“Hire Her As the Mannequin”: Joburg Woman Stuns Mzansi in R89 Dress From Blessing Fashion in the CBD

“Hire Her As the Mannequin”: Joburg Woman Stuns Mzansi in R89 Dress From Blessing Fashion in the CBD

  • The Fab Cheapskate shared a photo wearing an R89 dress she found at Blessing Fashion in Joburg's CBD
  • The budget fashion post earned her over 55,000 reactions on Facebook, catching everyone off guard
  • South Africans flooded the comments, and many were stunned that a dress that cheap and simple on display could look so good on her

A Johannesburg content creator known as The Fab Cheapskate left South Africans doing a double take. She showed off a dress she bought for just R89.

A woman showed people what an affordable dress looks like
A woman went viral after showing people what an affordable dress looks like. Image: TheFabcheapskate
Source: Facebook

The Facebook creator, who shares budget fashion finds with her followers, posted a photo on 19 October wearing a dress sourced from Blessing Fashion, located on the corner of Jeppe and Von Brandis streets in the Joburg CBD, next to a Boxer store. The price tag said R89. When she shared a follow-up update, the original had racked up more than 55,000 reactions, a number that clearly caught even her by surprise.

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What made the post by @thefabcheapskate resonate so deeply was not just the price. It was the way the dress looked. Many commenters admitted they would have walked straight past it on a hanger, but seeing it worn changed everything. The Fab Cheapskate has built her following on exactly that kind of discovery, finding pieces in the city that most shoppers overlook and showing what they can look like when styled properly. For many South Africans watching the cost of living squeeze their wardrobes, a dress that looks this good for under R100 felt like a genuine win worth sharing. See the original post that got over 55,000 reactions:

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Mzansi applauds budget find

South Africans had plenty to say in the comments:

@Thandi Maboa said:

"I think they should hire you as their mannequin to advertise their clothes cause wow ❤️❤️💐"

@Nozie Sithela shared:

"What I learnt is when you fit a dress or anything in the shop, their mirrors are different; you would think it's ugly, but make sure you take the right size for home fitting; it looks beautiful with home mirror 🤗"

@Lucas Ndala observed:

"It is not what you dress or put on. It is all about how you put it on... that's fashion 🤞🏽🏆"

@Ntombufuthi Mathe admitted:

"When I saw this dress, I would pass it without thinking twice, but when it's on you it's wooow, I swear on me it would be horrible"

@Phumlile Mabuza LaMshengu wrote:

"I bought it [for] R350 😪"

@Pretty Mulaudzi confessed:

"I was in town on Sunday. I kept saying I can see what I like, but every time you post CC you have a taste 😩"

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@Zanele Cindy added:

"Always on point ❤️"

Other Briefly News stories about retail savings

  • TikToker @sine_themba1 posted a day-in-the-life vlog featuring an unexpected find at Woolworths: a major clearance sale on bras and undergarments priced as low as R20 to R25.
  • TikToker @daiyabrahams posted a viral walkthrough of Chata Wholesale on Computer Road in Milnerton, Cape Town, exposing a hidden goldmine of electronics, car audio gear, and household goods.
  • TikTok content creator @destiny.manda went viral after sharing a tour of a new, massive household goods store named China Centre in Randburg.

Source: Briefly News

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Rutendo Masasi (Weekend Entertainment and Human Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 4 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of training courses by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za