If warnings to avoid having big hair or stealing goodies are
anything to go by, it may be our Wintour of discontent.
Featuring top designers like Black Coffee and Stoned Cherrie, South Africa Fashion Week saunters its way down the runway this weekend.
Lucilla Booyzen believes fashion goes much deeper than design, and is keeping the business of style on its toes.
Karl Lagerfeld has channelled Chanel history for his autumn/winter showcase, with accessories referencing his own inimitable style.
Iranian-born photographer Sara Shamsavari’s colourful portraits celebrate the individuality and creativity of the capital’s young Muslim women.
Fashion design school Lisof’s first-year students were challenged to create outfits using only M&G back copies.
The style world turned its back on the designer after his anti-semitic outburst, but his recent comeback hints that some are willing to forgive him.
L’MAD’s first collection features 10 silk scarves featuring artwork from established and emerging South African artists.
The bluecollarwhitecollar brand is about distinctively designed shirts that draw inspiration from the past.
In a world renowned for superficiality, Gert-Johan Coetzee’s down-to-earth qualities set him apart.
Gavin Rajah talks about fashion week and why it is essential for designers to go out on a limb.
Away from the glare of the expensive clothing industry, a new generation of fashion fanatics uses flair and creativity to construct a better life.
Rihanna has the most talked-about wardrobe in pop. Festival-going teens love her fearless look, but is her fetish gear a hypersexualised step too far?
Five up-and-coming designers will showcase their icon-themed designs at the inaugural Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town.
Alexandra and Soweto’s Pimville, Kliptown and Orlando are not usually names that conjure the hipster lifestyle, freedom, beauty or high fashion.
With his new book, photographer Ed Suter attempts to capture the essence of urban style, but it is a contrived package, writes Milisuthando Bongela.
In celebration of Africa’s creative heritage, Sanaa Africa 2012 launched its four day event with a runway show featuring eight local designers.
The inaugural Soweto Fashion Week has featured some exciting new talents who have not yet been seen at any other fashion platform.
Top South African designer David Tlale has teamed up with local retailer Legit to bring high-end fashion to a wider audience.
A South African human rights lawyer is one of the brains behind the international Maiyet fashion label.
Over the next few weeks the<em> M&G</em> will look at different industry sectors and analyse the style of South Africa’s high-powered individuals.
We follow top SA designer Thula Sindi from his studio, to model fittings, in the days leading up to his big show at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Jo’burg.
For fashion designer Thula Sindi, pleasing his audience is more important than expressing himself.
A new sponsor is breathing new life into South Africa’s most important fashion industry showcase, which kicks off on Thursday.
It has taken eight years and more than one million Madagascar golden orb spiders to create a work of art.
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/ 16 January 2012
Gary Oldman, Adrien Brody and Willem Defoe are among the Hollywood talent enlisted to wear Prada’s suits and coats in pictures.
Big-name fashion brands are supporting women in Nairobi by employing them to produce their goods, and teaching them business skills in the process.
Red-carpet dominance, a London fashion week show, a new flagship store — and the Olympics. Next year has Stella McCartney’s name all over it.
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/ 7 December 2010
A new ilabel has found a unique way to sell independent South African music using designer T-shirts.
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/ 22 October 2010
Leather trousers are chic, wearable and not just
for old rockers. Admit it — you want a pair.
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/ 15 October 2010
The township has its own shopping mall and a university to boot, but it’s the fashion scene that really sets it apart.
A confession — it has been stalking me for years now, this crawling disdain for fashion; the certainty that it is not an ally but an enemy.