CNN Marketplace Africa: South African Fashion Designers are Giving Chinese Brands a Run for their Money

“Simple slip-ons have been the secret ingredient in Rachmat Thomas’ success story. The fashion entrepreneur’s shoe factory used to employ 90 people, but these days demand from South Africa’s largest apparel retailers is so high, she needs the skills of 300 workers. “The success story about this pump is that it is all handcrafted,” says …

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Video: Hanneli Rupert Speaks on OKAPI, her Fast Rising Eco-Fashion Brand | @OkpaiAfrica

Entrepreneur Hanneli Rupert speaks to This Day Live on eco-fashion – and South African artisans’ work to produce luxury goods. Her luxury brand of handbags and accessories is made entirely in Africa from locally sourced raw materials and named after the elusive antelope otherwise known as the ‘African unicorn.’ The brand draws influence from the …

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South Africa Fashion Week S/S 2015 Day 4: Plumbum Engineered, Wear SA, Democracy of Denim & More!

Plumbum Engineered Meistre House of Design Touch of Bling Charthu by Mike Narainsamy Wear SA | Bzar Democracy of Denim Blue Collar | White Collar House of Ole Lufthansa 1st Best Collections Bodhisattva Adam & Eve Inspired By Marvel Collections Amos Tranque Inspired By Marvel Collections Kamanga Wear Inspired By Marvel Collections M4S Inspired By …