The second annual street culture festival, STR.CRD, took place this past Saturday at Johannesburg‘s Maboneng Precinct. For the first time in Jozi, after its successful debut run in the Mother City last year, Joburgers got a taste of blend of activities synonymous with street culture. From skateboarders to beat-boxers, from b-boy’s to hip hop artists, from graffiti artists to street balling, it was all a ball of fun as masses congregated... 

You may remember the inaugural street culture festival dubbed STR.CRD that took place in the Mother City last year. One of the featured artists, British sneaker customisation guru Alex Nash, went on to exhibit his work at the Grayscale gallery a few weeks later. He painted a dappled picture of our culture with his unique and exclusive Heritage customised sneaker collection. Va$htie The festival that blends the urban culture disciples such as hip hop,... 

Over a week ago I attended a Russian Bear Vodka event dubbed Big Moves Session I had been invited. The event saw a collaboration between the vodka brand and the iconic New Balance sneaker trade name. The viral teasers titled Are U In created an intrigue whereas their refreshing and clever invitation (whereby guests received one shoe as an invite and had to collect the other to form a pair at the event) roused heavy anticipation. It had been a while... 

Renowned fashion designer David Tlale is no stranger to eccentricity. Do you remember last year when he made all those attending his show at fashion week wait until midnight to see his collection? Well, he’s doing it again. Not making us wait until midnight, but continues his unconventional and creative ways to keep his shows fresh and edgy. This time around, he has embarked on closing the Nelson Mandela Bridge in Braamfontein, where it... 

The Brussels watch company that brought back into fashion the plastic belt watches is officially in South Africa. ICE Watches launched their brand at the trendy club Taboo in Sandton last night. The event was attended by celebrities, media, retail partners and other socialites. Jean-Pierre and Fadwa during the press conference. There was a press conference at the beginning of the event where the CEO of the company Jean-Peirre Lutgen, as well as Marketing... 

Firstly, let me take this chance to thank each and every one of you that entered our His & Hers Converse sneaker competition. We received a a massive number of entries from 10 November when the competition opened and 10 December, the cut off date. Chuck Taylor All Star Slouchy Hi (Ash) We went through a vigorous process to decide on the winner which we are about to announce. One of the requirements was that you needed to be following us on... 

Lungile Radu decked out in Original Penguin Clothing. I know for a fact that it’s difficult finding clothing for men that suits our respective personalities. Some can always go to fashion designers for the fitted clothing that show their style, but it is too pricey.That is why it’s such a blessing when one finds a store that is able to achieve all these things. One such store is Penguin, stocking unique items from their impressive Original... 

Inventive fashion designer David Tlale is adding another stripe into his sleeve as shoe designer. I guess it was inevitable that he would make this move as shoes are part of his craft as a fashion designer. The always eccentric but sometimes elegant thread smith has inked a partnership deal with Luella Shoes whereby he will provide their outlets with 6 different styles of shoes from December 2010. According to the press release, the collection of... 

Mbombela Stadium, or rather Nelspruit as a whole, came alight this past weekend as the 10th celebrations of the annual Metro FM Music Awards got underway. I shall review the show, the results and everything in between in a bit. For now I’d just like to share the black and grey carpet ensembles from your beloved personalities. As you know, there are always the well dressed, ones that make you cringe, and some that you just can’t decide... 

Over the weekend we were invited to the Urban Sessions event that took place at The Glen Shopping Centre. It was basically a sporting event held at the root top of the centre where different teams from indoor soccer, to skateboarding, snowboarding and other extreme sport codes competed from Friday until Sunday midday when the finals took place. Kids playing soccer. We were invited by Converse SA as they were part of the sponsorship team that made...