I’ve been told that a dream about a snake could mean toxicity and trouble but it could also mean regeneration and renewal. The snake — cunning, stealthy, quick-witted, brisk — is an image that simultaneously inspires deference and produces fear. For Rich Mnisi, it is an image that began a sensuous body of work that…
September gives way to fashion month across the world. It marks the issue of major fashion publications, which tend to be the biggest of the year, with many fashion forecasters making predictions of trends to come for the following year. We’re also just coming out of New York Fashion Week and The Met Gala, with…
“Youth culture dominates when it emerges from the cracks of collective dissent, it also tends to be forged from the blood, sweat and tears required to interrogate societal pressures; especially during those ages when one’s view of reality is largely still under construction.” Holly Bell Beaton One could make the argument that beginning a brand…
On a quiet street in downtown Observatory, a little studio blasts Destiny Child’s “Survivor”. Following that, La Roux’s “Bulletproof” fills the walls of that studio, except, it isn’t so little; not in space, or in its vision. Speaking to the director of Studio Candor, Maya, I knew instantly that this was about more than clothing…
“Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, has one such scene worthy of attention. The local skate scene is on the rise, helped by Motherlan, the new streetwear brand-meets-skate team that’s championing Nigerian skating.” Highsnobiety, 2019. The link between skateboarding, or rather skate culture, and fashion is undeniable; a tie that has only grown from strength to strength…
“I loved what the Black Panthers stood for and what they created and I think there can be a new version of that if we can be organised and Pyer Moss is that. We’re a platform. That’s what we do well, not just the clothes but the message, the story, and the whole community around…
It is no secret that the world of fashion has a cyclical nature to it. Style and aesthetic are in a constant ebb and flow; simultaneously drawing from the past while pushing fashion to the future. Silhouettes widen just to slim down a couple of years later, and there is a constant back and forth…
There was a certain kind of catharsis that came with it. It became a hybrid of experiencing a sense of vulnerability that was, at times, challenging and at others, incredibly simple. I wanted to bring this to a larger audience, and see if there are nuances within the human experience. Lukhanyo Mdingi, 2021. Over the…
“Orange Culture is more than just a brand — it is an emotional string of socially aware stories and expressions cut into clothing; we believe fashion can and should save lives.” Adebayo Oke-Lawal Aside from having Africa’s largest population, as well as the continent’s most thriving financial economy, Nigeria has also become globally acknowledged for…
Imran Moosvi, better known as Imran Potato, is a creative who I can only begin to describe as a Millennial Dapper Dan. However, unlike Dapper Dan, the media in which Imran creates his bootleg creations with/on transcends just clothing. Moosvi gained traction due to his bootleg designs which, like Dapper Dan, borrowed the iconographies of famous designer…
“Cari is my nickname, so the brand is inspired by my younger self and is an ode to my late grandmother – Jean, who started me off on my fashion journey by teaching me how to sew. If I were to sum it up, my brand represents fearless self-expression, love, youthfulness, sexiness and effortless style.” …
Over what is approaching a two-year fight against that relentless virus, the attitude towards all other resulting peripheral battles seems to be that all is fair in love and war. Recent studies, as reported by The University of Denmark, find that on global average, about 3 million masks are thrown away every minute of every…
