Bold and Beautiful YOU!

I don't know about you, but I'm super ready for Spring/Summer 2012 to begin already!! For starters I'd like to get out of these layers and layers of Winter clothing and show off my post-pregnancy bod in some glam one-piece swimsuit, because let's face it, two piece bikinis are so last-couple-of-fashion-shows ago! But more about gorgeous swim wear a bit later...
Right now I am madly, deeply in love with the new make-up trends going around! I mean, have you like seen that chick's eyebrows???
From Glitter, to bright Neon to feathers and sequins and crazy drawings...I could not believe my EYES!! Where they were first and not so long ago only considered 'appropriate' for on-screen performances, catwalks or special occasions, they are now perfectly suitable for a weekend trip to the beach (which to me is a special occasion by the way!)
If Summer 2011 was all about natural glowing skin, then Summer 2012 has stepped it up and added to that some BRIGHT, FUN and FEARLESS make-up trends!! here are only a few of my faves...

 Love it much??? Well, I'm not sure how daring you are prepared to be, but I'll assume pretty daring...so how about jazzing up your hair-do too!! See what I've found...

 Love love love it!!! :-)

Hope to see you around all Bold and colorfully beautiful!!

FabMom

Marilyn Monroe: Most notorious style Icon of all time!

It’s been 50 years this week since her tragic and widely controversial death on August  5 1962, and fabMom thought it only necessary to do a little "tribute" write-up about History's most notorious fashion butterfly. That said; I am not going to give you a history lesson on the life and death of Marilyn Monroe, in fact if you do a little search, with very little effort, you’ll find all there is to know about her. However as a fashion blogger it was only a matter of time before I was going to mention our beloved Ms Monroe…after all, the fashion and beauty world would certainly miss a huge chunk in the pie if not for the legacy Marilyn left behind. So for that I commend the only woman I know, able to make a flying dress look so sexy. May we continue to ‘pout our lips’ in appreciation of her large contribution to the industry.

True, she may not have been the most talented actress of her time, yet her movies made millions. She may not have been the luckiest in love, but she dated of the world’s most famous men and even went on to marry some of them. Neither did she have a pleasant upbringing, but Marilyn Monroe rose above all that and with her electrifying confidence, sexy wit and incredible beauty, became the world’s most loved style-icon. And today, half a century after her death, she is still considered the very core of beauty personified.

So, In remembrance I've selected some of my fave Monroe pics...

"To all the girls that think you're fat because you're not a size zero, you're the beautiful one. It's society that's ugly." - Marilyn Monroe

FabMom

Embracing local Street fashion

Before, being street smart meant you could easily navigate, negotiate and sometimes fight your way out of dodgy situations in some dodgy area around Cape Town. These days it means being dressed to the T and when I say dressed to the T, I mean dressed. to. the. T.

As I was going through some local street trends on the net, one guy and his brand in particular, caught my attention. Did I mention how much I love bold and colorful pieces, well not only did his collection exude that, but the message Craig and his 'crew' was aiming to get across and the amount of selfless effort they were putting in to give back to our less fortunate communities sucker-punched me right in the gut! Here I've found a brand, still very much in the developing phase, worth supporting - and once again, after also learning we've now earned 3 Olympic gold medals, I was proud to be a South African.

Based in Johannesburg Craig Scheepers launched his fashion label Awe early in 2011, starting with only 25 T-shirts. Not quite sure how the public would receive his ideas, he set out to test the waters. As can very well be expected, interest grew and with his aim to reach out to the less fortunate, so did AWE and today you can get anything from caps to hoodies to sunglasses in the range exclusively sold at Soul Candi in Jozi. Go to the AWE website and learn more about this successful designer and his patriotism to the community.  
“Awe is here to empower our neighborhoods and give back to the less fortunate.  By purchasing an Awe item you donate 10% to a nominated charity. “- Craig Scheepers

More Street Style Inspired pics blow...

Street fashion making it big all over the world

Locals embracing the trend

Printed Pins

Colorful

And finally...Is this baby saying "Awe"? 

Mini Street Fashion

Olympics Fashion? or Fashion Olympics?

We're just not sure what to call it anymore, but whatever it is, it's got beautiful clothes, made by world famous designers, fitted to perfectly sculpted bods and that may be all we need to know!! Yum!!

So, once again, what a proud moment for South Africa! With our boy Cameron Van der Burgh winning the 100m breaststroke gold medal and setting a new world record we'll certainly still be mentioning it for a while, so well done lad!

But as much as we love those abs! We're in the fashion business, so we'll shift our focus over there for just a tad...

Whether it’s the union jack, stars and stripes, green and gold, track pants or designer jewelry, the 2012 Olympics has started off BOLDLY as designers opted to paint the town NEON! I'm not sure whether they read my blog, reckoned our 'fun, fearless fashion' idea is kinda catchy and decided to run with it, but I can't remember seeing an Olympic game or any other games for that matter being so bold and colorful in fashion ( and in sport!) which is exactly why this FabMom has taken such a keen interest.
If fun and fearless was what we were looking for, fun and fearless is what we got!

Found some WINNING Olympic wear on this site
You'll luuuurve them. We do!! so be sure to check it out, be inspired and post yours truly some snaps of yourself in your fave Olympic fashions and you can be sure to be the new hot topic of my next blog post!

Enjoy the Games!

FabMom

Cameron's journey to Gold

Cameron's journey to Gold: Cameron Van der Burgh talks about winning a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the men's 100m breaststroke.

Such a proud moment! Not only for every South African, but for Cameron and his family. We wish CVDB every success in his career and salute him for doing it with such humility...

“Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.” Saint Augustine

Going For Gold!!

FabMom

Fashion Shoot - Our Winter must-haves

  

What a bag load of fun it was planning this shoot! with the help from my model and fabulous mom, Olivia, and her keen eye for fashion along with Photofuzion Photographer Lesley for making it all come to life in all its fun, colorful, glamorous glory! The outcome is nothing less than AMAZING!!!

When I started this blog it had to scream FUN and dare readers to be FEARLESS when going through their wardrobe or rampaging the stores. So when we picked out these outfits, that’s exactly what we were going for. As Olivia and I started putting them together, there were SO many ideas going back and forth, that should we have used them all there would not be enough time and it would have been impossible to wrap up the shoot in the 4 hours we had in studio. So we did what most successful people do and kept it short and sweet? Heck no!! We kept it fun, daring and to the point! We hope these images inspire you as much as it did us. But first, proving beauty is best worn when accompanied by a good head on your shoulders, is fashionista, career woman and Songbird...

Born in a little town called Vredenburg off the West Coast of the Cape Peninsula South Africa; 28 year old Olivia Brooks, devout wife to Reginald and mom to Matthew 2 now resides in bustling Cape Town where she manages at a large international call Centre. Olivia Loves to Love, Network and keep up with the latest fashion trends and Besides her beauty and bubbly personality with its attractive ability, what most don't know is that she's also a local singing sensation and has wowed many at karaoke and similar competitions. If money were no object a Mansion at the beach; Walk in closet and a visit to Paris would be first on her list of Must-haves.

 

FabMom's funkiest winter buys

 

 

 

THE ANIMAL IN YOU!

 

THE BOYFRIEND PANTS

THE HIPPIE

THE FLORAL

 

THE CLUTCH

THE HOODIE

Yours in Fashion
xoxo FabMom