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New labels for our goldeN boy Heading the long-standing Cape Town trend to reinvent oneself – and rather frequently so – this year’s first prize for shapeshifting goes to Ryk Neethling, former Olympic gold medal winner and sexiest man in the country. Lining up with other sports heroes such as Schalk Burger and Ernie Els, already established in the Winelands, Ryk launched his own label in February in cooperation with Paarl’s Val de Vie, where he owns a property and has initiated a swimming school at the local leisure centre. A man of many talents, Ryk confesses that “it’s always been a dream of mine to blend my own wine”. Guided by Val de Vie winemaker Harold Versfeld, Ryk created his own wine blend, spending hours meticulously tasting and mixing and matching until the two reached a blend that was Ryk’s perfect wine. In keeping with Val de Vie’s varietals, the water baby’s wine is a Rhône blend, made up of cultivars such as Syrah, Carignan, Mourvedre, Grenache and Cinsaut. A votre santé.

MerchaNts oN loNg Exposed koppieklip, burnished balustrades, polished Majolica tiles and re-foiled gold lettering; high gloss black mannequins and a fresh mix of music like Simphiwe Dana and 340ml; a lush repository for fashion and accessories sourced from Botswana, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa – this is Merchants on Long, brainchild of luxury goods mogul Johan Rupert’s daughter, Hanneli Rupert. The store, with its Belle

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Époque decorativeness and contemporary collections, presents Africa in a whole new way that defies colonial cliché and makes it relevant not only for tourists, but for those of us who live here too. 69 Long Street, 021 422 2828

the superclubs are coMiNg to towN Not unlike the terns and hartebeest of the animal kingdom, party people like to migrate in season. As chilled autumn winds inflict serious goose bumps along Camps Bay’s summer party strip, the bronzed bodies, eager to keep their shirt buttons down, can now flock to two recently opened multi-storey superclubs.

Sugarhut, which launched at the Old Castle Brewery in Woodstock, follows

the thick, velvety Jozi satin look, with musical inspirations streamed in from Shanghai, Havana, Goa and Ibiza. Nomen est omen? Try the entertainment at the Birdcage Room, the Peacock Lounge, the Opium Den, Saffron Lounge, or the Monsoon Dance Floor, inclusive of bossa nova and belly dancing.the Sugarhut Club is open from 5pm tue–Sun, cnr Canterbury and Constitution streets, Woodstock, 021 801 5699

trinity CLub, off Prestwich Street in the Lower Waterkant, follows a northern hemisphere aesthetic: docklands, brick facades, steel and all. The organ at the entrance sets the tone with a deep visual ooomph, as the eye wanders heavenwards, three floors up. Nudging past a casual restaurant, a huge dance floor with a live

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TRENDSThe image of the lower sugarhut club is a bit weakish. Perhaps something to illustrate Merchants on Long there, (a lot of accessories?). Or maybe both clubs, Trinity above and Sugarhut below.

Subheader:Blink..and your neighbourhood changes. 021 keeps it’s eyes wide open to inform you of the latest trends, from mozzarella cafés to super clubs.

Yoga matAt a stretch, cut a few word to make it flow like this:“here and now”. Once the chime tolls in the yoga studio, it is all about breath, …..

Towards the end of the first trend please fill in:Starting at R534 Jade Yoga mats, the Rolls Royce of the mat world, are now available….And on the very bottom of it where it says yoga outlet locations…076 306 0300, www.jadeyoga.co.za

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