GQ's Best-Dressed MenGQ magazine has named Jon-Paul Bolus, the owner of Cape Town clothing stores Loading Bay and Blue Blood, South Africa's best-dressed man. He leads a list of 40 ambassadors of style appear in the magazine's November issue. Olé Ledimo a fashion designer and founder of House of Olé, and Sandile Msimango Senior, manager of mergers and acquisitions at MTN, were listed at two and three. Making the Top 10 were: YFM DJ Sizwe Dhlomo; Mark de Mendez, drummer for the Dirty Skirts; businessmen Thabang Skambwane, Tshepo Molale and Mandla Sibeko; Anthony Keyworth, co-owner of Paul Smith; and new media strategist Devon Brough.
The lifestyle magazine's annual Best-Dressed Men of the Year Awards ceremony was held at The Westcliff in Johannesburg last week .
List of 40 best-dressed men Arts & media
Frank Magongwa: musician Sizwe Dhlomo: MTV Base VJ and YFM DJ* Jimmy Dludlu: musician Colin Moss: actor/TV presenter Kabelo Mabalane: musician Kwela Tebza brothers: musicians Mark De Mendez: musician* Devon Brough: new media strategist*
Business
Andile Gasa: MD of IPS South Africa Brett-Warren Blythe: director of companies Arie Fabian: MD of Fabiani Thulane Hadebe: owner of Brand Ambassadors Jon-Paul Bolus: owner of Loading Bay and Blue Blood* Sandile Msimango: senior manager of mergers and acquisitions at MTN* Mandla Sibeko: chairman of Seed Capital Investments and Netflorist, co-owner of Pick n Pay, Kliptown, Soweto * Romeo Kumalo: group executive of business strategy & development at Vodacom Ningi Mhinga: account manager at Draftfcb Paul Diamond: entrepreneur, The Shine Group Dion Chang: corporate trend analyst, director of Flux Trends Tshepo Molale: director of SoftAudit consultancy* Thabang Skwambane: director of Kaelo Consulting* Sakhile Ngcobo: head of corporate affairs at De Beers Stephen Hickox: MD of Kreame Lifestyle Industry Khaya Dludla: group financial director of Draftfcb Anthony Keyworth: co-owner of Paul Smith and Antanna* Ebrahim Fakir: political analyst with the Centre for Policy Studies Gidon Novick: CEO of Kulula.com and joint-CEO of BA Comair
Fashion
Linda Makhanya: fashion editor/stylist Ephraim Molingoana: designer for Ephymol Olé Ledimo: fashion designer and founder of House of Olé* Felipe Mazibuko: stylist Grant van den Berg: owner of Frank Bespoke Javaid Jagadi: owner of Jagadi Haute Couture Themba Mngomezulu: owner of Darkie clothing Cameron Foden: fashion designer Heinke Kriel: footwear buyer for Markham
Sport
Brian Baloyi: Sundowns goalkeeper Herschelle Gibbs: Proteas cricketer Jonathan Snaith: Horse trainer, Snaith Racing Matthew Boot: Bafana Bafana footballer
* indicates top 10
The selection panel: Shaldon Kopman, Noni Gasa, Precious Moloi, Brad Armitage, and GQ's Arthur Malan-Murison, Robert Cilliers, Dylan Muhlenberg, Siphiwe Mpye and Craig Tyson. [27 Oct 2009 07:11]
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