So I attended the COSMO Jeans fashion show last week. It was held at QV54 and featured an array of brands that ranged from Ackermans to Calvin Klein.
The dress code was ‘denim’ and I thought Karis Piss and her COSMO ‘Sexiest Man’ calendar boyfriend Bjorn looked utterly adorbsville in semi-matching denim outfits:
I can’t remember when last another couple looked so totally gorgeous in head to toe denim… oh wait…
Anyway, in regards to the actual show… I don’t have any of my own piccies to show you as the place was packed and I got stuck in a crowd six people deep from the runway. I literally couldn’t see a thing. Seriously. This was my view:
Occasionally I’d stick my camera up and over the heads in front of me and snap at random to see if I could get anything but it was kinda hit and miss. Still, I got to hear Natasha Meister sing the shizz out of Adele’s Rolling in the Deep. I’d never heard of her before but was super impressed by her killer good voice and am now a total fan. I also got to meet another of their performers, a singer called Yoav.
Like Natasha, I hadn’t heard of Yoav before either, but when I put out a tweet about him being there, I immediately got a flurry of response that was all along the lines of ‘OMFG!!! Yoav is sooo hot! I’m totes going to have the dude’s babies!’ So ja… Clearly the guy’s got fans… And when I asked him if there was anything he wanted me to help him punt or promote he totally neglected to tell me that he’d be opening for Tori Amos in SA in September. (Come on dude, that’s a pretty big deal!) So now you girls can add ‘humble and self-effacing’ to your list of reasons to make Yoav your boyfriend…
Anyway, getting back to the show… like I said, I didn’t get to take it in but see Channel 24 have a few decent piccies:
I did, however, get a consolation prize in regards to my crappy view. Moments after the above pic was snapped, the models flung their Stetsons into the crowd and one of them landed at my feet.
Being a tad superstitious (and having attended waaay too many weddings of late), I’m taking it as a sign from Jesus that I’m totes going to end up marrying Christian Bale.
Now tell me, where YOU at the show? Did you get to see it? Let me know what you thought in the comments section, I’d love to know.
Love, love
Leigh
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Hello oh moist lipped one, Im so thrilled to read your blog (which i do often ) with much delight Its about the Cosmo Show,. I’m the dude who does the choreography and production on it – I feel soo crappy you could not see the show over the tall freaks in front of you. If I knew you where there I would have hauled your glossy beak up into the control tower where we ran the show from. I knew it would be a tight squeeze when I viewed the room with my client a few weeks back. Imagine still trying to build a raised catwalk in there that would have taken up half that room/dance floor for the afterparty the show we thought we’d get creative and keep the “Arizona woestyn ” like set wide and on the ground and projected the live feed of the thrilling clothing high up onto the flag at the back. The clothing was pretty much what you would see in the windows of the retailers should you stroll through Canala walk. Once again I feel soo kak that you had to stare into the back of some aunties smelly hair extensions . Ive included a pic of the set before all the fashionistas arrived a crammed into that lovely building. Love your blog it’s the highlight of my week …
We totally rocked the denim tuxedo look. I’m sure Brit Brit & JT would be proud. 😉
Lol, Yoav actually already opened for Tori Amos here in November 2011. What a talented guy! He actually used to go out with one of my sister’s friends ages ago and we used to have a real mature chuckle imagining her asking him, “Yoav, do you wuv me?” 😀
Just read that hysterical post while holding my 9month old baby girl and the more I laughed the more she did, and it was the cutest moment-Thanks Leigh- love your work! xJill (aka gill 😉
Ag Gilletjie! (Yes, you’ll always be Jill with a G to me…) It’s been yonks, hey? Didn’t realise you read my blog and am so glad I could make you giggle. Sending lots of love to you and the fam. X x x