//218/ SS2012: Christian Dior

Christian Dior SS2012RTW

//The Dior spring show was nothing short of a dream. I would imagine it to be what one could call quintessentially French (yucky cliché, cringe): pretty, feminine and pure quality. It was discarded by some as being too safe, which it without doubt is, but especially for a ready-to-wear show I can´t say I have any objections to `safe´ if it is this beautiful.

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//217/ Photography: Local Beach

Muizenberg Beach, Cape Town

//Some photos I took at my local beach in the icy fresh period after winter. In the second image is my darling friend Brittany, who is going to New York soon. Hmph, envious. ;)

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//216/ Outfit 012: In the spirit of Summer

Dress: Tucker, silk printed dress

Blazer: Calvin Klein Collection, Joelson stretch-cotton

Shoes: Theodora & Callum, Lobiarritz printed linen sandals

Bag: Stella McCartney, round plexiglass box clutch
Hat: Pachacuti, Brisa wide-brimmed Panama sunhat

Sunglasses: Prada, round-frame acetate

//215/ Streetstyle 031

Jameson Stairs, University of Cape Town

//I love this combination of contrasting textures, the beige blazer and the boots are pretty awesome too...the pin-striped pants? Hmm I can´t say I´m a fan. This girl got a little bored waiting for me to get the right settings and the right photo, so she started fooling around...funny!

//While temperatures have certainly risen in Cape Town, the weather is fickle and it seems as though winter is somewhat reluctant to give way to summer, which makes it almost impossible to dress for the day´s varying temperatures.

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//214/ Cape Town: Fresh Food Haven

Earth Fair Food Market, Retreat, Cape Town

& a street vendor at Kottbusser Tor, Kreuzberg, Berlin (last image)

//It warms my heart to see numerous markets popping up around Cape Town, and even better: Capetonians are flocking to them in droves. It is mostly the idea that small-scale producers are gaining some of the market that before mainly belonged to mass-producers- and distributors that appeals so much to me. And whats more, the foods that the markets have to offer are often far fresher and of better quality.

//Some of my favourite markets are (in no particular order): the City Bowl Market on Hope, the Earth Fair Food Market, the Blue Bird Garage Food and Goods Market, the You & Me & Everyone We Know Market and The Old Biscuit Mill. In total, the number of markets in and around Cape Town easily add up to over a fifty... For an (incomplete) listing and description of some of the markets, take a look at Cape Markets.

//The last image I took in Berlin, where fresh food markets are less prevalent than vintage clothing markets, though there are a few well-established vendors (mosre often than not turkish) that sell food around the clock.


//Lastly, thanks to the 300+ that read my blog yesterday, I am super grateful to have such a dedicated readership...

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