Ayanda Mazibuko / fashion

Gypsy Sport: A rising leader of consciousness in fashion

Having showcased in major fashion capitals such as New York, Paris and Milan, Gypsy Sport has proven to be insurgent in disrupting the elite...

Hazel Kimani / fashion

LA LOBA // harnessing the power of femininity

Rochelle “Rharha” Nembhard, multifaceted visual artist, has been a loyal customer of SELFI, a Cape Town based fashion brand owned by fashion...

Christa Dee / fashion

AFROPUNK Joburg as the showground for outfits as declarations of self-love and self-expression

The first AFROPUNK festival in Africa took place over the weekend of the 30 and 31 December. Fashion, art and music was shared in a collecti...

Christa Dee / fashion

AFROPUNK ensembles styled by 5 of Joburg’s most fashionable

AFROPUNK festival has become a celebration of self-expression through music and art. One aspect of the festival that holds the attention of ...

Marcia Elizabeth / fashion

Jungli // A Brand Subverting Cultural Appropriation

Officially launching on Instagram in September, Jungli is run by Leila Khan and La’eeqa Mosamin in Cape Town. With their offering of hand-ma...

Marcia Elizabeth / fashion

Splash of the Southern – Frill Paradise. Exploding Colour

Liz Valentina is a 23-year-old fashion graduate from FEDISA. Born and raised in Hamburg, Germany she moved to Cape Town some years ago and e...

Christa Dee / fashion

Local designers reinterpreting one of Nike’s most recognizable silhouettes

Introduced to the public with the slogan 'Air in a box' in 1982, the Nike Air Force 1 was the first basketball shoe that featured a pocket o...

Marcia Elizabeth / fashion

Orphan Street Clothing Shop – an innovative space defying mainstream retail experiences

Cape Town's fashion narrative has expanded to encompass a new phase within the increasingly world class city with the opening of Orphan Stre...

Christa Dee / fashion

Sindiso Khumalo // cross-continent textile design

Tropical prints for flowing satin frocks. Multicoloured striped jumpsuits with delicate ruffle sleeves. Summer will definitely appreciate be...

Christa Dee and Marcia Elizabeth / fashion

Jamall Osterholm – genderless apparel for an all-black alien race

Jamall Osterholm is a 22 year old emerging designer and recent graduate from RISD taking a distinctive look at Afrofuturism by designing gen...

Christa Dee / fashion

adidas Originals x Pharrell Williams – the next phase of the Hu series

F/W 2017 sees the latest addition to the Hu series created in collaboration between Pharrell Williams and adidas Originals. Their Statement ...

Christa Dee / fashion

Vintage Zionist x AFROPUNK collaborate for SA Fashion Week

Seated next to the catwalk, and watching the girls in black dresses remove the black sheets covering the runway, we waited for the usual fas...