{OOTD} | Red Coat and African Prints

Skirt – Custom | Trench Coat – Studio W @ Woolworths | Shoes – Aldo | Clutch – Aldo | Necklace – Zuri | Sunglasses – Gift Bag

Hi my lovelies. Today I am sharing the outfit I wore to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week SA with you. I wear lots of black and monochrome so I decided to go a little bright with this one.

I chose this African print skirt and used my accessories to compliment the colours in the fabric. Most of the pieces I wore are old. These yellow shoes have been in my closet for a while now and just brighten up any outfit.

The coat was a last minute thought because it began to pour with rain just before I left home. The rain (thankfully) stopped just ten minutes later. I really do love how it all looks together though. I finished the look with some Ruby Woo lipstick and a pair of quirky sunnies. After all what is Fashion Week without sunglasses?!

I hope you all have a fantastic week! Don’t forget that there’s a One Direction giveaway you can enter here. You can win 2 tickets to the Johannesburg show!

Until next time

”You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him” – Audrey Hepburn

Love and sparkles

Zaakira xox

P.S Hope you got my Pretty Little Liars reference in the title! ;)

{Instagram Catch-Up} | February 2015

I cannot believe that the second month of the year has already come to an end. Here are some highlights from my month.

1.       I am so obsessed with this t-shirt that Luxury Fashion SA sent me

2.       Caramel tea and cupcakes with the Miss Veet SA finalists. The winner will be announced on the 12^th of March and I will be sure to tell you who has won.

3.       Graham Moore who won for his writing on The Imitation Game gave one of the most beautiful, touching speeches at the Oscars this year. I really hope that it inspires people as much as it inspired me.

4.       Zakiyya from Loubi Lovers and I have developed a tradition of taking shoe photos at every event we attend together. This is from the Dune London event at the Four Seasons.

5.       This is the outfit that I wore for the Dune London event. It was on a Friday so I went with an abaya.

Valentine’s Day was very relaxed for me but still lots of fun

6.       The lovely people at Edgars sent me these divine cookies which (of course) did not last long.

7.       Some pretty Valentine’s Day inspired pieces.

8.       Picnicking in the gardens. The bread and mayonnaise were homemade (YUM!)

9.       A much needed Mocha Break at Vida E Caffe

10.   Nude pumps, vintage snakeskin and Burberry silk for a River Island event.

11.   River Island spoils and my vintage snakeskin (It was my Mom’s, she got it in the 90s)

12.   Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy passed away on the 27^th. He was so wise and touched the lives of so many fans.’

13.   Celebrating the Lunar Chinese New Year with style.

I hope you all had a fantastic February and I wish you all the very best for March!

You can follow me on Instagram – ladyzaa

I am also on SnapChat where you can follow my story and get realtime updates – PrincessOfJozi

Until next time

Love and sparkles

Zaakira xox

{OOTD} | Buttered Popcorn

Jeans (Charlie Super Skinny) – Lucky Brand | Oversized Jumper – Self Service @ The Lot | Shoes – ALDO | Sunglasses – Old | Blue Ring – Vintage (My Gran’s) | Rose Ring – Old | Necklace – Topshop

I woke up to the news of adored actor Robin Williams’ passing away this morning and I had to wear something bright to pick up my mood. As a young child I loved him as the genie in Disney’s Aladdin. I had the movie on video (yes, video haha) and every time someone was mean to me at school I would come home and watch it and genie’s hilarious dialogue and shenanigans would lift my spirits right up. As I grew older I began to appreciate him more as an actor. I loved Mrs Doubtfire! My Mom introduced me to Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society when I was older and more recently I really appreciated his work in The Crazy Ones.

It’s so upsetting to think that someone that added so much laughter and happiness to so many lives could have been so depressed. Depression is an illness not a weakness and I hope that we can all learn from this. Even the strongest, funniest person can be battling the ugliest demons. Be kind and peaceful and do all things with a pure heart.

I love this sweater from the lot. It’s gigantic and warm and also very 90s chic. These Lucky Brand jeans literally feel like pyjamas. If you haven’t tried on a pair you really have been missing out. I added these crazy, quirky sunnies that my Dad bought me years ago when we went to visit Galleria mall which just opened. He probably thought I was nuts or that I wanted them as a joke but I have worn and loved them everywhere from Cape Town to Mauritius to Dubai! Some Girl About Town lipstick and a pair of yellow heels finished off the look. The yellow accents reminded me of buttered popcorn. Perhaps I’ll make some now ;)

Until next time

“No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world” – Robin Williams (Dead Poets Society)

Love and sparkles

Zaakira xox

P.S you have until tomorrow to enter the Iconic Women’s Day giveaway with ZURI! Good luck!