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Letter from S*
Letter from S* Fashion shoots are about how clothes are styled, but in our own way we all take part in a similar activity every morning when we get dressed. By choosing how to put our look together each day, most of us are also deciding what message we want to give out about ourselves Do you make your decision on the basis of your diary for the day? On the influence of a film you've just seen? Or on the excitement of a new purchase? We all confront the business of dressing in different ways and it's interesting to hear how others do it. firece & love S*
Project Runway
Should This Advert Have Been Banned? AN advert promoting the twelfth series of Project Runway, starring Heidi Klum, has been banned in Los Angeles - because it features nude models. The image depicts Klum dressed in full Marie Antoinette-style regalia and perched on a throne - with presenter Tim Gunn beside her - while a group of naked male and female models gather at her feet. "Project Runway designers! We need clothing for these people! Fast!" Klum Tweeted. "Season 12 starts July 18th on Lifetime TV." The poster has been deemed too risqué to go on public display in LA - with reports suggesting that underwear will be digitally added to the models before it can be unveiled on city billboards. However, it seems that New York has opted to run the advert as it is. what do u think?
Vodacom Durban July
High fashion at the Vodacom Durban July THE "Posh? Oh My Gosh!" theme for this year's Vodacom Durban July was interpreted in many different ways by the fashion-conscious. The Greyville Racecourse was transformed into a runway 06/07/2013 as an endless stream of invited guests used the country's biggest horse racing event as a fashion parade. Businesswoman Basetsana Kumalo made a grand entrance on the arm of husband Romeo, and there was a mini stampede as groupies of all sorts clamoured to have their pictures taken with her. Kumalo kept it safe in a Gavin Rajah creation in her favourite colours - black and white - accessorised with a glittering obi belt. Jessica Motaung, the first lady of Kaizer Chiefs, put together an outfit with a modern African twist coupled with knots and animal print, and paired her burnt orange Kenzo wrap dress with oversized Victoria Beckham sunnies. "That's the Posh of my outfit," she said. "For me, this...