Puppy Club

you can wear my jacket

2014-07-31T10:42:00.001+01:00

I dropped off some new stock at Cloak & Dagger in Claremont including this denim tartan-lined bomber jacket that I found it quite hard to let go of to be honest x

wednesday, heart-attack

2014-07-23T21:17:00.001+01:00

working on some Wednesday Addams-inspired commissions x obv had to make a moodboard for inspiration aka procrastination

tweets | watermelon meat

2014-07-22T09:00:00.000+01:00

follow @watermelonmeat to satisfy the angsty teen inside of you x

of interest | 18 July '14

2014-07-18T10:38:00.001+01:00

It'd be pretty embarrassing to not know what music, fash, and LIFE stuff is relevant right now, wouldn't it? Well good for you 'cos The Relevant Blog just got a handsome revamp and is here to help. Look, it's my boob and jacket!

I'm making more of these now now x

The Drums are one of my favourite bands eVerRrrR but I feel unsure about their new song Magic Mountain. They had a party for their new album 'Encyclopedia' (release date: September 23rd) that featured a listening station made of 12 altered encyclopedia volumes (one for each track) which looked extremely hip and cute.

I came across an excellent weekly advice column that so far has covered everything from break-ups to dealing with putting your dog down to suicidal thoughts to bullying. Written by Andrew W.K., who has a really long Wikipedia page for someone I'd never heard of, readers' questions are answered in this really genuine, sweet and wise manner. Each post is also accompanied by a bizarre image of this Andrew dude who got famous for making an apparently viral song in 2001 called 'Party Hard' and then went on to become a motivational speaker amongst other things. If you want to get to know Andrew W.K. a little more here's a Nardwuar interview with him in which Andrew plays a bit of keytar shows off his talent for scratching his forehead in this one particular spot to make blood appear.

@arzE aka Ezra Koenig aka Vampire Weekend's mr lead-singer man is one of the best people on Twitter 'cos 1 he is hella funny 2 he chats to fans all the time, go on and try your luck too why don't you, and 3 one time he posted this sweet poem he wrote:

Don't you love it when people upload music mixes for you to download? It's so kind! Download '&then he kissed me III' for a nice selection of songs, for which I made some album art 'cos 1 being a creep is a full-time job and 2 look how handsome this guy is?!

a collection of poems by Daniel Alexander called 'slime dog you are my friend' that you can read for free online quick sticks and feel cultured in an interest-y way

I can't stop listening to the new releases from Gateway Drugs and Beatenberg (granted I only listen to the first minute and a half of Beatenberg's Rafael over and over 'cos I haven't figured out how to buy stuff on iTunes yet...stop being so fancy, guys!). Hear Give Me Your Love here (buy it here), and if you're better at the internet than me then well done whatever though no need to go on about it just go buy Rafael off iTunes here.

Of the Fall Couture shows I liked Elie Saab and Valentino's gown-that-make-a-girl-wanna-get-married, Viktor & Rolf's 20 Ways To Tie A Red Towel Around Your Body In A Chic Way, and Maison Martin Margiela's Oriental-Gypsy thang. See the rest of the shows on style.com

someone to follow on instagram: @kajualjones for her very lekker collage-y / double exposure-y pictures

this week | road trip

2014-07-16T20:58:00.001+01:00

I just got back from my first road trip! I thought I'd been on a few before (I'd even made special road trip-themed mixes) but my well-travelled companions laughed at me when I described the 5 hour 'road trips' I'd made in the past. Two weeks of being squashed in the back-seat, eating Wimpy, rhino-spotting, and nearly passing away in my sleep from mild hypothermia while we slept in a wendy house in a game reserve was The Best but I'm happy to be back in the city/with cellphone reception again (I guess.)

Cows in the Eastern Cape are just like you and I: they love chillin' in the road and on the beach with their pals. Some of them are also kak ugly, like, I didn't know they made cows that hideous. This was one of the more handsome ones

Sleeping dog at 'Away With The Fairies' in Hogsback where I once asked a member of staff why the plug point for the kettle wasn't working and she responded, quite seriously, "Oh dear, a naughty pixie must have meddled with it in the night," and that was that. I went without my cup of tea.

