OnlyMingas - T H E B L O G

Designer: Dircia Yumi Como Moçambicanos, durante muitos anos apenas conhecemos as modistas e alfaiates para confecionarem as nossas roupas de festa. As nossas mães nos levavam para fazer o vestido da igreja ou o fato para o baptismo, e a moda não era sequer tema de conversa. Crescemos, nós, Millennials, e despertou o bichinho da curiosidade à medida que ganhávamos acesso à televisão internacional e a diferentes ideias de como vestir e estar mais actualizados.

Salvatore Ferragamo Holiday 2018 Campaign 2019 à porta, e mais um ano se passou sem postar por aqui. Mas, que melhor forma de recomeçar a postar, a não ser continuar onde parei? Bem, passaram-se 4 anos desde o meu último post, e não aconteceu mais nada na área da moda. Ao regressar da África do Sul, foquei-me em conseguir um trabalho, pagar as minhas contas, sair de casa, arranjar um carro, e fazer uns upgrades aqui e ali, e aí eu ia começar de novo. Tenho-me dito a mesma coisa há 4 anos. Quatro anos. É muito tempo. Nos trinta, cansada de trabalho, e com o clássico "não tenho tempo" à ponta da língua. Mas eu tenho tempo, sim. Bastante até. Não tenho é criatividade. Autoconfiança. Mas também sei perfeitamente que a criatividade não brota, e se alimenta sozinha. Então o meu voto para 2019 é ser quem eu sou. Livre. Designer de moda. Feliz. Criativa. Arrojada. Seja bem vindo, 2019. Até já! --------- 2019 knocking at the door, and one more year has gone witho...

E finalmente aconteceu!! Para explicar melhor, vou traduzir um post que fiz no facebook, ontem à noite: Foram apenas dois minutos. Talvez um pouco mais, talvez um pouco menos. Mas foi tão rápido e de repente acabou. Senti uma mescla de emoções desde alegria, felicidade, orgulho, até medo, decepção, e falta de confiança em mim mesma. Tudo bem, já vou na 3a vez, acho que já estou habituada. Qual é a diferença então?

It finally happened!! To best explain I will quote a post I made on Facebook last night. It took two minutes. Maybe a little bit more maybe a little less. But it was so fast and then it was gone. I experienced a pocketful of emotions ranging from excitement, happiness, pride, to fear, disappointment and lack of confidence. Its alright, by the third time i think i should be used to it. What's the difference now then?

So, after two and a half years of hard work, Here is a preview of what's to come August 16 2014. Finally!!! SHARE IT Tweet

The suit I dreaded to make. All I heard about suits was that it was super difficult to make. And I mean, it was a general pattern we were making, no specific design details. The only think we could choose to make some sort of statement was the fabrication and haberdasheries. In other words, fabric and buttons, threads, lining, etc.

Here comes my favorite photography/styling task I had last year. We had a collaboration brief with the students from the  Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography , right up our road here in Technopark, and we had a theme and a song assigned to us: Power Tunes of the 1980s, Madonna - Like a Virgin . I screamed with excitement when I got the song! It was great!

Hello 2014!

Hello there, I thought I would share what was my latest design project - Kidswear range of four little oufits. I missed some deadlines, my head was all over the place but when I got the idea, I made it happen. So, here's the workbook...

So, as usual I return to blog activity with a dash of Solange Knowles, who is pretty famous in this blog, as you may verify here and here.

Martinique, Eljo, Claudine, Marcelle, Me, Izak, Anna-Mart and Lena-Lisa So the first task we were given, for this year's Fashion Photography class, was, in a group of 7 (!) to create a lookbook with the theme: "COLOUR BLOCK".

Elizabeth Galloway Alumni ready for the Cluster at Simonsberg. (Me - Second from right) So 2013 already started, and January is over! O-M-G, and I didn't even find time to a proper Christmas post and New Year welcoming post. It's been hectic.

In July I have had the opportunity to meet Fred Sathal during the AFI Fastrack Seminar, where students and representatives from Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design such as myself attended, as well as other Fashion Institutions. She showed us a slideshow with images of her creations. The french designer is nothing short of Extraordinary, her work speaks miles, her work is just absolutely amazing.

Hello world, first of all I would like to apologize for the time I took to upload the blog again, I don't have internet anymore and crunch time mode is on: Exams are here! But I took a little break just to post this gorgeous collection from a designer who has been featured in this blog before: Mimi Plange! (Click here to view first post about this amazing designer).

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.)