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INFLUHKS | the future of experiential local youth retail

It is no secret that the global retail industry, especially fashion retail, has struggled for sustainable growth over the last decade. In what has been coined as the ‘Retail Apocalypse’, writer Bobby Stephens mentions that industry pundits acknowledge that close to 8 642 retail stores will have to close in North America alone. Propagated by…

Meet Studio18 – the leaders of Kenya’s sustainable streetwear movement

Somewhere in Kilimani, a district located on the outskirts of Nairobi, an unsuspecting studio hides within the city’s concrete jungle. Here you’ll find Studio18, a design hub that’s blossomed into the heart of Kenyan streetwear. The creative space serves as the workshop, office and chillspot for the four fashion entrepreneurs behind the popular streetwear brands…

Aiduke is design in progress

*This essay forms part of Bubblegum’s Collaboration with Bag Factory and their visiting curator from Uganda, EM Mirembe. Aiduke is a pop-up clothing shop that opened on 4th December 2021 in Muyenga, one of the more well-off neighbourhoods in Kampala. For now it lives in an innocuous room at the entrance of Tank Hill Park, an airy wood-roofed…

Stylist Louw Kotze in balance and rhythm

In every industry, there are many contributors whose labour goes un/under recognised. It’s not until very recently that I started to notice the incredible and inspiring work that stylists contribute (Thank you Styling Hollywood). Unlike the designer — whose name is often directly linked to the garments and fashion houses — the work of the…