UNDER CONSTRUCTION: We're Looking Forward To A New Us

Hi Everyone,

We know it's sudden, but it's so completely needed. We're going under the knife, sort to speak, in preparation for an incredible 2014. The year with an unlucky number for some has been good, we've been better at things this year, but we think it's time to work towards being great next year.

So although the blog itself is down for the time being, we'll try and keep some activity happening on our other channels.

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And while we're away, don't forget you can still reach us via email and tell us all about yourself or let us in on all the men's fashion and grooming happenings, so we can be sure to inform the gents in 2014.

So remember, fashion is a fader, style is eternal.

Stay true to you.

Regards,

Monde Mtsi & the Renaissance Men SA team

PRESS RELEASE: Urban Brandy Cocktail Route Sponsors Official After-Party for ELLE Rising Star Design Awards

The Urban Brandy Cocktail Route has partnered with Elle magazine to host the official after-party event for the ELLE Rising Star Design Awards 2013 at the wonderful VIP Sky Bar at the Cape Royal.

Leading fashion magazine ELLE has once again joined forces with Mr Price to launch the career of SA’s most talented and aspiring young fashion designer and to mobilise the support of local fashion design with the ELLE Rising Star Design Awards – the hottest fashion ticket of the year.

The day looms ever closer to the culmination of this thrilling national search, which will see the winner announced at a red-carpet grand finale on 14 November at the Grand Ballroom at The Westin, Cape Town.

The winner will be gifted with the platform to kick-start his or her own label with the help of mentorship from experts in fashion, retail, business and marketing - ultimately offering everything needed to succeed in the competitive and dynamic world of fashion.

The Urban Brandy Cocktail Route, was initially launched in Cape Town in March 2013, and subsequently took the city by storm. The route revealed an appetite for creative and excing new ventures and crafted creations, much in keeping with what Elle and Mr Price have embarked on in the local fashion sphere.

This ultimate cocktail route is now expanding to include routes in Gauteng and Durban, with venues including the likes of popular restaurants, bars, nighttime hotspots and major luxury hotel chains, all featuring a specially constructed menu of taste-shaping cocktails, each with a premium SA brandy at its base.

As a popular route venue, sporting panoramic views over the city and Atlantic Ocean, and an urban chic atmosphere, Sky Bar at the Cape Royal was a natural venue choice for the event.

Christelle Reade-Jahn, Director of The SA Brandy Foundation, adds “The Urban Brandy Cocktail Route is delighted to be involved with the ELLE Rising Star event. There are strong linkages between our carefully crafted South African fine brandies and the way the ELLE Rising Star campaign gives creative young designers a platform to show off their incredible skills and make an impact globally.”

 

COMPETITION: WIN a set of double tickets for you and a partner. Visit our > Facebook Page < right now and enter to be part of the biggest after party yet.

 

 

#EVENT: Tiger of Sweden Launches Flagship Store in V&A Waterfront

In 1903, over a 100 years ago, Tiger of Sweden was established. Since inception, the brand has grown from strength to strength and has shown remarkable resilience in an industry that can be fickle and unforgiving. This year saw a milestone being achieved when the brand opened its flagship stores in London’s Piccadily and Canary Wharf in September 2013. To celebrate, a short and quirky fashion film was created to further showcase the reason why the brand has reached such incredibly heights of success in its history.

Directed by Tabitha Denholm, styled by Fashion Director Luke Day, and produced by the award-winning media agency Partizan, “A Different Cut” puts a different spin on Tiger of Sweden’s tailoring-focused mantra. The cast comprises of Jackson Boxer, a restaurateur; Scarlett Carlos Clarke, a creator of amazing things; Harriet Verney, a fashionista; Phoebe Collings-James, an artist; Teo Van Den Broeke, an editor; Ellie Grace Cummings, a stylist; and Rafferty Law, a rebel; who all showcase the latest Tiger of Sweden collection in their own interpretations of the brand.