In Grahamstown we popped in to the South African Institute For Aquatic Biodiversity to see their coelacanth...

...this hella creepy looking fish that is described as 'a living fossil' (not this one though, this one is dead). I have little to no interest in fish but coelacanths are SUPER INTERESTING, just look here!

a lot of new friends were made along the way

"SIM SHADY"

We missed the Grahamstown Festival by two days because we are berks, but hey at least we got to meet the coelacanth.

I had way more photos but my camera was extremely bitchy and destroyed one of my rolls of film; that's what I get for trying to be hip I guess :(

tweets | drop it like it's vrot

2014-06-24T21:10:00.000+01:00

Skin so bad it smokes weed before school
— Kelbawho? (@Kelbawhaaaat) June 25, 2014

A grown ass professional just sprayed Instinct underarm in the office. I wasn't aware that we were in a standard 6 P.E class.
— Notorious NJB (@nikijayb) June 25, 2014

*wakes up in cold sweat* Does dad think I meant that coffee mug was a better dad??
— aerika keith (@aerikakeith) June 25, 2014

how cool is the colour of tea? it's like drinking white flesh
— marnuslutherkingjr. (@spookynoises) June 24, 2014

Donald Trump has the soothing demeanor of a ventriloquist's dummy suddenly come to life.
— Kevin Seccia (@kevinseccia) June 24, 2014

Is it necessary to get medical aid if you're already dead inside?
— Rose Kotze (@rosekotze) June 23, 2014

if animals and children love you and you don't know why it's cause real recognize real
— prof trumbledore (@blood_wraith) June 22, 2014

need: laptop sleeve, kindle case, a coffin eventually
— Ayesha A. Siddiqi (@pushinghoops) June 21, 2014

Somebody in the apartment below is making an all-out brunch & the smell is drifting through my window. Finally have an interest in abseiling
— Worrier Princess (@the_whole_half) June 21, 2014

My dream date? We go for a romantic drive, the brakes fail and we have to jump out of the car right before the cliff. She makes it but I die
— Atman Thakrar (@AtmanThakrar) June 20, 2014

Drop it like it's vrot.
— Isabelle (@kakboring) June 20, 2014

[on the phone to buzzfeed support] ok but what if I think something is lol AND wtf? sure, I'll hold
— Michael Raphone, Sr. (@michael_raphone) June 19, 2014

Stephen King should write a book about the one time I heard Dave Matthews playing TWICE at a party.
— Adam Olis (@iTellBadJokes) June 19, 2014

The only time I hear new music is when I go to clubs, so this week I've been reading "these hoes ain't loyal" to the tune of 'Royals.'
— Liam Kruger (@liamkruger) June 19, 2014

If you eat Cheese flavoured 2min noodles check your life please
— Kyle Buchanan (@KYLExBUCHANAN) June 18, 2014

Life without you is like a broken pencil. I can use the other side and move on.
— barefoot traveler (@nkathuto) June 19, 2014

I think that last one is one of the best things I've ever read x

p.s. @AndiePuppy

playlist | Your Favourite Female Vocalist

2014-06-23T20:56:00.000+01:00

I would never put 'Female Vocalist' in my list of favourite genres but every now and then a commercial pop ballad comes through that I can't help but have feelings for. Remember when Adele's 'Someone Like You' came out? I wanted to marry that song (but I settled for learning it on piano and gathering my friends 'round to sing it with me, like a real cooldude).

This is a playlist for people like me who forget how much they enjoy Alicia Keys until they hear a song of hers by chance on the radio (and then forget to ever listen to her again), for those who would never describe themselves as a Leona Lewis fan but man, those two songs of hers are super good, and for those who find that new Nicki Minaj song, well, just plain beautiful. It's a collection of my guilty pleasures, all sung by strong and independent women and all amazing to sing along to when alone. Always when alone. I mean, have some dignity; no one deserves to witness you trying to hit that high reprise bit in We Belong Together.

