“Jamilla Vera Swai compensates her petite stature by making grand, vibrant, exotic, all in your face extraordinaire designs. In her designs, she caters for everyone, from the young and old in all shapes and sizes. To perfect her craft she joined Institute de Bela Artes in Maputo to study fashion and later moved to the …
“Welkom born Ella Bute moved to Johannesburg in her twenties, she won the Elle/LISOF bursary in 1999 and then continued to study at LISOF for the next 3 years. She participated in the Elle New Talent competition in 2005 and won the Nederburg Rare Talent in 2005. Her clothes are all about comfort, good quality …
“Gina and Caren Waldman began their career in fashion design together in 2003, where they started making underwear out of their parents home. Their experience in design however, had already been cultivated. Caren studied at the Parson’s School of Design in New York whilst Gina got her Mater’s Degree in Fine Arts at WITS University. …
“Isabelle Lotter was born into a very creative family and was strongly inspired by her artistic background. After matriculating, she studied at LISOF before starting to retail her own brand SIES! Isabelle. She launched her first range in Summer 2006 and has become known to reach out to real women with real bodies and have …
“Rubicon was established by, Hangwanu Nengovhela, in 2002. She wanted to create a women’s wear range that had a distinctive, ethnic-chic look to it. She is a self-taught designer who’s worked to capture the essence and elegance of the female figure with her diverse talent and is well known for her classic lines and timeless …