It was meant to be a Spring/Summer luxury collection at the just-completed SA Fashion Week, but that did not stop design brand Erre from evoking feels of Fall/Winter as the opening scene of its collection. Models walked down the runway in all black to music evoking darkness and suspense. Thankfully, it wasn’t for too long …
Carlo Gibson, the creative director behind the brand Klipa is wittingly brilliant and has the ability to communicate diverse thoughts through fashion on the preservation of culture. Gibson opened his Spring/Summer 2019 show with a masqueraded man (but for his exposed face) performing on stilts. This followed with two other masqueraded individuals who later unveiled …
Thebe Magugu did everything but disappoint with the mesmerizing and ever so sleek “African Studies” collection. The collection references his culture and had juxtapositions of his life growing up in South Africa. In addition, the baby blue fur and fisherman hats feature were both must-have pieces for the Spring/Summer 2019. Thebe Magugu sent reinvented looks …
On the floor of the runway was a checkered black and white rug with vertical lines. The stage was set for the entrance of Coetzee’s first look for Spring/Summer (S/S) 2019. A stunning black model dressed in a checkered black and cream catsuit, with a cinched waist that had “Gert” scribbled across the waist belt, …
Mantsho by Palesa Mokubung is a brand known for proudly flying the South African flag and heritage on the continent, and globally. It is also one of the few successful black woman-owned design brands that thrives on reminding the brilliant woman to live her life to the fullest making bold, regal statements when she walks …
South Africa Fashion Week (SAFW) organizers held their 22nd edition of the prestigious fashion event from April 3-6, 2019 at Sandton City Mall. This season, Spring/Summer 2019, was all about showcasing “Luxury Collections”. We kick off our review of four spectacular days of fashion with designer Amanda Laird Cherry’s flows of draped silhouettes which made …