The first runway shows will debut on Thursday night at Mall of Africa in Midrand, Johannesburg A-listers such as Lerato Kganyago, AKA, Nadia Nakai, Anele Zondo, Siphesihle Ndaba, Yaya Mavundla, and Nefisa Mkhabela and Birth of Stars cast kicked off SA Fashion Week (SAFW) with a bang on Wednesday night at the official opening party in Sandton,…
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Takeaways from Heineken Lagos Fashion Week 2022
Fashion designers, celebrities, social media influencers, and fashion enthusiasts were back in the city of Lagos, the fashion capital of Nigeria to celebrate Africa’s shaping fashion’s future. With vibrant colors, slinky evening wear, and imaginative detailing on display, plus cameos from artists, Big Brother Naija ex-housemates, and Media personalities. Since its inception in 2011, #LagosFW…
Connecting fashion and music
ONGWEDIVA – In collaboration with the Sound Connect Fund, the MTC Windhoek Fashion Week (MWFW) has created a platform to bring fashion and music together to support the Namibian creative community, specifically fashion designers, musicians, producers, videographers, deejays, etc. Dubbed the ‘Fashion Meets Sound’ project, the MWFW team embarked on a countrywide tour that started…
Paris Fashion Week: Balmain unveiled festival vibes for its African-inspired spring/summer 2023 collection, with Cher and Ckay performances and Kylie Jenner and Stromae in the crowd
French designer Olivier Rousteing pulled out all the stops on September 28 in his latest collection for Balmain at Paris Fashion Week, closing his show with US star Cher on the catwalk. US model Ashley Graham presents a creation for the Balmain spring/summer 2023 fashion show during the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week, in Paris, on…
The top jewellery trends from the Spring/Summer 2023 catwalks
Catwalk jewellery needs to make an immediate impact if it’s to be spotted from the back row – or indeed make an impression on those in the all-important front. Designers are taking this to heart this season with supersized jewels, be it Panconesi for KNWLS’s giant silver hoop-in-hoops or Tom Ford’s disco-lights-for-the-face sequin versions. Craft is…
The Search For South Africa’s Next Generation Of Creative Sensations Is Back!
Applications to participate in the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives Class of 2023 are now open! Are you ready to take your creative pursuits to the next level? The Design Indaba Emerging Creatives programme, which aims to unearth fresh talent across a multitude of creative sectors, is once again issuing a Call for Entry for this…
When South African designer Thebe Magugu and Valentino's Pierpaolo Piccioli combined their aesthetics
Thebe Magugu set out to transform a fuchsia-pink ball gown from Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino—and Piccioli followed suit on a jaunty green Magugu pantsuit—each designer channelled their creativity into something fantastically new When South Africa’s fashion wunderkind Thebe Magugu first opened the mystery crate from Rome containing Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino haute couture garment, he recognised it…
Asantii Aims to Become the World’s First African Global Fashion Brand
Rwandan-born textile entrepreneur Maryse Mbonyumutwa is positioning the label in the affordable luxury segment, with an eye on a global consumer. PARIS — Could Asantii become the first African fashion label to compete with the likes of Sandro, A.P.C. and Ba&sh? Rwandan-born entrepreneur Maryse Mbonyumutwa believes the world is ready for what she bills as…
All the South African Music Award winners!
Over two nights on 27 and 28 August, the South African Music Award winners were announced. Among some of the most popular winners was sultry vocalist Nomfundo Moh. She scooped the Best Afro Pop Album award for Amagama which spawned crowd favourites Phakade Lami and Soft Life. Deep house maestro Chymamusique emerged victorious at this…
On the pink side of life..
Feeling shy about wearing pink or not sure how to wear your pinks? Did you know that this dusty rose or dirty pink like some may refer to it symbolises love, affection, tranquillity, and timeless elegance. Like many pinks, dusty rose is often linked to femininity, yet with a more mature tone than a pastel…
Best Black Hair Moments Of The Decade
As we approach the year 2020, we can’t help but reminisce about the Black beauty moments that influenced the culture over the past decade. The period was marked by ground-breaking beauty launches that served as a call to action to diversify the beauty industry a la Fenty Beauty, and bossy beauty moves, that inspired companies…
The Best Websites To Find The Natural Wig Of Your Dreams
FOR THE LADY WHO LOVES WIGS OR WANTS TO GIVE THEM A TRY, GIFT HER A LUXE HAIRPIECE FROM ONE OF THESE TRUSTED RETAILERS. If you haven’t seen funny memes floating around about women rejecting traditional Valentine’s Day gifts for wigs, then you clearly have been on a social media hiatus. As the taboo around…
AFI CAPE TOWN FASHION WEEK GOES TO ABU DHABI
JOHANNESBURG, 15 FEBRUARY. African Fashion International (AFI) is taking continental aesthetics to the United Arab Emirates. AFI’s partnership with Forbes, for the upcoming 30/50 Summit to mark International Women’s Day, is a boost for the selected pan-African designers who will platform their creative perceptions to the most powerful women in the world. The summit will be Chaired by co-host of…
Design Shark International: On a quest to find Africa’s next top fashion designer
We have to appreciate the outfit that Queen of Afrobeats, Tiwa Savage wore on the last day of her world tour which ended in O2 Brixton. Design Shark International (DSI) is on a mission to find Africa’s next top Fashion Designers. This initiative is committed to instituting a fair equitable and sustainable system in the…
Where are they now? 5 women who have won the Miss SA title
From Demi-Leigh Tebow to Lalela Mswane, what are the previous Miss South Africa titleholders up to? Take a look… The 2022 Miss South Africa pageant is set to take place on Saturday 13 August at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria. As we get closer, we take a look at the women who have walked away…
Tweeps make Zozi Tunzi’s Miss SA costume a clown
Former Miss Universe and Miss South Africa 2019 Zozibini “Zozi” Tunzi was criticized on Twitter for the gown she wore on the Miss South Africa 2022 red carpet on Saturday, August 13 at the SunBet Arena in Time Square, Pretoria. ZOZI TUNZI ON JUDGING PANEL OF MISS SA 2022 Zozibini “Zozi” Tunzi, the former Miss…
Ndavi Nokeri named Miss Universe South Africa 2022 as Harnaaz Sandhu steals the show
The Limpopo beauty queen was crowned this weekend Ndavi Nokeri was named Miss South Africa 2022 this weekend in a glitzy ceremony in Pretoria. Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu, from India, championed a local designer at the show, as she attended in a bright orange, plunging fitted gown with sweeping cape by South African fashion…