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Our Spring/Summer issue of Premium Man Magazine isout – I bring you some hot trends for the warmer seasons as well as a guide tosmelling as good as you look with our Men’s Fragrance Guide.

Men’s Fashion Guide
Spring/Summer Must Haves

Pages 11 & 12

Men’s Grooming Guide

Men’s Fragrances

Page 13

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StanRaw

Contributing Fashion Editor for Premium Man Magazine

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Witchery Man

Launches in SA

Fashion on Men’s Terms

One of Australia’s leadingfashion brands Witchery has launched their Men’s range here in SA. WitcheryMANwill be available at selected Stuttafords stores form November 2011. You canget your hands on this chic fashion line at Sandton City and Rosebank in Jozior at The Pavilion in Durban.

The Witchery line isavailable as an “in-store-boutique” – which has proven to be popular for the WitcheryLadies Collection. WitcheryMAN will offer style and sophistication for maleshoppers, as well as a smart and affordable line of clothes for the fashion consciousman.

WitcheryMAN will launchwith its Spring/Summer 2011 collection, which embraces the power of dressingyour own way. Linen short sleeve shirts, crisp mid length shorts paired withespadrilles or boat shoes provide options for every style-seeking gent.

I love the simplicity andstyle of WitcheryMAN, and will definitely be getting a few items for their Spring/Summer2011 collection!

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Elle New Talent

Winner

Kelly Esterhuyse

Every year eight talented young designers from allover South Africa compete in the Elle New Talent Designer Search, with the hopsof launching their fashion careers and walking away with a mentorship from MrPrice and a cash prize of R25 000.00!

This year’s winner was announced, and KellyEsterhuyse walked away with the coveted title of Elle New Talent 2011 DesignerSearch in association with Mr Price.

“Ultimately what made Kelley’s range stand apart washer ingenious use of a much underutilised resource in South Africa – merinowool. Knitwear has not appeared in a major way in this competitionbefore and we liked her use of a local, indigenous textile which needs to bepromoted,” said Dion Chang, trend analyst and chief judge of the competition.South African Merino wool is highly prized around the world except in SouthAfrica where it has yet to be tapped into as a valuable local resource.

Pictures by Ivan Naude supplied by CooperPR courtesyof SA Fashion Week

“Coming from Port Elizabeth, which is known as themohair capital, I was introduced to the use of mohair at Nelson MandelaMetropolitan University, where it is a compulsory part of our studies,”explained Esterhuyse, who went through a steep learning curve as she createdher range entirely from wool and leather. She kept her accessoriesin soft muted tones to complement the simplicity of the natural wool. “Colourcan make knitwear kitsch, so I kept it simple and natural,” she added.

“There was a freshness to Kelley’s range that weloved and the fact that she hand-knitted each jersey also showed herversatility and skill,’ said Chang. ‘When judging we looked forthree components: commercial viability, a certain ‘wow’ factor and thepossibility of a future – who would we want to see more of? Kelleyanswered all three criteria.”

Kelly joins the likes of David Tlale and Tiaan Nagelwho previously won the Elle New Talent Designer Search, which proofs that winningthe competition Esterhuyse’s career will be boost to newheights. She will be flown to Mr Price’s headquarters in Durban toundertake a two-week mentorship and be given the chance to design a range forMr Price.

“This has been the most incredible experience and theexposure is awesome,’ said an elated Esterhuyse after receiving her award. “Ifinish my studies this year and I can’t wait to start my own label – Ulijana,which means creative spirit in French. I am so grateful to Elle andMr Price for this opportunity.”

I did not get invited to the show, but here's hoping for next year...

Congratulation Kelly, you’re range lookedspectacular!

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MILAN FASHION WEEK SS 2012 REVIEW

There is one word that perfectly describes the Milan Fashion Week: spectacle. A number of fabulous collections were presented in the Italian capital of fashion and most of them didn' disappoint us.

