The Long & Short of Long St.

As soon a I jetted into Cape Town, I knew that my main destination would be Long St. I have fond memories from last year of quirky boutiques and even more quirky shoppers. In a city where malls and shopping centres dominate, Long St. is a like a much-needed splash of individuality in a sea of chain stores. I will feature a few of my favourite boutiques, and some new ones that I found along the way.

MeMeMe

mememe is my favourite of all the Cape Town boutiques. It just has the cutest clothes, and the nicest shopgirl-Lisa.

The owner of the store is called Doreen Southwood. She designs most of the clothes stocked in the store and even had a show at Fashion Week.

They also have a few pieces by other designers such as the much feted Suzanne Heynes, who was the darling of Fashion Week.

There are a lot of great slouchy, structured pieces in basic colours, which are great for layering on accessories to create an individual and interesting look. I am obsessed with grey at the moment, and I could have literally nabbed half the store!

It is a dangerous store because everything in there encourages you to shop! I managed to hold myself back this time, but check out the pics for yourself, and see if you like!

ps. Ignore that little face of mine, and focus on the clothes ;)

I know in one of my last posts I wrote about embracing colour, but I've been finding myself in a very grey area these days. I think it's such a cute colour. These pieces can be accessorised with statement jewellery, modern shoes and bags, so that's how I'll be adding colour this Summer.

They even have the accessories ready for you!

Throw a bit of luxe navy in there for a night out:

And tea florals are great for the upcoming Summer. Pretty them up with candy-coloured heels, or toughen the look with leather ankle boots.

This shift is gorgeous! Another simple/chic piece that mememe do so well. I wouldn't even do much accessorising with this dress. Patent adds an extra bit of drama to simple heels & a clutch, or simple gold jewellery, which is great for Summer nights!