52 NORHT-African-Past-Present-Fashion

2012-03-15T11:25:00.002-07:00

Dreamcatcher and dreamcatcher's tattoo's.

Hey guys Zizo here again and today I will be talking about a dreamcatcher, what it is ,it origins and also what it means but mostly i will be on the topic of dream catcher tattoo's and celebrities that have this amazing thing as ink (tattoo) on them. well firstly this is the meaning of a dreamcatcher that i got from the net and also some books i managed to get hold of.

The Origin

"in native american culture, a dreamcatcher or dream catcher, lakota: inhanbla gmnuka,Ojibwe: asabikeshiinh, the inanimate form of the word for "spider" or Objibwe: bawaajige nagwaagan meaning "dream snare" is a hand made object based on a willow hoop, on which is woven a loose net or web. the dreamcatcher is then decorated with personal and sacred items such as feathers and beads.

The meaning

while dreamcatcher's originated in Sioux nation, with relics found dating as far back as 700 AD, they were adopted by Native Americans of a number of different nations. some consider the dreamcatcher a symbol of unity among the various Indian nations, and general symbol of identification with native american or first nations cultures.

Now in this modern world dreamcatcher's are mostly popular as tattoo's and also for people that are know as hippies that spread natural form of leaving a also the popular statement "roses and not guns", " love, peace and happiness"below are a couple of pictures that i found very beautiful and creative and also some are of dreamcatchers as tattoo's

Miley Cyrus and her dreamcatcher tattoo

Till the next time guys everything elevated!!!

2012-03-14T12:32:00.000-07:00

Opinion on Rihanna's You DA One music video

Hey guys Zizo here once again bringing you another hot topic which is Rihanna's new music video You Da One, well as you all know that the video is not new but this is my opinion on the video and also trying to show to you guys the similarities in the video compared to her previous video namely "Rude Boy" so lets take a look.

Paying homage to Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 A Clockwork Orange with a cane, suspenders and white top hat, Rihanna brings us her new video for “You Da One”. From her sixth album Talk That Talk, directed by Melina and penned by Ester Dean, it seems RiRi has another hit on her hands. Just recently Rihanna’s ”We Found Love” became the biggest record of her career on the charts. Obviously, she is someone who gets bored with her hair a lot, so now she’s sporting blonde wigs. Also, peep the gangsta grill. Check out her new joint…

Rihanna gave her Navy an early Christmas Present with the release of her latest video for her second single “You Da One”. The song is an R&B/Reggae mid-tempo compared her first single “We Found Love” which was a mega-dance track. “We Found Love” has been number 1 for 8 consecutive weeks on the singles charts and has also become her biggest single ever.

Compared to the video for “We Found Love” this video is a step backwards only because it seemed rushed and it has some similarities to her video for “Rude Boy”. Melina directed all three videos and everyone felt that they reached a new height with the video for “We Found Love”. The video did so much to express the feelings of the song. The video for “You Da One” makes the song seem slower than it really is and the dark colors don’t reflect the up-beat mood of the song.

The link to watch both the video is below
You Da One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3HeLs8Yosw

Rude Boy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e82VE8UtW8A&ob=av2e

thank you till next post elevated!!!

2012-03-05T15:38:00.001-08:00

Cape Town Pride festival *awuuuw* lets!!!

Well hey guess its me again and today have something that is different, close and dear to my heart just because it shows the courage, bravery, strength, beauty ,love, and most importantly the PRIDE that one should posses no matter what. The 04-March-2012 marked the kick off of Cape Towns Gay and Lesbian Pride festival and as you know by now yours truly was in to catch all the action just for you. firstly I would love to thank CPUT's ( Cape Peninsula University of Technology) Bellville Campus Organisation GLOS for inviting me to be part of their crew to go to this very colourful and amazing event. The event kicked off at the Green point traffic Department and lets just say the environment was very nice and friendly and mostly colourfull] and this got me thinking that if so much people can stand and say this is who i am and how will forever be and they beat the odds what is stopping you , you ,you and you from standing up no matter what you situation is and just be true to who you are love is love if its from ho to who that does not matter just be true to who you are so , to all gays and lesbians out there be proud of who and what you are because your beauty comes from with in and shines even brighter when you share with the rest of the world 52 NORTH is your home too XOXO. Below are some pictures that I took at the pride enjoy guys

EVERYTHING ELEVATED!!

