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Director of South African Fashion Week, Lucilla Booyzen, has been elected to the influential fashion industry communications and analysis hub, The Business of Fashion’s (BoF)’s annual BoF 500 Global Fashion Leader Index for 2022. The hundred new additions to the index that is updated yearly, was announced in September 2022 and celebrated yesterday at a gala event in Paris . This included…
Celebrate African Heritage in a theme of Food & Culture.
DW partner and co-producer Arena Broadcast in South Africa has added Afrimaxx to its TV lineup on The Home Channel. Presented by South African host and actress Ayanda Thabethe, the TV magazine highlights innovation and inspiration from popular culture in different countries across the continent. The show introduces up-and-coming artists and cultural figures from the design, music, architecture and gastronomy sectors.…
The word drama is an understatement when it comes to the Diamond and Dolls Reality Show, they are bringing us all the glitz and the glamour on our screens this season. The show has been on the pipeline for en years now and currently stands as one of the most anticipated shows on Showmax. Diamond & Dolls are all about…
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…
The thing about this new generation of talented designers is that they don’t shy away from creativity in the service of self-expression, and they still aim to answer some of life’s thornier questions. For Odysseus Shirindza, favors a contemporary and constantly evolving style that like his way of life. As a young African and successful designer, he gives himself space to…
From Nigeria to Ethiopia and Senegal to South Africa, photographers from the continent are in demand from global fashion publications with brands tapping them for their next ad campaigns. In times like these its very important to celebrate and reflect on exciting things that are being created by black photographers and there is one photographer we really appreciate right now. He…
The Aphia Sakyi’s brand is definitely changing the African narrative by projecting the rich culture and art that is always left out (when people think of Africa they think only of hunger and poverty). Ghanaian designer Aphia Sakyi’s work cannot go unnoticed in the Coming 2 America a movie which has recently made its grand entrance into the world of…
The South African Fashion Week is undeniably one of the most significant fashion events in the country and in Africa, and in recent years has become one of the most significant cultural events as it also has a very loyal following within the target audience for most luxurious brands , young discerning trend-setters that shape opinions and tastes among South…