Your Favourite Female Vocalists from Andie Puppy on 8tracks Radio.

featuring old and new favourites by Alicia Keys, Mary J Blige, Diane Birch, and Beyonce (duh).

of interest | 20 June '14

2014-06-20T09:52:00.001+01:00

I feel quite ill when I see 'Spring 2015' written out; two thousand and fifteen, I mean really. Of the mens shows I loved Moschino's continuation of their junkfood theme, and Bobby Abley's Little Mermaid-inspired prints (also his models, very swoony)

Remember when Garden State came out (TEN YEARS AGO NOW BTW) and everyone freaked out for the soundtrack? Well, good news for those who are growing tired of New Slang and are ready for Zach Braff's next OST 'cos his new film Wish I Was Here is coming out soon. The track listing has been released and is in the same vein as Garden State's; hugely appealing to the 15 year old indie rock enthusiast inside of me.

Lazy Oaf released their Space Oddity range which is perfect as usual.

Maybe this makes me a bad Fashion Person but sometimes I enjoy looking at Tommy Ton's street style photos more than the collections.

(ooh it's my dinosaur denim jacket on Glamour's street style section! Photo by Nash Mariah)

lekker collages on instagram by @hollibennett @mickaelmichaelides and @tay.ok

Thor Rixon released his second EP and the crowd just went wild. Check out the video for the crazy catchy Misery Belle here and stream the whole goddamn album (Tea Time Favourites!) here. Katja Marr had what looked like the funnest day/shoot ever with him. I only put up the photos where he's wearing Puppy Club 'cos obv I'm obsessed with myself but you can check out the rest of the shoot on Katja's beautiful website.

I feel Facebook needs to add a new option for RSVP-ing to events

Print-maker/painter Edward Hopper drew this Little Boy Looking at the Sea on his school report card when in 1891 he was NINE YEARS OLD. Can you even colour in the lines when you're 9?! (via The QI Elves, a nice Twitter account to follow for 'quite interesting stuff')

Last week both Assembly Radio and our show Puppy Club Radio got a revamp. Assembly Radio have a shiny new website (www.assemblyradio.com) and we renamed ourselves: HEY, BABY RADIO. Nothing has changed except for the name and we're just better now, it happens, deal with it. Here's last week's episode:

HEY BABY RADIO | 3 June 2014 by Hey, Baby Radio on Mixcloud

this week | know thy worth

2014-06-19T16:46:00.002+01:00

don't you hate it when you go up to a dog like "hello mr cutie!!" and make to tickle their tummy and they just totally block you? It's very embarrassing. This guy was not into making friends with me but I still followed his instagram: @vespatheseal | I took a walk through Company Gardens and came across an angel amongst the roses | C is for Very Cute

Jo'Burg (the club on Long Street, not the city) is one of the most underrated clubs in Cape Town. I've only ever gone there after 3am when everything else is closed but this weekend we gave it the glory it deserves and made it our main destination. I only just noticed the 'Know Your Worth' written in lights above the dancefloor | do what you will | I went to the Jive Funny Festival this week at the Baxter Theatre, home of the most iconic ceiling in Cape Town.

The Cape Town Fire Station I walk past every morning | I found this photo taken a while ago by Marnus Meyer of a blonde babe wearing a Puppy Club bikini, nice nuh

p.s. @andiepuppy

playlist | walking on the moon

2014-06-17T14:38:00.002+01:00

Every week Channel24 posts a playlist made by "a local music aficionado/band". They asked me to make one so I put together all my favourite dance-y / feel-good songs of the moment.

It embodies that feeling you get on a Friday that also happens to be pay-day. This playlist blends urban pop with underground mellow tracks that will keep your toes tapping for a while after you’ve heard it. Needless to say, we can’t get enough of it.

stream it online here / read Channel24's nice write-up here

tweets | comes back smelling like braai

2014-06-10T10:31:00.000+01:00

Zuma Google searches: SA best president SA best president not Mandela SA best president not Mbeki How to say R939360000 in words
— Ridhahahahaha (@Al_Hassan11) June 9, 2014

When bugs die how the heck do they get onto their backs?
— Thoughtter (@ThoughtOtter) June 8, 2014

The blowfish emoji is just a little too detailed
— Mary Kobayashi (@MaryKoCo) June 8, 2014

