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Winter fashion - recession way

Written by Krissy from the blog My fashion views on 14 May 2009
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With winter creeping on us like a thief in the night, I am clueless as to what makes winter... well a fashionable winter especially if you are in a tight (so-tight-that-you-stopped-breathing-in-December) budget. We all know the trends that come with each season, but do we really know when we have taken it a bit overboard. Talk about "fashion overload".

Im a bit crazy about magazines, be it Move!, Drum, Glamour or Cosmo, I'm always scanning to see who is fashionably clad in what. Well I won't say that I am a fashion junkie but "fashion- aware" because let's face it (me mostly), unless I have followed One and only's ( I could be mistaken here) 60:20:10:10 rule to the tee, I cannot afford every trend out there.

We have to admit that winter clothes is expensive, from the coat right down to the socks. That is why people like myself stick to simple rules when it comes to winter buying. It's OK if you can't afford every trend in the world, but that doesn't mean you can't be looking fabulous.

So ladies and gentlemen let's share, rules to look fabulous without breaking the bank and getting wrinkles from worry about debt.... Here's mine.

1. Keep it simple and clean, buy a jersey/coat/jacket that will match almost everything in our closet

Yes

Simple yet elegant

A no

Eish I dont know about this one

2. One trend at a time PLEASE

3. Make up ladies, fresh and as little as possible
Good vs Bad

When horrible things happen to good people

4. Hair, if possible, clean is key
Bad hair day

Small Street (too busy)

Conrows (yes we can also conrows ladies)

5. Accessorize, accessorize, accessorize. It doesn't have to be expensive, just well put together. Less is more mense

Overload

Too much

Just right

6. Shoes, one pair of black boots is more than enough. if you can indulge in a few more, make sure you know what is in your closet.

Great

Oh how lovely

Hayi NO

Cute child, bad boots

Please share your fashion tips for this winter. What works for you and what should you be kicked for (bad fashion mistakes you tend to make). And OH! It has to be dead cheap.

66 Comments

Krissy
14 May 2009 12:46

Hi Ma-bloggers. Please share any winter fashion tips...

Mafresh
14 May 2009 13:20

Nice 1 Kris. Now tell me where can I get the items in number 1 (dress and coat)?

Krissy
14 May 2009 13:23

I wish I knew Mafresh yazi. I also love the dress

felfel
14 May 2009 13:32

It looks like a wrap dress Mafresh mostly worn by preggas women, try Woolies, Edgars check out their maternity wear. or just go to Maternity wear shops, i'm sure u'll find it,obviously not exactly the same but similar design and drench it in a trench and voiiiaalla!!!

Pooky
14 May 2009 13:34

2nd and 4th boot look wow

TerryN
14 May 2009 13:34

Hey Krissy gal...welcum back, nice article as always.

Please share your fashion tips for this winter.
Please share bloggers i will definately be taking notes...lemme get pen+paper.

ms.tebby
14 May 2009 13:40

LOL Tazzy, but im with you there...

felfel
14 May 2009 13:45

I really don't like to wear boots, i only have two high heeled pairs, brown & black.
I almost got a pair of horse riding boots last week but i have big calves.

I love scarves, i wear them every day, got a collection and will pay anything for a stunning scarf.

I buy secondhand coats for less than R100 in CT and dry clean them and voiiaalaa,everybody's asking where i got them and ofcos i say from a boutique.

I have two pairs of woolies goat leather gloves, they are useless, nothing but accessories, thermal gloves are the best but a bit chunky.

Can't leave witout woolies stockings/tights in brown/black/grey.

I don't like jerseys they make me sweat, so its spencers and more thermal spencers under those light tops.

TerryN
14 May 2009 13:53

I buy secondhand coats for less than R100 in CT and dry clean them and voiiaalaa,everybody's asking where i got them and ofcos i say from a boutique.

LMAO Felfel...way to go gal.

J-Girl
14 May 2009 13:54

@ felfel, where do u buy your coats in CT? what kind of coats are these? where do u find these 2nd hand shops that everybody raves about? I saw one in Burg street behind Long but that stuff maaan!!!

