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Designer Nyambo MasaMara stitches together each symbol, fabric and colour in a synchronised way to celebrate African people

MasaMara takes us home for AFI’s Fashion Week

Designer Nyambo MasaMara stitches together each symbol, fabric and colour in a synchronised way to celebrate African people

Proteas hopeful Dane Piedt.

Is Gavin Rajah’s latest creation a shameless rip-off or a fluke?

The fashion designer is again linked to claims of plagiarism, this time over a dress worn by Reese Witherspoon and designed by Han Chong.

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Entertainment News: What had us talking

From Gavin Rajah’s latest plagiarism scandal to Nick Gordon’s intervention, we’ve rounded up the news you might have missed here.

Proteas hopeful Dane Piedt.

Wraps come off fashion week’s burgeoning talent

Some stalwarts again impressed at the Mercedes Benz Cape Town Fashion Week – but it was the young designers who got people talking.

Thula Sindi had a fresh take on the ubiquitous peplum trend.

SA’s finest pull out the stops at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

Sthembile Gasa rounds up some of the collections that were on show at this year’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Johannesburg.

There are two major themes in designer Gavin Rajah’s latest

Fresh take on an old style

Gavin Rajah talks about fashion week and why it is essential for designers to go out on a limb.

Practical fashion sans the flash

The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week has served up practical fashion pieces and has also shown that fashion is becoming more business-oriented.

Battle of the ‘biz’

Designers are looking beyond fashion weeks and promo speak and are calling for policy intervention, writes Lynley Donnelly.