PETRO STEYN & THE MATERIALIZATION OF MAKE-BELIEVE

During her, as yet, short career in fashion, Petro Steyn has had first hand exposure to almost every aspect of the fashion industry – from pattern cutter to costume designer to lecturer.

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This broad experience base is attested to by her unmistakable technical expertise which allows her to give physical form to the wondrous creatures inhabiting her imagination. She likes to “live in a world where I can create my own reality; a world of make-believe made real.” And she readily admits to “giving in completely to my imagination and the impossible.”

This approach seems to work as her signature fantasy creatures, mutants and hybrids and her innovative use of materials such as neoprene and paper are earning her a reputation as a uniquely talented and creative designer. Click here to see the flickr gallery of her work.



Posted on May 20th, 2008 in FASHION by Rosalie

ABOUT TONIGHT

It’s the day of the launch and everything’s running unnervingly smoothly. Shopfitting’s done, artists confirmed and the drinks are on ice.

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Even the list of collaborators for this evening reads like a who’s who in SA’s new school of cool:

DJs Soosh, C-live, Georgeous The Beatbox and the gorgeous DJ Zinhle as well as ultra-hip Sweat X will making the music and setting the mood. Richard de Jager, Lisa Jaffe, Petro Steyn, Sibu, Katherine Mortner and Luke Radloff are our fabulous fashion people. And the art and photos of Stefan Naudé, Marcii Goose, Coenie Sutton, Joh Del, Love and Hate Studio, Kronk, Liam Lynch, Warren van Rensburg, Chris Saunders, Ross Garrett, Sabelo Mhlangeni and Xandre Kriel are guaranteed to stir up thoughts a and feelings even the most passive observer.

Yip. There’s not a glitch in sight and I don’t like it. A bit of power-shedding would be very comforting right about now; better the devil you know and all that. But as we’ve got a generator on standby even that won’t be too much of a mission.



Posted on April 22nd, 2008 in ART, DESIGN, FASHION, MUSIC by Rosalie