and awarded for their musical achievements. This auspicious affair, in particular, had viewers buzzing from the megawatt stardom that dazzled the red carpet and set it ablaze to the star-studded list of Grammy nominations list.

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10 Temi Otedola Fashion Moments That Portray Chic Minimalism at its Finest

Whether she’s embracing her signature take on modern minimalism or making a daring statement, actress and digital creator Temi Otedola has fashion mongers wrapped around her finger with her refreshing stylistic choices.  Her strength? Knowing how to reinterpret a trend within her personal aesthetic: Resurgent Y2K trends, high fashion statements, and pop culture topics are all well within her style abilities, and she uses each in a way that gets everyone talking and feels unapologetically true to herself.

 

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A Whimsical Summer – Cyla Gonsolves’ Limited-Edition Collection with MR PRICE Fashion

“I think there is something for everyone in this collection. It’s a very fun and colourful range. Anyone who loves a bit of colour or loves to stand out from the crowd will adore the collection.” – Cyla Gonsolves

 

With the dawn of the digital age, fashionmongers are more enlightened than ever about the multidimensional world of vogue. And while they are presented with a burgeoning number of options, consumers always seek out innovation, good quality and most recently, sustainability when indulging in retail therapy. Leading-edge fashion designer Cyla Gonsolves aims to bridge the quality gap through her self-titled luxury womenswear brand’s groundbreaking collaboration with retail giant, Mr Price.

 

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The Best Street Style from the Copenhagen Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2024 Shows

Dopamine colours, unconventional layers, and head-turning accessories. Yep, you guessed it – Copenhagen Fashion Week.

 

Summer is great in so many different ways, but when it comes to fashion, the winter season is where the magic happens. Of course, one can look great in the summer, but winter allows you the opportunity to layer and experiment with more pieces. The crowd at Copenhagen Fashion Week, which just kicked off its fall/winter 2024 schedule on January 29, knows all about stylistic experimentation.

 

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Our Latest Editorial Photoshoot is an Artistic Affair Between Fashion & Photography

Over the past decade, fashion images have proved to be politically and aesthetically provocative, economically useful, and ideologically powerful. Our memory of fashion has been through fashion photography and its publishing, rather than the actual fashion itself. But how willing are we to take it into a serious visual and cultural discourse – beyond its aesthetics and beauty? Our Fashion Editor and expert stylist Thobeka Mbane believes that it is all about the vision and concept of the shoot.

 

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Zeitz MOCAA Announces Collaboration with Celebrated South African Artist Athi-Patra Ruga Ahead of 2024 Gala

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) announces a collaboration with acclaimed South African artist Athi-Patra Ruga ahead of its highly anticipated Gala event taking place on Sunday, 11 February. The Gala is an extraordinary celebration of art kicking off Cape Town Art Week that rolls out with Investec Cape Town Art Fair and multiple  artistic activations around the city. This event will feature an Exclusive Auction from a line-up of revered artists raising funds to support the museum’s curatorial and education programming.

 

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Legendary Makeup Artist Pat McGrath Turns Models Into Porcelain Dolls on the Maison Margiela Runway

Pat McGrath crafted show-stopping looks for the runway inspired by the ultra-shiny finish of porcelain dolls and the recent trend of “glass skin.”

If you are a day one couture enthusiast, you probably know that legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath and Paris Haute Couture are an artistic match made in heaven. The makeup maestro is once again making fashion press headlines with her latest viral look at the Maison Margiela haute couture spring 2024 show.

 

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Kim Kardashian is Balenciaga’s New Ambassador – But Will This Revive the Brand’s Tarnished Reputation?

Accusations of child exploitation, conspiracy theories, and calls for cancellation. Balenciaga found itself embroiled in a crisis, offering a stark lesson in how fashions’ propensity for provocation can snowball into scandal, entangling everyone nearby, from celebrities to executives. Almost two years later, the brand returned in grand fashion with the announcement of media mogul Kim Kardashian as its newly appointed brand ambassador.

 

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Rajah-led Designer Showcase Brings Sartorial Cape Splendour to World Sports Betting Cape MET

Thula Sindi, Gavin Rajah, Stephen van Eeden, Ezokhetho, Ephymol, Imprint, Craig Port & Sipho Mbuto to deliver a spectacular fashion showcase.

Saddle up, fashionistas! Horse power will meet haute couture at the upcoming 2024 World Sports Betting Cape Town MET, which promises to deliver a spectacular fashion showcase on Saturday, 27 January along with top-class racing and entertainment.

 

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