Dusty Rebels Rockabilly Festival is nearly here!

 Yes! It's that time of the year again, time to dust off you dancing shoes, get your swing dress ready and grab your greaser for the 2015 Dusty Rebels & The Bombshells Festival.

 As usual, there will be something For Everyone to be Sampled, Bought, Tasted, and Tried at the festival this year.

The organisers have dug deep and provided Cape Town’s finest lifestyle vendors for the Dusty Rebels and The Bombshells Rockabilly Festival (DRTB), making sure anyone and everyone has something to see and do at SA’s premier 40s and 50s lifestyle festival.

 Here’s the full rundown of all that can be sampled, bought, tasted and tried between 12 noon and 12 midnight at the West Coast Ostrich Ranch on Saturday 14 November 2015.

First of all, don’t go hungry…

The NOB’s famously huge burgers are worth saving yourself for. Add a Chip n Dip. Jack Rabbit’s specialised comfort food options are always a pleasant, event-specific surprise, while Wahineoffers Asian and Polynesian food, with vegetarian options.

Baguette Bicycle hotdogs are famous around the SA festival circuit, while El Burro and Meisies Kitchenstock a taste of Mexico and Portugal respectively. Cool down with ice cream from Creamy tops and ice lollies from Las Paletas, and snack on some tasty treats from Second Breakfast and La Rhine Biltong.

Finally, you can wash it all down in the Jack Daniels Bar Area, or if you prefer, with great coffee from Brazillaint Express.

Cars and Bikes
DRTB is all about getting motors running. Harley - Davidson Tygervalley and Anvl Kraft will be on site for bike enthusiasts. 8 Crate Garage specializes in complete muscle car restoration, fabrications & conversions of cars. Need some new gear? Mr Helmet provides unique, freaky and attitude helmets for all uses. Detroit Vintage Garage will display some of their vintage, classic and exotic car items.
 SA Hotrods Magazine will also be on site to cover the event, and will be available to chat to on the day.

 Make-up and Hair
Mac Cosmetics provide their unique products for that bombshell look; Scar will provide 40s and 50s rockabilly hair styling, while Barnet Fair and Widow Maker offer classic barber services (including beard-care) for the rebels.

Shop till you bop…
This year’s kiddies area is hosted by Clamber Club, so you can take a moment to get to some of the dozens of vendors on show.

Decades of Vintage sells exactly what the name says: vintage clothing, collectables, vintage jewelry, bags, suitcases and more.

And for the first time this year, our new store, Retrospective Fashion Recreated (Cape Town) will be there, having taken a double booth! We will have a huge selection of Rockabilly and Pinup clothing, accessories, footwear and vintage inspired swimwear.

Add some cool frames with Pedro’s Bitchin Eyewear,and accessorise with several options from Black Betty Designs, R.G.S. Design and Dan Fuller Jewelry. And when you’re fully kitted out, head on over to the Coco Caravan Photo Booth to capture your new look. Bokeh Fashion Film, South Africa’s first fashion film festival, will also be in attendance.

For sportier types there’s a board with your name on it at Dutchie Surf Designs, and Gabrielle Swimwear for the summer that’s upon us, ideal also for some work from Quick Tattoos.

The city’s favourite Cape Town Rollergirls clans will be offering fans T-shirts. And of course you are obliged to commemorate the day with a Dusty Rebels and the Bombshells T-shirt and calendar.

And if that isn’t enough to keep you entertained in between the Dickies Dirt Track, live music and burlesque stage, roller derby, fun fair and Miss Bombshell Betty Pin-up Pageant, we don’t know what is.

Dusty Rebels and the Bombshells takes place on Saturday 14 November 2015 at the West Coast Ostrich Ranch, from 12 noon.

More info: http://www.dustyrebelsandthebombshells.co.za
Tickets via Webtickets: http://www.dustyrebelsandthebombshells.co.za/tickets/

Brand New! Red Lucy Sailor Dress by Miss Happ for our Viva Fashion Show

We are thrilled to show you the 1st of the Dresses & Kustom Pinsytriped Hand bags that we will have for sale at our Miss Happ booth at the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend Car show on 4th April. Say hello to our Red Lucy Sailor Dress as modeled by our own Miss Mandy with hair color by Manic Panic.

Photography: Grinkie Photography, LLC
Model: Mandy Milne
Clothing, Accessories & Handbag: Miss Happ

 

New stockist for Mis Happ: Rock n' roll Dangerous, Strand.

We have exciting news! Miss Happ has a new stockist in Strand, Western Cape! 

You can now get our accessories, bags & Sunglasses from Rock 'n roll Dangerous Tattoo & Apparel, Strand (Off Beach Road). 

Happy shopping ladies!

New Miss Happ stock at Fringe, Simonstown.

