GQ’s Best Dressed Honoured!

October 20, 2010 by  

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GQ magazine’s annual Best-Dressed Men of the Year Awards ceremony was held at The Westcliff in Joziburg.

The event attracted few pervertresses and fashion

loving males, you know the types that live (or at least pretend) to live la good life. As can be expected, well fitting tuxedos, expensive smelling Pour Hommo and some very intense dress styles were the order. But who am I to judge, style is relative after all.

This year the event was with a bit of a twist. It was fused with the launch of the magazine’s website and the Introduction of the new category, Best Dressed Woman.  Hayi kabi bafowethu…this new addition is unnecessary. I’m all for women empowerment and all, but women are already receiving enough recognition accordingly. Besides, it defeats the whole purpose and contradicts the awards. Why still call them the Best-Dressed Men of the Year Awards? As I always say, common sense is not that common.

Before we indulge in who turned up and who arrived with who…here is some housekeeping as per the press release.

Seth Rotherham, founder of 2oceansvibe blog and radio, has been named as South Africa’s best-dressed man by GQ magazine. His name heads a list of 50 ambassadors of style who appear in the November issue of GQ.

Bidvest Wits footballer Larry Cohen and Themba Mngomezulu, fashion designer and founder of Darkie, were listed at two and three. Completing the Top Ten were: head designer at NOTE Clothing and stylist Mokotjo Mohulo; model Shaun De Wet; TV and radio presenter Siyabonga Ngwekazi; Guy Ndlovu, reality show star and entrepreneur; banker Tyrone Arendse; Andrew McDade, marketing manager at adidas; and musician, Spoek Mathambo.

Congrats to all the winners although some guests were so quick to vocalize their disapproval about the criteria and winners. Guess it’s true, you can’t please everyone at the same time. Not even the civilized. Nonetheless, if you want to read more about them be sure to get yourself the November issue of GQ.

Now where was I?

Poppy Ntshongwana from 5fm   played the MC and did a great job. She looked stunning in a blue dress that worked for her skin tone…and while I might not be a style expert. I think she could have looked better perhaps in a different dress.  Sure, the number she opted for is a much safer option but it didn’t really do her hot bod much justice.

Poppy’s beau, DJ Milkshake, also showed up. Perhaps for moral support.

I had a moment with Noni Gasa…imagine you smile at someone trying to say hi and they look at unpleasantly and look /walk away? Shux, I have never felt so small.

But for the love of JC bloggers, I went outside, did a few breathing exercises and tried again. The second time around she was so graceful (like the lady she always looks like) ,we ended up talking for almost 20 minutes…from which I concluded that she is actually a pleasant person ,when she wants, just misunderstood sometimes.

Upcoming movers and shakers, Boity and Khanya Mkhangisa were also there.

In case you are wondering what Khanya is doing with her life, don’t worry she is not down and out. The AFDA graduate has since ditched the small screen for a nine-to-five. She works for Glamour Magazine (if I’m not mistaken) as the fashion assistant and loves every minute of it.

What would any top-notch event be without the Booths?  Hair extensions or phalula, Sonia still looks good. Only a very few people can pull that off. It helps to have great natural looks because had it been a different person wearing that metallic or silver floor length dress, comrades would have called the security to remove her.

The dress is a waste of a good body, labour and material.

Mika Stefano scorched up in an assemble of black and gold. Keep dressing like that and the MeanGirls might JUST call off the meeting with the gas chambers for the alleged crimes on fashion.

JC readers and supporters, MQ and Menzi were also there and insisted I take their picture…I only agreed because they have killer personalities.

Presley Chweneyagae also showed face. Wow where have you been chief?

Terry Pheto was also there. Say what you want about her personality (or lack thereof as some have said before)…but she is nothing less of a refined lady.

*Scoop*: Nthabi Mphahlele (or Meiki in Muvhango) and Dennis Tau are an item. I can already see cute babies if there are to be any.

Here are some of the people that cracked the invite…

Idols judge, Randall Abrahams

Poppy and Pabi Moloi

Siyabonga Ngwekazi and his date

Zizo Beda and friend

The “best dressed” med

By Hastings Moeng ©

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Comments

55 Comments on "GQ’s Best Dressed Honoured!"

  1. lebza4sh0 on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 12:26 am 

    Boity #Thatsall:)

  2. soul sista on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 12:28 am 

    Sonia’s dress is so ugly.

