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Hats off to Albertus Swanepoel

Albertus Swanepoel is a  South African milliner who has collaborated with the likes of Diane von Furstenberg, Alexander Wang, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler and many more sought after designers.

Swanepoel has designed headwear for Broadway shows such as Mamma Mia and Kiss Me Kate, and even has a short stint as Style Editor for Martha Stewart Weddings.


What Swanepoel referred to as “the orphan accessory,” is fast becoming just as essential as scarves or jewellry. I love his creativity!!

JUXTAPOSING CREATIVITY AND PURE TALENT

AMOUNTS TO MAGIC. HERE ARE MY FAVOURITE PIECES BY HIM:

CENTRE DENT FEDORA

FAUX FUR TRAPPER HAT

(ALBERTUS SWANEPOEL FOR J.CREW) 
CLOCHE GREY OMBRE

(ALBERTUS SWANEPOEL FOR J.CREW)
FLOPPY WOOL HAT

PLEATED FEDORA

TOPPER HAT

ZAMBIA HAT

LEOPARD PRINT FEDORA

Each of the hats look effortlessly chic and are ,without a doubt, of exceptional quality which I see as a quality of a past zeitgeist. Back then textile, shoes, cars, furniture...virtually everything was good quality and Swanepoels work can easily match up to that era.

  

MAD ABOUT HIS HATS!! COULD DO WITH ONE FOR XMAS :)




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Primary school years

I just remembered this song we had to learn for a concert, in grade 3...

''Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life

Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
The bees are buzzin' in the tree
To make some honey just for me
When you look under the rocks and plants
And take a glance at the fancy ants
Then maybe try a few

The bare necessities of life will come to you
 They'll come to you!''

I stood right at the back row, because we were arranged from tallest to shortest. This made it less embarrassing for me when I forgot a word or two, which I must have done because I was smiling frantically at my mother in the audience.

We dressed up as the characters from the ''Jungle book''. I remember wearing a cheetah outfit (wish I had the pics to blog)

These are the days that bring me true happiness...*LOVELY MEMORIES*

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MAGIC MOMENTS

These are a combination of all the moments I truly cherish. Looking at these pics

brings a flood of happiness to my soul

Ontha and Katly can turn a gloomy day into total bliss

Phumi, in these glasses, gets me smiling from ear-to-ear

Most conversations with my mom are like this. She ALWAYS makes me laugh.

FAMILY! You just can't do without them. *Love them dearly*

Moments when all I can think of is vintage...

.....vintage...

....vintage....

.....vintage....

....oh and more vintage.....

These christmas lights near Bond station are breath-taking!

My nephew is 5 going on 30. A real extrovert, he never ceases to amaze me.
He came up with his own song while playing the guitar...

...and decided he had had enough, so he took a nap.

South African art. This piece I saw (at Sharpville's arts exhibition) is really
cleverly thought out and effortlessly eye-catching. Love it *10 points*

Yet another South African art piece. ''Deep-Rooted'' is a multi-faceted brand, which
caters to design, entertainment and art. This was the first time I was shown how they print
their amazing t-shirts. 

...bursting with joy...

My most radical expressions...

Visiting the Queens residence. This is me and Tina at the Buckingham Palace

I have never dressed up for halloween back at home. This was a first and our theme was ''Sad Brides'' 

Meeting new people and making new friends :)

I see squirrels almost everyday now (which is also a first) but
seeing this man feed a squirrel was the most mind-boggling thing I had ever seen

Catching a night movie at the tower bridge...EPIC

Everyone who visits London finds it a must-do to take a pic in
the red telephone booth.

Playing...just good old playing...

When our jogs turn into play...

When we meet a super model...

Grade 1 to 12...seeing how quickly the years pass by...


....these are my magic moments...



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Vintage Love

Adding a touch of the much needed ''in with the old, out with the new'' is vital for me.

Here are a couple of reasons why my love for vintage is forever blossoming...

You can never go wrong with the classic LBD...

The art work was and still is phenomenal...

There's always something exciting to discover and you
can be sure that you're the only person in possession of it...

Good old lovin....

Hats stay intact...

Antiques are timeless, they're gorgeous today, tomorrow
and forever ....

The clothes are simply subliminal. The no-gimmicks approach to this
(Christian Dior 1947 creation)
jacket make it timeless and forever ''new''....

(Rahvis London 1947)
Elegance was always encapsulated in womens clothes...

I saw these interesting signs at Portabello market, which carries a wealth of 
vintage clothes, artifacts, furniture, crockery and many more....

Gorgeous clocks (at portabello market)

This store (at portabello market) had a range of crockery, cutlery
and many classic pieces which transported me to a zeitgeist which best
describes me :)

The cars were quite strong back then. This Dodge seems to have
survived the toughest of times...LOVE IT!

The music is forever green...

Everyone stopped for a picture of this Merc...*10 points*

Opulance, opulance, opulance. Back then, finding the ''wow-factor'' 
could come as easy as turning your head...




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