#SAFWAW18 Day 5 - RK Menswear

They relationship between fashion & 'the man in the street' has always been a curious one. Egalitarian by Keys Fashion is at the forefront of the anti-feminist movement, where feminine masculinity can assume its place within the fashion industry. An industry where men are the protagonists of their own radical rethinking.

My Top 5 Looks from the #AW18 Collection

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Images: Eunice Driver - Eunice Driver Photography

#SAFWAW17

SA Fashion Week AW '17

It's almost that time of the year again... SAFW Autumn/Winter '17 heads to Hyde Park from 20 September - 24 September 2016. 40 of South Africa's Top Fashion Designers have been given the platform to showcase their latest designs in this 5 day showcase.

Tickets are available from TicketPro.

Something very important to take note of. There is a dress code. STRICTLY NO COLOUR & Fashionably Formal (ie. that means NO jeans). Which essentially means that you are only allowed to wear Black & White. 

12 Days of Christmas - Day 10

and on the 10th day of Christmas...
... on my Christmas Wishlist

Ryan Keys - 

Pinotage Oud Eu de Parfum.


So a while back I had heard that designer, Ryan Keys from Keys Fashion would be launching his very own fragrance. With the opening of the Keys Fashion store at Hyde Park Corner, we were able to sample the very 1st fragrance from Ryan Keys - Pinotage Oud Eu de Parfum. 

A Proudly South African fragrance which is produced and bottled in 100ml bottles has been inspired by South African sweet Pinotage grapes, being the top note. With this, it shares the exotic Oud & Ylang-Ylang. Red berries, vanilla & a touch of spices balances out the fragrance perfectly. This Eau de Parfum has long lasting properties and is most definitely a fragrance of passion and unforgettable moments as Ryan says.

Time to grab your very own 100ml bottle. Retailing at R1500.00 a bottle, you can get your hands on one at either Keys Fashion in Hyde Park Corner or at the Keys Fashion store in Parkhurst, Johannesburg.

I am super excited to share that I am the owner of the very 1st bottle of Ryan Keys - Pinotage Oud Eau de Parfum that has been sold and it is now nestled safely under my Christmas Tree.   

#SAFW - Keys Fashion

Who said that short & sheer is not appropriate for Autumn/Winter 2016? Well, Ryan Keys from Keys Fashion most definitely showed us this in his new collection at #SAFW this past weekend. Couture is for every season. 

Ryan Keys is known in the industry for his couture gowns, so I was very happy to see so much more 'ready to wear' garments coming out on the runway from his #AW16 collection this season, which I think proves that he is a great designer that is now opening himself up to a wider range of clientele and a bigger market.

Colours ranging in this collection from the softer sphere of the whites and greys to the darker burgundy and blacks, brought out a wide selection and a great variety of very well made pieces, as one can always expect from Keys Fashion. Even some faux fur made it's way into this #AW16 collection.

This range, entitled "A Revolution of Love", saw Samantha de Bruin taking to the runway covered in latex, symbolising the burning of tyres around bodies during the Xenophobic attacks earlier this year.

Find Ryan Keys & Keys Fashion online:
Facebook - Keys Fashion
Twitter - @Keys_Fashion
Instagram - Keys_Fashion
Website - www.keysfashion.co.za

Photos courtesty of SDR Photo and are available here.

#SAFW presents #AW16

So the only thing most people in the fashion scene have been talking about in the past week or so is SA Fashion Week for the Autumn/Winter 2016 collections from some of the best designers in the country that will be taking to the Crowne Plaza in Rosebank from 21 October 2015 - 24 October 2015.

37 designers will be putting forth on the runway this season their collections for key media and buyers alike. But did you know, that this will be the very 1st time for 17 of these designers to be showcasing at #SAFW and introduced this amazing platform.

We are set to see top designers, including; Gert-Johan Coetzee (whose show will be kicking #SAFW off with an invite-only off-site show happening at the Ferrari Showroom in Johannesburg), House of Olè, Ephymol, Keys Fashion, Clive Rundle, Amos Tranque and Touch of Bling amongst many others.

Ryan Keys - Keys Fashion

Ole Ledimo - House of Ole

Thabo Khumalo - Touch Of Bling

Gert Johan Coetzee

Ephraim Molingoane - Ephymol

Amos Tranque

Highlights for this years #AW16 #SAFW is definitely the showcase of the Sunglass Hut New Talent search finalists. These finalists are:
 - pure-moon by Azaria Khoza
 - WITH by Dean Charles Hauptfleisch
 - iamione - Farah Ione Wallet
 - GreerKyle by Greer Kyle Dennison
 - Somerset Jane by Melissa Somerset
 - Mod-Ish by Wardah Safi

I think what I am most excited about is the last day of #SAFW, as it is dedicated to the only Menswear. This is the 3rd consecutive year that we will be seeing this happen. It is here that we will see the launch of the winner of the #SAFW Scouting Menswear Competition into the Creative Fashion Design Industry. The finalists for this are:

 - Ageo by Arnold Phasha
 - Alpha Climax by Cheron Dreyer
 - Rip 'n Sew by Gift Senese
 - Rogue Wear by Henni de Kock
 - INFLUENCE by Tristan Bain Venn

Tickets are available at Computicket. So go get yours today before you miss out on seeing these amazing designers in action in Johannesburg at the Crowne Plaza in Rosebank.