Don't tell people "I'll see you in Hell," cause when you get there it'll be nothing but endless social engagements.
— Grant Tanaka (@GrantTanaka) June 8, 2014

of course I fav my own tweets idiot I'm not going to throw out a five-star meal just because I'm the chef
— Cohen is a ghost (@skullmandible) June 7, 2014

Tell your boyfriend about your period, not the internet. You sound like a Cathy cartoon.
— Notorious NJB (@nikijayb) June 6, 2014

Give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he’ll probably be like, “Hey, remember when you used to just give me fish?”
— Guy Endore-Kaiser (@GuyEndoreKaiser) June 5, 2014

Watching a copy of Maleficent.So far,someone in the cinema's phone rang,a bra coughed & a kid shouted "oooh!".Copy is also saved as Tarzan
— CharnzTheRapper (@CharnHeyYung) June 4, 2014

Hey praying mantises, why don't you pray for the ability to not be an ugly ass bug
— Sage Boggs (@sageboggs) June 4, 2014

*goes to hell* *comes back smelling like braai*
— IG: miengahsamsodien (@CivilMiengah) June 4, 2014

although blue sonic has many other attributes of the hedgehog: incredible speed, huge eyes, lust for gold, human speech, shoes
— thomas violence (@thomas_violence) June 4, 2014

Before you shop for something online, ask yourself: do I want to see an ad for this on every site I visit for the rest of my life?
— Kevin Farzad (@KevinFarzad) June 4, 2014

Welcome to the Jungle *manager runs over* "What did you say?" *Axl stares at feet* I said welcome to Walmart, have a nice day "Thought so"
— Bucky Isotope (@BuckyIsotope) June 4, 2014

I better still fit in my matric dance dress when I'm fucking eighty.
— Cate Rochat (@caterochat) June 3, 2014

When a girl likes my Instagram post it means SHE LIKES ME. When the same girl likes one of your posts she's just being polite. I am the king
— cory snearowski (@corysnearowski) June 3, 2014

PUT MY CLOTHING IN THE CUPBOARD? WHY? IS THE FLOOR BROKEN?
— I'M KEEN (@KEENANMULVANEY) June 2, 2014

Go ahead. Book that Mango ticket. I hope you're mighty comfortable flying sellotaped to the outside of the plane.
— Kevin Minofu (@SKevinM) June 2, 2014

Alfred, thank you for raising me after my parents were murdered in front of my eyes. Also, I dropped my spaghetti on the floor. Clean it up.
— Mark Leggett ✂︎ ☹ (@markleggett) June 2, 2014

S/O to the moms that include tomatoes tonight, for tomorrow's school lunch... While you at work... Your kid is trying to drink his sandwich.
— Lazola Gola (@LazGola) June 1, 2014

Debonairs is one pizza short of using a newborn child as a topping.
— Qhamaninande (@ClixWell) June 1, 2014

I pack for a trip like I plan on shitting my pants twice a day
— TROOF N' SOUL (@mrtruthandsoul) June 1, 2014

What is going on??? Woman in a pink terry cloth bath robe just boarded the bus. Did I miss some sort of "you do you" memo???
— Archer Beckett (@ArcherBeckett) June 1, 2014

puppy club | denim jacket

2014-05-30T17:33:00.001+01:00

My first batch of jackets are now for sale at Cloak & Dagger in Claremont, yay!

I made this one for me; made of this amazing soft denim and lined with the last of my dinosaur-print fabric. Possibly my most favourite thing I've ever made x

silhouette / Southbank

2014-05-28T17:06:00.000+01:00

Do you keep getting beautiful Moleskine journals as gifts and don't know what to fill them with? Well, - wait, you do? Geez, you have larney friends. I have received two that I stick receipts / ticket stubs / any special 2D things that have no other place in my life into.
Once I was walking down the Southbank and a man stopped me and offered to make me something. I was about to decline when he saw my hesitation and, recognising me as a cheap-skate, added "for free". I stood in profile to him for a few minutes while he did something with a bit of black paper and scissors. He presented me with this silhouette portrait which is surprisingly unflattering (how do you manage to make the mere shadow of a neck look so fat?) but it's so unusual and sweet!

