African Fashion International | opinion blogs summery

 A summery of some of the opinion blogs I've posted regarding African Fashion International and the Business of Fashion In South Africa 

SM Fashion | Africa Fashion Week? AFI Fastrack finale? http://www.jhbstreetmag.co.za/smfashion/2015/Africa-Fashion-Week-AFI-Fastrack-finale.php #jhbstreetmag via @streetmagmedia

SM Fashion | AFIFASTRACK | The 4 designer finalists http://www.jhbstreetmag.co.za/smfashion/2015/AFIFASTRACK-The-4-designer-finalists.php #jhbstreetmag via @streetmagmedia

SM Fashion | AFI Fastrack INVITE ONLY showcase http://www.jhbstreetmag.co.za/smfashion/2015/AFI-Fastrack-INVITE-ONLY-showcase.php #jhbstreetmag via @streetmagmedia

SMfashion | African Fashion International, The VIP Clique http://www.jhbstreetmag.co.za/smfashion/2015/AFI-AfricanFashionInternational-The-VIP-Clique.php #jhbstreetmag via @streetmagmedia

SMfashion | AFIFASTRACK 2015 winner: Nthabiseng Molefe http://www.jhbstreetmag.co.za/smfashion/2015/AFIFASTRACK-2015-Nthabiseng-Molefe.php #jhbstreetmag via @streetmagmedia

Sticker or Printed Packaging for #TeMClosetPicks

So this morning my day has been rather manic with the small but powerful details of packaging for the #TeMClosetPicks campaign running from July 2015 on the MomentsInFashion Instagram account in collaboration with StreetMagMedia's www.jhbstreetmag.co.za via my Tanki Em Facebook page.... Sigh* what a mouth full 😊

In the article before this I explained a bit about the campaign, please take a moment and read what I had to say... Which is pretty much the introduction to the campaign. This week I'm focusing on so much and the packaging is becoming really cool to think about, after all I would want some of my fave' Rage Shoes SA, Woolworths, Mr Price, Nike and many more outfits to be packaged in a pretty little gem. As with trying to make this small but somewhat special I've been looking for packaging ideas that can make it all worthwhile. My team and I have been a bit confused but I think we have reached something. 

The printing is being done by a nice little shop and I'm looking forward to the competition entrants getting a little touch of "thank you for entering and interacting with us" sort of treat when they get their gifts. 

Follow/ like the following accounts to enter 

@MomentsInFashion (Instagram)

Tanki Em (Facebook) 

@StreetMagMedia (Instagram & Twitter) 

I hope this becomes cool... 

Fashion giveaways with #TeMClosetPicks on Instagram

Ladies,  I'm a bit Syked (Happy) to share this with you but in July 2015, a few days from now, Street Mag Media in collaboration with the Moments In Fashion concept curated by me will be launching a Fashion campaign for readers, people that engage with my Tanki Em Facebook page and Supporters of the @MomentsInFashion project on Instagram. 

Have you ever bought stuff, you love them but just don't have the perfect time to wear them or you just can't wear them? That's sort-of always me, but have you also bought stuff that you love and have only had the chance to wear those items once? Or sometimes twice? That's also me... I've never taken part in a fashion exchange, but I loved the concept of "My Sisters closet" or the idea of sharing clothes with your closest buddies. Totally love that. So now we have #TeMClosetpicks because of all of what I just mentioned on the paragraph. Clothes you love but can't always wear them. I have loads of reasons why I'm sharing some of my closet items, but that's a proper article on its own via www.jhbstreetmag.co.za

The campaign is called "#TeMClosetPicks" which will run via the #TankiEm Facebook page and the #MomentsInFashion Instagram account with Street Mag Media as the overall concept media partner, the campaign will run as a #FashionFriday update and share, within this campaign readers of Street Mag Media (JHB) will get to win some of my loved fashion items, these are items that I have owned some worn some have not event ever been worn but only used to do a shoot. I love each and every item I buy, and sometimes sharing what you love the most with people that keep an eye out for you and support some of the things you do has that warm fuzzy feeling vibe to it I would like to feel. 

