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VEUVE CLICQUOT ANNOUNCES EXCITING NEW EXTENDED POLO SERIES AT VAL DE VIE ESTATE     VEUVE CLICQUOT ANNOUNCES EXCITING NEW EXTENDED POLO SERIES AT VAL DE VIE ESTATE    25 September 2019   – Renowned Champagne house Veuve  Clicquot and Val de Vie Estate, South Africa’s home of polo, are proud to announce important changes moving into the 2020 polo season. November 17 th   2019 will herald the start of an exciting new series of Veuve Clicquot polo events to be held at the prestigious estate in the Cape Winelands, with a variety of experiences taking place up until April 2020.  Pascal Asin, Managing Director Moët Hennessy Africa Middle East commented, “It gives Veuve Clicquot immense pleasure to take our decade-long involvement in South African polo to new heights.  We are pleased to announce a change in our involvement from a single day event in the beginning of March to an entire summer-long series at Val de Vie Estate. The Veuve Clicquo...

Hello darlings so this past weekend I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity that most girls would kill for, to work backstage at SA A/W Menswear. It was definitely an experience I would not have traded for anything in the world. The collections were fabulous. The most notable collections that left a distinct mark in my mind would be those of Quiteria, ThrowAwayTwenty, Richard Hoy, XM Creations and Masa Mara. These collections were each great in their own way because they forced the fashion-lover who attended the event to think consciously about the breakdown of the barriers that used to restrict the consumer about what would be considered ‘suitable’ for men to wear. Mod at its best at Richard Hoy The majority of the shows saw the male models wearing skirts, feathers and carrying bags. This is a sign that currently anything goes when it comes to menswear. This is something I aim to fully embrace especially because I am proud to say that the fashion crowd at t...

Hey fabulous darlings and even though I am like over a month late HAPPY NEW YEAR. I am proud to announce that I have moved to Cape Town so that it will that we will take things to another level. We will start with the SA Menswear week which will be held at the V & A Waterfront this Saturday. I am personally very much excited that I will be attending the event. It would be the first time I would be at a nationally celebrated fashion event. I promise to update you with a review of the event. The designers that will be showcasing their work includes Quiteria which was part of the duo that dressed Beyonce during the Global Citizen extravaganza. The list also features notable brands such as Sergeant Pepper Clothing. The event is also the start of the Cape Town fashion social scene which promises to be quite exciting this year. I promise to bring you a front-row to the events that I will be attending. This year we will bring you more reviews and entertainment news than we have ever d...

Hey darlings I hope you guys have been having a great week. This weekend promises to be one of the most exciting weekends that this year is yet to bring for the social scene of The Nelson Mandela Bay. The reason is because the inaugural Summer Wave Picnic, this event is brought to the NMB public by the genius that Mr Mvaba. This gentleman is a rare find, during the day you will find him work hard at his corporate job but besides that he is one of the most well distinguished event organisers who spearheads the Mvaba Group. The Mvaba Group has one sole mission and that is to evolve the NMB social scene. It can be stated that his passion for event organizing started during his high school days when he was part of the organizing committee for the parties that were held at his high school. This then transceded into his university days but he stated he was not much active until he was approached by a friend to assist in organizing an event of his. Mr Mvaba and his promoters The n...

Hey darlings so this week was a bit of a slow week in terms of entertainment news but there were definitely some happenings that deserve to be noted. Sourced from  https://thatgrapejuice.net 1) Kanye West to release a new album today Well according to the trusted resources the word on the street is that Kanye West is finally releasing a follow-up to the masterpiece that was 'Life of Pablo'. The new album is titled 'Jesus is King'. This is not surprising as Kanye has been hosting Sunday service performances all in the narrative that he is 'born again'. I have to say that after watching the trailer for the visual album which was released on 17 October. The visual album was directed by acclaimed director, Nick Knight. The setting of the visual album is the Painted desert of Arizona where one of his Sunday services have taken place. The hype of the trailer was followed by the release of the official tracklist of the album. I must admit that when it com...

Hey guys so this is a story I have been wanting to cover on the blog but I had a feeling that I should wait because I knew it was gonna be taken to another level. The drama started with Vatiswa Ndara publishing an open letter where she states that she and the rest of the cast wanted to submit Igazi  for the international Emmys. The open letter included correspondence between Vatiswa and the office of the minister of Arts & Culture, Nathi Mthetwa where Ms Ndara requested for funding to submit nominations for Igaz i. The office responded that unfortunately they could not allocate the requested funds. The story then took a turn when the Fergusons issued a statement that they were not able to provide Miss Ndara with the R700 000 that she requested, this was a fact that was not included in Miss Ndara's open letter and social media posts. the production company then went on to refute other allegations made by Miss Ndara such as that the production company benefits from th...

This past week the African Fashion International Johannesburg Fashion Week spring/summer collections was held at the Sandton Convention Center. I obviously was not able to attend the fashion extravaganza which was held under the theme of "African Fashion Unites" which is definitely necessary in the time that we live in. Black was once again a fixture in David Tlale's collection When I was reading the reviews of the fashion week, there was one constant theme; the praise for David Tlale. The show was held in honour of his constant muse who happens to be his mother, Joyce. The show potrayed a powerful woman who held her own and had a firm belief in GOD. This was especially highlighted by the soundtrack of the collection which was African beats and gospel music towards the end of the show. It was an overall  visual masterpiece. Ntando Duma with her Daughter at the Khosi Nkosi show As per past shows the runways were as as star-studded as the front rows. The m...