Cape Town What to Wear When You’re There and Street Style View of Camps Bay Where? South Africa Exactly? Cape Town Why? I was lucky enough to be invited to South Africa for Mercedes Benz Africa Fashion Week in Johannesburg and decided to extend the trip with a week in Cape Town. When? November 2013 Weather? Lovely and warm. It’s the start of summer in South Africa. Me posing at The V&A Waterfront Beautiful scenery
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Cape Town After Dark Restaurants Bars and Clubbing Giant disco ball at The Grand Cafe on Granger Bay From chic sundowners at Shimmy Beach to moshing out at Aces & Spades, night life in Cape Town is super fun and caters for all tastes. The main areas to venture to are the V&A Waterfront for dinner by the harbour, Camps Bay for beachside bars and Long Street an eclectic mix
Cape Town Shopping and Sight Seeing Old slats used to make shabby chic frames sold at The Old Biscuit Mill Shopping There are plenty of malls with international stores in Cape Town but there are also a few niche areas filled with small independent fashion and interiors boutiques. Here’s TheStyleTraveller edit of the best places to shop in Cape Town. The Old Biscuit Mill As the name suggests this regenerated
Cape Town Where To Stay Ariel view of the stunning Alphen Hotel Cape Town – Sleeping There are so many incredible places to visit in Cape Town, it’s quite hard to pick which area to be based in. I wanted to get a real feel for the city so I stayed in quite a few different places. In central Cape Town, I stayed at The Taj and the
South Africa Johannesburg What to Wear When You’re There Runway at the Taibo Bacar Show, winner of best emerging designer 2013 MB Africa Fashion Week Where? South Africa Exactly? Johannesburg/Pretoria Why? I was lucky enough to be invited to South Africa for Mercedes Benz Africa Fashion Week When? November 2013 Weather? Hot and dry, it is Africa after all. Special thanks to SDR Photo for providing some gorgeous images of
South Africa Johannesburg Shopping and Sightseeing Shopping The shopping in Johannesburg mainly centres around the many malls dotted around the vast city. But recent years have seen the emergence of trendy weekend food and crafts markets. The Neighbourgoods Market in Braamfontein is one such example, as is Maboneng, previously a corrupt district in Joburg which has recently been the subject of an urban regeneration project. Once filled with decrepit warehouses
South Africa Johannesburg After Dark Bars and Clubs – Johannesburg There are bars, clubs and music venues to suit all tastes in Johannesburg, but a little timing tip for you, don’t arrive at any of the clubs before 11.30pm or midnight. For the dance music crew head to trendy Taboo Nightclub in exclusive Sandton. Or for a spot of celeb spotting blag your VIP credentials at Kong. If late night
South Africa Johannesburg Sleeping 54 on Bath Hotel Previously known as The Grace Hotel, this newly refurbished boutique hotel is nestled in the lilac jacaranda tree lined avenues of Rosebank. The interior oozes modern decadence, grey muted tones juxtaposed with silver and gilt baroque mirrors and chandeliers. The location is central and the perfect base for discovering Johannesburg. So much so, that while I was staying there the cast and
Cornwall Part Two What to Wear When You’re There Where? Weekend in Cornwall Exactly? Dreamcatchers, St Mawes and Buryan, Beach Retreats, Watergate Bay When? Sept 2013 With? My friend Lucy Why? After the madness of this summers festivals and fashion week, Lucy and I needed a bit of chill out break so we decided to go for a girls autumn surfing (and eating) break in Cornwall. Me hanging out at The Eden Project What
Where to Stay Buryan Watergate Bay For the surfing section of our trip we stayed at Buryan, Beach Retreats in Watergate Bay. Overlooking the stunning beach with rugged cliffs, caves and fantastic waves, Buryan is the perfect place to stay if you want to surf by day and have cosy bars and some great restaurants nearby in the evening. The decor inside Buryan is chic, clean and modern yet feels homely