  3. Brown Shuga on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 12:36 am 

    LOL

  4. lebza4sh0 on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 12:44 am 

    Soul sista I totally agree with you, is she wearing a broek-skirt?

  5. GoneBLACK on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 12:59 am 

    Poppys dress is *ugly* *siya ngwekazi* Is he by anychance on twitter?? I diggs him lots!

  6. Zida on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 1:03 am 

    7 black men out of 10 and the overall best dressed man prize goes to a white man. Hhayi bandla, nami ngiyakhononda.

    Ndiyamthanda that Themba…hot dark chocolate…but I’m not his type. Apparently he goes for the beckys. Actually the European ones. You know how they love our African brothers. And the darker the better for them.

    Everybody looked good. Most of my black people clean up nicely shame.

    Noni is beautiful and stunning.

    Why does it look like Sonia is channeling Grace Jones with that look. Cha shame, awusoze wamthinta u Ms Jones weSonia. She’s a style icon of note. Ask Lady Gaga and Riri.

  7. MsTsy on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 1:24 am 

    TJO Sonia Booth !!??? *sigh* Ayi #Nuffsed , Poppy & DjMilkshake!!?? #NewsToMe, @GoneBlack Siya’s Tweeter is @scoopmakhathini…heart him too!!!

  8. MsTsy on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 1:26 am 

    Twitter/Tweeter!?? Ayi same thing mos :)

  9. Kiki on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 2:42 am 

    Zida sikhononda sibaningi shem. It really doesn’t make sense. I hope that doesn’t happen on Idols too coz I will be shattered.

    I love Sonia.

    Noni I can’t say much coz I always have bad experiences with her so I have decided to respect her and stay out her way.

    Milkshake is such eye candy.

    I love Poppy’s shoes.(Eish me & shoes,that’s always the 1st thing I look at)

  10. SanN on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 5:06 am 

    All the girls looked cute…BUT TJOE!NONI GASA IS BEAUTIFUL. :)

  11. sefula on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 7:53 am 

    @SanN I share the same sentiments with u abt Noni
    Sonia, r u well? I didn’t expect u to wear that. Short hair suits u.
    Nthabi n Dennis have been dating 4 yrs, cute couple, I lyk them.
    Presley tlhasela mafutha
    Siya don’t tell me u r dating dat “granny”
    Zizo is so cute.

  12. sefula on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 7:55 am 

    Pabi next tym leave “foil” @ home, use it to bake veggies.

  13. Mabuza on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 7:55 am 

    Poppy – nice legs, your shoes girl! beautiful, pitty i can’t say the same ngama Platform shoes ka Sonia Boooooooth!

  14. Pkasts on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 7:58 am 

    Poppy and Milkshake? haike mina angazi shame………..lemme cont reading!

  15. Pkasts on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 8:03 am 

    Hai ke uIdols judge, Randall Abrahams same look 365 days!!! haike lo baba doesnt smile @ all!!!

  16. Pkasts on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 8:12 am 

    Sonia Sonia Sonia our wag…..what the heck where u thinking? like for real real….have u seen Victoria B!!!!!!!

  17. Pkasts on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 8:18 am 

    Some1 please explain Noni’s hairstyle 2 me please….Huni cheesekop suits u well sisi

  18. Uthando on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 8:29 am 

    Love Poppi’s shoes OMG. eish Sonia y are you doing this to your cute and well dressed all the time husband of yours Mara?

    Boity umuhle mtanabantu JD I think i Like you

    Presley Chweneyagae reminds me of Malema

  19. Kim Possible on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 8:34 am 

    Pabi next tym leave “foil” @ home, use it to bake veggies. #kwaaaa dead

    if only she can share the weight loss tips shem……

    can’t say the same ngama Platform shoes ka Sonia Boooooooth!unxibe i kwayi kwayi kalok u Sonia huuu hayii ntombi

  20. Fezzy on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 8:45 am 

    What on earth is Sonia wearing?
    Boity is hooot!!!!!!
    I love Terry, I dont care ukuthi bathini ngaye.

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  22. SanN on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 9:03 am 

    Boity looks cute shem, but may i ask why is she EVERYWHERE of late. Is there a show she does, am I missing out on something? Or is she just a social butterfly,hoping for a break…mm (starting to believe what i’ve been told..smh)

  23. beyonce on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 9:05 am 

    Isnt Zizo friend is Ndumiso Lindi’s girlfriend ??