Pooky
14 May 2009 13:59

Felefele where in CT do you buy the coats

myname
14 May 2009 14:01

Thanks love, You know its not a crime 2 just indulge urself & this is what im gonna do this month end.

I like ankle boots with pencil heel,i dont like the long ones. I cant walk kamnando so i stick 2 my babies. I feel so sexy when im wearing them.

FELFEL are u sure u r not my sista from another mother?

I 'm a sucker for scarfs but i have to start all over coz my niece stole my scarfs. I love colourful scarfs. They add & make me bright.

I also love black coz u cant go wrong with that colour & u can mix with any colour. I saw some jackets somewhere in PTA & they r not that bad coz they sart at 200 & above.

Felfel, i no longer like CP plz tell me when r u going 2 visit. I know they got those shops esp e Parrow.

myname
14 May 2009 14:03

coz they START at R200 & above. ...

felfel
14 May 2009 14:04

Never been to one in town J-Girl i live in Pretoria now but i'm from CT, the last time i bought some was last winter, got me 2 beautiful coats for R170, grey.
There's one in Wynberg at the corner opposite Mynard mall, the corner heading towards the court. It takes alot of patience believe me cos there's a llot of ugly ones too. those ladies always take me to the basement and give me the 'excclusive' ones.......well, it helps that my mum introduced me as her duaghter from Pitori, lol (ngesixhosa ke sana), now they know me : ))

felfel
14 May 2009 14:08

I think i know ur shop myname it used to be ngase Nedbank 3years ago i think, there's a Chinese lady there neh? she sold me a stunning jaket for R30 some time ago, i still wear it, and another one that looks vintage, i love it!!!

Why don't u like CT myname??? Parow is too far, opposite direction, i live on the south peninsula in CT.

How do u walk in pencil heels myname?

Pooky
14 May 2009 14:15

lol @ felfel...girl i am there come pay day, i know where Maynard Mall is. Will have to start working on my amerian accent coz i also wanna be taken to the basement.

felfel
14 May 2009 14:20

Jonga suzenza cleva apha pooky fika uthethe isxhosa qha tell them u've been looking for the shop for a long time and u going away, maybe UK and tell them how cold it is there, be nice and friendly with them, u know how abosisi are mos, bazodunyelwa...hahahaha. Don't speak with the white lady at the till she's their boss and uchecka icoast, lol, daaamn i miss CT man, nxa. There's nothing u can't find in CT, just ask people.

Lela
14 May 2009 14:25

LOL @ Pooky's american accent. I also had a second hand shop that i used to buy nice jackets from when I was in PE, it was in main street. Apha eJozi I got a beautiful one when I went to work in Khutsong in those days zeriots,they were selling them on the strret,it is beauuuuuutiful and very warm.

J-Girl
14 May 2009 14:25

thanx felfel, I'll also pull that one on them ndithi ndisuka eRhawuthini sana ndivile ngabo ndaqondba mandizizele... LOL!!!!
thanks man

dotcom
14 May 2009 14:28

J-girl where exactly is the second hand shop in Berg Street?

felfel
14 May 2009 14:30

lol sho mantombazana, like i said not everything is nice there, ezinye zingumhlobo mdi and for abomama, but keep looking wena and page the racks like a book, i'm sure u'll find something nice.

Pooky
14 May 2009 14:30

and ndiyabazi ke nyani... will do just that and andizujampisa to the white lady LOL . Thanks ngokundiyala fel

Best-Achiever
14 May 2009 14:32

There's nothing u can't find in CT, just ask people

you can say taht again Felfel... i used to buy everything kumafactory shops

even meat at epping LOL...

felfel
14 May 2009 14:32

Who would have thought ubandizonxiba amasekeni now that i'm old, do ya'll remember how uncool amasekeni were growing up??? hehehehehe

felfel
14 May 2009 14:39

Haibo BA ubuthenga isekeni lenyama??? hehehahahaha, i know gal, there's another place in CT eClaremont taxi rank, iyho omama baseKhayelitsha they call it Kwanyama nyama.

