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Mahindra Fusion Fest 2026 returns to Pretoria this March, transforming the SunBet Arena into an immersive collision of music, fashion and art that celebrates the bold future of South African creativity

Mahindra Fusion Fest Returns: Bigger, bolder and unapologetically South African

Mahindra Fusion Fest 2026 returns to Pretoria this March, transforming the SunBet Arena into an immersive collision of music, fashion and art that celebrates the bold future of…

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.

SA fashion war: Designers in a twist over ‘copycat’ skirts

SA fashion war: Designers in a twist over ‘copycat’ skirts

Two prominent South African designers, Thula Sindi and Nkhensani Nkosi, have engaged in a war of words over two garments that could be facsimiles.

We follow top SA designer Thula Sindi from his studio

Fashion, camera, runway!

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.

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.

Young South Africans: Arts & Lifestyle

Tumi Morake, John van der Ruit, Nkensani Nkosi, Craig Native, Kim Engelbrecht, David Tlale, Tutu Puoane, Abigail Betz, Tidal Waves and more …

Finding a fashion China

Lynley Donnelly reports on an expedition by South African fashion designers to China.