 The concept is fashion and lifestyle based which are all elements that resonate with the ideas behind the lifestyle trends that interest me. 

Every Friday on the MomentsInFashion Instagram account I'll be giving away some of my fav' new outfits. The ultimate giveaway is awesome and that will be on the last Fashion Friday of MIF. 

More details of the Campaign will be published via the @StreetMagMedia platform in the coming days... 

Please follow @MomentsInFashion on Instagram and life my Facebook page Tanki Em only people who follow and life those two accounts get to win. 

26thMay Singer Interview... | Le LOTD

Tuesday I had the please of interviewing a local artist for @StreetMagMedia (JHB). 

The music feature comes out in a few days on www.jhbstreetmag.co.za but this is what I wore for my Work inspired Look Of The Day... 

Instagram : @tankiem007

Twitter.      : @TankiEm

All images are captured with an iPhone 6+

21stMay Lunch with bae | le nom nom....

She took me out for lunch... We actually had a good time. Thank you lover ❤️ 

Instagram : @tankiem007

Twitter      : @TankiEm

Facebook: Tanki Em 

21stMay Selfie Game | le sigh....

Instagram @tankiem007

Twitter : @TankiEm 

Facebook : Tanki Em

My first interview in over a year.... Or two...

I just recently did an interview, I have not done those in over a year because well... Dark clouded emotions have been rulling me for a while now... 

Granted it's not how I would do interviews like back in the day with a sit down and a cup of coffee chat with a subject but it's pretty much the start. 

Early this month, the girlfriends sister invited me to a food and whisky event that took place in Pretoria, I pretty much enjoyed the whole shindig... And the chef, @TheDinoR made a special dish for me because I don't eat meat, I had fish, loadshedding did a deed on all of us early that evening but my special meal was still top of the line.... 

Read the interview here ... "Quintessence of Food and Whisky Affair" http://goo.gl/1fI1hP / www.jhbstreetmag.co.za ... It's been a while since I even did this so I'm also trying to figure out how hyperlink placements on the blogger app for iPhone work again.... Jeeeeeeez!!!! 

Such fun... 😊 oh and the selfies are on my new Instagram page @tankiem007 .... 

The Life of a Lemon Cream x TankiEm

Meet the iPhone 5C - in colour

Meet the iPhone 5C

It's a plastic iPhone. Never thought I would see the day.... But yep... Like the android phone I'm seen using on my fashion instagram account #momentsinfashion ( the phone belongs to someone else), the iPhone 5c is plastic and I have nothing against that.. 

So ye.... There you have it... There is now an iPhone for all... 😊 I LOVE THE COLOURS 

For the love of Media... Working on an article early in the morning

So if you check www.jhbstreetmag.co.za you will notice that I'm into 3 things... Technology, Fashion and TV related news.... 

The story I'm working on brought me to this piece of information, which is public and available to anyone who actually looks for it... All in all this is where my article starts 

And it will end with the launch of a new channel in October 2013 linked to ETV... Nothing major... Just TV news 

😊

STYLE LUST- L.A.M.B pumps ultimate shoeporn

I died... I kid you not guys... I actually died!!! :-) 

These shoes!!! GAWD I just want to break bank for them 

This is foolery I just can not afford... 😥 

Let me walk always before I actually break bank and purchase a pair or two. 

BAG LUST- BALENCIAGA RAFFIA SERIES

What do we think of these summer beach date inspired ( in my opinion) bags!
As a Cape Town girl who loves the beach in summer and yes in winter I think these treats are designed for me.

We love Balenciaga, don't we just adore these ❤

Any opinions?

Unhidden love - I want that too

I’ve been sort of single now for the past 4 months after a long 4 years together. It was a weird relationship but I enjoyed certain moments of it. We were semi-private so there were certain things we couldn't do in public, like hold hands, look at each other compassionately, go to the theatre, never went to the ballet, when we hung out in public it was always as friends so we kept it all friendly in that sort of way.


This past week had me thinking about a lot of things about my life, I have a silly habit of getting into agreements that alter what I think of life, love and relationships, also editing Phumlani's article on love for JHBSTREETMAG hit home with me.

