DRESSES

 i love this young lady. her name is karabo Dlamini. i can give you a million and one reasons as to why i love her so much. not only is she beautiful, shes is very kind too.
its funny how we met, even though we met in a very professional kind of way, we managed to keep our relationship going even in personal terms. we met through an agency called DJs model agency... we are both photographic models, shes my little pumpkin.
that's not important though, the issue here is her Cinderella dresses, i must say though, i love them. she knows how to dress for her body, and she does it well.
shes one of the most beautiful ladies in south Africa, i could call her a girl because she is still in high school doing her matric. shes has a strong drive for success, especially when it comes to pageants. I'm very sure that with the spirit she has, she will soon become miss south Africa. we need beauties such as these to represent us abroad.
as i was saying, her dresses.... some one must have told her she looks good in yellow, most of her dresses are yellow.
i will soon post pictures of her in casual clothes.
 this is just an introduction of who she is....

LONG SKIRTS ARE SO IN

 for some reason i adore skirts, especially long high waist skirts. i like them on people though, not me. i just dont feel comfortable in skirts that go all the way below my knees. i don't wear bum shorts either. i just want medium long. it really isn't about me, have you seen how long skirts have flooded the fashion industry. I'm not complaining. they've been here for quite a while, but i just turned a blind eye because i didn't think id love them as much as i do now. you'd wanna say I'm a bit late, but i know i rock an outfit way differently than any other  typical south African girl. if you know how to rock an outfit, you know you rock my world. i think this trend is going to stick around for a while, and i love it. id love to see more women rocking this look, especially with a denim shirt, and a gold necklace, and a nice portable funky bag.

 colour is my thing, I'm just not a big fan of colour blocking, people just over do it. fashion is seasonal, people have got to know when to let go of something. i love the orange and white look though, its nothing new, but its very refreshing, and really takes away the trauma of colour blocking. I'm still shocked that there are people who still colour block, but i have got to admit, some people know how to make you turn with them as they pass... but i have never really been a fan of it.
i like how this lady Incorporated the look, is simple and yet not so simple. the look is not busy, and that is quite nice, i love the belt and the necklace.

 what i love about this look is how its so simple and yet stylish. simple in a sense that its just a skirt and a top, but its stylish because its not the kind of skirt anyone would go for, i know i would.

 look at how long the skirt is, i love it. the whole look is just too amazing. the jacket, the bag, belt, and necklace just finish the look for me. the good thing about it is that, its not just a look for one season. you can wear this look without the jacket in spring or summer, and still look ravishing. it is spring in south Africa after all.

maybe i should start buying long skirts, they look good on people, they surely can look good on me too. if you haven't tried this look, i don't know where you've been, i know Ive been around.

GLAMOUR GIRL, ME!

 The good thing about me is that I'm not just all talk, i walk the walk and definitely talk the talk. in as much as i love talking about other people and admiring their sense of style, i go out of my way to look good too. ordinary is an insult to me, though sometimes we have to be simple (I'm not sure if i like that).
 Don't get me wrong, sometimes i wear jeans and shirts with pumps, but i don't feel as good as when i went all out with my look. people have to give me compliments atleast on one item I'm wearing. the shoes I'm wearing in the picture above grab all the attention, they are hot and not as expensive as they look. the whole look is less than R700, believe it or not. you can look like a million dollars with the cheapest outfit ever.
 The heels are only R250 at POP HIP BOUTIQUE, the leggings are R65.00, the jacket is R130.00 and the shirt is R75.00 at MR PRICE.
 Moving on to the accessories, the ring is R20.00, bracelet is R30.00, and the earrings are clipons R5.00.
The thing about a lot of people is that, the want the most expensive clothes to look like a million bucks, and really that's not always the case. i have dedicated my self into finding the most affordable looks for my readers, and believe me, people think that i spend a lot of money on my outfits and i spend just a few rands.

i always get compliments with this jacket, i don't even remember where i bought it, but i remember the ridiculous price i had to pay for it (R90.00).

why pay a lot of cash when you can find the same things with quality ofcorse, at a much lesser price? I'm still a student, may it makes sense to want to find the most affordable and yet gorgeous outfit.

if you need advice on how to find affordable clothes, don't hesitate to email me, and to my readers who have been emailing me for advice.... thanks guys for being loyal readers and taking your time to read my blog. *much appreciated*

my email address: zanema28@gmail.com

GRAZIA MAGAZINE SA

you know when you go shopping with friends, you get to discover that a lot of things you take for granted are usually the best. i always looked at the old fashion mags, i call them ancestor mags, they've been here for a while, and honestly... they are growing out of me or I'm growing out of them, either way I'm falling out of love with them. recently i went shopping with my best friends, and one of them picked up a fashion magazine in one of the stores, just to browse through, GRAZIA MAGAZINE. Ive seen magazines, Ive read magazine, Ive liked them on facebook, everything you can possibly think of... but i have never seen such a refreshing, vibrant, and out of the ordinary magazine. there are a few others that i like, but for now, GRAZIA CAUGHT MY EYE. its one of those fashion magazine where you want to see more, the moment you reach the back page, you go uhhhhhhh! wishing there were a few more pages. i love it, its fashion at its best.

just a sneak pic of what you can find in the magazine

pictures available at: http://www.graziadaily.co.za


if you wanna see more, then you got to go get your own copy of the weekly fashion magazine, its to die for.

