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Lifestyle:
"5 MUST HAVES and HAVE NOTS for Summer" |
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A lot of new and wonderful tech, gadgets, gizmos, clothing items and accessories have been released lately that seem to be the defining factors that allows you into the “cool and trendy” circles of the South African fashion and hip cultures. |
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The all knowing, all seeing, all application ridden, all defining iPhone
The iPhone..."I am all I seek"
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If you haven’t got one, well then you’re out! Let me say that again, iPhone in, anything else out! If you don’t have a contract that allows you the privilege of owning one of these bad boys, well then I suggest you upgrade, and you up grade fast! Personally, there is nothing more irritating than attending a South African braai and 7 out of your 10 friends have an iPhones, sitting in their pathetic “circles of trust” punching away at their uber advanced touch screens playing super awesome games like Mafia Wars and showing off their dynamic accelerometer displays constantly changing their screen orientation from portrait to landscape and then back again. The temptation to push those “apple picking slaves” into the pool is too strong. Too. Strong. Must. Push. In. Pool.
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The trendy, crotch to the ground, pseudo Slim Shady Marrakesh Pants
Marrakesh Pants...lol
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These flimsy, floppy, tight at the ankle pants have taken the world of fashion by storm, but for some reason I recall the style being somewhat trendy 2-3 years ago, so to me this is slightly “old hat”, or “old pant”! The Marrakesh Pants of now seem to have adopted basic tones and colours to be able to be worn with basically anything and everything. Easy on, easy off, which is why I can understand the attire can be as sought after as it is at the moment. What I struggle to conceive or rationalize is why any woman would want to look or dress as though she didn’t make it to the toilet on time. Yes ladies, the pants looks as though you never made it to the “cemetery” on time to drop off that meat coffin you have held kidnapped for a week or so. So please, don’t ask us…”do these pants make me look fat…?” because the answer is yes, they make you look huge, droopy, old and raggedy. Enough truth for you “Not So Slim” Shady…!
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Ed Hardy peak caps…not!
Ed Hardy...you suck!
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Ed Hardy landed on Planet fashion in South Africa with a bang about 4 years ago and in that time has made massive waves with their Rocker/Punk/Grungy styling of T-shits, accessories and peak caps. Some peak caps retail as high as 800 bucks, which is somewhat exorbitant for something that looks as though it forms part of a 5 year olds Bedazzling Art Project. Diamantes, sequins and paint splatter seem to be the standard styling direction Ed Hardy loves to use. I don’t own one, and refuse to walk into the store or better yet eye out the merchandise in the window. It irritates me, not because I believe it’s not stylish or trendy, but I cannot justify something that looks like it’s could’ve been designed and manufactured by “Jennifer”, the lemonade selling, sequin decorating, pom-pom waving, Barney watching, tutu wearing 6 year old girl from down the road…I refuse, damn right refuse!
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Garmin nüvi® 1370T GPS…ladies, you need this, just do it!
Garmin know's all...just do it!
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This is probably one of the biggest MUST HAVES on the list at the moment, especially if you are planning on doing any travelling this holiday time! Map books are redundant and no longer apply to any circumnavigating of the South African landscape! We are an age of tech and will not use thick books with cheap wire binding anymore, say it with me…”No paper, only awesome techie displays that can automatically tell me where to go…”…now, say it! Now, as you can see I have addressed this topic/ MUST HAVE at the female population not because I have an issue with women drivers, I just have a problem with women drivers without a Garmin, but I do think no women should be without one. Scrap the jewelry for the next Valentines and ask you man for a Garmin…you’ll love it, and he’ll love you for it!
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Over sized and annoyingly trendy bags…
Annoyingly huge bags!
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Fashion has moved from one oxymoron to another throughout the years, such as, “less is more, more is more” and so on. When it comes to accessories, handbags and jewelry has moved away from subtle diamonds and pearls to over-sized hoops and intricate dangly bits as well as the smaller clutches that have now been super-sized to duffle-bag type satchels respectively. Don’t get me wrong when I say that I honestly don’t have a problem with the dangly bits or over-sized hoops and the ridiculously large bags, as there is a problem I’d like to point out…”it’s your problem”. Please don’t complain when you can’t find your keys or when you can’t match your hula-hoops with your summer dress…it’s your problem, and to be honest we kind of like the idea of your enormous hand bags…it gives us a chance to not carry around our keys, cigarettes and cell phones. So thank you for being our portable storage cabinets…it works for us (South African males)!
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The above items may seem to skirt the new and trendy options that some of you might be aware of for this summer. Unfortunately, I am not a fashion orientated writer in any respect, above, I have just highlighted MUST HAVES AND MUST NOT HAVES for Summer. This article may be way off base, or could possibly be spot on, what can be said is that there are a handful of necessary tips and seeds of information that hopefully get planted in the ever ready minds of the “young and trendies” for Summer. Accessorize if you dare…!
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Writer, David Alves 
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