The debut collection, “BTWN HVN & ERTH”, is a reminder of our celestial beings, our origin, our source, and our purpose of all creation. The collection takes you through a journey of the stages of enlightenment or the stages to reach your ultimate goal, an open interpretation of the growth of the Self. Nabeela September…
As a creative director and business-womxn, Bee Diamondhead pursues her vision with relentless courage and commitment; carving out a career in fashion that has set standards in the fashion industry of South Africa and beyond. I realised after our candid conversation on the meaning of this work — Dismantled Conglomerate — that this piece could…
“Through co-creation and collaboration, we are co-evolving new growth and sustainable opportunity through the curation of unique local partnerships with universal appeal”. Brainchild of retail entrepreneurs Paul Simon of Young Designers Emporium and Arie Fabian of the Fabiani brand; EGG — a reimagined and unique retail experience that collaborates, co-creates and co-evolves — is set…
Fashion is considered the outcome of artistic expression, yet, it is a decidedly technical discipline consistently employing the use of spatial and geometric awareness and execution. In order to attain the exceptional precision required to deliver a worthy collection; a designer’s craft lies not only in the pursuit of sartorial perfection, but also in the…
Street art has always been an act of rebellious self expression, however, as time has progressed society has begun to embrace it as a creative celebration and as an artistic medium for social progress. With this, Converse has launched a campaign in cities across the world—including South Africa—painting sustainable murals and bringing new meaning to…
Questioning the lifecycle of the products that we design and consume is paramount to the quest of creating a sustainable and equitable future, furthermore, this questioning is crucial to understanding the expanding interest and actions occurring within the thrifting and vintage spaces throughout the fashion industry. Increasing discernment around promoting the longevity of a garment…
“Anybody can put clothes together — I want to style with a vision”. Ib Kamara, from an interview with Business of Fashion The art of styling is often the unsung hero of editorial work — it certainly isn’t merely putting clothes together, but rather, it is about working with garments to illustrate a narrative springing…
Lukhanyo Mdingi balances their design approach through continually striking a distilled balance between the ethereal and rational – the poetic and functional – and RELIC, the collection, is no exception. The most utilised methodology for designers is to chose an era for reference from which to draw inspiration, whether it be texture and fabric, silhouettes…
Reimagining the next generation of ZX through a unique lens, adidas Originals have gone further down the rabbit hole of all things oddly satisfying in collaboration with a selection of culturally iconic South African creators. Encapsulated in these creators is the ZX 2K spirit of creative rebellion and grooving to the beat of one’s own…
Heaven is a polysexual collection that draws upon the impulse of the Marc Jacobs impulse: subversion, teenage daydreams, girls who are boys and boys who are girls. Those who are neither, the multifaceted characters who have made up the Marc Jacobs universe over the past 30 years and recontextualises them for a new generation. Heaven by Marc Jacobs press…
So, to start the conversation, I asked some member s of our local fashion industry the question alluded to in the title of this piece, “what makes long-term sustainability of a fashion label in our country so difficult?”. This is what I got… This question couldn’t have come at a better time — [personally] it’s…
Fashion in its most fundamental sense, is all around us. It’s there when we wake up and there when we go to sleep. It’s everything from your grandad styling his Crocs with socks to your sister and her bags full of high street fast-fashion. It’s that $3000 designer bag and those R50 thrifted jeans. As…
