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At last! ZARA opens in Cape Town

17 August, 2012 11:00:00 Rebecca Dodd

Photo ©: ZARA Cape Town

Cape Town fashionistas, you know where your next paycheck is going...the ZARA concept store has finally opened its doors in the V&A Waterfront...

Last night I was lucky to be one of the privileged few to get to shop at the new ZARA store before the crowds descended for the public opening this morning. I am happy to report that the store is beautiful, spacious and very international (apparently it's only the second branch of the new concept store look, after New York). There is a huge selection of clothing, ranging from the young women's range TRAFALUC to the more sophisticated ZARA WOMAN.

The prices are varied and on a par with Woolworths, YDE and Country Road, depending on what you're buying

I saw some cute basic tees with ruched sleeves (you'll spot them in the image gallery below) for R159, and at the upper end of the scale you'll find leather statement jackets for over R2 000.

There's a little something for everyone - from cute prints, peplum dresses, Chanel-inspired jackets and lace shorts, to maxi skirts, Peter Pan collar blouses, pastel skinnies and toe-cap heels. If you want to know what's trendy for spring, just take a quick browse around the store - they pretty much have everything covered!

Take a look through the image gallery below for some of my favourite ZARA finds...

P.S. Check out the latest fashion images in our WindowShopper gallery (new images added daily)

Image gallery

This...I can't decide if the pug print is fantastically cute or ugly. What do you think?

This sundress is the prettiest sunshine yellow

You can't see it in this picture, but this dress has pretty lace panels down the sides

Loved these lace shorts but they are tiny!

Lots of printed blouses - insects and animals

These tees with ruched sleeves were just R159

Love the metal detail on this cobalt blue clutch

Peter Pan collar and birdy print - I'm in love

The signature ZARA scent for Cape Town - St. Athlone - just R60 for a handbag-sized roller bottle

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Author info: Rebecca Dodd

All4Women's former Deputy Editor and Fashion Editor Rebecca Dodd left her cushy life in Cape Town, fighting a daily battle to make it out of her pyjamas in time for fashion, beauty and lifestyle launches in the Mother City, for a new adventure in London. In her spare time she reads (books and blogs), cooks, watches vacuous teen dramas and eats ice cream straight from the tub. Follow her on Twitter @Reberoodle.