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Relax with us and have a drink at the DOTTI'S Island !
The perfect getaway just around the corner !

Sunday, April 10th, 2016
12h - 17h

Discover the beautiful Kaftans and Bikinis by Lalesso
and have a look at the amazing towels by Mungo
or have a sip of Elephant Gin!

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We're are very, very happy
to announce our participation at the AtelierDays in Erlenbach!
Beautiful products presented in a beautiful location !
We're looking forward to seeing you there !

Some impressions from last year's event

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Fashion Crush and Woman Power: Leather bags by Okhtein

3/24/2016

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We discovered this beautiful brand on CNN.
Okthein is:
beautiful designs, handcraft, color, woman power and Africa. We love !

Egyptian design duo siblings Aya and Mounaz Abdelraouf launched their brand Okhtein – meaning, appropriately, “sisters” in Arabic – because of their vision to bring true luxury back to their home country as well as drawing international attention to the inherent refinement of Egyptian artisanship,sensing a gap in the market for true luxury accessories produced in Egypt. Launched in 2013, Okhtein seeks to set new trends, promoting Egyptian artistry as well as presenting new designs to the world.

Click here to watch the story on CNN

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DIY Seed Bombs

3/23/2016

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Spread
Love and Flowers
Make your own fower seed bombs at home !
Click on the pic hereafter...

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Luxury leather goods made in Stellenbosch

3/20/2016

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I first came across the goods of «Freedom of Movement» in 2014, when the brothers Léan and Roal only just started their new brand. The former students in Stellenbosch wanted to boost the local economy through job creation and skill empowerment, so they just kickstarted their own company.

Their fabulous leather and canvas bags were sold at «Present Space» in Cape Town's Kloof Street where I discovered them. After contacting the guys and asking what they think of exporting to Switzerland, they were more than happy to do so. Lucky us!

This is how FOM desribe themselves:
Fiercely passionate about their beloved South Africa, the Chartered Accountant and Civil Engineer resolved to boost the local economy through job creation and skill empowerment. Our own highly skilled and talented artisans design and handcraft our leather products in our factory in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Our methods are based on the traditional principles of leather craftsmanship, utilizing the same tools that have been used to create authentic leather goods for decades. This is then blended with our own more modern techniques to ensure that our production process is not only efficient, but that our products are of the highest quality that can only be achieved by true artisans.

So we feel very lucky to present «Freedom of Movement» in our online shop. You can find the products in the bags section: Right here. Happy shopping!

Caroline

And this is how we go started with the first shipping

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Sustainable Fashion

3/12/2016

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We are very excited about this new brand at Highlightmyday !

LALESSO IS A LUXURY AFRICAN FASHION AND LIFESTYLE BRAND. IT SUPPORTS ENTIRELY TRANSPARENT, SUSTAINABLE, ECO AND ETHICAL PRODUCTION FACILITIES IN KENYA AND SOUTH AFRICA. CO CREATORS ALICE HEUSSER AND OLIVIA KENNAWAY SEEK INSPIRATION FROM THE VIBRANT EAST AFRICAN KHANGA CLOTH IN THE PRINT RICH DESIGNS. THE EXCLUSIVELY SUMMER LABEL ENGULFS AN EFFORTLESS SENSE OF FREEDOM THROUGH IT’S CLASSIC YET UNIQUELY DISTINGUISHABLE SILHOUETTES.

Alice and Olivia are children of Africa and have been wrapped in its mesmerising fabrics since birth. Having met whilst studying Fashion Design in Cape Town, the pair were inspired to start Lalesso after travelling to the remote Island of Lamu in the North of Kenya where the coastal Swahili women adorn the khanga cloth with a unique vibrancy and graciousness.

Learn more about this beautiful brand here!

Alice and Olivia

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Fashion & Africa

3/3/2016

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TRENDING AFRICA

We've found this cool article on www.africa.com,
which cites an article by the Wallpaper magazine on

African Tribal Art
And Its Influence On Tomorrow’s Fashion

Click here to read the Wallpaper article!

Photo Source: Wallpaper.com
Photography: Brigitte Nierdermair. Fashion: Isabelle Kountoure. As originally featured in the March 2016 issue of Wallpaper (W204)
Read more at http://www.wallpaper.com/art/dipping-a-toe-in-the-tribal-african-art-market-throckmorton-fine-art-new-york-and-glerie-bernard-dulon-paris#Ot9QwLXgc7Tz3qRl.99

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Don't miss ! Dada Afrika at Rietberg Museum in Zurich

3/2/2016

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The exhibition Dada Africa is timed to coincide with this year’s Dada centenary.
It will be the first anywhere in the world to be devoted to the Dadaists’ preoccupation with non-European art and culture. The sensorially explosive “Soirées nègres” at Cabaret Voltaire used a variety of artistic genres to attack artistic conventions and traditional values.

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Museum Rietberg

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Relax with us and have a drink at the DOTTI'S Island !
The perfect getaway just around the corner !

Sunday, April 10th, 2016
12h - 17h

Discover the beautiful Kaftans and Bikinis by Lalesso
and have a look at the amazing towels by Mungo
or have a sip of Elephant Gin!

Highlightmyday @ AtelierDays

We're are very, very happy
to announce our participation at the AtelierDays in Erlenbach!
Beautiful products presented in a beautiful location !
We're looking forward to seeing you there !

Some impressions from last year's event

Fashion Crush and Woman Power: Leather bags by Okhtein

DIY Seed Bombs

Luxury leather goods made in Stellenbosch

And this is how we go started with the first shipping

Sustainable Fashion

Fashion & Africa

TRENDING AFRICA

We've found this cool article on www.africa.com,
which cites an article by the Wallpaper magazine on

African Tribal Art
And Its Influence On Tomorrow’s Fashion

Click here to read the Wallpaper article!

Don't miss ! Dada Afrika at Rietberg Museum in Zurich

More infos go to
Museum Rietberg

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Relax with us and have a drink at the DOTTI'S Island !The perfect getaway just around the corner !Sunday, April 10th, 201612h - 17hDiscover the beautiful Kaftans and Bikinis by Lalessoand have a look at the amazing towels by Mungo​or have a sip of Elephant Gin!

We're are very, very happyto announce our participation at the AtelierDays in Erlenbach!Beautiful products presented in a beautiful location !​We're looking forward to seeing you there !

Some impressions from last year's event

And this is how we go started with the first shipping

TRENDING AFRICA ​We've found this cool article on www.africa.com,which cites an article by the Wallpaper magazine on African Tribal Art​And Its Influence On Tomorrow’s FashionClick here to read the Wallpaper article!

​More infos go toMuseum Rietberg

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Relax with us and have a drink at the DOTTI'S Island !
The perfect getaway just around the corner !

Sunday, April 10th, 2016
12h - 17h

Discover the beautiful Kaftans and Bikinis by Lalesso
and have a look at the amazing towels by Mungo
or have a sip of Elephant Gin!

We're are very, very happy
to announce our participation at the AtelierDays in Erlenbach!
Beautiful products presented in a beautiful location !
We're looking forward to seeing you there !

TRENDING AFRICA

We've found this cool article on www.africa.com,
which cites an article by the Wallpaper magazine on

African Tribal Art
And Its Influence On Tomorrow’s Fashion

Click here to read the Wallpaper article!

More infos go to
Museum Rietberg