Peace, Love and Happiness from me XOXO

GLOS was also selling flags, arm bands, ties,scarfs and key holders for charity purpose amazing people indeed

Love is Love

Beautiful and colourful people

LMAO!!! don't even ask guys CRAZY moment

Me and my beautiful friend Precious who I invited and also came out to support

Me,Olwethu and Jeanne Swagg surfing

The best Beef Cakes in town

Dj Euphonik and Dj Fresh tear CPUT apart

2012-03-01T17:08:00.000-08:00

Dj Euphonik and Dj fresh at the Cape peninsula University of Technology

Well hey guys once more its your girl the one and only Zizo, bringing you all the lastest scoops, fashion and gossip in the media today so stick with me and all shall be reveal. so what we have today is the oh! so handsome Dj euphonic and Dj Fresh who currently made an appearence at CPUT's campus the Belllville campus this past week at unviversity's official first years welcoming market day the day was kicked off with Dj Khaunda on the decks spinning the crowd of over a hundred students crazy.

2 lovely film third year students and close personal friends left- Fika Msengana and Nthabiseng Mosieane

now one thing I have observed in this particular campus will have to be the good fashion sense that most of the students have. as I went through the crowd capturing photo's of people with their friends and also getting to know how much they where enjoying the day I got t see a whole lot of diversity and fashion in this institution and I think it is safe to say tha it is one of the most stylish campus around Cape Town take a look below of some of the students in action

the lovely Miss Mushinka Matongo

beautiful friends made

"Swagg is you second nature...you don't buy it you have it" AKA( S.ARapper)

Well its what ever goes

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Everything Elevated!!!

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Mordern fashion trends inspired by the 1980's and 1990's trends

2012-02-09T11:56:00.000-08:00

The 1970's where the silhoutte fashion which tended to be characterized by close fitting clothes on top with wider, looser clothes on the bottom this trend then complitly reversed itself in he early 1980's people where spotted rocking loose tops and tigher fittting touser and skirts and for the ladies tight fiting short and sofisticated dresses whrer in style. as the greater in fluence of wealth and having to show how much cheddar you got men sarted to where power suites and also grew mustaches which also was greatly influenced but televiosn shows such as Magnum P.I and also long hair was very much in fashion for guys as the influence of heavy metal music was humming at that time.

Brand names became increasgly important in this deacade hence Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein beacme household names amonst others. Music icons also became fashion icons at tht time coming in with trends that influenced and inpired a lot of young people around the globe, the like of Micheal jackson, Whitney Housten and Madonna who was at the op of the chain list at that time

ladies in the 1980's

Madonna sparks a new revolution

After the release of her single "Like a Virgin" in late 1984, Madonna

Madonna-Photoshoot for Vogue Magazine

Became a fashion icon for many young women around the world and copied her "street urchin" look with short skirts worn over leggings, brassiers worn as outer clothing , untidy hair , crucifix jewellery, and fishnet gloves and dance moves that made everyone go AHHH!!!

The 1983 movie flashdance made ripped sweatshirs popular. the television shows Dallas and in particular , Dynasty alsohad a similar impact , especially the area of the incresingly over sized shoulder pads, Bold-bright colours, leggings and Neon colour Co-Ordinating

Through all the year one can always be certsin the keeping clothes from the past trends for if it had style it will certainly come up in the future remember fashion with no stlye fizzles but fashion with style will always make it through time if it was in the past look out for it in the present and tell you r kids too in the future. Timeless