Where can a girl go to get a brand new look without spending a penny? Discover how to breathe new life into old clothes by recycling, swapping
and customising. Tune in this month as new BBC Lifestyle program TWIGGY'S FROCK EXCHANGE shows DStv viewers across Africa how.
TWIGGY'S FROCK EXCHANGE from Thursday June 24 at 21:20 CAT is a new 3 part series on DStv which taps into the latest trend for clothes swapping
parties. So many of us have wardrobes full of decent clothes that we never wear so what better way than to get rid of the old stuff and replace
it with new, all for free?
In the age of disposable style and the credit crunch there is a growing desire to spend less and ease our environmental consciences whilst still having fun with fashion.
From Primark to Prada, vintage to Versace, each week Twiggy and her team of experts will host a party inviting celebrities and up to a hundred
women to swap clothes and accessories with each other. Partygoers will get fashion advice to help them make the perfect swap as well as the best
styling, hair and make-up to ensure they leave looking and feeling a million dollars.
Part event, part factual, TWIGGY'S FROCK EXCHANGE is every girl's dream show packed full of beautiful clothes, amazing transformations, human
interest stories, gorgeous information and a practical guide to stylingand customising clothes across all ages and bodyshapes.
Twiggy Lawson at 16 became the first prominent teenage model. She was known for her androgynous looks, large eyes, long eyelashes, and thin
build. In 1966, she was named the "The Face of 1966" by the Daily Express and voted British Woman of the Year. By 1967, Twiggy had modelled in
France, Japan, and the U.S., and landed on the covers of Vogue and The Tattler. Her fame had spread worldwide.
Staying with fashion, this June also sees the return of retail guru Mary Portas with the second season of MARY, QUEEN OF SHOPS. Premiering from
Tuesday June 1 (21:20 CAT) on DStv, the series continues to help independent fashion shop owners win their fight against the all-consuming high street Goliaths.
Also in the show Mary shares the tricks and tips she's learned from her years at the leading edge of fashion retailing, giving DStv viewers the
ultimate insider's guide as to how to get the most out of shops and shopping.
Each week Mary will troubleshoot her way around the UK on a mission to help turn around struggling fashion boutiques - saving the high street, one shop at a time. Mary's mission is about much more than just fixing the balance sheet, her no-nonsense approach sees her take radical steps to turn the business around and put the glamour and sex appeal back into shopping.
With front row seats at London Fashion Week and tough sessions with the key people at some of London's leading fashion magazines, Mary will use
all the tricks of the trade to whip these shops into fashionable shape.
Tune in for MARY, QUEEN OF SHOPS from Tuesday June 1 (21:20 CAT) and
TWIGGY'S FROCK EXCHANGE from Thursday June 24 (21:20 CAT) on BBC
Lifestyle, channel 180, on DStv.
BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES ON M-NET THIS JUNE
Romance, comedy, drama and action is what M-Net promises viewers across Africa this month as the channel screens a host of international
blockbuster movies throughout June.
On Saturday June 26 audiences can tune in to see rapper Ice Cube as he stars in the comedy drama THE LONGSHOTS. Airing at 22:00 CAT it is the
inspirational true story of an adolescent girl whose uncle coached her to become a quarterback on an all-boys' football team. When Curtis is asked to babysit his 12-year-old niece Jasmine so her mom can work, he reluctantly agrees. After all, his no-good brother deserted the kid and
her mother, and what else does he have to do anyway? One day, while playing ball with Jasmine, he discovers that she has a natural talent for
football. But will the school's coach allow a girl on the team? There's only one way to find out! THE LONGSHOTS is based on the true story of
Jasmine Plummer, the first girl to become a quarterback on an all-male team.
Another must see movie on M-Net this June is GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST.
Premiering on Sunday June 27 (21:00 CAT), this romance comedy stars Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner and Michael Douglas. Connor, is a
rich and famous photographer whose main ambition in life is to bed every woman he meets. But when he goes home to talk his younger brother out of
getting married, he gets a double shock: his childhood sweetheart Jenny has arrived to attend the wedding - and his dead uncle Wayne has something to show him. Before long, Connor is being shown his past, his present and
his future, and it's not pretty. Can he change his ways, or is he doomed to a lifetime of failed relationships?
Then tune in on Monday June 28 (23:00 CAT) and get transported to the beautiful Italian city of Tuscany as M-Net screens the romantic movie
UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN. Diane Lane plays Frances, a newly divorced woman,who goes off to Italy to cheer herself up. Will she find romance? Oh yes,
but it's a villa she falls in love with first, and Frances buys it on the spot. Soon, illegal workers from Poland are transforming the crumbling old place into everyone's dream home. Frances is making new friends and the villa slowly emerges from its cocoon, so does Frances. This is a movie that will leave you with a smile on your face, and an itch to give your home a Tuscan makeover.
On Friday June 25 (03:59 CAT) the 'muscles from Brussels', Jean-Claude Van Damme, teams up with singer Kylie Minogue in the action movie - STREET
FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN - LI.
A soldier faces off against a warlord who has threatened to kill scores of hostages unless he is paid a huge ransom. Twenty billion dollars. That's what warlord Bison and his lethal sidekicks want in exchange for a busload
of hostages. And just to show that he means business; Bison's turned one of the passengers into a horrible mutant. Now it's up to Guile, Van Damme, to assemble his own lethal team to locate Bison's lair, free the hostages and prevent the madman from taking over the world. Expect plenty of dirty fighting in this tongue-in-cheek action film filled with mercenaries, con men, sumo wrestlers, boxers and martial arts experts. Watch out for pocket rocket pop sensation Kylie Minogue in a small but important role.
DStv audiences can tune in for these and other fantastic movies on M-Net throughout June.