SPITZ SUMMER GALLERY LAUNCH - Craighall Park - Johannesburg

Alan And Krishen attended the recent Spitz Summer Gallery launch hosted by Styling Concepts.  It was a combination of fashion and art in a setting that could very easily have been a trendy New York gallery.   Well known Spitz brands such as Carvella, Lacoste, Gant and Kurt Geiger were incorporated into fun displays. The consensus among invited guests seemed to be a big thumbs-up for the novel idea of displaying shoes as Pop Art items - Warhol himself would surely have approved.

We chose shades of blue for our outfits - once again our matching colour palette was quite
unplanned and coincidental. Krishen in Zadig & Voltaire, Alan in Zara.

The Carvella "Wall Of Shoes" was particularly impressive.  Alan was wearing
his black patent leather Carvellas and was tempted to add them to the display
while Krishen wanted to try on a pair or two "insitu"

We always bump into familiar faces no matter where we go.  We hadn't seen
Marie Claire's Kelly Fung (top) for some time nor Leigh Crymble
(centre, with Stevie French).
We were so excited to finally meet stylist Thithi Nteta (bottom) whose work we
have always admired.

Patterned black and white was a firm favourite.  We loved the use of bold
prints offset by either plain black or plain white.

Considering the event was largely focussed on shoes we made a point of checking
what footwear was in attendance. Mi'chal Naidoo impressed us
with her gorgeous colourful platforms.

We hadn't seen Sarah Heaton since the Vuzu TV insert we all participated in
a few months ago, so a catch-up session was very necessary.

And then there was cake!  Every one of them in whites and creams.
It didn't take much for Alan to convince Krishen to
sample the macaroons.

Roxy Burger was out to impress in one of her own "ohoneone" outfits.
We loved the graffiti motif on her dress - again showing the general preference for
black and white.

We had to congratulate Jenny Andrew for devoting the entire
day to creating the "Wall Of Shoes" - each one individually nailed in place

Top Billing's Simba Mhere insisted on his picture being taken next to
one of the "live installations".  Always on point - he too chose a shade of blue for his outfit.

We couldn't resist this group shot.  If black and white was the general clothing theme then
red was definitely the prevailing hair colour!

Wardah Hartley thought about donning a pair of Lacoste sneakers but
decided to stick to her gorgeous pink Manolo Blahnik's instead

Best Dressed Man
We loved Mahlatse James' choice.  A melting pot of textures
all in black and white - right down to his two tone shoes.
A big thumbs up!

Best Dressed Woman
Nicola Cooper in a stunning Suzaan Heyns dress.
We loved the asymmetrical design in a fabulous hue of
brown to offset Nicola's new hair colour.

If it wasn't for Kashif Samodien smiling - we could have captioned
this one - #YouCantSitWithUs