Safashiongirl: shorts

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London Calling

Plaid shirt - Popkiller

Top - Gift

Shorts - The Lot

Ring - Sass Diva

Spiked cuff - Waterfront Craft Market

Socks - Topshop

Creepers - Bronx Shoes

Nails - Dante Express

Hair - Toni & Guy

Grimy nights and roughed up hair. I added just a dash of Toni & Guy's Sea Salt Texturising Spray to make mine more voluminous and messy. It's not 1977 anymore but the spirit of it is in the air. South African punks posing in Camden for beer money, thanks to them I know which hairsprays are mohawk friendly. You can't keep a subculture pure for more than a minute. Malcom McClaren was a stylist of sorts with the help of Vivienne Westwood and The Sex Pistols were cast as menacing peacocks, but it's the idea of a revolutionary attitude that really matters even if it was ironically sold to the masses. Lighting the fire within us was a beautiful mistake. You can't fake the feelings of the people who frequented the 100 Club or CBGBs and we're their children. We might grow up some day and realize that we're all nothin more than god damn trendy ass poseurs in conformist threads but I can promise you this: we'll never stop making trouble.

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Instagram outfits

Forget 140 characters, now we all need is a picture with no caption necessary. I've succumbed to the easy appeal of micro-blogging via instagrams. It's just so quick compared to composing outfit posts no matter how much I love my Canon. While I intend to post more frequently this year, I realized a ton of my 2012 outfits remained on my phone so I thought it might be cool to post a bunch of them here. I have everything from a hospital gown to monster shoes to my beloved tacky sequin fanny pack. Check them all out below, hope you enjoy!

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Black knit and body talk

Top and shorts - The Lot

Heels - Zoom

I had to throw out these trusty old heels because I'd worn them way too much and there was no saving them. I'm so excited to wear shorts, I was a bit hesitant to wear them because of that girly voice in my head saying, "Hey hold up, what about that whole cellulite thing? Shorts aren't for you". Truthfully, I never even thought about that stuff until one of those Mean Girls scenes IRL where apparently, there's a lot of flaws for us girls to fixate on. Screw that nonsense! Imma let my flag fly!

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Late night fast food

Late night fast food by safashiongirl featuring essie nail polish

You know the drill, we're talking about dancing the night away, getting up on your friend's shoulders at a concert, singing along at the top of your lungs, taking ridiculous photos, running into friends, stealing hats, meeting new people and inevitably getting some junk food before falling asleep in your accessories. The time has come for some late night summer chaos after exams. These last few months of 2012 are going to be packed with laughs, smiles and a misplaced phone or two. In fact one has already been lost, RIP B den's Samsumg Galaxy S3.

Lately I've been going to fashion shows, answering emails and catching mid-week movies with friends. It was fantastic to go out and enjoy my customary concert beer while watching Linkin Park after my kidney trouble last month. I was scheduled to be on Expresso again but I unfortunately found myself in hospital instead. There's some pros though, my fear of injections is completely gone, I got to try out some comedic material with the nurses (hospitals are still a tough crowd) and I'm 100% healthy.

Next week I'll be AFashionFriend's latest Guest Flogger until the end of November where I'll be sharing my sunglasses DIY as well as some street style from my summer in Europe, can't wait!

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Fashion maths

Skull top - Brandy and Melville
Pants - Cotton On

The Kills top - Brandy and Melville

Leather shorts - The Lot

Unicorn crop top - The Lot

American shorts - Runway Dreamz

I was planning festival outfits for Natalie a few days ago for her trip to Johannesburg. I love my cousin's style, when we combine wardrobes it's just magic. Natalie's a one necklace woman and I respect that, I'm a terrible cheat when it comes to accessories. However we both love cuff earrings, I still owe her a pair for our trip to Coachella next year. This week I attended the Red Bull Red Monday event with my friend Paul. They launched their new Blue, Silver and Red Editions which are Blueberry, Lime and Cranberry respectively. The party was amazing but I could not sleep afterwards haha. I also finally got my hands on Red Hot Chili Pepper tickets and I'm going to be starting Pole again soon. I can't wait to get back into exercise, so glad I found something I actually enjoy!

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Skullduggery

I had lunch with some girlfriends at Hudsons on Kloof last Wednesday, it was hipster-spotting paradise! Saw a guy with a vest, scarf, sunglasses and fedora combo, extra points for the vintage Nikon camera strapped across his back. It's kind of charming to see a generation of guys being more attentive to dressing even if they begin to resemble clones, or as my cousin put it when asked about the streets pre-Kings Of Leon concert, "There's just guys in plaid with beards...and they are everywhere". I'll welcome any kind of trendwhoring if it's fun to look at. Fashion flamingos, yes please.

So after lunch, walking along Kloof turned into a spontaneous shopping spree for a new summer wardrobe. My wallet hates me but my closet is very happy. I'll also admit there's a little hipster inside me...I mean I'm loving these studded shorts right here. Oh god and check it I totally have a feather ear piece hahaha. Tumblr called, they want Coachella 2010 back.

This is one of the outfits I got from The Lot, I have to take some pictures of the rest of the swag soon. I'm very excited for the warm weather, I need a change of season!

Is there a little bit of hipster in you?

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Biker Vixen - Work in progress

Here's a peek of what I was working on the other day for the challenge, I've almost finished my shorts, I just have to measure my model so that I can make the waistband. The two outfits will be judged on Thursday and the top scores will get into the annual fashion show so it's really exciting stuff! I've gone the simpler route with my designs, a lot of people are doing 3D avant garde things; the theme is abstract geometry, I was inspired by street signs so I found myself in biker chic land.

I'm excited because I haven't gotten a chance to design street wear and we are required to work with denim which I've recently gotten properly acquainted with. The top and dress are stop sign and chevron like in shape. I'm going to work on stuff tonight and tomorrow. I'm having so much fun. I can't believe that I can work unassisted, I don't know how I managed to retain all of this knowledge because it's mainly one hit wonder song lyrics up there. True story, a little bit of Monica in my life, a little bit of Erica by my side, a little bit of Rita is all I need..

I have so much fun refabricating and embellishing. I also adore accessories, I made some last night, I superglued eyelets into a wristband, laced it up with an old corset cord and put spikes on top. I always use accessories to really send my concepts home. I think I should go into that sphere of design as I am super focused on details, they make everything for me. Have an amazing Saturday x

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Clowning around

I like them and they fit me so I'm keen to wear them sometime. I can't really absorb the fact that I'm making clothes, I'm convinced that they just materialize out of nowhere. Right now I'm making a classic men's shirt which I intend to belt and wear as a dress. I'm going to spruce it up with different buttons and maybe studs after they have been moderated. My boy can share it with me.
The end of the term is near! The magazine is finished, I just have to edit some photos. One more storyboard next week and then all the focus is on Sanlam! I must say, I am loving my classmates, college is like a little family, 2nd year is fun and productive!
xx

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