Bush Girl Couture

This is a fashion story that shows how haute couture can transcend into trendy summer wear.

Photography & Editing: Thato Maluleke
Stylist: Natasha Rapiri
Co-Stylist: Thato Maluleke
Make Up: Natasha Raphiri
Model: Prisca Lodi


STOCKISTS

Raw Village
Email: nthabiseng@gmail.com
Twitter: @wearlocal
Mobile: 0798614675

Ditsala Designs & Creations
Koketso Mohlala
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Our debut Photo shoot

To support the claim that we are a photographer and stylist duo from out of this world, we needed to prove it. These photos are from our debut photoshoot where we did a bit of lookbook photography and a beauty shot.

 

 

 



Model: Nehanda Mainganye
Stylist: Natasha Raphiri
Photographer: Thato Maluleke

Our FIRST fashion event - just so happens to be the Mercedes-Benz Africa Fashion Week

By Thato Maluleke

Although it’s a tad too late, I’m calling all fashion people to see what we saw on the last day of the Mercedes-Benz Africa Fashion Week Africa 2013 hosted by the city of Tshwane in Gauteng this past Saturday. Since this was our first time at a fashion event, we got there looking like two deers in the headlights. Because we were late for the first two shows, when we arrived, there was no one in sight and for a second I thought that maybe there were no people attending this event. Not after long, there was an interval and out came fashionistas by the swarms. There were so many people to photograph for the blog that I became a deer in the headlights all over again. 

What Natasha and I wore

Some of our favourite street style rockers

Our TOP 5 contenders

I took a few shots of people and funny enough, other people wanted photos of both me and Natasha. This posing fiesta carried on until the second part of the show program. In this show, models strutted their stuff in royal red and gold garments by Angelina Masike, neutral-palette dresses by Wetive Nkosi and a winter range by Khotatso Tsosetsi with pops of colour everywhere. For Khotatso’s last look, people went on a cheering frenzy because it was modelled by the ever-so-African Alek Wek.

Angelina Masike

Wetive Nkosi

Khotatso Tsotetsi

Alek Wek accompanying Khotatso down the runway

From left to right: Khotatso Tsotetsi, Wetive Nkosi, Alek Wek, Angelina Masike



After Khotsatso’s show, there was another interval, and this was our time to network and find business opportunities. And take photos of people that we didn’t see during the first interval. Five minutes before the Menckel show, Alek Wek came out of the Mercedes-Benz VIP lounge adorned in what I like to describe as a melted dark chocolate frock by Thula Sindi. As she was walking her way up, I decided to paparazzi her and a few moments later, we collided, I asked to hug her, and she gave me one of the warmest hugs known to man!

Just moments before Alek Wek hugged me <3

Everybody went back to see Menckel’s flowy versus rigid collection. After that show, it was getting dark, so Natasha and I decided to go home.

Just before we left, we met with The Chieftess and The Chief of styletribesa.tumblr.com

One last picture before we called it a night

Overall, for our first fashion event, we did quite good and can’t wait for others in the future.

 Other bloggers included in this post: tumblr.com/artisticillusion, thekhoifro.wordpress.com, rmfashionary.blogspot.com, lovemarylu.com, styletribesa.tumblr.com





Introductions here and there...

By Thato Malukeke

Ready? Okay, let’s shoot!

Hello world and welcome to our blog!

My name is Thato Maluleke and I am joined by my business partner and fashion buddy, Natasha Raphiri. We decided to create this blog by popular demand because somehow we look like bloggers. We are fashionista’s in the making and together with my photography skills we created a fashion blog based on our personal style, the streetstyle that we like, the nail art that we do and some of our favourite pass-times such as photography, trend reporting and styling other people – because we love those kinds of things.

Together, Natasha and I, aim to expose the fashion and art dynamic of Pretoria and other places through collaborations with designers, models, artists, photographers and other bloggers. As well as to bring fashion to a level that people can understand without being too technical – because we are fun like that!

So sit tight and experience our fashion journey!

PS: We are young, free-spirited and a double-trouble worth tolerating.