Personal Essays — BEST Blog

Mask On – BEST Blog, October 2020

Something Shiny – BEST Blog, August 2020

The Life Changing Magic of Surrendering to Routine – BEST Blog, July 2020

Most Improved – BEST Blog, May 2020

Long Live Enthusiasm – BEST Blog, April 2020

Rebecca Scher’s BEST is a young jewellery brand with a warm heart that’s all about women at their best, as is their blog. Beginning this series a few weeks into South Africa’s hard lock down was challenging, with everyone feeling so many of the same confusing emotions but experiencing them so differently. It was also rewarding, to hear that people felt seen by these essays and said so, contributing to the bond BEST is forming with its growing community.

Life & Fashion — Spree.co.za Column (now offline)

When someone offers you the chance to become Carrie Bradshaw, you don’t say no. But I did, as the timing wasn’t great (read: could not possibly be worse) when Marieke Merts asked me to write a regular column for Spree’s blog, The Thread. Thankfully when the timing was better 3 months later, I lucked out when she asked again. I loved writing this so much, first with Marieke as editor and then with Daniël Geldenhuys, and I was truly sad to see it go with the merger. Not just because I was given almost free reign, but because they both cared so much and that care was wonderful to work with. As it is no longer online in original format, I have archived PDFs right here.

 

Everything else, for everyone else, below:

 

Fashion & Beauty

The Black + POC-owned Sustainability Business Index – Aurora Sustainability, July 2020

How life in lockdown has changed the meaning of personal style for fashion writers – W24, June 2020

The Stylist’s Role in Sustainability – Twyg Magazine, April 2020

Why sustainability departments are old-fashioned – Twyg Magazine, March 2020

Line of sight: Why the future of fashion is about perspective – Twyg Magazine, January 2020

The State Of Cultural Appropriation & Why It Needs To Change – Vogue Arabia, January 2020

Thebe Magugu wins the 2019 LVMH Prize – Vogue Arabia, September 2019

What the world’s emerging designers want you to know – Fashionista, April 2019

I Haven’t Enjoyed My Natural Hair “Journey.” Is That Wrong? – Man Repeller, March 2018 (in their Top 10 most-read beauty stories of 2018)

Why Edward Enninful’s ‘Vogue’ Matters To An African Woman – Refinery29, November 2017

It’s 2017: Why Are We Still Wearing Corsets? – Refinery29, September 2017

Know more, need less – Superbalist, February 2016

Weather Girl – Superbalist, July 2016

Style & Substance – Superbalist, November 2016

Twindividuals – Superbalist, July 2016

Streetstyle IRL – Superbalist, October 2016

Let’s Dance – Superbalist, August 2016

Dorm Days – Superbalist, January 2017 (Styled by me!)

SAFW Superlatives – Superbalist, April 2017

Styling notes – Superbalist, March 2017

Styling notes 2 – Superbalist, April 2017

Styling notes 3 – Superbalist, June 2017

Style Intersection – Superbalist, June 2017

20 great finds under R200 – Superbalist, May 2017

Save vs Spend: Velvet – Superbalist, May 2017

Monday Mixtapes Vol.111: Obasi Shaw – Superbalist, June 2017

Assorted features – Style Africa, 2014 – 2015

5 Tips for your best summer skin ever – Woolworths, SS18

Walk this way – Woolworths, AW18

How to style: The polo neck – Woolworths, AW18

(Pop) Culture

Long Live Enthusiasm – Best blog, April 2020

In defence of neutrality – Elle South Africa, August 2017

Newtubers – Superbalist, November 2016

Fezile Mkhize: The Good Doctor – Stylista, February 2019

Tech + Lifestyle

Texture Talking – Superbalist, June 2016

Hack your life – Elle South Africa, 2017

Beyond Human – Elle South Africa, August 2017

Is Huawei Ready for Luxury? – The Luxe Digest, March 2017

Event coverage

Betting on the Sun MET – The Luxe Digest, March 2017

African First – The Lake, May 2018