I'm about to fully experience being single, i'm not even afraid of that as I was when I broke things off, i've let go of the past relationship and its conditions and for the next relationship if it happens, I don't want what I had with my ex,

• I want to experience love in all it's glory.

• I want to be able to hold on to them when I'm at a mall and freaking out because of too many people.

• I want to dress up, go to the ballet and theatre to watch a performance or two.

• I want to love fully and be loved with the same passion.

• I want that person that will understand that i'm not perfect and never will be...


• I want to be the first thing someone thinks about in the morning when they wake up and the last thing they think about before they sleep.

• I want those lunch dates, those, sweet texts and those random calls.

• I want to be able to send texts, make those after a long day calls just to share moments experienced.

• I want to be a normal girl, get told how beautiful I am, even when I’m at my lowest or when I feel like death.


• I want that shopping partner, who hates going to malls but will do it anyway because they love you.

• I want to spend a saturday indoors enjoying each other’s company with no care to what the rest of the world is up to.

• I want to experience a soccer/ cricket game not because I love the game but because I love the person who loves those games.

After the last relationship I have realized that I am too much of a girl. There are things I want and there are things I don't want, I know however that I want that Unhidden love, that "how is your crazy self doing today kind of love"

With the past relationship we spent too much time keeping it private, dealing with frustrations, pretending to be just friends, managing the terms and conditions that came with the union and less time enjoying the moments with each other.

I want that relationship where people know of us but know nothing about us...

Theo Em The DJ

So my brother plays around with music, sound and compositions of sound...
I like that he has something to love, it's pretty cool, we don't spend a lot of time together, well that with all my siblings, but every time I think of him I always end up on his soundcloud account playing some music...

this was in my opinion one of he best first tries at creating music.



So, yes have a listen and let me know what we think...

CPTSTREETMAG goes to PRINT

So... Maybe I should be happy!!!! I just got the cover sample of the #printedition of #cptstreetmag the "magazine" is shaping up to be a little stunner but it's also very expensive! We're bleeding cash out the ears on this one... And running out of time for the publishing date.

See when my partner and I cooked up streetmag late 2008, we were never aiming to go to print cptstreetmag was meant to be an online platform, sharing and basking in the vibrancy of Cape Town our Mother City. We both at the time had a hard to explain love for the City and wanted others to experience the same kind of love we feel. With my ink fingers in the mix we both took a journey, our current commitment at the time was the re-vival of UWC Radio, due to matters beyond our control and student politics which we had no interest in, we decided that 2009 is the birth year of a digital magazine that interacts on lifestyle matters of like-minded or other-minded youth.

Along the way we have made mistakes, learned about the business, failed with ideas, been judged, been questioned and at most times we have had to deal with people saying this idea will amount to nothing, we have experienced technical problems, changing servers, changing hosts, financial problems, and truck loads of changes from writers, photographers and just people who have along the way become part of the brand indirectly. Some of these changes were uncalled for, some of them had to happen, I think with most times the hardest situations have been linked with a feeling of betrayal disloyalty and at some stage having people say we stole the cptstreetmag idea from one of the people we know, blogging however is not a new idea And lifestyle magazines are nothing new, but to clear up most of everything streetmag came as a labour of love for the mother city and that hunger to have people celebrate their own talents in Cape Town.

Suit and tie fuckery aside CPT STREET MAG is more then what meets the eye, bullshit aside Streemag is not going anywhere and it will bleed blood , sweat and tears before we hang our knickers.

What gives me joy right now is the fact that even though we were never going to print, we have since decided on a print edition, the print is more of a keepsake, seeing the cover sample drove home the notion of having a one of a kind copy of what we see as purely Cape Town, everything on the online magazine has been a journey, it has crippled us and it has built us, through the resilience, the print edition is a testament of all that and more.

To be honest deep down inside I'm phucking happy about the print. But on the surface I'm crying cash ties and lack of madiba's - printing costs are a bitch, but it's all worth it!


Tanki Em
Head Bad-ass at www.cptstreetmag.com

Just Be... So Phuck Ye!!!!!

This got me out of my funk-depro-mental-mode..