Fashion's Fist.

I've been in Cape Town for the past week on holiday with my family. What's a trip to the mothercity without a few visits to Canal Walk and Cavendish Square? We didn't do a lot of shopping, but I did a whole lot of browsing - as research. No, seriously. I'm doing research on summer 2010 (November) trends for yet another college application. I told myself I wouldn't buy anything unless I absolutely adored it. But I did. Because it was cute. And because at almost 7 pm on our first mall crawl, since I hadn't found anything else that fit just right, I needed to buy something while mom was still willing and able to pay for it. The next morning, I get up, and literally overnight, the grey/blue popculture-print mini dress has grown on me. I now 'absolutely adore it,' which justifies my buying it last night. I like it so much, I wear it to my next research stop: a meeting (which my sister set up for me; love you lots) with Liz, one of Jenni Button's haute couture designers. I arrived on time (thank God for GPS), but Liz was still out fabric shopping. So I'm told that I can speak to Amy, a ready-to-wear designer. Cool, since that's what I plan to design. I showed her what I had so far, from magazines and mall visits, and she confirms that I'm on the right track. Nice. But she's not allowed to show me anything from the label's plans for summer 2010. Not nice. Oh well. I wait a little more, and Liz finally returns. On her side of the building, I'm allowed into the design room. I hear someone say something about speeding up on Miss Namibia's dress and think, I'm a little out of my league here. I snapped out of it fast enough. I know this is what I'm meant to do. So after getting some college advice, looking at a mood board, and seeing pieces from Liz's third-year college collection, I'm done. And it's been awesome. Tomorrow I'll be back, but not for Jenni Button. Hip Hop clothing is in the same building, and my appointment with Domique is at 10:00 am.