Fashion Shows

This whole week I have been amped about going to my 'first' real fashion show. One of my 'new career path' resolutions is to attend more fashion shows. I heard about it on twitter, this designer I follow called Craig Jacobs, was tweeting about it, hyping it up and I thought, hey, I love the sound of it, why not? It was a Celebrity Catwalk for Charity event at Melrose Arch, The Venue.

So I went to it last night, with my sister Tendayi, and can I just say... No words. First of all there wasn't much advertising that went into it - dubious pointer number one. We searched online for it and all we found was a facebook page and an event guide article on Styleguide. Upon arrival, we were asked to pose for Cleo Magazine, which was cool - coz we had gone dressed to kill. We were sporting Tendayi's own designs - these lovely African print, 80's style shoulder padded jackets that were a big feature in power dressing back then.

I wore mine with tights and boots and she wore hears with this banging black skirt and tights. Pity I don't have pics, coz I forgot my camera at home :(

As we stepped on to the scene, we were kindly handed shots of patrone, which were necessary coz we soon found ourselves in a fashion disaster, to say but the least. The guide article highlighted 'fashionistas' under dress code, but all I saw was lycra and diamonte in the tackiest forms. The fashion show started and it occurred to me that this was a charity auction of clothes designed by Craig Jacobs, not necessarily a fashion show. What a lovely idea, very commendable and that is the one thing I can clap hands to with regards to my whole experience, well that and the glass of Shiraaz that I was sipping on.

The crowd was predominantly white and it made the racial divide in South Africa so apparent to me. I could count on my two hands all the black people present at this event. I love South Africa, I really do, however, I believe the cosmopolitan cities in international hubs, such as South Africa, should reflect a mix of culture, race and character. This wasn't the case here. I want to be a fashion designer, I really do, but is there a racial divide in the industry?

Anyway, that was my experience. I would rate my night as a 2 out 0f 10. There is a street fashion show today in Parkhurst that sounds more up my alley. It also sounds a bit confusing to me though, coz there will be random people on the streets popping up (I guess aspiring models and stylists/designers). This show is on corner 4th and 9th. My curiosity is the my biggest motivation to go. I now just need a wingman to come along with me... Where are my friends :(