Of course, the selection was difficult and it was hard to leave out some of them, but still… there is only room for the best. Here are mine Best of Milan list!

P.S. My dear, I'm very sorry for neglecting FASHION IMPERATIVE. Mani and I both have been very busy lately. Hope you will forgive us. Love you guys!

First two photos are Gucci. Amazing show, isn't it?

Postoji jedna riječ koja savršeno opisuje milanski tjedan mode: spektakl. Niz nevjerojatnih kolekcija bile su predstavljena u talijanskoj prijestolnici mode i nismo ostali razočarani. Naravno, odabir je bio težak i bilo je zbilja teško neke izostaviti, ali ipak na vrhu ima mjesta samo za najbolje. Evo i moje Najbolje od Milana liste!

P.S. Dragi moji, jako mi je žao što smo malo zapostavili FASHION IMPERATIVE. Mani i ja smo bili jako zauzeti. Nadam se da će te nam oprostiti. Love you guys!

….stay fabulous!

Antonia

ROBERTO CAVALLI

Cavalli showed us some excellent prints. I especially liked the gold accents wich look very luxurious, The looks with white blazers were fantastic. Fabulous job!

What do you think?

Cavalli nam je pokazao neke odlične printove. Posebno su mi se svidjeli zlatni detalji, djeluju jako luksuzno. Lookovi s bijelim blazerima su bili fantastični.

Što vi mislite?

GIANFRANCO FERRE

Another phenomenal collection was minimalistic Ferre's. It maybe looks simple and plain but take a good look at shape, material and colors of these creations. Wonderful, is not it?

Još jedna fenomenalna kolekcija bila je minimalistička Ferrerova. Možda izgleda jednostavno i obično ali dobro pogledajte oblik, materijal i boje ovih kreacija. Prekrasno, zar ne?

DOLCE & GABBANA

It would be a crime not to mention Dolce & Gabbana! Well, they deserve it! They organize a really great show wich started with a fruit-vegetable story and was sophisticated lace creations on the end. Flower pieces were awesome!

Bio bi zločin ne spomenuti Dolce&Gabbanu! Pa, zaslužili su! Priredili su nam zbilja odličan show počevši sam voćno-povrtnom pričom koja je čiji su vrhunac bile sofisticirane kreacije od čipke. Cvjetni komadi su bili odlični! Prosudite sami!

GUCCI

I guess Gucci can't go wrong! They added a pop of color with green and prints but kept it simple with black and gold creations aand gold details. Very sexy and very sophisticated, collection screams luxury!

Mislim da Gucci ne može pogriješiti! Dodali su malo boje sa zelenom i printovima ali su ostali jednostavni sa crno bijelim kreacijama i zlatnim detaljima. Vrlo sexy, vrlo sofisticirano! Kolekcija vrišti luksuz!

MOSCHINO

This collection can not leave you indifferent! They have it all: floral print, gold, yellow, prints, lace, fringe! Everything was perfectly connected and stylized to the last detail. Loving the jewlery, and you guys?

What do you think?

Ova kolekcija vas ne može ostaviti ravnodušnima! Imaju sve: cvjetni uzorak, zlatno, žuto, printovi, čipka, resice. Sve je bilo savršeno povezani i stilizirano do posljednjih detalja. Sviđa mi se nakit, vama?

Što mislite o kolekciji?

VERSACE

Last, but not least on my Best of Milan list is Versace. It's interesting how Donatella can create very sexy collection with sea prints and soft colors! As with most designers, gold and white are an important part of the collection. All in all, fabulous show!

Zadnja, ali ne najmanje važna kolekcija na Najbolje od Milana listi je Versace. Zanimljivo je kako Donatella može stvoriti izuzetno sexy kolekciju sa morskim printovima i nježnim bojama. Kao i kod većine dizajnera, zlatna i bijela su bili važan dio kolekcije. Sve u svemu, fabulous show!