Some people have style and some people don’t – hey, that’s just how the cookie crumbles.

With a little help from their more fashion conscious friends, however, even those of us who aren’t the most fashion conscious can still get by and look the part.

It never hurts when some of the country’s finest local designers offer a hand, and that’s exactly what the new Wear South Africa (Wear SA) campaign is all about.

They’re staging a number of fashion shows, featuring names like Magents, Democracy of Denim and Wear SA, as well as the always popular bluecollarwhitecollar label.

Working with highly-skilled people in factories around Cape Town, bluecollarwhitecollar are old school, traditional producers who don’t do ‘fast fashion’.

They’re all about timeless style and retro revival, standing by their craft, which is superb quality, a great cut, natural fibres, quirky prints and locally made garments.

I’ll have me all those shirts above, please.

So why should you consider this a chance to overhaul your closet? Because there’s a competition, that’s why.

This from IOL:

An exciting addition to this year’s shows is the search for two Wear SA Local Label Lovers.

One guy and one girl will have the opportunity to be part of the final fashion show taking place at Somerset Mall on Saturday 20th May. Each person will receive a mini makeover which includes hair and makeup and the SA designer garments they will be strutting on the catwalk on the day…

Aspiring models and keen fashionistas will be required to enter online and attend the shows taking place at Kenilworth Centre and Canal Walk where the finalists will be chosen.

The first show will be at Kenilworth Centre on Saturday, April 29 2017 at 14h00 where the first round of finalists will be announced. All competing contestants will have to be present at the shows.

How to enter: Post a picture of yourself on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and tell us why you should win this awesome prize. Tag IOL (Instagram @iol_lifestyle) and WearSA (Instagram @wearsouthafrica) and include the following hashtags: #WearSA #LocalLabelLover #TagLocal.

Who doesn’t want to strut their stuff on the runway, and then take home goodies like these bluecollarhwhitecollar outfits, amongst other brands?

Add some of those to your wardrobe and hey, look who’s a fashionista now…

[source:iol]