Recipe of the day for a chilly Cape Town night

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Sophie Dahl shows us how to make Tom Kha soup.

David Kramer has his red vellies back

A while ago David Kramer bought a pair of shoes from me. The shoes he bought is called 'David', yes I named the shoes after him, why? The 'David' is based on the classic vellie, which never quite went out of fashion in South Africa. All I did was refine the vellie and made it more modern.

To finish my David Kramer story... I told him that I have a piece of red patent leather if he was interested in having a pair made up. He said he would think about it. A day later he phoned me to say yes, he would like a red patent pair made up...and the rest is history.

...and here they are together again David Kramer and his red(patent) vellies

David Kramer wearing his Ninon red patent vellies on stage in his latest production Breyani.
Photos by Jesse Kramer

Summer brights

Fresh and summery. Printed cotton flats in an array of colours. The shoes are cotton inside and out, making it ideal for the hot weather. The cotton allows the feet to breathe making for cool summer feet. The shoes are available at my stall at the neighbourgoods market at the old biscuit mill in Woodstock every Saturday from 9.00-14.00. Cost of the shoes are R350.

Hallo

I have not blogged in a while and today I'm going to blog about some of the things that inspire me. Hope it will inspire you.

Firstly

I have been thinking of bringing out a men's belt range. Something simple and elegant.
Taking inspiration from this styling:


Input welcome.

Secondly

The Adriaan Kuiters menswear label, clean neat lines with a bit of nostalgia. The name comes from his grandfather who was a dapper dresser and like his grandson knew about style.
Watch out for the Adriaan Kuiters ladies collection coming soon.