This Friday the 13th, the stars have aligned and luck is in your favour with two of South Africa’s finest streetwear brands, Sol-Sol Menswear and Young and Lazy, dropping an exclusive, collaborative capsule collection at Corner Store CPT. Creative directors and designers Mathew Kieser and Anees Petersen have been inspiring aesthetic attitudes across the country…
Nikki Zakkas is a young up-and-coming photographer from Johannesburg. She studied fashion at Lisof before moving into photography, it isn’t surprising then that her interests lie in ‘fashion portraiture and street style”. Zakkas is one of many photographers focusing her lense on the cities vibrant streetstyle, what sets her apart though and really establishes her…
Elle Magazine have set up their #popupoffice at the Bubblegum Club work space. Throughout the week Elle magazine will be running a virtual office from where they will be posting up live content for their online following. Nestled in The Workshop, a buzzing design hub in Newtown Junction, the Bubblegum Club offices will be the…
Back to the city is a Johannesburg institution, a hip hop festival celebrating urban music and street culture in one of the world’s most notorious cities. The humble beginnings of back to the city, run parallel to the story of hip hop in SA, and intersect with the revival of the inner city. The festival…
Chris Saunders is an award winning Johannesburg photographer and filmmaker who documents the richness of South African fashion, ranging from subcultures like the Izikhotane to individual street style. A key theme within his work is how fashion connects South Africa to global culture. He has practically applied this in his collaborations with UK producer Okzharp, …
The Outfitters, a men’s fashion museum, is an urban institution for urban workers, a cultural and historical nexus dating back to Johannesburg in the 1920’s. A staple of the CBD, and originally run by Indian tailors, the aesthetic from these boutiques became ingrained in urban culture and observable throughout the country’s towns and cities. The influence of street cultures, in the form of…
Fashion 4 Sho an annual fashion show, now in its third years was held on Sunday the 14th of February in Tembisa, a large township situated in the north-east of Johannesburg. The event has little institutional recognition and no social currency within South African fashion industry circles. But despite being ignored by the mainstream its approach…
Vulcan Juwish is a Johannesburg based fashion label started by two brothers, Thapelo and Kopano Maubane. The label launched its 3rd collection today via a series of candid portraits and lifestyle shots. Although it may look like it at first glance Vulcan Juwish is not the usual streetwear-label-startup so common amongst young streetwear-enthusiasts based in…
In any metropolis, street style offers a reflection of the society at hand. The sartorial selections of the urbanites in question offer glimpses into their cultures and creativity. Urban Mosadi accessories are pan African pieces for the stylish and urbane. Tiisetso Molobi, the mother of UrbanMosadi, has imprinted part of her own personality on the…
In Johannesburg the “outfitters” is like the Spaza Shop. A culturally significant institution in which the dynamics of the cities sub-culture intersect, a space where history, politics and culture collide. “Outfitters” is the general term, for mens boutiques, particularly those that were shaped by South Africa’s socio-political environment in the 20th century. The term outfitters…