I'm all for winter and being warm in winter, but i have a problem with people who are so scared of the cold that they end up wearing, 5 tshirts, two pants, 5 leggings, every outfit they have in their closet, all in the quest of being warm. THAT'S DISASTROUS.  you can be warm in a few clothes, you know what the trick is? buy warm clothes. i went on a holiday in mpumalanga, just to relax and eat the bones of the mind, LOL. i saw the most horrific fashion sense there, i see it in Johannesburg too.... i guess these people are not exposed to blogs, the TV, magazines etc. and i don't really expect everyone to be fashion literate, but i do expect people to read and at least care enough to look good.

if theres one thing Ive learned, is to buy clothes that will look good and warm in winter, but the same clothes should be wearable in spring or summer too. I'm all for skirts and dresses this winter, wear them with warm leggings or stalkings, a warm cropped jacket, ankle boots preferably metallic.
talking about metallic, almost every one is in to it.... i love it too, i think its refreshing and out of the ordinary, be it shoes, a jacket, or pants.... they all work for me. u just have to know how to execute an awesome look. i always say, make a statement where ever you are..... metallic might work for you. METALLIC IS BOLD....... here are a couple of ideas on how you can work it out:

your life might just change if you knew how to dress well.

WINTER STREET STYLE

 I'm lost for words..... you know the nice thing about the net is that, you get to discover a lot of things, things you know they cant be found any where else but the WWW...
I'm all for the boyfriend look above, i love love love it. its so fresh.
I LOVE FRESH.
i guess you know by now, I'm not your typical kind of a girl, whom you just know shes gonna look a certain way, I'm different, and i love being different, that's why I'm attracted to things that are very unique.
Ive tried being simple, it doesn't work.
 i sometimes just go to net for fun you know.... just to look at what the rest of the world is wearing. but when i do find something that i like, it has to go to my blog, no doubt.
now that in south Africa, winter has finally kicked in, i so the need to search for some interesting looks, i found a lot, but this looks are the ones that made the cut for mapz-lafashion.
i know you'll love them as much as i do.
this are just a few ideas of how you might wanna look like this winter.

#BOSSO KE ZANDY

 her name is zandy from mpmalanga province in south Africa.... in sotho they say "bosso ke mang" (whose boss).... in this case, its zandile.... i always tell people not to go unnoticed... for me that's a crime, that's why where ever i am, someone has to see me... if i dont get any attention.... i cringe, that's just who i am.
but its not about me now is it.... well zandy and i come from the same hood, probably even the same high school... and we got married to the same man (fashion).
shes not your typical stylish girl, shes keeps you guessing, atleast she keeps me guessing.... she is a jaw dropper. she is definitely not predictable, and she gets you thinking.
I'm not a follower of the latest fashion trends, i set trends, but hey i cant help but follow stylish girls, it's an addiction.
her style is simple but out there... not every girl can pull off such a simple and yet very stylish kind of a look.
style is not about wearing your whole closet all at the same time, or wearing all your bangles all at once, i like people who make a simple look, look so not simple anymore.
I'm all for accessories, and clearly she is too... maybe that is  why I'm so in love with her. shades, earrings, necklaces, bangles, the works.... what i love about the picture below is how she Incorporated the whole look with the hair band and the bra stripe.... I'm not even going to say much about the shades, she resembles me.... LOL i guess we love the same things. i am so tired of people going for the ordinary.... i want to see people who are not scared of embracing the art of fashion, and those shades are extraordinary.

i don't know about the colourful jeans that everybody has this days... they are nice but not for me, i don't follow the crowd.... i love the top though......it has a bit of funk, and it goes well with the pants.. i really don't have much to say about the picture, its not something new.

the picture says look at me... this is a turn around look, my kind of a thing...

short dresses.... everyone know me as a staunch supporter of shorts, but hey, i have my seasons, now I'm all for long skirts, but really now, truth be told, this is one hot number.

ahhhhha! I'm in love with her tops.... and shades.

this i can wear, the colours are well put together.... i might even wear the red pants pants too. I'm all for colour i always preach that... and i wear colour, i don't play.

nice pumps, i also love the pink pants..... and the doek.

zandy is one hot sexy mama, no doubt about that, shes one of the few stylish people i know in mpumalanga.... i must say though, she qualifies to give out advice on fashion.