OM NAMAH MISSIBABA, OM SHANTI MISSIBABA

Just in case you don't know skat, let's cover some basic Missibaba facts. The label is based in Cape Town.  It was established in 2005 by Chloe Townsend who is quite the leather guru. It is an accessory brand...duh. Cool that's the basics covered, you can click here to check out their website for more info. I took the above pics at their Spring/Summer 2010 range launch which was held at Superette in Woodstock last night. The collection is called Cowboy's Little Girl.  Although it's kind of obvious just from checking out the pics, i must say that they really do make fucking amazing leather goods. I'm not one to prescribe but if you are still walking around with yesteryear's shiny/studded/buckled-to-hell-and-back bags, this range should serve as a stylish wake-up call. You can shop them at the Old Biscuit Mill on Lower Main in Woodstock. If u're not in Cape Town, i am not quite sure where to direct you, ja i know i make a lousy journalist. But don't worry skat, i will email them on your behalf and then i will come back and update this post once i've got all the facts on my side (update: got my facts straight, you can buy Missibaba from Misfit, Mungo & Jemima, shop-label.com, africhic to name a few. You can also buy directly from their workshop in The Palms in Woodstock 021 461 1083). . Diligent stylista that you are, i'm sure you'll also click onto their website and get their details for yourself. I first spotted their goods at the Neighbourgoods market a few years ago, i fell completely in love with a belt, i think it retailed for R600, and cheapskate skank that i was (probably still am) i never got around to buying the damn belt. Anyway fast-forward  to 2010, a friend called Justin gave me two leather visor caps from the Missibaba range and they've become a permanent feature on my rather enormous head. I was actually wearing one of them last night when Justin reminded what a good friend he is for giving me those Missibaba caps....eish Justin. At the risk of sounding rather sycophantic, i must give props to Carey Townsend of 'girl about town' PR and communication, the evening was so fucking sleekly put together, it makes me very curious to see the heights to which her PR work will take this label.

BTW, Missibaba won the Business Savvy accessories designer award at the 2010 Marie Claire Prix d'Excellence de la Mode Awards on Tuesday night.

WEDNESDAY

In order of appearance: Georgina Gratrix @ YOUNGBLACKMAN project space, Nonhlanhla Mditshwa @ PASS (Pan African Space Station for the uninformed), a Figaro and Jody Frances/Brand @ VANSA for William Martin's solo. Would love to write more, but fucking tired skat, been out every night this week. Later.

ON ART AND SOBRIETY

Greetings art tarts, tarty artists and garden variety skatties. I've posted on quite a lot of exhibition opening nights in the past as you might know. However, most of the time i'm so busy taking pictures and getting absolutely wasted, i really don't get to give the work on show the attention it sometimes deserves. Well skattie, in an effort to exorcise the art poser within, i took a big step this time and i went to the gallery a whole hour and a half before the actual opening, gave myself a moment to engage with the art without being distracted by whole schmoozing business. The only problem is that it also means i was there a whole hour and a half before the bar opened, which is just awful, no one should have to engage with so much art in a sober state. So if you gonna try it out skat, make sure to invest in a whisky flask. But what of the art skat? Well, whilst walking around in my dangerously sober state i happened to overhear a lady from the gallery speaking to a potential buyer. As i said, i was sober, so i can quote her exact words which were "yes, now is a good time to buy because next time his work will be more expensive". I think that about sums it up skat.

p.s. Welcome back Dom, looking even hotter than before!

KHUSI

COLLARED

SPOTTED AT MISAEL

I love what the beaded headband does to this outfit.

THURSDAY ////// AT WITW GALLERY AND LATER AT THE GOODMAN

A few weeks ago i read an interesting article on mahala.co.za (a site i like, contribute to and love). It was a review of an exhibition opening at the Michael Stevenson gallery. I was also at the exhibition and i blogged about it, click here to check that post. Anyway, the article was written by Laura Steiner and i must say i thought it was a very good article. I really recommend you go on mahala and check it out. You might not agree with some of her points but it is written with passion by someone who clearly takes time to engage with the art on show. For a brief moment whilst reading the article i almost gave a shit, but i quickly got back to my senses skat and recalled my undying love for the art poser. Imagine Skat if these shindigs were filled with only the kind of person who only cares about the stuff on the wall. What would i photograph? fucking turtlenecks? Euww!

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