‘End of Summer’ Brunch with G.H Mumm

 

In an effort to explore and be part of more suave, swanky and – if I may say – socially stimulating events, my good friend, Kiwi and I made a decision to actively source activities that spoke to these concerns and also allowed us to experience Jo’burg differently. You see the thing with us is, we aren’t fussy. We love to explore and experience different things and people. We easily adjust to most settings and we really enjoy the prospect of engaging new people and new spaces. Nonetheless, we got invited by a friend to one such event over the public holiday – ‘Human Rights Day'(South Africa). Although, you know how it goes at first, you see a message about an event or party & think, “Please not the club!” But after a little probing, we opened up that faithful message and boy were we glad we did.

You see the problem I find with events – in Jo’burg specifically – is that everything is either centered around the club & club mentality or whether your status has afforded you exclusive invites to high end events. Yes, there are the few reputable markets and sundowner spots to feed that ‘just wanna hang out’ feeling and don’t get me wrong, sometimes it’s a ball to go out and be ‘wild & free’ or be graced with entrance into a VIP soireé. But personally, I really just want to go to a beautiful place on a beautiful day, meet beautiful people and not have to feel the hustle & bustle to do it. Naturally, we’ve grown accustomed to this lifestyle and it’s kind of embedded in our DNA but once in a while, we remember how simple our recreational needs are and crave the simplicity that a casual hangout at a friend’s place would bring us – no, we don’t want to hang out at our friend’s places all the time!

 

‘End of Summer Brunch’ with G.H Mumm was exactly this. Hosted by Upscale Concepts at Agog Gallery in Maboneng it was a sunny day that was greeted by a healthy mix of creatives, hipsters and corporate 9-5ers in an intimate yet open environment. The journey to the final pit stop took event-goers from champagne as the welcome drink, up the stairs through to two exhibition areas and then, you eventually got to the top and were greeted with a vibey energy, a rustic view of downtown Johannesburg and an official picture-taking area as you made your way to your chosen seating.

A few leather items by Urban Mosadi (shoes) and Maioun (bags) were made available for purchase whilst you mingled with guests and settled into the day. Brunch was served tapas style from sumptuous oysters to cherry tomatoe & avo bruschettas; salmon was naturally included on the menu and then for something a little more filling, wraps with a side of hand-cut fries.

 

For drinks, we had an array of choices from non-alcoholic to specialized cocktails but in light of the holiday, most of us chose the right to order bubbly. The DJ kept the easy jams flowing, the photographer captured warm moments between friends and the hosts Zepoo & Katlego made sure their guests felt right at home.

Naturally, owing to the theme, ladies and gents arrived in their summer best. Whether demure and played down; fun and flirty or laid back and suave, summer was beaming through all the colours, tones & textures that walked into the artisan space.

Needless to say, there was nothing laid back or played down about our style choices for the day. One might even say we should’ve attended the Met in those numbers but really, we just wanted to play dress-up and have fun.

 

Being as warm as the sun and as chilled as the champagne. We had found ourselves at an event that was a cool combination of plush meets laid back.

Well done to the team at Upscale! I look forward to many more of your events!

xxx

Outfit Details:

 

Dress : BluChic

Sunglasses : TopShop

Heels : Glamorous (Superbalist)

Bag : Mango

Hair : Lajawi