Time to do some month end shopping ladies! Our stockist Fringe Vintage Hair Salon in Simonstown has fresh Miss Happ stock! 

Nautical dresses, Polka Dot dresses and our wardrobe basic, the Katy top in Red - there's something for everyone! But don't forget, that as always if you see somethibg you like, you can also order via our Etsy Store, click HERE to view.

Miss Happ's First runway show was a BLAST!

We had a fantastic evening showing off what we have all been so hard at work at over the last few weeks. Thank you to all our clients and fans that came to support us as well as our friends and family. We all had so much fun and do hope you look forward to seeing the new range in stores!

I just want to say a massive Thank You to all the wonderful people that supported our fashion show on Wednesday night and most importantly to all the behind the scene people that made our show as successful as it was:

My models Little.Harlequin, The Blue Haired Betty, Miss B.have Burlesque Artiste, Miss Scarlett Model, Pandora S Boxx, Nadine Doll Vuis , Shannyn Fourie and Miss Arlene, you MADE the show! I loved seeing you all have so much fun and making people smile.

Our Photographer, Sam from Sunkissedstudio for always capturing our ladies & making them look so darn hot! Our videographer & my good friend Theunis Stofberg from Fluffy Owl Films for always supporting me.

Mishca Robbertze and Gabbi Katz from AnonaMiss Beauty Emporium & Sam Ellenberger Makeup Artistry from the funky hair and MU, my friend Derek from Catalyst & Glue for all the back stage organizing, Fred Jacquier Spider for being our DJ to the rescue and always being such a happy face in the crowd.

Our Miss Happ staff for going that extra mile, for working those late nights and supporting me right to the end, and lastly Cindy & Kendell and the Joe's Easy Diner staff for being so organised and CALM in all the chaos. 

Our show, as with everything we do here at Miss Happ was a great team effort, and nothing would have been achieved without each and every one of you You all made me proud to say you are my friends Mandy xx

SHOW CREDITS: 
Photographer: Samantha 'Sunkissed' Hanlon from Sunkissedstudio
(assisted by Mischa Durrant)

Additional photos Thanks to Michael MacLachlan

Videographer: Theunis Stofberg from Theunis Stofberg Photography

Clothing & Accessories: Miss Happ

Models: Little.Harlequin, The Blue Haired Betty, Miss B.have Burlesque Artiste, Miss Scarlett Model, Pandora S Boxx, Nadine Doll Vuis, and Miss Arlene Jessica Jacobs

Hair and Make-up: Mischca and Gabbi from AnonaMiss Beauty Emporium & Sam from Sam Ellenberger Makeup Artistry.

Derek from Catalyst & Glue - back stage organizing.

Venue: JOE'S EASY DINER...CANAL WALK

One week to go until our fashion show!

We just realized it's just ONE MORE WEEK until our Miss Happ fashion show!! Where has the time gone?!! So looking forward to seeing everybody there!

On Monday morning Mandy had an awesome working meeting with Derek Geddes from Catalyst & Glue who is working with us on producing our fashion show. We are all getting so excited! 

We currently have 25 runway looks to showcase - our ladies are going to DIE when they see the cute styles we have for the show!! So much excitement I tell ya!

Remember, tickets are R100 pp and are avail from the Miss Happ shop in Milnerton & Joe's Easy Diner (canal walk) Cant get to us? email us and you can collect on the night. It's THAT easy!

For more info on the event, you can go to the OFFICIAL FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE for details.

We hope you enjoy the sneak peek below.....we love how this little wiggle dress came out!!

Model: The Blue Haired Betty, Photographer: Grethe Rosseaux Photography

  

Boot Hill Rockabilly clothing for Men

For those that didn't know, we not only offer ladies clothing, but something for our guys under our Men's label Boot Hill. 

Get your dude looking cool in one of our Rockabilly Shirts, and don't forget to make sure you head on over to our Facebook page and give it a THUMBS UP!

Our Boot Hill range is the simple concept of retro fifties style clothing with a rebellious edge  - clothing for outlaws. Made & designed in Cape Town, South Africa.

The direction is taken from the quirky all American Rockabilly and the more rebellious Psychobilly punk-rock scene with a hint of classic hotrods, pin up girls and tattoos of the 1950’s.  

Boot Hill is the "big brother" to the local ladies Rockabilly and pinup clothing & accessory brand, Miss Happ run by designer and business owner, Mandy Milne.

What is behind the name..

The name Boot Hill was given to the cemeteries in the American West. During the 19th century it was a common name for the burial grounds of gunfighters, or those died suddenly or violently "with their boots on". These fighters were known as the rebels of the Wild West. We loved the history behind the name and thought it quite fitting for a brand that is so influenced by classic americana.

Our showroom is based in Milnerton, Cape Town.  If you are not in Cape Town, we can send you what you need - it's that easy! We send all over the world!