Dear Mr Price

05 Sep 2010, Posted by Cape Town Girl in WTF, a good cause, fashion, hilarious, shoes, 0 Comments

WHAT IN MIUCCIA PRADA’S NAME IS GOING ON HERE?:

I see what you’re trying to do. Really, I do. I know that this is a mass market take on this Vivienne Westwood shoe:

But… IS IT REALLY??

Forgive me, I must sit down.

Dear Mr Price, I know some great fashion buyers if you guys are struggling. Hell, this design I did while I was on the phone earlier would probably work better than what you’ve got going on over there. You are welcome to use it. You guys can have this one for free, but next one you pay, okay?

A shoe design by CTG

Sincerely,

CTG

Last week to win a YEAR’s supply of shoes

24 Aug 2010, Posted by Cape Town Girl in competitions, fashion, shoes, 0 Comments

For those of you aspiring to the slow-paced, macaron-and-spa-filled world of chick blogging, this is the last week you can enter Bronx’s Write For Shoes Chick Blogger search. Click here to check out the competition on facebook too. They’ve also launched a new website – LOVE the backstage vibe! So what are you waiting for? Shoes to fall from the sky? Well they just might, but you’ll have to enter first!

pretty eyes!

18 Aug 2010, Posted by Cape Town Girl in CTG recommends, cape town, cosmetics, fashion, girl stuff, lifestyle, 3 Comments

The lovely Estee Lauder ladies sent me these pics from our 3 Steps to Beautiful Eyes makeup session. Ladies this was so much fun and we walked away feeling all pretty. Strutting. Like ponies. Hoofs up. Clop clop clop. Trying to figure out how to make this part of my daily routine somehow.

Eyeshadow being applied - colours being the Vintage Violet and Roseberry Duo, liner is Jet Black Auto and Mascara is Turbo Lash in Black.

Nearly there, looking good so far. Have discovered a new foundation - the Lauder Nutritious in Intensity 2. I am SO over matt foundation - matt is sooo granny! - and Nutritious gives you this lovely, dewy, just-had-a-breathy-makeout-session-with-my-exotic-lover glow.

Finishing touches - Blusher in Nude Nuance, a touch of Bronzer in Soft Shimmer and lips in Strong Coffee.

The result: Pretty Eyes! :)

Thank you so much to Lulu and Toughieeda for having us! And for helping  CTG with colour. Am normally scared of colour when it comes to makeup and tend to stick to browns and blue greys on my eyes. Feel free now! Free to use purple too! :) (Was super inspired by Lulu who was wearing the most amazing shade of BRIGHT purple!)

Lulu and me :) Lulu is so glam! She is super inspiring!

Head over to an Estee Lauder counter if you want Pretty Eyes too – tell them CTG sent you :)

fold-up Wayfarers

17 Aug 2010, Posted by Cape Town Girl in CTG recommends, fashion, sponsors, 5 Comments

I’m not going to say much. I’m just going to show you. Thanks to Sunglass Hut for hooking me up with these – they’re tough to find.

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Voila. Can you handle? I barely can. They're quite the icebreaker, too.

Write for shoes Ladies! A year’s supply of shoes!

06 Aug 2010, Posted by Cape Town Girl in CTG, advertising, bloggers, competitions, fashion, girl stuff, south africa, 8 Comments

Bronx Ladies SA is running an  Blogger Search where you can win a WHOLE YEAR’S SUPPLY OF SHOES. Just take a moment to process that. An ENTIRE YEAR’S SUPPLY OF SHOES. The thought of it sets CTG’s heart aflutter. Just think – you could wear a different pair of shoes EVERY DAY and still be spoilt for choice. It’s actually almost too much to cope with…

Back to the point, Bronx is looking for a gorgeous, sexy girl-about-town who leads a fun, fashion-and-party-filled lifestyle, who would write about everything from what’s hot on the catwalks to what’s hot in their wardrobes right now. Basically, a totally fun, awesome chick blogger who is, dare I say it, a bit like CTG. Except CTG cannot enter because CTG will be judging the competition, along with the super glam Dimi Ingle, editor of StyleScoop.

How to enter:

1. Write a 300-word post on a topic of your choice. It could be a cool outfit you spotted, or your opinion on a new trend, or whatever really. Post it on your blog or send it to write4shoes@gmail.com.

2. Tell us in 200 words or less why you think you should write for Bronx Ladies SA.

3. Answer the simple questions you’ll find on the How To Enter page here.

Closing date for entries is 28 August 2010, so get your entries in quick quick! You might want to read CTG’s ‘What Does It Take To Be A Chick Blogger’ for some inspiration ;P

xxCTG

The way we were

04 Aug 2010, Posted by Cape Town Girl in fashion, history, photography, 0 Comments

Found this neat site that documents pictures and clothing from the Edwardian Era. A little stuffy for CTG’s taste but quite like the idea of swanning around pretending to be upstanding and morally superior just because my collar is high. And made of lace. Some of the pics are amazing. Click here to check it out.

one-shoulder dresses: an obsession

30 Jul 2010, Posted by Cape Town Girl in CTG, Design, fashion, girl stuff, shopping, 6 Comments

Am completely obsessed with one-shoulder cuts in dresses and tops. In fact, if I could, I’d be one-shouldering my way through life like an amazon of the sales, in search of the ultimate one-shoulder item. People would call me Jane and ask me where Tarzan is. They would offer me bananas, and approach me slowly, all the while saying ‘easy girl… we’re not going to hurt you..’. They’d say ‘Wilma, where’s Fred?’ like it’s actually a funny joke. Actually people say that already… but in a good way… I’m serious…

One of my favs, got this at a small store in Gardens Centre called Scoop and it's one of the best-fitting dresses I own.

