SKIP EXCHANGE - Katy's Palace - Sandton - Johannesburg

Every now and then something incredibly mind-boggling happens.  A group of women (more tellingly "fashion-forward" women) gets together to have a nibble and a drink before Bonang Matheba whips them into a frenzy and lets them loose in a room full of designer clothes.  This ritual has subsequently been given a name - The Skip Fashion Exchange.

The premise is simple.  Bring an item or two of good quality (read "label") clothing, and exchange it for other gorgeous clothing of similar quality. Reliable sources have previously indicated to us that some really good pieces are often up for grabs.  Alan and Krishen just had to be at the latest of these events to witness it for themselves.  Once the dinner (and a stunning performance by MiCasa) was over, the fashion gates were opened.  Remember that scene in Jurassic Park when the pack of velociraptors went in for the kill?  Well, it looked a bit like that.

Hopefully the rumour that menswear will be included in the next Skip Exchange will come to pass - (hint hint!)

When Alan and Krishen arrived things were still relatively sedate

While our host, Fareed Mohammed, explained the procedure to us,
Anne Dolinschek was impatient for the clothing exchange to
commence

The online fashionistas were out in full force - (from left) Leanne Van Breda,
Irina Doman and Thithi Nteta

We loved meeting Vimshana Rajbansi (left) who told of the initial
resistance her traditionalist family had towards her gorgeous hairstyle
while meeting lifestyle blogging guru Wisaal Anderson was a real treat

We loved seeing splashes of this season's hot colours - yellow and green.
More about Irina Doman's dress (on the right) a little later ...

Irina's blog is entitled "I'll Take It All" - advice Anne
Dolinschek seemed intent on taking seriously

And here it is again - Irina Doman's green tropical dress making
another appearance, this time courtesy of Espresso's Alexis Chaffe

Alan and Krishen - always ready for another TV interview

Alan "up close and personal" with two excited well-wishers

It's always a pleasure bumping into Melody Molale
and Vuyo Varoy

Melody showed everyone that the old way of taking a selfie (above)
is horribly outdated.  If only Ellen Degeneres had Melody's
"selfie-stick" she may have managed to get the whole Oscar
audience in that famous selfie.