I have just finished sewing these....my housemates and I decided to grab the camera and do a photoshoot around the house. Who said we are to old to play dress up, that is after all what it is all about.

Red dress available at:

Me me me, Longstreet Cape Town

Mix and Match, 15th Ave Street Riviera Pretoria

Blue polka dot skirt available at:

Mix and Match, 15th Ave Street Riviera Pretoria

Photo's by:

Loraine Beaton and Elizabeth Grey

All the editing was also done by Elizabeth Grey, she has just started a brand new blog, go check it out http://www.thewinkingimpala.blogspot.com/

Fashion and art

Liveing with different creative personalities this past two years, I realized that the difference between different art and design disciplines is very little. The creative process stays the same it is just the materials we use that differ.

My living arrangement has sparked colaborations which got me thinking about the relationship between fashion and different design and art forms. Many designers have used art and architecture as inspiration for some of their ranges, but I have been thinking of how we use fashion in collaboration with design each as an element of it's own to form a whole. You might remember the poetry of Breyten Breytenbach playing in the background of my show at the 2010 Audi fashion week, and then there is the styling I have done. Clothes form a major part of all films, music videos etc.

A fantastic example of fashion and art collaborating is illustrations the very talented Gerhard van Wyk did for my summer range. Everything the photography, hair and make-up styling etc. is an important art/design discipline that formed part of the artwork as a whole.

Illustrations: Gerhard van Wyk
http://thispencil.blogspot.com/

Photography: Gerhard Uys

http://gerharduysportfolio.blogspot.com/

http://gerharduysmedia.blogspot.com/

Hair and make up styling: Nadja Seale

http://www.nadjaseale.com/