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| Sandra Ndebele |
I MUST say I’m quite
chuffed. Despite the chilly
weather, my people showed up for the Bulawayo Arts Awards dressed to the nines
last Friday. The bar was set pretty
high and it’s heartwarming how not one, not two, but scores of people went out
of their way to look their best for the red carpet at the black tie event. There were luxurious
shades of green, blue and red fabrics as well as bold African prints and the
subtle but rich black and white on the red carpet. It was a vibrant mix of
different fabric colours and textures – quite a fashion fete.
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| Sithandazile Dube |
One of my favourite
looks was by Sithandazile Dube, the poet, one of the hosts of the awards
ceremony.
She has a curvaceous
body and clearly understands this perfectly well. Sithandazile had a couple of
changes and both her gowns accentuated her figure very well – she quite frankly
achieved a perfect silhouette each time. Life would be so much easier for all
of us if we understood our body types and what works well with them as opposed
to just wearing what we like. |
| Sarah Mpofu |
I think we all need to
accept that Sarah Mpofu is a diva. She’s diva fire! I’m still trying to find
words to describe her outfit but she sure is the epitome of confidence. With
her, there’s no box at all – she keeps breaking all the rules of fashion. I’m
not sure if this is a good thing but it’s probably time you and I agree to let
her be. After a National Arts
and Merit Awards wardrobe malfunction a few years back, Mr Albert Nyathi got
the memo and stuck it on his fridge with a magnet! Now, he slays and looks like
a perfect gentleman each time. Although he decided to pair his look with
traditional Ndebele head gear, he still looked pretty sleek in his suit.
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| Morris Touch and Cde Phil |
I was underwhelmed by
the hosts of the red carpet – Morris Touch, Bathabile Dlamini and Cde Phil. I’m
not sure if they were dressed by a particular clothing retailer but each of
their outfits were a complete miss for me. Cde Phil should have started by
getting his suit size right before we talk about how plain he looked. I mean,
if he’s going to be asking me about the Givenchy I’m wearing, he might as well
be in a well-fitted and elegantly accessorised Hugo Boss suit himself!
Although there was
nothing particularly wrong with Bathabile’s dress – she has a great figure –
her hair looked rather undone. It seemed like her hairdresser had removed the
hair rollers and forgot to style her hair. Then there was Morris Touch and that
red bow-tie. His red and black jacket was elaborate enough; he really didn’t
need that pop of colour. Black would have worked just fine. Actually, it wasn’t
just Morris Touch. A significant number of men attending the awards ceremony
accessorised their blazers with red or pink bow-ties. Big mistake. That was
trying too hard.
A good old black bow-tie would’ve been perfectly fine.
Someone needs to get
Sandra Ndebele a Bells! She had three outfit changes and slayed in each of
them. For the red carpet, she wore a peach gown with lace trimmings. The dress
hung perfectly on her body, she looked stunning. She changed into a black
jumpsuit for her performance and I’d say this was an appropriate look for the
stage. Finally, Sandy changed into a black gown which did her figure equal
justice as the peach one. She really thought this through and made sure she
slayed at each stage of the ceremony.
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| Chelsea Mguni and Nceku |
Then there was comedian
Thubelihle “Nceku” Sibanda and gospel singer Chelsea Mguni. They showed up in
coordinated African print outfits. I wonder if they’re a couple – I’m sure they
are if they’re going to be showing up in matching outfits. Anyway, that’s
beside the point. They looked really adorable and getting matching outfits
shows they planned their look in good time which should always be the case if
you know of an event and the required dress code in advance.
Nceku somehow reminded
me of Jidenna with his African print pants and six button beige blazer. It was
pretty sleek of Scarless Designs to hook him up with such a dope number. Hip
hop artiste Cal_Vin and his bae tried to do the matching outfits’ thing but I
think they missed it. They ended up looking like two Michael Jackson’s – not
adorable at all!
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