More World Cup 2010 fans, with less than 2 hours to kick off.
Football Family at Pick n Pay Sharon Park
Rainbow Nation Soccer Fans
Great Hat
Street soccer mania
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2010 Street Fashion South Africa
2010 World Cup soccer kicks off in South Africa in less than 3 hours time. The streets are starting to go crazy with the sounds of the vuvuzelas, a plastic trumpet which has become the symbol of the world cup in South Africa. In fact the vuvuzelas started at before 05h00 this morning as as the sun rose, so did the constant blowing of the vuvuzelas.
South Africa is known as the rainbow nation, and this is really showing as fans are dressing up to show their support for Bafana Bafana, the South african team who are due to open the World Cup in the first match against Mexico.
Vuvuzela in action
Swinging Waitress
Rainbow Hair
We will be bringing a constant update of street fashion in South Africa during the 2010 World Cup festivities.
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Ruslana Moving
I know that I have been fairly quiet on the fashion front. This is mainly due to some massive moves that are busy taking place in Ruslana Clothing.
Ruslana Clothing is moving to Cape Town.
Sunset in Cape Town
It is going to take a while for everything to be sold up – house on the market and sorting out new premises in Cape Town, but we are excited about a new beginning in the most beautiful city in South Africa.
The announcement of the move has taken many by surprise, but in order for us to continue in the clothing and fashion industry, it is absolutely essential – not to mention the fact that we will be close to those who are dearest to us – our children and grandchildren.
We are currently operating from our Gauteng base of Sharon Park until such time as we are able to do the physical move, but already our hearts are in Cape Town. Hopefully it will not be too long before we are up and established in the Cape.
Turkish Clothing in South Africa
Top Brands Made in China
More than 89% of clothing found in South Africa is manufactured in China.
As born and bred South Africans, we mostly do not really realise or care that just about every clothing store in South Africa either carries Chinese branded clothing or has their specific label of clothing manufactured in China.
Having travelled to China on various occasions, this did not really worry me much as I personally realised that while China is probably best known for it’s poor quality and is notorious for it’s human rights violations, there are a few very high quality manufacturing facilities available which do produce some fantastic clothing.
However, when I started to travel to Ukraine, one thing that did stand out to me was that the clothing that the average people wore for everyday seemed to be of a much higher quality and style than what us South Africans are used to.
It is not that the people in Ukraine are out buying designer outfits to wear everyday as the average income in Ukraine is far below that of South Africa and as such the average “Joe” on the street simply can not afford expensive designer outfits.
The answer came fairly soon when I discovered that very little of the clothing available in Ukraine came from China. Ukraine lies in close proximity to Turkey and the majority of the clothing available in the markets and in the local stores is made in Turkey.
I think that as South Africans, the only sort of real experience that we have had of Turkish Clothing has been that of the occasional leather jacket that has been manufactured in turkey and somehow found it’s way to the South African Retail stores shelves.
Boy have we been missing out. Turkish Jeans are simply in a class of their own when it comes to fabric quality, style, comfort and durability. The minute that you first touch the denim material, you straight away realise that there is something different, a quality that we are not accustomed to.
100% Cotton Top from Turkey
Turkey is a key cotton growing area and so the cotton raw material used in their clothing is of exceptional quality and mostly the garments are 100% pure cotton – not synthetics or cotton mixtures like the garments that come from China and to which we are accustomed.
The Photo on the left is an example of a high quality 100% cotton ladies top manufactured in Turkey.
The real difference between this top and a “Made in China” ladies top comes when you touch the garment and try it on. The fit is perfect and the once on, you simply do not want to take it off again.
Turkish Clothing in South Africa
As a result of the high quality clothing that we found which originated from Turkey, we at Ruslana Clothing decided that we are going to make every effort possible to introduce Turkish Clothing to the South African Market.
As as small and humble beginning, we have a small selection of Turkish Jeans, Denim jackets, and ladies tops which are manufactured by Vigoss in Turkey.
Vigoss is a high quality brand which has really taken the market in both Europe and USA with most buyers commenting on just how comfortable the Vigoss Brand is.
As time progresses we hope to be bringing a whole lot more Turkish Clothing into South Africa and hopefully you will soon be as hooked on Turkish quality as we are.
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Nude Fashion Racialistic
Nude fashion is one of the great hits of the runway this year, but there is one small itsy weeny tiny problem with nude fashions in South Africa – They are racialistic.