There's also Second Time Around guys on Long Street, used to buy there back in high school. Some of their stuff get featured in Elle mag, even there u must search hard.

Pooky
14 May 2009 14:40

there's another little shop just before you get to Good Hope centre, opposite Penny Pinchers....you get clothes of very good quality there for as little as R75

Pooky
14 May 2009 14:44

Felfel & BA yall still remeber kwa wardrobe / kwa-krap krap LOL...i was a regular there during my high school days... you would get umakoya weh silk shirt for just R20, andithethi ke nge linen pants

myname
14 May 2009 14:45

Why don't u like CT myname???Its bcoz of injubaqa zasekhaya. You know family.

I think i know ur shop myname it used to be ngase Nedbank 3years ago i think, there's a Chinese lady there neh?

Babes its not one of those thola ekoneni shops. Its a decent shop but i was also surprised why they got beautiful & cheaper jackets. But i wont tell u coz u 'll take my size LOL. I pray & wish i will get them coz i saw 2 jackets. One is black & another 1 is grey. I fitted them & i looked stunning.

Im gonna visit this Saturday just checking my size. Ever since i saw these babies I have sleepless nite. I dream about them.

Come month end......

Best-Achiever
14 May 2009 14:47

Haibo BA ubuthenga isekeni lenyama??? hehehahahaha

kwa kwa kwa kwa felfel .. it is fresh, just that you get it cheaper that getting it from the shop.... LOL, there is also a farm (not far from brackenfell) for all your red meat and sausages..

Then Furniture at Epping(can remember if it was called retreat industrial or something) but is is not far from casino.... ke Home style living type furniture

Best-Achiever
14 May 2009 14:49

and for you linen (bedding) go to Elsies river, your friends will bit their heads thinking you are earning loads and loads...

Toxic
14 May 2009 14:51

Any corner shops in GP bathong?

Best-Achiever
14 May 2009 14:53

There are alo other factory shops in Stikland ... tjo i real miss CT

would love to know also , Tox

felfel
14 May 2009 14:53

hahahahehehahahahahahaaaaa...yhu Pooky uvelaphi nam ndiye,hehehahaha, i remember krap krap gal, i used to save money so i can go krap, but i'd have to go early in the morning cos batho base kasi (especialy Gugs) used to finish all the gud stuff, some without even paying...hehehe, there's still uWardrobe in Wynberg on the side with Grassy park taxis qha uthengisa amatswele ngoku,lol

I know those shops starting from Observatory, Salt River straight leading to town.

myname wateva man, i hope they'll be gone when u get there nge month end, u not the only one who's cold in Pitori u know, hehehehehe

mabhebheza
14 May 2009 14:56

Same Q i had Toxic any Corners hle majozi lights!

Pooky
14 May 2009 14:59

not leaving out the factory shops in Salt River. i never even bother going to abo Cavendish,Canal Walk for my ZOOM shoes, i get them all at reasonable prices at HQ in Salt River.......Access Park in Kenilworth is another place that has fashionable stuff at a reasonable price.

Molilo
14 May 2009 15:03

There is a mark ko Brightwater their prices are reasonable

myname
14 May 2009 15:04

Uzobe uyathakatha Felfel if andizitholanga. I will u after i gotthem. LOL

Any corner shops in GP bathong?
Oosazi (TheyKnew) bathi u should check Joburg but uba aphi dont ask me...

myname
14 May 2009 15:05

I will TELL u ....

felfel
14 May 2009 15:06

Dude, don't tell me about Access Park, i'm wearing my Jenny Button velvet scarf which i got for a mere R80. I will never forgt the day i got 2 Jenny Button blazers for R700 both, a black satin one and a white one. Now believe this i was sooo chuffed i went into a Jenny shop in Pta and saw my blazer for R1500 for one, i still smile when i wear it, perfect fit. Oh and Cape Union Mart is another plus with those thermal jackets in Access park also.

