 Fram till den 19 december visas fotografen Chris Saunders bilder av stilfenomenet Smarteez på Dramaten. Smarteez är en modestil som kommer från Sowetos kåkstäder. Stilen beskrivs som en unik blandning av klädkoder och färgkombinationer, och den har fått modevärlden att häpna.
Utställningen presenteras av Stocktown, http://www.myspace.com/sttwn
(Obs! Ej att förväxla med namnet ”StockTown” i krönikan The Hofverberg Column)
Stocktown Africa presenterar Smarteez
20 november – 19 december
Lejonkulans foajé på Dramaten (ingång Sibyllegatan)
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Written by Andy Collins
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The importance of being elegant
Fashion has always been a passion of mine. Inspired by the fifties dressed Kid Creole and the Coconuts I even worked for a period in Kensington co-designing and selling classic menswear to artists like Chris Issac, Take That and even Kylie Minogue. High waisted trousers, black/white leather brogue shoes, single and double breasted jackets in a range of colours and materials have all adorned me at some point, and I adored them.
Although hip hop and causal wear have dominated fashion over the past decade, and I too succumbed as my waist expanded, I've still always felt there was room for classic mens styles to return.
So it was with great joy that I came across the Gentlemen of Bakongo, Brazzaville. When Italian photographer Daniele Tamagni went to Congo he was immediately stunned by the very well-dressed Sapeurs.
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Life 
An image that belongs in history
Mitt liv som modell och sjuksköters...