Bad Girls Do It Well

This past weekend was a double-whammy for bad-ass women stepping out in style. On 29 March Bonang Matheba won the Favourite South African Radio DJ Award at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in California. The TV presenter, radio DJ and model was dressed in a custom Gert-Johan Coetzee number, which she posted many pictures of on Instagram. Also representing for stylish, cool girls in LA was Rihanna, who performed her newest single "Bitch Better Have My Money" for the first time at the 2015 iHeart Radio Music Awards. The Barbados born entertainer arrived on stage in a helicopter dressed in head-to-toe Versace.

Trend Piece: Fun with Furs

We are fresh off the tails of fashion month and entering the colder months with a lot of inspiration for autumn trends. One of the biggest being the fur coat trend. The Michael Kors show in New York featured classic three-quarter styles in natural animal tones of grey and brown. At Joseph Altuzarra the classic fur coat was re-imagined in dreamy pastel shades of blue and pink. In London new faux-fur fashion label Shrimps gave the most intriguing take on this textile. The mixture of unexpected patterns and embellishments give these coats their quirky feel. Whether faux or real, fur will be the most luxuriously stylish way to keep warm this autumn.

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#TRENDING

31 March - Transgender Day of Visibility (#tdov) is a day to raise awareness about issues in the transgender community.

OUT AND ABOUT

2015 South African Eco Film Festival

Enjoy some of the best local and international environmental documentary films on the big screen

When: 26 March to 2 April 

Where: The Labia Theatre, Orange Street, Cape Town

Cost: R45 

Webticket.co.za

MUSIC 

Beatenberg - The three-piece South African pop/indie band have been making waves with hits like “Rafael” from their latest album The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg. Their original sound and endearing song titles such as "Facebook Apologia" make it a must listen. 

A Celebration of Acceptance

March 31 marks International Transgender Day of Visibility. The rising amount of suicides in transgender youth and the ongoing violence, particularly against trans women of colour, are what make this day so important. The suicide of seventeen-year-old American transgender girl Leelah Alcorn was one of the key moments that began a public discussion on the visibility of transgender people. The success of trans actress Laverne Cox and trans model Lea T show how, with time, the transgender community is gradually gaining visibility. Trans activist, author and Marie Claire US contributor Janet Mock writes on her website, janetmock.com, "Our visibility at this particular moment in culture is helping reshape the narrative of trans women's lives."