Jodie, Lasizwe, Nomzamo: best and worst dressed of the week
From red carpets to astro turfs, here are this week's best and worst dressed.
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The Venice film festival became a fashion playground for Jodie Turner-Smith this past week. Each of her looks were head-turners and embraced a risk.
Some of her best outfits included a multicoloured Christopher John Rogers gown. Perfect for her skin, the dress was paired with a chunky choker and the dramatic train brought all the drama.
Now this is how you turn heads on a carpet.
Social media kept it simple as the Saftas red carpet correspondent. Lasizwe went for a two-toned suit jacket paired with cropped black pants and matching boots.
While the look could have done better with a glossy heeled sock boot, Lasizwe arrived in a memorable look. Even the bow tie stood out without distracting from his incredible beat and added to the look by creating a number of elements to help the eye travel.
She may have not had the triumphant exit she would have wanted but Serena is certainly a winner in our eyes. The tennis icon debuted in her first years in unforgettable looks and certainly did the same with her last blast.
It was all about shining bright in her custom Nike 2s, with diamond encrusted swooshes including bling on her dubrés. The embellishments on her tutu skirt and bodice looked to the night sky, which was continued on her hair bejewelled with diamonds.
The Euphoria star is no stranger to rocking up like a superstar but this look is slightly disappointing. Perhaps inspired by the controversy following her family, in particular her grandmother, the aged ensemble doesn't really do anything for her personal style.
We expect these looks from the likes of Diane Keaton and Jodie Foster, a mature women's way of having fun in shorts. Please make fashion fun again, Sydney.
The unfortunate thing about SA red carpets is the love affair our stars have with wearing dramatic outfits with overwhelming shapes and design elements that don't actually help establish their personal style. They don't echo the elements of their personal brand and ultimately miss the whole point of showing up to red carpets in the first place.
This is the case with stars like Palesa Tembe, who has been able to showcase the incredible craftsmanship of local designers but sometimes, as with this gown from Tomi Creations, misses the mark. The colour of the gown is dated and loses the opportunity to have a youthful flair as the designer has done in the past.
There are a lot of elements that were not necessary with this outfit and hopefully we will see much better from both Palesa and Tomi.
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