This dress belongs to Carol aka @CJstweets - follow her on twitter - she's awesome!

This is a one-shoulder top from India Jane. It has really nice shoulder detail too, which is hidden by my hair.

…you get the idea. Anyway have discovered a gorgeous store called Lulu’s who have a feast of one-shoulder dresses. I’m currently transferring half of my personal wealth into their bank account, which might convince you to take a look at their dresses. Too awesome. Here are some of them (don’t order these as I am):

Divine, right? There’s loads more where these came from.

PS Lulu’s also have a very cool blog.

Girls with guns. Bang.

29 Jul 2010, Posted by Cape Town Girl in CTG, fashion, girl stuff, 0 Comments

Ffffound a bunch of them this morning.

You no like ping pong show? How sure you no like? Bang.

Don’t move, you’ve got a knot in your face… Bang.

Not sure how long I can hold this pose… Bang.

Wish I belonged to the yellow bandanna mercenaries… Bang.

Posing with knives is sexy right? Slice.

America. I loves it. Bang.

SLK shows us how to wear Summer 2011’s shades

22 Jul 2010, Posted by Cape Town Girl in BFFs, CTG, beach, bloggers, fashion, holiday, hotels, sponsors, 6 Comments

Shades by Salvadore Ferragamo, bikini by Aubade, beach by god

As I mentioned previously, CTG’s styling and makeup gets done by Samantha Laura Kaye, aka SLK. Sam recently jetted off to Mauritius for a little bit of sunshine in the wintertime, and CTG got Sunglass Hut to hook her up with a preview selection of this coming Summer’s hottest shades and basically show us ‘how to do Summer 2011′. Mauritius is not imperative to the looks she’s put together, but let’s be honest, it will definitely help.

A lady and her luggage. Shades by Salvadore Ferragamo, exclusive to Sunglass Hut.

This season's must-haves: Shades by Ferragamo, bikini by L'aubade, Kindle by Amazon.com, coconut cocktail courtesy of the Le Touessrok beach barmen

Sunglass afficionados, take note - these guys are employed to clean your shades while you're on the beach. Not kidding. That's all they do. Those who share the sunglass fetish will no doubt appreciate the utter awesomeness of that fact.

A close-up of the shade-cleaning action

Shades by Miu Miu for summer 2011, bikini by L'aubade, beach by Mother Nature

Shades by Ray Ban, bikini by Kulu, light dancing through the water in the swimming pool by some otherworldly power that is inspiring and beautiful

Shades by Ferragamo, green vest shirt by Diesel, white pleated skirt by Aca Joe, panama hat by Fabiani (imported from equador) bikini (under green top) Aubade.

Shades by Salvadore Ferragamo, bikini by Kulu

Swimwear (under dress) by kulu, dress by Melodie A, sunglasses by Ferragamo, earrings by Givenchy, watch by Fossil, sunshine by sheer awesomeness

Isn’t it just all a bit much in terms the of ‘holy crap that looks incredible’ factor? Don’t you  just want to book a flight RIGHT NOW? I’m trying to stop my mouse wandering over to TravelStart and booking myself an irresponsible beachy adventure, but it’s tough. It’s REAL tough. If you’re interested though, SLK stayed here for a total of 10 days, and I think one might conclude from these pics that she ‘had a good time’. Maybe.

****COMPETITION ALERT: Guys, mail me which of SLK’s outfits you liked the best and why, and you could win this pair of white Miu Miu’s for this upcoming summer. They’re not even in stores yet! editor@capetowngirl.com – go! You have til Friday 6 August 2010.

Makeup, styling and shoot creds

22 Jul 2010, Posted by Cape Town Girl in CTG, advertising, cape town, cosmetics, fashion, lifestyle, photography, shoots, south africa, weblebrity, 0 Comments

Since a lot of people have asked who shot and did the styling on this Nomu competition poster, I thought I’d follow up. Samantha Laura Kaye was the makeup artist and stylist on this job – click here to see exactly what products she used on me. You’ll want to get hold of that studio finish foundation – it’s amazing. The photographer here was exceptional Robert Miller – CTG’s official photographer, FYI – and he sent through some of these out takes and behind the scenes shots.

Things are still chilled. Like the champagne.

Twitter break. Very NB

Champagne break. Possibly even more NB.

Bubbly kicking in. Getting kicky.

Getting a little coy.

Getting loose. Wild, even.

Too much fun! Sam and Robert make it very easy for CTG’s plebby un-model-like self to play Kate Moss-Kate Moss. Looking forward to some more interesting shoots coming up…