J-Girl
14 May 2009 15:08

@ dotcom when u go past the church at Greenmarket Square then its the brown building just before u get to the building eno Clicks and Bukara, you will find the lady there, she mostly sells blouses and brooches (sp.) and ancient jackects.
@ Pooky eish ssshhh ngo krapkrap even at tertiary I used to part time ookrapkrap, infact I still do Salt River / Obs sometimes when I feel like it.
Access Park is always worth a visit especially if u're into sportwear or you like your Aca Joes, Hilton Weiner, Jenni Button etc...

Best-Achiever
14 May 2009 15:08

brightwater, Randburg Molilo?

i hear there are some factory shops around Woodmead but i have never been there

Krissy
14 May 2009 15:14

Hi guys, apologies but I had to rush somewhere. Let me read ur responses...

Pooky
14 May 2009 15:14

yoh felfel ndandi vroega  on saturdays sana for uya kwa krap- krap ahahahahahah
hayi naam dear ndabona lonto maan kula wardrobe, kuthengiswa i-most yezimpahla zama muslims ngoku, ngumbolo nje.  Otherwise shem yayi right la shop
Kolniks Factory shop is another great place for your linens, towels, mats(especially those bright & fluffy   kiddy ones),lamps, vases etc . You'll get good quality sheets there for as little as R40.00. The one in Deep River is the best coz its right next to Sharaton where they are made.

Krissy
14 May 2009 15:19

LOL @ Felfel--- Uwazi igodi mos wena. I used to live in Cape Town and the only place I knew was Access Park LOL...

J-Girl
14 May 2009 15:19

I actually have a list of the factory shops, if u're residing in CT and want the list with the addresses drop me a PM with your email add and I will send you the list! Its in a nice format with physical addresses and all.

Best-Achiever
14 May 2009 15:22

eish krissy, that's the price you get for not making friends nabahlali...lol

TheLady
14 May 2009 15:23

Apparently there's a shop yejackets eMelville somewhere-I'll have to go first then I'll update you guys.

Ukhona oyaziyo?

myname
14 May 2009 15:26

i hear there are some factory shops around Woodmead but i have never been there
BA I almost died when i went there doing window shopping. I bought a tekkie from Edgars nge R800 but when i got there it was ONLY R200, i was like WTF is this??? They told me andithi there r these tekkies zilinganiswa ngabantu, bayazithatha bazithengise thats why zi cheap.

So next time BA go to that NIKE factory uzobona imihlola.

felfel
14 May 2009 15:29

unyanisile Pooky qha amasalamusi anomona ayazifihla impahla ndikuxelele for each other. There's another Zoom shop i used to go, don't remember the place, but i used to take the train heading to Mutual station and get off in Maitland (i think), even phaya they'd let amasalamusi buy in bulk and load their pajeros first and then they'd let us in after making us wait, nxa.....

Best-Achiever
14 May 2009 15:31

Thanks Myname, will check them out

Mafresh
14 May 2009 15:37

Any corner shops in GP bathong?... Ao bagaeso, thethani nge Goli, bo!!!!. NaKapaza, naKapaza kutheni na?

BA my-friend-2-B:
mhlazana kuno mzebenzi ekhaya( ndi tjho eKapa) undimeme siyo shopisha...LOL @ my Xhulu (isiXhosa + isiZulu)

Krissy
14 May 2009 15:37

@BA-- Uright yazi. Im going there soon mara. I will definetly ask around.

Best-Achiever
14 May 2009 15:41

lol Mafresh, My home is in KZN unfortunately ...

ewe kalokhu Krisy xa ufika ekapa kunyandzelekile ukuba uthethe, unqgithe nabangqithayo ... uthi jump xa be jampa ...

TheLady
14 May 2009 15:42

Hawu Mafresh ngoba uBA ekhala engashayiwe nje-she's in JHB uzifanela nathi LOL-try Pooky.

TheLady
14 May 2009 15:45

"uthi jump xa be jampa" LOL

Mizana
14 May 2009 15:45

Ok I am not a blogger but I read your comments more often. Thanks Krissy for this topic. I like fashion and with this recession I also opt for Factory & bargain shops.

