The fashion line AKJP came about through the collaboration ‘Adriaan Kuiters + Jody Paulsen’ between artists Jody Paulsen and Adriaan Kuiters designer, Keith Henning. The duo of AKJP both live and work in Cape Town and are well known for their artistic implementation and cutting edge kink on modern pragmatic mens and womenswear.The brand’s identity…
The technological time-traveler, appears brazenly in this dimension. Donned in silver chains and tassels. The imposing presence is revealed through a semi-fictioned narrative. Young designer, Siyababa Mtshali explores the space between the past, present and future. The figure that appears in this series of images is conceptualized as a Zulu prince. This prince “was banished…
Made to fit in with the city explorers who live life to its fullest, Atric Pack is the brand new, four-season Originals footwear concept that is pioneering sneaker technology for all-purpose weather resistance. Never one to shy away from peeling back the city’s visual stories no matter the terrain or weather conditions, the A.F/1.3/4 collection…
Nigerian designer Wekaforé Maniu Jibril was born into an appreciation of craftsmanship. With a father who is an architect, a mother who is a textile manufacturer and a grandfather who was a tailor in the Ogori village, it is not surprise that he made fashion design a permanent part of his life. He moved to the…
“Collaborating is especially important for the youth trying to build a name for themselves through their work. You can’t just always be waiting for someone to call, you sometimes you need to do the calling.” – Joseph Ntahi Electric shades of youth morph into athletic leisure ensembles. Iconic tennis-court green is juxtaposed with eclectic sportswear…
Greeted by the camera panning a rock facade towards the face of a man looking directly at you, chin up. The subtle beat of the music massaging your eardrums while his proud eyes hold your gaze. Engulfed in a computer screen framed cosmos that allows you to experience the polysemous nature of wonder, to be…
Ross Sey, also known as Archy, is the founder of the clothing label bigfoot.wildboy. He describes himself as a creative who is working towards creating a vision that includes elements from multiples disciplines, including music, art, modeling and fashion. The purpose of this is to get to a point where he feels he is able…
A happy go lucky sound track. The colour orange. City scapes. Pretty youths hanging out. It’s a dream sequence isn’t it? No – it’s the debut lookbook for OH OK. Patrick Visser and Joni Blud are the founders of the new Capetonian street label. The pair have been working on the brand since the beginning…
Minimal. Modern. Fast. These are the words that describe the new Nike Dualtone Racer and Nike Air Zoom Mariah, two of three sneakers in Nike’s Fast Pack. Both capture the energy of city living in their clean design and the technology used to ensure comfort. Inspired by the look and feel of the 80s track,…
In 1991 adidas turned to its history, providing “everything that is essential and nothing that is not” and so the EQT came to be. From its home in Berlin, the EQT symbolised the best of adidas, focusing on performance, comfort and protection to meet athletic needs. This shift in thinking has been carried over throughout…
There’s something undeniably cosmopolitan about the Maylee showroom. Tucked away above its menswear cousins at Cape Town’s Cornerstore, its sparse rails, immaculate set up, and unassuming air, you can’t help but want to spend the morning trying on absolutely everything. And that’s just where the charm of the brand lives – in its delicate balance…
I had an interview with Shukrie Joel about how he combines workwear with Middle Eastern robes for his label i & i. Share a bit about your relationship with fashion and how it has evolved? I grew up in my father’s tailoring workshop in Port Elizabeth. It bordered many factories and most days workers would…
