African Fashion
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Team USA defeated South Africa 13-8 in a thrilling tie-breaker at the 2026 Nedbank International Polo, a spectacular Sandton event blending world-class sport with bold, colourful…
Kickin’ It With Kim Jayde goes international
From Bulawayo to New York, Kim Jayde’s self-funded sneaker show proves African creatives belong on the world stage
How Thatiso Dube built and then rebuilt Galxboy
Galxboy’s rise from Pretoria’s pavements to national runways is a masterclass in reinvention
African fashion boom’s frayed edges
While the continent’s design talent is in top form, bold policy moves are needed to realise the vast potential of the sector, according to a Unicef report
African fashion at the confluence of heritage and culture
Ghanaian author Ken Kweku Nimo tells the story of the continent’s successful couturiers in his new book
Thebe Magugu is reshaping stale ideas of African luxury
Thebe Magugu has mastered the nuances between old-guard Euro-centric fashion and the 21st century’s new wave of youthful designers, full of fabulous modernity
What would Rich Mnisi do?
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Mdingi isn’t your hype beast
Three years into a globally appraised luxury fashion business this designer is investing in honesty and environmental integrity
Magugu fashions a new look for Sunday bests
The fashion designer’s latest collection of the conservative conceals as it reveals
Arts and Culture – Tebo Bakwena
She now has her own company known as EFIGY productions, which stages fashion and modelling events in South Africa and Botswana.
Aesthetic soul food from designer Loza Maléombho
This Ivorian designer’s latest collection is rooted in a homage to Africa, with a reimagined make-up and the shape of the sartorial.
South Africa has a bold new vision for the fashion industry
Collaboration throughout the fashion chain means that fashionistas will no longer have to wait for the trends abroad to arrive on local shores.
Marvel at the humble vellie’s fashion feat
Ewald Schier founded Schier Shoes in 1938 in Swakopmund. The brand was behind the revival of the African desert boots, also known as veldskoene.
Green is the new, er, green
Last Friday fashion students at the Tshwane University of Technology held their annual fashion show.
Ramping up local talent
Fashion Week’s most obvious trend was support for local design from mainstream corporates.