From his earlier collections which include the Home Economics Collection AW 2018 to the Discard Theory SS23 Collection, in every passing season, Thebe Magugu presents an enchanting assortment of styles and designs are that not only visually appealing but also seem to resurrect narratives lost in obscurity. In every passing season, it becomes increasingly evident…
On Saturday, 10 December 2022 – a month ago – Thebe Magugu invited friends and admirers of the brand to celebrate 5 years of the brand at The Pyramid Conference Centre in central Johannesburg. What was described by social media users who were in attendance as a phenomenal party was a beautiful spectacle and a…
On Friday, 13 May 2022, Bubblegum Club presented the Project 16.1 C launch event in celebration of the ‘Everyday Resistance’ collaboration between Thebe Magugu and Wanda Lephoto. See images below and tag #EverydayResistance Event presented by Bubblegum Club Photography: Paul Shiakallis Location: House Rech by Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens Production: U4RIA Experiential Agency Powered by Jägermister…
In the closing act of April — as we commemorated and celebrated National Freedom Day in South Africa — Bubblegum Club released our new cover feature spotlighting prolific designers Thebe Magugu and Wanda Lephoto in a piece titled: Collaborations of EVERYDAY RESISTANCE | Thebe Magugu and Wanda Lephoto. The cover feature also looked at the…
“When you say ‘Black is beautiful’ you are saying, ‘Man you are okay as you are, begin to look upon yourself as a human being’.” Steve Biko Stories of freedom and liberation are not without their accompanying Ghosts — drenched in the blood, sweat and tears that our ancestors sacrificed as resistive offerings for our…
This week marks the conclusion of fashion month across the globe and sees big names like Gucci planning their shows for Paris Fashion Week. For many brands, regardless of size, larger than life visions inspire the collections adorned on the catwalk, with many designers having taken the disruption to the traditional fashion cycle as inspiration…
The month of June ushered in the Menswear Spring-Summer 2022 season in “almost-usual fashion” — kicking off with London Fashion Week, followed by Milan, Paris, and Pitti Uomo towards the end of last month. Naturally, you could still sense a slight err of caution exercised by all four major fashion weeks going into the season,…
Released in conjunction with Thebe Magugu’s Autumn/Winter 2021 ready-to-wear collection, Alchemy, at Paris Fashion Week — Banyoloyi a Bosigo is a cowboy kung-fu telenovela. Described as “if Holy Mountain and Dikolong had a child”, Magugu teamed up with frequent collaborator, Kristin-Lee Moolman, to bring us a love letter to the unique idiosyncrasies many South Africans…
Thebe Magugu knows no bounds when it comes to instilling personable compassion in every move that he makes; especially with regards to building a formidable fashion house. Although having won the LVMH Prize Award in 2019 with overwhelming global recognition and admiration, it is Thebe’’s home in South Africa that remains the deep thread that…
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…
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure and nowhere is that more true than on the African continent. Whether you’re sourcing from the well-curated albeit overpriced vintage shops of Cape Town or grafting in Joburg’s piles, it’s difficult to imagine our culture without second-hand clothing. With leading designers like Thebe Magugu capitalising on…
uKhoiKhoi is a live-looping duo that blends opera, indigenous chants, and praise poetry. Their sound, which they describe as “indigenous electro” is a fusion of traditional and contemporary instruments. uKhoiKhoi’s name pays homage to the KhoiSan tribe that once thrived in Southern Africa, but it is the vibrant city of Johannesburg that inspires the duo’s…
