By Guy Little
Sunday 23rd January saw the first run of The Market on Main – a creative depot and hot spot for Joburg’s design talent. Despite the usual mid-month madness, the turnout was astounding. An apparent trend from designers Anisa Mpungwe (Loin Cloth and Ashes) and Peta-Lee Woolf was the introduction of smaller, fabricated elements into their ranges. Babycakes Goodies (stockists of vintage fashion ephemera) had some quirky yet well chosen pieces - correlating directly with newly released 60’s-style fabrics from Sonia Rykiel.
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Loin Cloth and Ashes presented earrings (above) - simple and circular in form with others featured in cascading layered threads. Earrings were fabricated using traditional Tanzanian cottons, leathers and vintage-style fabrics – all complimenting LCA’s existing read-to-wear range. The earrings have been created under LCA’s sub-label, Farra and the Little One by Araffa and Alma Mpungwe. Prices start from R 30.00. For more information visit http://www.loinclothandashes.com or call+2772 468 8266 Peta-Lee Woolf’s felted designs (below) span both the realms of fashion and interior decoration. Her latest offerings include edgy crocheted 'neck-wear' – combining the functionality of a scarf with the aesthetics of a decorative neck piece. For more information visit http://www.peta-lee.com/ |
Below - Clever sourcing by the Babycakes Goodies team saw apparel reflective of current international fabric trends. Some pieces in particular relate directly to fabric designs recently launched by Sonia Rykiel for Lelievre Paris. For more information visit http://www.bcgoodies.tumblr.com/ or call +2772 532 5103
The Sonia Rykiel Maison range (above) of cotton velvets and silk-cotton taffetas is available from Mavromac South Africa. For more information visit http://www.mavromac.co.za/ or http://www.lelievre.eu/
With all the progress noted – one can only anticipate great things from these creators
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