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Team Uncool Fashion Loves: Suzaan Heyns x Brett Rubin + Shop Opening Johannesburg

Image by Brett Rubin

Tonight I attended the opening of the prolific Johannesburg based designer Suzaan Heyns's new shope opening in Melville, Johannesburg. Beautifully designed clothing combined with tasteful design mixed with a few skull sculptures here and there and you cant go wrong.

I was also amazed at the epic campaign that she recently shot for her A/W 2011 'Die Vorm' range. Her ongoing collaboration with Johannesburg based fashion photographer Brett Rubin has also shown its stripes in their great new campaign images.

Furthermore, for this event I collaborated with South African fashion website iFashion and the images shot as well a small story will be featured on their site shortly.

Enjoy and well done!

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Brett Rubin. The photographer from the Suzaan Heyns A/W 2011 Campaign shoot.

Suzaan Heyns.

Campaign Image by Brett Rubin
Event Images by Chris Saudners

Team Uncool Loves: Cuss X Chris Saunders X Dirty Paraffin

Cuss magazine a new lookbook style fashion mag focussing on Johannesburg up and comers in the youth circuit recently did a shoot with me, I produced a video and some shots which will be out soon in their april issue. Check them out at http://www.cussmonthly.com

Styled by: Jamal Nxedlana
Photography & Video by Chris Saunders

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Team Uncool Fashion Likes: Market on Main & XXII (22)

I headed to the new Market On Main which is organised by fashion designer Jacques van der Watt (Black Coffee) & well known creative entrepreneur Bradley Kirshenbaum (Love Jozi) in Johannesburgs new urban redevelopment success Arts on Main. It was fantastic and I had a great time. From Fixie riders from around the city coming in, to tons of late afternoon drinkers. Its a great spot.

Came across a really cool brand whilst there called XXII which is sold on Juta Street in the center of Johannesburg. You can get it at the market on main every sunday.

Jacques & Bradley

Nice work Bradley & Jacques, as well as XXII.

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Team Uncool Likes: Guillotine by Lisa Jaffe. Performance Piece JHB

Im a big fan of fashion designer Lisa Jaffe's work and worked with her on one of her ranges years ago. To coincide with the launch of the new Creative Quarter, 70 Juta Street in Johannesburg, she put on a performance piece stylistically representing the process of dress making and its materials. The the project seems self explanatory once watching the video below and I was highly impressed.

here is some text from the 70 Juta Street blog explaining the project:

'Guillotine by Lisa Jaffe is a quiet phenomenon here in downtown Jo’burg. Sure, it sounds like blatant nepotism – she’s part of the family and all, but it’s true. There are really only a few designers who can marry fashion and philosophy without coming off all poncy. Her last collaborative project (Monotype) for the recent SA Fashion Week at neighbouring Jo’burg hotspot, Arts on Main, was a hot mess – turning the traditional ramp show on it’s head, it ended up being part performance, part installation, all critical acclaim. And that’s the way we like our anti-fashion.

Check out our Guillotine digi-pictorial after the jump. It’s also a good idea to watch our friend Chiara Frisone’s exclusive webisode for Monotype. You’ll find it here too.'

Go Johannesburg and go Lisa Jaffe, well done.

To read more about the project visit the 70 Juta street blog at this link, http://70jutastreet.wordpress.com/2010/11/02/off-with-her-dress-why-we-love-guillotine-3/

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Team Uncool Captured: Floyd Avenue (Smarteez JHB)

Spent the last week back in Johannesburg capturing different themes around the mad cosmopolitan metropol. Its been good to be back. Did a video shoot for Benetton with the Smarteez yesterday, my good old friends and colleagues from Soweto, Johannesburg.

I loved the Jacket that one of the members Floyd was wearing. His brand Floyd Avenue is available directly through the smarteez. You can email them on m.kepi@yahoo.com if your interested in buying some of their stuff.

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Photo Chris Saunders

teamuncoolfashion likes: adidas Originals: "Splitpiece" Falko Murals

Kloof St, Cape Town

Drake Street. Durban

Jan Smuts. JHB

Team Uncool Likes: Designer Kepi Mngomezulu'z new range

I have worked with Kepi for years and originally met him when shooting the Smarteez collective in Soweto. He has recently finished his new range and launched a blog for his thoughts and work. I think he is one of the future progressive thinkers and creators of the South African fashion.

Follow him and see everything unwind.

His new range was photographed by London College of Fashion Honors Student, Jonty Zeller.

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teamuncoolfashion likes: adidas Originals/teamuncool JHB Star Wars Actvation Selects

Last weekend Teamuncool Fashion were approached by Magna Carta and adidas Originals to handle the JHB leg of the New Star Wars Range Activation. C.R.E.A.M! so we did it. Here are a few selects. enjoy.

Love AND Fistkisses

TEAMUNCOOL FASHION
Creative Direction: Murray Turpin (M18J92T)
Photography: Justin Mcgee
Magna Carta: Fehraad De Nicker

JR is loopy

Since arriving in Johannesburg, JR has become entrenched in the Johannesburg social scene. Stylist, Photographer, Congolese eccentric, JR is here to stay. We shot him in Troyeville Johannesburg, he was right at home.

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Photographs by Chris Saunders

Sad girls dont cry. Team Uncool Likes: Leah Angel (Johannesburg)

Leah Angel, photographer, fine artist, modeled for us and not only is she great in front of the camera she takes a good picture herself. Enjoy her.

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Photography by Chris Saunders

Team Uncool Likes: Stephanie Frost Symonds (Johannesburg)

Art Director/Designer Stephanie Frost Symonds is not just a good designer but a pretty face too. We profiled her unique look on the blog.

Enjoy

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Photography by Chris Saunders

Back 2 da city

Headed off to a party called 'Back 2 da city' in Newtown Johannesburg, on Monday the 27th April which was freedom day and a public holiday. Tons of Hip-Hop and fashion kids from around Johannesburg came together and we documented it.