Nude Fashion
Nude fashion is the practice of wearing pale pinks and flesh coloured clothes so that one has to look twice to see whether you are really wearing clothing or not.
However, since traditional nude colours are matched to the white skin only, it is definitely a racialist fashion that prejudices the people who were not fortunate enough to be given a light skin colour at birth.
Since South Africa is predominately black and has suffered from years of apartheid, anything that may slightly prejudice the darker skins stands a good chance of being banned outright.
Will nude fashion be banned in South Africa due to the racialistic undertones that it imparts, or will nude fashion colour definitions be changed in South Africa so that nude tones now include all darker browns and blacks as well.
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Baby Fashions
Great news for fashion concious mommies. You can get your kids dressed fashionably and stylishly – even when they are still in daipers!
This great new style by Huggies is sure to catch on quickly.
Quality Ladies Tops from Vigoss Turkey
When it comes to the quality of a ladies top, it all boils down to 2 factors, the material used and the style cut that makes it fit.
Susann Lau, the top fashion blogger once wrote, ” if you touch a garment and the feel of it makes you want to hold it for just a little more than a second, then it is a keeper.”
These incredible ladies tops from Vigoss, are slightly more than that. Once you put them on you never want to take them off again.
- Super style and comfort.
Please excuse the slight Blur on the picture but our camera was not performing properly when we took the photo, or maybe it was just the camera man.
See the full selection of quality ladies tops.
Studs in Fashion
No, not the type of studs you find advertised in the small classified section of the newspapers, who promise to take care of your every need (for a not so small fee), but rather the type of studs that you find decorating leather or leather touch fashion accessories.
Stylish Black bag decorated with studs.
No Need for you to go out hunting for leather jackets adorned with studs. Simply add a stylish fashion handbag, like the one above, to any of your outfits as a great accessory, and you achieve the look of style that these studded accessories afford.
One thing that I absolutely love about this handbag is the delicate mixture of tomboy in the form of the brass stud decoration, combined with the soft feminine touch of the leaf decoration in squares around the studs.
Although the stud look really comes to the forefront when accompanied by a sultry look in double denim, this elegant handbag can match almost any outfit, from daily work clothes, to ultra casual and even some pretty formal evening wear.
Vigoss Jeans
Some great news, we have some stock of Vigoss Jeans and Vigoss denim jackets. Vigoss is a name associated with quality and style from Turkey. Although Vigoss jeans are not yet well known in South Africa, it will only be a matter of time.
Vigoss Jeans are well established in both Europe and the USA and the most frequent comments made about Vigoss are about the comfort, style and quality.
Zip Front Denim Jacket
Vigoss ladies JeansRear View
“Vigoss jeans are the most comfortable and stylish jeans that I have ever worn” – Ira.
Either Click on the image or see the full selection of Skinny Jeans and straight leg jeans.
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Double Denim is Back
Double Denim, the art of wearing two distinctive denim items together, is back in high fashion with many of the celebs successfully or unsuccessfully endorsing the look.
Why the art of Double Denim? Simply said, putting two pieces of denim together into a look can either be a huge hit or a disaster, depending on your choices.
Ashley Olsen in contrasting double denim.
The success of the double denim look depends hugely on the match that you create. Denim should ideally be contrasting and the picture on the left shows how Ashley Olsen manages to pull of the look by wearing darker jeans, which make her look thinner, and a beautiful denim top that is slightly revealing.
The contrasting black handbag straps with the large black sunglasses break the denim and add to the style.
Do not use thick waist belts to try to break the look as it ultimately tends to make the double denim look a total disaster.
The second acceptable double denim combination is totally matching denim fabrics. The denim should either be a total
Matching Double Denim.
match or total contrast in order to successfully create the double denim look.
I personally favour the contrasting look but matching can also be very attractive.
Here Elle Mac Pherson manages to pull it of by using matching denim , a big belt buckle to break the denim, and a scarf tucked into the top.
Avoid wearing cowboy style boots and rather maintain a touch of elegance to the look by wearing peep toe flat shoes or other elegant flat shoes to fully compliment the outfit.
Double denim is hot fashion, comfortable and durable, so rush out and grab one of the great Vigoss Jeans denim tops, or even a nice denim handbag, to compliment the jeans that you already have, and go knock them dead with your great new double denim look.
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