playlist | I'll send you a postcard

2014-05-27T17:34:00.000+01:00

I was suspicious of these shoes: they were very cheap, there was only one pair, plus the box had a rough-ish just-fell-off-the-back-of-a-truck kinda look to it but, hey, I've been looking for a pair just like this so I bought the blue/white/pink cuties. I wore them today and had that Beyonce song 'New Shoes stuck in my head all day. This is such an underrated and often forgotten song but is definitely one of the greatest "Hey, Fuck You" break-up songs. In fact she's got three songs that dominate this category, listen and feel sassy/empowered:

book club | The Prostate Years

2014-05-27T09:25:00.001+01:00

I had promised myself I would read at least two books a month this year. I did a mental count the other all the Jodi Picoult/chick-lit trash has left me in the minus figures ('cos those are bad and count against you). I've gotten back on track and read Adrian Mole: The Prostate Years last week. I guess some would say Sue Townsend is just as trashy, but to that I'd say um, rude, she just died, have some respect. Man, I loved this book. I laughed out loud throughout (my housemates kept coming in to check on me) and sadly finished it really quickly (and began Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction).

Adrian's descriptions of the world and it's people just kill me:

"She is a Faberge egg that you have boiled for four minutes and eaten for your breakfast"

"She was parked illegally in a Mazda that had been sprayed a shade of green that was new to nature's palette"

(On meeting Princess Anne) "She has a remarkably equine face. I was tempted to give her a lump of sugar"

"We Moles bide our time, but when our wrath is directed at you its force is devastating. The woman in the Spar shop who short-changed my mother had to move to the next village"

tweets | nervous break-dance

2014-05-20T13:24:00.002+01:00

To be fair, *is extremely pale always*
— Mary Kobayashi (@MaryKoCo) May 20, 2014

Why the fuck aren't people who make their own YouTube music videos for popular songs outside picking up our litter?
— Mark Leggett ✂︎ ☹ (@markleggett) May 20, 2014

Debonairs needs to stop disrespecting the art form that is pizza.
— Zahra (@zahrarobertson) May 19, 2014

Having a nervous break-dance
— $$ (@foie) May 19, 2014

The letter R is just the letter P nervously dipping its toe in the water.
— Sixth Form Poet (@sixthformpoet) May 19, 2014

The Assembly photo you didn't tag is what you really look like.
— Andy Petersen (@andymalusi) May 19, 2014

Gotta become friends with some of those people that repeat the funny thing you just said while they laugh at it.
— Deuce (@deuceradio) May 19, 2014

i would say my main problem in life is i am really cool
— Amber Eeeeeee (@rare_basement) May 18, 2014

At least 1 person is homeless because they followed a cat down an alley and "just liked the vibe"
— Dan Duvall (@lazerdoov) May 17, 2014

Its cool u can tell when somebody got an iPhone bc when they say "please stop texting me" it has a blue background
— lindsey (@Lindzeta) May 17, 2014

Accidentally drank an Ensure this morning & now I've driven 8 miles with my blinker on, the waist of my pants is at my chest & what's email?
— Tony (@Tmoney68) May 16, 2014

[gets message from Anthony Kiedis as soon as I wake up] Kiedis: yo Kiedis: what too hang out 2day *3 hours later* Kiedis: what to hang out
— The Beer Kisser (@Peeglass) May 16, 2014

Beauty tip: get morbidly obese and then slim down but keep the big tits.
— Trevor S (@trevso_electric) May 16, 2014

If I'm being a really good friend all of a sudden, it's because I'm mad at another friend.
— claudia cogan (@blaudiablogan) May 15, 2014

do people hold hands or is that just on t.v.
— nes (@TheTennisPhenom) May 15, 2014

ask your doctor about that man in the lobby with the glass eye. who was he. what's his game
— Cohen is a ghost (@skullmandible) May 15, 2014

Want to know what I look like naked? Paint Shrek pink.
— Mark Leggett ✂︎ ☹ (@markleggett) May 15, 2014

