We spent a special Saturday morning at Holy Cross Convent in Distric 6, attending the joyful opening of Liyabona library. We donated fabric, which the genius See Saw Do put to brilliant use as part of this beautiful, safe, well-stocked library, all orchestrated and fundraised by the Otto Foundation. How inspiring to see a headmistress …
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Liyabona Library See Saw Do
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Gluten Morgen! A collaboration with Jason Bakery
When we opened our shop in 2011, Bree Street was not exactly the beating heart of the Cape Town scene, although it was a great place for car upholstery cleaning and spark plugs. Actually, the only real reason I signed the store lease was that my favourite coffee shop was half a block away. Eight …
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Shop The City
We’re joining in the central City fun, starting this first week of December. Shop the City is the latest initiative from the First Thursdays bunch, with the aim of promoting central Cape Town’s top-notch independent retail on offer. Get your hands on a must-have Shop the City guide, giving you access to tiered discounts at …
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How to style your Scarf : “The Pearl” Tutorial
We’ve put together a helpful tutorial to show you how to wear our limited-edition blockprinted scarves. This one we’ve named “The Pearl” after one of the origional Skinny laMinx-ers.
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Seriously, this made our day!
Last week was pretty exciting, not only because we had a great show at NYNOW, but because … we got an order for 150 Seriously, Have a Good Day tote bags! Why is that so exciting? Well, because each tote we sell means we make a donation that enables The Breakfast Club to give a kid …
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Sheryl’s having a seriously good day
Meet the founder of the Oranjezicht City Farm (OZCF) market in Granger Bay, Sheryl Ozinsky. We asked her what it is about her work that she really enjoys, and what a seriously good day at work looks like for her…
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A Good Start to a good day
Every Wednesday morning, Paul and I are out of the house before dawn, off to join the Breakfast Club, where a bunch of volunteers cook and serve breakfast to the little learners at Good Hope Seminary Junior School. By 8:30am, tummies are full, and about 400 cups, bowls and spoons have been washed and packed away, …
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Seriously, have a good coffee
Did you read our friend Bruce Majonga’s wise words about a good cup of coffee? With this in mind, my team and I thought we’d improve the day of our Bree Street neighbours for the rest of April by putting a note on car windscreens, offering a free cup of coffee from Jason Bakery, just …
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Seasonal Shop Hours
It’s the holidays, but we’re not going anywhere, apart from when we stay home to unwrap our prezzies on 25 & 26 December, and when we have a snooze on 1 January. The rest of the time, the Skinny laMinx shop will be open weekdays from 9am – 6pm, and on Saturdays from 9am – …
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