10 years ago, Jane Solomon of FabricNation, Tracy Rushmere of Shine-Shine , me of Skinny laMinx, and Melissa Kerkhoff of Lula Fabrics, all had a textile collective that we called the Threadcount Collective. At the time, the textile industry in Cape Town was falling apart, and so the four of us would get together once …
Think a passport full of stamps shows off your bona fides as a seasoned traveller? Pffft. What REALLY proves your sophisticated travelling chops is the fact that you have a shoebag in your luggage. Really. All the best travellers have them, because whether you’re stomping around Bombay, NYC, Tokyo or Pofadder, those shoes need their own …
We’ve extended our shopping hours during the Summer season, so you can visit the Skinny laMinx store at 201 Bree Street til 6pm on weekdays, and 3pm on Saturdays. While you’re on Bree St, make a day of it, and visit some of our friends and neighbours on this top-drawer Cape Town shopping destination street. Here are some …
Lynn Russell – she of the amazing Satsuma Press, with whom I had such a fruitful collaboration last year – is doing something really special today, to coincide with her son Liam’s 6th birthday! Liam has a muscular disease that makes his day-to-day living quite challenging. One of the things that’s difficult is bathing, and Lynn and her husband really …
Ansie
LOVE the one of the plane! And the OH GOD one – such great colour.
Can’t wait to hear and see more…