  24. Silvio on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 9:08 am 

    NICE.

  25. lebza4sh0 on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 9:15 am 

    LOL @ ama kwai kwai *dead*

  26. Buhlebonga on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 9:16 am 

    I have an issue with this year’s winner. Seth? Really? What happened to Ole? Ole Ledimo should’ve won and he’s NOT even in the Top 10! I don’t care that he came second last year (he still should’ve won last year)he should’ve atleast featured in the frkn Top 10!
    I’m happy for Guy Ndlovu! He takes the art of being bespoke serious and always looks dapper.
    I blogged about my expectations on my blog on Tuesday and I was gutted when neither of my choices made it to Top Ten.

    I’m happy for Sya Ngwekazi. He has this red trench coat that I am still trying to find in stores. he wore it to some party in June and I liked it.

    Booth. If Seth can win, then WTF? How can Booth NOT make the Top 10? I don’t care if Seth wears an Armani suit and a belt he got from DJ what what in LDN or if he wears a seven year old pair of GH Bass loafers1 Good for him, but he is NOT the best dressed man in SA. Seriously I am not impressed with Craig Tyson and co. for this.

    Poppy looked great, but that neckpiece was a tad overkill. She should’ve left her neck bare and got a hair accessory. that would’ve made her look so much better.

    As for Sonia…
    Noni is gorgeous and I DO like her aloofness! She can afford to be a snob. #justsaying. But she is a nice person. Her sister…

    Boity sisi umuhle! This girl is gonna go far and some cosmetics company should make her their spokesmodel ASAP to capitalize on her exquisite beauty.

    Sorry for the blog within a blog.

    Nice Job Hastingz

  27. fruitcake on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 9:21 am 

    Hee banna, marama a presley!

    Mika can get away with so much, he always dressess funny and pulls this weird poses that ONLY him can make them look cute.

  28. Lela on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 9:30 am 

    Lol @Sonia’s outfit. I love Noni’s hair style whatever it is but really she must do something about her attitude hawu!

  29. sefula on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 9:37 am 

    Yeah I agree, Ole is one stylish man. He is my winner.

  30. TL on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 9:39 am 

    Poppy has a beautiful legs-and that dress looks stunning on her! Nice 1 sisi.

    Love that Posh bob on Boity

    Sonia’s ensemble SMH.

    Presley papa let’s hit the gym tu-from 1 fatso to another.Ukhuluphele ngathi udla amaphilisi engqondo yhu!

    Meiki’s fringe is better than Ntombi’s (Sonia) #that’sall

    Pabi is suddenly grown up nje-I love the woman

    Love, love Randall lol

  31. Smatsatsa sa Welkom on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 9:44 am 

    Ole should have won,that man dresses immaculately…
    Sonia,ache…nnete fela she is “simplicity” at its best…
    Mika is too fab!

  32. SanN on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 9:49 am 

    * I notice that most people who comment on this site, are twitter/ real friends with these people..so whats the point? U surely cant be that objective? #justasking.

    I love the site..not the bias comments and blog entries.. otherwise amazing job, u guys are makin it rain on these other sites :)

  33. Dopey on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 10:03 am 

    Who ever is styling Sonia Booth should be shot!!! I mean really. Sonia is tall and has a good body, she can get away with anything. These umfufu looks make her look like “Jimmy comes to Joburg”

  34. Kim Possible on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 10:21 am 

    Nthabi & Dennis Tau…such a humble couple love the Colgate smiles :-) :-) …..

  35. Miss T on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 10:25 am 

    Pabi is looking FAB!!!!

  36. Lady Guava on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 10:46 am 

    Poppy looks 15 in that dress, o kare ngwana wa Sunday School ka Christmas. Lovely legs though.
    Tjo, Matewu o sleg for allowing Sonia to leave the house looking like that, TERRIBLE!
    Hauww, Meike o beautiful and DennisT is such a schweet hunk.

    Thanks for the wonderful article and lotsa pictures that came with it.

  37. lindiwe on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 10:47 am 

    bandla u Noni Gasa & Sonia Booth look so wrong. Sonia that ugly dress & the shoes are wrong for that outfit as well. wont even start with Noni, i blame the person who saw her leaving the house like that. i guess their wack outfits complement their personalities.