If just watching the clothes in the film is not enough for you, then you can head on down to the newly opened flagship store on the Upper Level at the V&A Waterfront. Due to the brand’s fashion calendar arranged to European seasons, you’ll find in store right now the Autumn/Winter 2014 collection. Another reason why your shopping experience would be elevated, you’ll be buying next year’s fashions, first.

Be sure to follow Tiger of Sweden on Twitter via @TigerOfSwedenSA.

#CAMPAIGN: PUMA Collaboration with The Madbury Club

PUMA joins forces with the Madbury Club:  a collective group of adventurous and humorous forward thinking trail blazers, as the Brand's second set of Lifestyle Collection Directors to be revealed under the "Next Starts Now" platform.  Assigned to enhance PUMA’s seasonal key products with their creativity, vision and passion, the Madbury Club created "The Legend of the Chazebralope," a fictional story about a mythological creature inspired by this season’s Future Trinomic Slipstream Lite footwear style.

Here’s what materialized…

#NEWS: adidas Originals Decides to Run Thru Time

Three decades worth of heritage has been revisited and reincarnated by adidas Originals. The 80s, 90s, and 00s. Taking an iconic running sneaker from each decade, adidas Originals then revamped its look for a much more contemporary feel without losing any of the original heritage and design. Three decades require three cities to launch them in and with that, comes three short films by one modern cinematographer – Chris Saunders.

In Cape Town, adidas Originals launched the ZXZ ADV from the 80s.  Retro in existence, the sneaker with classic mesh, vintage suede and reflective stripes design saw it come back in three summer-prepped colour ways. Johannesburg played host to the adidas ZX 5000 running shoe launch. This baby was first released in 1989 and found itself established as the ideal middle to long distance runner shoe. Durban, the final launch pad in this race through time saw the launch of the Adizero Adios 2. Featuring a mix of premium fabrications such as soft leather and nubuck, this range showcased three casual-inspired styles.

Essentially, adidas Originals has provided die-hard fans with three decades of three styles, leaving you with 429 pairs of sneakers to sink your teeth (and feet) into.

EDITOR’S CHOICE: President For Life – Luxury for your jewels

Underwear is sadly something we all think about the least. It doesn’t help the cause that amazing underwear almost doesn’t exist, except for a few gems here and there. One of those gems I’ve recently discovered is President For Life. Luxury boxers, spearheaded by Agya Appiah, are the hottest ticket in men’s fashion right now. Made in limited runs of specially crafted Dutch wax fabrics made in Ghana, the collections presented by President For Life will leave your prized possessions feeling extremely well taken care of.

Apart from the original creations owning entirely new prints as part of their package, they also possess a cut that will ride up all the right areas and leave you happy to bail nothing out of place at any point in time during the day as you live your life. One thing is for sure, with President For Life, women now have a reason to rip the clothes of their men’s backs.

To get yourself a pair or two or three, visit President For Life, now.

#SCENTED: Calvin Klein – Euphoria MEN

euphoria

noun

a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness: the euphoria of success will fuel your desire to continue training.

euphoria

perfume

a sexy, mouth-watering fragrance that is about living your most intense desires, free of limits: man smells of euphoria by Calvin Klein

Okay, so maybe our rendition of what a dictionary definition of Calvin Klein’s Euphoria MEN is might very well not be up to scratch. The delivery is not very witty, but the elucidation still remains factual.

As a blend of fresh and musky oriental flavours, Euphoria MEN takes what Euphoria WOMEN deals the ladies and adds a touch of muscle on its palette. Crafted with ingredients such as ginger and pepper, this cocktail should more aptly be considered a cognac of aromas. The grounding smell of creamy suede (imagine the smell of brand new suede shoes) lays foundation for the wet and oaky scents of Black Basil. Warm and earthy, this fragrance leaves no room for doubt in anyone’s manhood and allows for a touch of light virility.

Euphoria MEN is available from all leading retailers nationwide.