Fashion’s greatest night has come and gone — and in all its highs and lows — delivered exactly as it was supposed to. If The Met Gala provides regular audiences anything, it’s an opportunity to partake in the culture of fashion through critique, admiration, questioning and even a little bit of digging into the background…
Essence and trend. We have been seeing a resurgence of Y2K and CyberPunk fashion, from the most popular celebrities rocking the trends on red carpets to fashion influencers on TikTok. The aesthetic of both trends finds themselves on top fashion search results on platforms like Pinterest, Tumblr and TikTok. The arguments around the resurgence of…
The first Monday of May is here and fashion’s biggest night is upon us. Operating for 74 years now, the Met Gala is known as the “red carpet” event of the fashion world. The prestigious event’s purpose is to raise money and is for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts Costume Institute. The…
SHEIN has recently been evaluated as twice the price point of H&M and Zara combined. In a matter of years, SHEIN has managed to become one of the biggest fast fashion brands without participating in the traditional storefront, having all its sales and purchases done exclusively online. SHEIN is an online Chinese fast fashion retailer….
The virtual stage was set – ‘Decentraland’ being the destination for the world’s first-ever fashion week in the Metaverse – an admirable feat for the world of fashion. However, the introduction of a completely virtual universe, which “technically” does have the ability to incubate one of Fashion’s most sought after weeks, has created a left-wing…
BULLDOG Gin — a gin born out of an entrepreneurial ambition to create with a difference — released a set of short films in 2021, through their Begin Bold campaign. The content chronicled entrepreneurial creatives in South Africa, including designer Wanda Lephoto. In his film, Wanda shared his experience of following his inner drive and…
Are you all about your jeans? Do you think denim is life? Denim is a huge part of the fashionculture. It has stayed on trend since the early 90’s. As a youth fashion platform, we want tounderstand what and why you wear the jean brands you wear. We want to find outeverything about how you…
We have all seen the social media posts of celebrities draped in designer clothing from head to toe while simply running their daily errands, in awe of the sheer opulence of it all. We have dreamt about owning and experiencing garments and grails that serve their purpose not only through their prime function – as…
It is no secret that the global retail industry, especially fashion retail, has struggled for sustainable growth over the last decade. In what has been coined as the ‘Retail Apocalypse’, writer Bobby Stephens mentions that industry pundits acknowledge that close to 8 642 retail stores will have to close in North America alone. Propagated by…
If it’s not Playboi Carti for Givenchy, then it’s Tyler the Creator for Louis Vuitton, or even Travis Scott for Dior Homme — the list could go on and on. But is there anything else you notice within these listed rapper meets brand collaborations, aside from the fact that the world’s biggest luxury fashion houses are…
“My ethos as a designer is so heavily influenced by my upbringing and the Tsonga community. They celebrate themselves through the textures and colours of their clothes and are very proud of who they are.” — Rich Mnisi for Paper Having recently concluded his residency — Nyoka — at Southern Guild, Rich Mnisi collaborates with…
Somewhere in Kilimani, a district located on the outskirts of Nairobi, an unsuspecting studio hides within the city’s concrete jungle. Here you’ll find Studio18, a design hub that’s blossomed into the heart of Kenyan streetwear. The creative space serves as the workshop, office and chillspot for the four fashion entrepreneurs behind the popular streetwear brands…
