What to Wear to the 2012 Vodacom Durban July

What to Wear to the 2012 Vodacom Durban July

Can you believe it’s only five more sleeps until the much anticipated 2012 Vodacom Durban July? This weekend Durban will be abuzz with fashionistas from around the country, for one of SA’s biggest, most stylish horse racing events. No clue what to wear to this years’ theme, A Material World? Get a glimpse of what SA’s hottest designers have in mind with these images from the recent 2012 Vodacom Durban July Invited Designers’ Fashion Showcase … (check out the backstage makeup post I did on this event here) Accents of Gold in this Suzaan Heyns sheer spider-web paneled dress and it’s contrasting gold crystal shawl. African Prints! David Tlale’s black and white animal printed chiffon creations and an elaborate, ombre-dyed tulle shawl with cascading beaded neckpiece down the centre of the dress. Leigh Schubert’s sheer cascading cream creation flows beautifully down the runways. For the guys, Life by Andre Martin was all about denim and PVC with metal-studded black strips and accents of red. Glam Goth! Zama Mathe’s tailored sheer black chiffon & netting with beautiful lace-up backs and embellished beaded necklines. Gideon’s collection told a dramatic story of forbidden love with a mixture of cream, grey and snatches of rich scarlet and blue. Colleen Eitzen’s dip dyed, ombre collection featured tiered skirts in…

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Behind the Scenes pics from The 2012 Durban July Fashion Showcase

Behind the Scenes pics from The 2012 Durban July Fashion Showcase

Last night, I had loads of fun with the cool kids from Pout School of Makeup helping the talented Lisa Bailey with the looks for the 2012 Durban July Fashion Showcase. The theme for this year’s Durban July is “A Material World” and if you’re wondering what to wear to the July on the 7th of next month, these gorgeous ensembles from designers like David Tlale, Zama Mathe (Zarth) and Brenda Quinn of Diva might inspire you! Loved this gold, smokey eye worn by Brenda Quinn of Diva’s models Darkly Daring… Durban designer Zama Mathe’s gorgeous outfits! Zarth Designer Zama Mathe with her models in her creative designs! I loved this collection! The outfits were made of a sheer net and the detail at back of the outfits (as seen above) was simply amazing! Lisa Bailey working her black-lip magic on one of the models David Tlale’s ombre-dyed tulle collection with smokin’ makeup! How cool did the model’s look? The male model even gave us a little curtsy! Two of my favourite gowns; David Tlale and Zarth Love the front of the first outfit and how cute is this little red apple outfit? Perfect for the July! Some random behind the scenes look! The outfit’s in the…

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