OnlyMingas - T H E B L O G

And he did it!  Taibo Bacar showed his collection earlier this evening at the Melrose Arch, in front of an awe-struck audience, ending with a well deserved standing ovation. But then again, who of us expected any less? I know I didn't.

As promised, early post today just to show the flawless participation of Eliana Murargy with her brand MURADE at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Africa, yesterday, 25th of October. GOLD DUST Photo retrieved at Eunice Driver website

As some of you may know, I am a current 1st year (almost finished!!!) Alumni at the Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design , and am absolutely LOVING every second of it. Learn more the Academy here , and my story here .If you are in South Africa (or are planning to move here) and plan to enroll for next year, RUN! The time is now and you might still get a spot for next year! Anyway, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Africa has started, and a former Elizabeth Galloway Alumni, Kim Gush , presented her range on the Fasttrack section, yesterday, 24th October 2012. Take a look!

So, first of all I will admit my major girl crush on Marion Cotillard . She is Merveilleuse . Classy. Chic. She is just gorgeous. I love her. Ok enough gushing over her, maybe because I'm pissed that Solange straightened her hair, but anyway, Dior chose Marion Cotillard , who happens to be one of their Brand Ambassadors, to be featured on their first in-store magazine. In other words, if you happen to be in Paris, New York, or anywhere around the world, and visit/purchase anything from their boutiques, you will take one of these home. Take a look at the stunning photo shoot, followed by a documentary short video of her handbag campaign + this photo shoot. She is seen wearing Dior's iconic and timeless pieces/styles. This is why I Love fashion.

Hello Monday! I figure everyone is having the Monday Blues , and that it is being extremely difficult to concentrate on work. But, we gotta do, what we gotta do, and that's life! Anyway I wanted to share this lovely lookbook for Opening Ceremony Spring 2013. (Click on photos to enlarge.)

So, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Africa will have its inaugural season now from the 23 to the 28th of October in Johannesburg, followed by the AFI Fashion Awards on the 28th of October. And I couldn't be more thrilled to have the confirmation, now that the Final Designers list came out, that Mozambique will be represented by two of the best designers we have, and both have been mentioned in this blog: Taibo Bacar with his namesake brand and Eliana Murargy with her brand MURADE . For Taibo's feature on this blog click here and for Eliana's click here .

So, when I heard that miss Solange Piaget Knowles was just a mere 50kms away from me, in Cape Town, doing a photoshoot for @ELLEmagazineSA I got all teenage-fan-wants-to-meet-one-of-her-fashion-icons-MODE . I was histerical and telling everyone around me that " SOLANGE is heeeeeereeee "! But oh well, like the rest of the world, I had to wait for the magazine to go for sale, for two long months. And here it is, and it is awesome, and I bought it and her interview was the first thing I read. Take a look at the stunning cover: