Last Saturday saw the inaugural Sun Met celebrated with Mumm come to life with its decades of glamour theme in all its glory. It was a perfect day for a little horse racing, a lot of champagne and some very fancy people. For those of you who caught my Decade Of Glamour inspiration post a … Continue reading A day at The Sun Met celebrated with Mumm
Bikes and Barbers
Our friends Barry and Natelee have recently moved to Dubai. Now normally we're not overly jealous about 40°C (104 °F) heat and beers that cost more than a decent pair of shoes. That was until she shared this new post on her blog and I let out a sad little noise somewhere between a whine and a wail! Now, … Continue reading Bikes and Barbers
WMBW at home
I've decided to share something a little different with you today. Something a little more personal. My home! My apartment was recently featured in our local edition of the Sunday Times Newspaper, and I have to say I was really proud of myself. Being a creative person by nature (and career) I really put a lot … Continue reading WMBW at home
Loux The Vintage Guru
Im African, and Im damn proud of it. Why do I say African and not just South African, I mean the Germans and Spanish don't refer to themselves a Europeans so why do we refer to ourselves as Africans? Well, quite simply put, this is a harsh continent, it ain't for the faint of heart, … Continue reading Loux The Vintage Guru
Secret running society
The other day I received an e-mail from the secret running society inviting me on a run, I was told to meet at the Table Mountain Cable car at 8:00am on Saturday morning. That was it. Now look, I know most of you think i'm all bow ties and pocket squares 100% of the time, … Continue reading Secret running society
Exploring the night with Smirnoff Double Black With Guarana
I usually don't do blog posts like this, you know, the kinda blog posts that tell stories about my adventures, but this one was too good not to share, so here goes. A couple of weeks ago I received a very mysterious call from the guys at Smirnoff. They wanted to take me out for the … Continue reading Exploring the night with Smirnoff Double Black With Guarana
My views…on the news
So, I've been apprehensive about sharing this series of interviews I did recently with news 24, mostly because everything I say, you guys would already know from reading the blog, but also, because, well, I'm no public speaker. Sure I can match the hell out of my ties and pocket squares, but public speaking will … Continue reading My views…on the news
The ABC of mens fashion – Peter York
Whenever I feel like I need a fashion kick up the pants I go and find a little ABC of mens fashion for some inspiration. Always does the trick. This one features ex style editor of Harpers & Queens Mr Peter York telling us why the suit was such a good invention. He makes a … Continue reading The ABC of mens fashion – Peter York
Happy Birthday to the man who changed our pants
Who is this guy? And how did he change our pants? This is 24-year old Bavarian immigrant, Levi Strauss, who landed in San Francisco in 1853 and opened up a wholesale dry goods business. That business changed forever – and so did our wardrobes - when he partnered with tailor Jacob Davis in 1873 on … Continue reading Happy Birthday to the man who changed our pants
The ABC of mens fashion – Simon Spiteri
Always something valuable to learn form the'se ABC of mens fashion posts. In this one Co founder of Anthem (a store that sources beautifully crafted, exclusive products from all over the world to provide a unique experience for discerning menswear shoppers) drops a bit of a bomb...take a look/listen. "Clothes are nothing without the person … Continue reading The ABC of mens fashion – Simon Spiteri