Mall of Africa, South Africa’s largest shopping mall ever built in a single phase with 130,000m2 of retail space, is home to over 250 shops with four anchor tenants. In addition to a vast array of both local and international brands, the Center also boasts uniquely identified court areas made for easy shopping navigation as …
Fashion designer Thula Sindi returns to the Africa Fashion International Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Joburg, to debut a collection that celebrates his ten years in the business of fashion. “AFI is celebrating 10 years and so did I last year, so it seemed right for me to return to the runway that launched my career,” said …
It is a tough retail environment for retailers globally, and African fashion retailers are no exception. With technological innovation and changing consumer tastes and behavior, the critical question is how will fashion brands, especially African owned brands, survive these difficult times? We believe AFI Privé has answered that question with the relaunch of its brand …
Spero Villioti was trained in England at the London College of Fashion. At the end of his 5-year course, he graduated with full distinctions. He was immediately employed by the London based fashion house, Frank Usher, where he first worked as a full-time junior designer and then senior designer. He then started Spero Villioti Couture …
Can’t we all get along? Looking at the global political landscape, the response would seem to be a sad “no.” However, that response seemed unacceptable for popular South African fashion designer Gavin Rajah whose return to the runway was a breath of fresh air. Rajah reminded us it was possible to all get along by …