  38. Lady Guava on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 10:48 am 

    I still don’t get Siya’s win though. He’s a cool character but dress sense? Haayi, someone is pulling favours lana…

  39. Nalizo on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 11:05 am 

    I love me some Pabi and Mika.
    Cha kungcono ngingakhulumi ngo Sonia.
    Boity and Zizo are always so cute guys.
    uRandall ngathi wothukile bo.

  40. Gudest Gudda on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 11:11 am 

    Dang! Boity tht smile is gonna take u places. U HOTTO. I officially hav a crush on ur assss.*hides behind MamRuby*LOL

    Dennis&Meike hav bin an item 4 over a year now.Al da best.

    Terry, is HOTTO. With or without a weave.lol

  41. Buhlebonga on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 11:21 am 

    I heard that Randall was actually NOT even invited and got many *blank stares* from people.

  42. MiniAyeye on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 11:31 am 

    LoL… Boity neh! yah maan…bathong Sonia ganthe why vele a apara bohlaswa so?I have never seen her wearing elegantly,she’s soooo boring for a wag!and wat gaan an met Siya en daai magogo, aowa NOOOO!yooo andi sa thethi ke ngo Pabi, geez gal yo dress is hurting my sexy eyes yerrrrr

  43. Katlego.SA on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 12:02 pm 

    aowa mara sonia booth wuuuwee!

  44. GoneBLACK on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 12:24 pm 

    Thanx mstsy *copied*

  45. MQMhlanzi on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 1:05 pm 

    Maybe its because I never see some of these guys on a regular…especially the okes on the list who are from cape town…but in all honesty, this years list was not up to standard…the name is Gentlemans Quartely…some of the men in this list dont hold up to those values.

    p.s being horrible is hard work Hastings lol…thanks bud.

  46. lejazz on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 3:18 pm 

    ey Booths are becoming thee socialites of the town..I mean they attend even an opening of envelope.

    Oh I did not know that Mike Stefano was this flamboyant..actually I did not know him….

    Serious mara was there a need for addition of “best dressed woman.” for pete’s sake the awards are called GQ Best Dressed men

  47. cebsyy on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 3:29 pm 

    ay maan ….sonia udlala ngathi….y r u doing yhis 2 our eyes!!!!1 kanti wat kind of a WAG are u????? phela ur dress is veryyyyy ugly nd NONI wat happenned 2 yo hair ,i mean that hairstyle is sooooo 2000 and late….@ladt guava….ngyakvumela most of us(if not all )know that syabongaz fashion sense aykho ryt or bribed the jydges???????????hhhheeeeee/

  48. Tranq15 on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 4:00 pm 

    Ok, Hold up. Khanya Mkhangisa, is she pregnant now ???? that pic is suspicious, or is it just me ?
    Boity, Hott something. Err, poppy u jola le milkshake ? o_O okay…

  49. Ivy on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 4:18 pm 

    It’s very strange that Minnie was wearing a similar dress to that of Poppy the night LIVE was re launched and people carried on and on about how cheap that dress is at China City but not a damn word about Ms Poppy’s which to me looks exactly like Minnie’s just a different colour. *confused look*

  50. LG on Thu, 21st Oct 2010 11:12 pm 

    Ivy uchan’ ucwethe ngetolo. I thot I was the only 1 who noticed Poppy’s dress, Minni’s was a silverish color. Mna I dont like the dress on both ladies

  51. Missbee on Fri, 22nd Oct 2010 7:08 am 

    I am shocked at Sonia Booth’s outfit- maybe if she lost the ‘mbhinqo’/belt thing & wore nice stilletos it would be atleast decent-ish..I love Pabo Moloi, but lately she always has the same ‘pouty pouty’ expression.. (*.*)

  52. Cheeky on Fri, 22nd Oct 2010 8:52 am 

    lolified @ these 2 lad…. (MQ and Menzi were also there and insisted I take their picture)doing wat they gud at haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  53. sxylin on Fri, 22nd Oct 2010 10:39 am 

    What is that on Noni’s hair i love it

  54. MissAN on Fri, 22nd Oct 2010 2:54 pm 

    @ sxylin, think its called dry curl was popular in the 90′s as someone pointed it out.still a nice hairdo though.

  55. Bootylicious on Tue, 26th Oct 2010 6:11 am 

    Noni is beautiful but truth be told that dress she is wearing is damn ugly especially in the front where it looks like it was soaked in petrol and the belt I am just not getting. Ijakga

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