Hey @Drake, you could call yourself "Drake the Snake". So cool. Anyway, I have three other fantastic ideas if you're interested. Fax me.
— Mark Leggett ✂︎ ☹ (@markleggett) May 15, 2014

Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice and wow u r mean stop plz
— Tom (@SoFarFetchd) May 14, 2014

I can never remember if it's "laying" or "lying" but I threw my 4 year old down the stairs and now he's doing one of them down there.
— blopt (@blopt) May 14, 2014

p.s. @AndiePuppy

One Wonderful Morning In May

2014-05-17T12:19:00.003+01:00

Don't you love it when a song refers to something really specific and then that really specific thing happens? For example I get such joy out of dancing to September by Earth, Wind and Fire when it's September, and this morning I woke up with this May-themed song in my head that I vaguely remember from some Afrikaans film we had to watch in high school. It seems like a song an old person would sing to their boo on their 50th wedding anniversary

screenshots are from this video but this one's version is nicer

this week | no old phones please

2014-05-17T10:30:00.000+01:00

school photos/polaroids of all my favourite people watch over me from my wall as I lay in bed | I love how no one has perfected a symbol for a newer looking phone so we're still using this kind of imagery (what is that? A motorola?) | it was Mother's Day here on Sunday and I was so excited to find this image of my mom! It's an old advert for Woolworths (note the Nokia 3310) and it was for Mother's Day, how perfect is that?

Throw Back Thursday: I remember this day clearly. We had to dress up as fairies for some school play and I borrowed my whole outfit, including a too-small pair of pink shoes, from a friend and (quite clearly) hated it | felt quite smug about my non-hideous ID photo. The wonders of black and white, eh?

My big brother was born 25 years ago and for his birthday I gave him his Christmas present that I still hadn't finished (it's the shirt!). Ah man, I'm lucky; having this guy as an older brother is The Best. | the pharmacy in Muizenberg has these beautiful medicine-themed stained glass windows - so unusual! | My housemate and I felt compelled to do something proudly South African/Cape Tonian on voting day so we went for a hike; look how nice Lion's Head looks?

p.s. @andiepuppy, let's look at each other's pictures x

playlist | something to keep you company

2014-05-16T08:08:00.000+01:00

As much as I love working for myself, it can get lonely sometimes. When I'm sewing in my studio (that sounds fancy, I mean my bedroom) I usually just listen to music but when I feel like hanging out with someone it's nice to hear people talking int he background, you know? I just finished listening to all the Harry Potter audio books (which I would strongly recommend; Stephen Fry reading my favourite story to me? The Dream.) so went looking for nice new podcasts to entertain me. I thought the internet would be full of easily accessible and hilarious podcasts but apparently not. I waded through some really horrific shows and finally did what I do best when finding new things becomes a las: I rediscovered an old favourite.

Lately I've gotten very bad. I'd rather re-watch an episode of Friends or The Office, rather reread an Adrian Mole, rather just go to my regular coffee shop, than try something new. Is this what it feels like to give up on life? I feel quite elderly just thinking about it (but, like, a happy elderly person so I guess it's OK). Anyways, I know I love Ricky's comedy so have been sticking to it like the creature of habit I am. I found a series of podcasts I'd never heard before and they've made working in my sweatshop so much fun! I've been crying with laughter, actual tears falling onto the things I'm making (ah man, lucky dudes who get to buy those things).

Some YouTube user called Ricky Gervais Fan Toby (God bless him) has kindly uploaded all the Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant podcasts you could ever want so the next time you're wishing your housemates would come home so you could hang out and have a laugh, you're sorted for company (granted the 'company' is an old recording of Ricky and Stephen having a chat without you, but still). I started with this one, The Ricky Gervais Guide to The English, in which they talk about what it means to be English with Karl Pilkington:

tweets | not gonna lie

2014-05-13T21:34:00.000+01:00

tweets of the week

Flamingos stand on one leg when they’ve just trodden on Lego, which happens a lot and explains why they always look so embarrassed.
— Sixth Form Poet (@sixthformpoet) May 13, 2014

The president of Nigeria's name is "Goodluck Jonathan". That sounds like the name of a shitty indie band.
— YUNG WILHELM (@ShaiArctic) May 12, 2014

