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South African Fashion Week (SA Fashion Week) will be hosted in Johannesburg’s Melrose Arch Precinct in September this year. The country’s premier designer fashion platform will be moving into its new home for the Autumn/Winter ‘25 Collections from 26th to 28th September 2024, says director, Lucilla Booyzen. This year’s event will adopt a dynamic new format that will combine runway…
His name is Miracle Samuel Bobo, the creative director and founder of the SAM BOBO fashion brand. He comes from a humble and respectable home that has a caring and loving mother who is full of great values and principles. Samuel was born and bred in a small town called Chililabombwe in the Copperbelt. Sam has learned and gained a…
This season, the Cruz Collective remain the driving force of our endeavours over the week. Maisha Mamabolo from Cruz sums it up well, “Fashion is about more than clothing. Fashion is about attitude, it creates cultures. Cruz was born from the spirit of New York so we rally behind all in the pursuit of success as we explore the new age…
Converse recognises the queer community as boundless— representing a full spectrum of freeing, unapologetic, and diverse experiences. In the spirit of celebrating the many individuals comprising the community, each silhouette in Converse’s 2023 Pride collection features a distinct aesthetic execution — designed to complement any style, however someone chooses to express themselves. Converse has once again tapped into its expansive community of LGBTQIA+…
Fashion enthusiasts, creative community and wider audiences gathered to welcome the first fashion week edition of Africa Fashion Week Middle East (AFWME) that showcased for three days all Africa’s creatives. The event in partnership with Dubai Tourism expanded across multiple activations from panel discussions, workshop activities and runway shows. Guests witnessed designers debut an array of exquisite designs, showcasing the…
Mercedes-Benz Sandton was tasked with launching the All New C-Class, a vehicle that embodies creative excellence, and in that vein decided to celebrate the creativity of our incredible continent at the same time. Mercedes-Benz has become renowned for investing in the local economy; in particular their East London plant with a further R3 billion investment following the launch of the…
MICROBIOLOGIST, SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER AND NOW SUPER MODEL, it can only be said that JESSE CHUKWUEBA OKOLI is growing to become one of the stand out personalities around the world in years to come. Following his successes and growing media attention, he shares his story from being a lab technician to becoming an influencer on the African continent and beyond.…
Founder, Kayla Stamboul has made a point of focussing on commercializing high-end fashion while making it accessible to everyday modern women and recently expanding to open a store in Rosebank Mall’s SOKO District. This is her brand story. “I’ve always loved fashion; I don’t recall a time in my life when I wasn’t enthralled by everything about clothing. In hindsight it…
In most parts of Traditional Africa, theatre and art was a prerogative of the woman. Women were the storytellers, humor –artisans, the word-spinners whose grease move the wheels of society. The women crafted a story that kept the Family, Clan, Nation, together. Today there is a league of African women taking on this mantle, weaving through the intricate corridors of…
All the allure of live is set to return to local fashion as relaxed lock-down levels allow Mall of Africa to stage South African Fashion Week Autumn/Winter Collections on the runway to a select VIP audience from 28 – 30 October 2021. The shows featuring 29 top designers, will then again be streamed from 4 November to a wider audience including international…