I think we have a fair winter fashion this time, you can mix colors with any color now - look at purple - mix with yellow, red,black grey. So ladies a purple number is a must buy then play around with other colors.

Ladies who love underwear but always see as it is expensive to by a number, i discovered a PlayTex fatory shop in Salt River and gal the ii-prices ziyafikeleleka - if you take Queens Park road you won miss it.

Please Best Achiever share the address of the Bedding shop in Elsies.

myname
14 May 2009 15:48

How do u walk in pencil heels myname?

I didnt ansa u standwa sam. Doll i have those days when i wanna feel like a prima madonna as Bubu said. Its not those long thin ones. ...You will think im driving a car kanti hai sana i've been a yellow pages for as long i was born. I dont even have i skateboard esi somlenze oyi 1.

I can do i cat walk yomhlaba doll, u Naomi akandothusi.

Pooky
14 May 2009 15:49

heish felfel uyabazi kaloku abobantu ngokumelana
LOL @mafresh
there's a mini centre in Ottery that was built last year, ibizwa China Town(dont be put off by the fong-kong name people lol), they sell impahla yakwa YDE and Truworths, Edgars etc there at reasonable prices, that place is also like a mini Access Park, all these little shops with clothes of good quality and fair prices.

yoh hayi am tired now oko ndicula

felfel
14 May 2009 15:55

Mizana that Playtex shop has been there since i was in high school,lol.....

caba there's also a Truworths factory shop in Mitchells Plain with those R320 pants at just over R100. My cousin told me of a truck that comes to Mitchells Plain in the mornings loaded with all sorts of Spitz, Zoom, Aldo- like shoes, sneakers, boots...etc. uthi ziyabhabhela but hai cha ngiyabonga mina, i don't wanna be elbowed while i'm busy scrutinising the seams of a seemingly expensive shoe going for R50, lol

felfel
14 May 2009 15:58

Pooky isn't that china town closed?? we do our grocery shopping at the Makro or Pick n' Pay Hyper in Ottery. we were in that area in December and they were closed, caba there were some issues, and i was angry cos i never got to see wat they have there, are they open?

Pooky
14 May 2009 16:11

ewe uSARS paid some of the shops a visit there..some are still open Fel

funkyziemz
14 May 2009 16:12

For JHB Gals:
WOODMEAD! CHINATOWN by Ellis Park and Towards the Makro going towards Soweto...and The Nigerian Down town at Small Street.
I have 4 beautiful trentch coats and aziphumi iclour...got one for R80 each!
Got those warm winter coats ze ngubo from eChina Town for R100...
my friend & I are going again this weekend to get suits phaya...R200 for bottoms & jackets...this is not a lie!
Check out the EQ Factory Shop, next door there a shoe factory shop ye Papelli...they sell beautiful stilletos from R80 each...Ankle booys from R150!

Its just that abantu baseJozi bayazithanda iBrands....mna I look awesome EVERYDAY...and i tell people where i buy my staff from but the response is .......eeeeeeeeeeeehh...NOT NICE

Mafresh
14 May 2009 16:31

Thanx funkyziemz,

EQ Factory Shop, le yase Marlboro?

How do u walk in pencil heels myname?...I also drive ka dikwaekwae

myname
14 May 2009 16:43

Iyhooo FunkyZ wandirhalisa mfethu, i know China City/Town sana. But its so scary maan 2 walk there esp alone. They know u got some moola & u r going to stock.

BTW Thanks babes.

Guys bye bye, im off.

Best-Achiever
15 May 2009 08:11

@Mizana
Cnr 16th Street and 2nd Avenuen
and also 9 Epping Avenue
You can also check Stikland Factory shops
im so hopping they havent moved They have Presless kinds stuff .... very beautiful and quality stuff.

jennylw
02 Jun 2010 12:55

Stay far, far away from Papellis. They offer no refunds, no exchanges and no returns on merchandise, even it if it faulty. Dont get caught by this retailer. The merchandise is well priced, but not good quality. They simply hide behind their policies. http://www.hellopeter.com/pappelli-shoes-complaint-[341998]

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