On stage Mandoza is very noisy; but at home he's really just a Kwaito.
— Phil de Lange (@TakeYourPhil) May 12, 2014

Life is a peanut and I'm allergic.
— blopt (@blopt) May 12, 2014

I don't know why but I've always thought that it would feel really satisfying to eat an avocado with a shoe horn.
— Adam Hess (@adamhess1) May 9, 2014

Rain was invented in 1783 by Gary Keith Rain as a way to "shake things up." People loved it and it stuck
— Cool Pond (@cool_pond) May 9, 2014

Helen Zille when she toi tois is like that mom who gets drunker than you at your friends 21st.
— Schalk Bezuidenhout (@schalkiebez) May 9, 2014

sometimes I think about my ex and what kinda life we might have had and then I look at a photo of her and remember her head was kinda big
— Horton Atonto (@crushingbort) May 9, 2014

Not gonna lie, some babies look like shit.
— Ally Maynard (@missmayn) May 8, 2014

if youre having trouble thinking of a super late birthday present for me i would really like to comb an animals hair
— wolf pupy (@wolfpupy) May 7, 2014

Every election it's the same – a stark illustration of how few people can spell 'queue'.
— Dawn Nell (@dawnnell) May 7, 2014

trust falls into the guy waiting for the urinal behind me
— Michael Raphone, Sr. (@michael_raphone) May 6, 2014

DTF (down to frown)
— Lindsay (@quintywinties) May 6, 2014

I get nervous when someone looks thru my iPhone photos cause I'm afraid they'll see my 30 blurry attempts at takin a pic of a praying mantis
— Sean Brewster (@TheSeanBrewster) May 5, 2014

If Monday was a Tumbles flavour, it'd be the kak one with raisins.
— Rose Kotze (@rosekotze) May 5, 2014

p.s. @AndiePuppy

it might as well be spring

2014-05-12T13:55:00.005+01:00

I got a lucky break. A few years ago my friend heard of someone who was looking for a seamstress and offered me and my almost non-existent sewing skills to her. My first day was a nightmare; the dress-maker gave me a simple skirt to stitch up which took me about five hours (two to sew the pieces together, and another three to unpick and resew it as I'd done the whole thing inside out) but for some reason she hired me. I spent almost a year learning everything through practical experience (i.e. a lot of trial and error) instead of spending four years at fashion school. We worked on all kinds of pieces from pretty chiffon bridesmaids dresses to hideously over-beaded/sequinned wedding gowns. I grew tired of custom-made work and left the job to pursue my own thang - Puppy Club.

I was recently commissioned to make this burnt orange-y ball-gown, however, and man, I had so much fun with it. If you or anyone you know needs a dress for a special occasion give me a shout, I'd love to work with you :)

bed peace

2014-05-11T10:51:00.002+01:00

After school I spent a year living (with 6 boys in a 2 bedroom flat) and working (as an ice-cream scoop) in London. It was an amazing time but eventually homesickness got the best of me and it was time to head back to Cape Town. My last morning was overcast (of course though) and I felt sad as I got on my regular bus for the last time. Everybody on the bus was keeping to themselves, as Londoners are infamous for doing, when suddenly the bus intercom crackled. The bus driver cleared his throat, and began to sing. "...Many nights we prayed with no proof anyone could hear, in our hearts a hopeful song we barely understood...". His version of 'When You Believe' lasted until we arrived at the tube station. Every person took a minute to look up from their paper and chuckle about it together. It was so absurd and sweet and reminded me why I loved London so much.

Don't turn your headphones up too loud 'cos you never know when the bus driver is going to hit you with a rendition of 'When You Believe (There Can Be Miracles)' - I feel like there's a metaphor for life somewhere in there x

#tbt | on the basketball court

2014-05-08T15:38:00.000+01:00

ThrowBackThursday: I found this behind-the-scenes photo from last year's February shoot (taken by Jacob Claassens, the wonderful film-maker responsible for the final product). It's of me, Tristan and Chantel pretending to be vaguely bad-ass next to some sick graff.

We filmed the basketball scenes at Cape Town High School. The shots are beautifully smooth, filmed using the very professional method of Andie-pushing-Jacob-around-on-a-skateboard. I re-watched it today and I still LOVE it (I'm allowed to say that 'cos it's all Jacob's magic). If you haven't seen it yet watch below (or if you have just watch it again 'cos the music and all the cute smiling is gonna make you feel good I promise):

Puppy Club | February | '13 from Puppy Club on Vimeo.

you can ring my bell

2014-05-07T16:01:00.002+01:00

HAPPY VOTING DAY TO SOUTH AFRICA x

This is my brother and I on that most exciting election day 20 years ago. I think my parents were going for a liberty bell/freedom kinda feel 'cos freedom!

tweets | even if u don't eat mcdonalds ur still gonna die

2014-05-06T10:30:00.000+01:00

Steve Jobs is dead, and he's the only man in the world who knew the names of a lot of big cats
— UMO (@UMO) May 2, 2014

"I was stomping in the womb." Wrong. I can assure you that you weren't stomping.
— URT (@Kurtweety) May 2, 2014

You may feel a slight dying sensation
— Liam Kruger (@liamkruger) May 2, 2014

People who quote tweet and add "LOL" are really special and important
— Kelbawho? (@Kelbawhaaaat) May 2, 2014

You're always seeing owls in graduation caps, but here's my question -- How many of them are actually finding jobs
— Bridger Winegar (@bridger_w) May 1, 2014

.@aaroncarter follow me or I'll kill myself
— Betsy Boo Bambo (@sistersome) May 1, 2014

When you get that feeling that you need to make a dramatic change in your life but all you do is choose a new phone background.
— Scott Dodds (@itsBOMBARDIER) May 1, 2014

Making friends is hard.. *papier mâché arms fall off*
— Ally Maynard (@missmayn) April 30, 2014

even if u don't eat mcdonalds ur still gonna die
— Do I Look Tan? (@AudioOpera) April 30, 2014

"Sorry sir it keeps saying your card has been declined..." "here try this one?" hands over spur secret tribe member card*
— jared. (@JareddP94) April 29, 2014

A lot of folk making YouTube music videos announcing engagements and new babies. What a time to be alive and not want to be anymore.
— Mark Leggett ✂︎ ☹ (@markleggett) April 29, 2014

sending cereal companies a blank piece of paper then calling three weeks later asking if they got my list of favorite cereals they make haha
— Rumpus Bumpus (@RumpusAndBumpus) April 29, 2014

I've noticed you keep tiny pictures of family members in your wallet. Nice, I didn't know you played. I'm looking to trade my Nana card.
— Anthony (@butterwolf) April 29, 2014

Just looked at the price of strollers and carseats. Looks like we're gonna have an indoor baby.
— blopt (@blopt) April 29, 2014

Dude can you not vape in my son's nursery *I blow a perfect vapor ring that morphs into a middle finger as it floats towards the baby*
— dwayne (@collatingbones) April 24, 2014

the ultimate "fuck the police" would be for all criminals to stop doing crimes until we live in a blissful utopia and they are out of a job
— Andy Pandy (@_Pandy) April 22, 2014

"being alive" average. 4/10. would not recommend
— RA (@Ra_the_bored) April 20, 2014

cant say i care so much about the sun. personally id say get rid of it
— wolf pupy (@wolfpupy) April 20, 2014

Puppy Club

you can wear my jacket

wednesday, heart-attack

tweets | watermelon meat

of interest | 18 July '14

this week | road trip

tweets | drop it like it's vrot

playlist | Your Favourite Female Vocalist

of interest | 20 June '14

this week | know thy worth

playlist | walking on the moon

tweets | *comes back smelling like braai*

puppy club | denim jacket

silhouette / Southbank

playlist | I'll send you a postcard

book club | The Prostate Years

tweets | nervous break-dance

One Wonderful Morning In May

this week | no old phones please

playlist | something to keep you company

tweets | not gonna lie

it might as well be spring

bed peace

#tbt | on the basketball court

you can ring my bell

tweets | even if u don't eat mcdonalds ur still gonna die

tweets | comes back smelling like braai