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Our fashion section is a vibrant tapestry of sartorial enlightenment. Spotlighting the creativity of local brands and designers alongside insights from the fashion world on a global scale. Featuring interviews, new collections, runway news and everything in between; we weave together the threads of fashions expansive narrative from South Africa and beyond.
The Mutable Forms Of Renowned Make-Up Artist, Shakirah Sithole
Make-up has been integral to human expression for millenia. Whether it's the spiritually-led, kohl-lined eyes of...
Pantone Have Released Their Colour Of The Year
Pantone is a global authority on colour, best known for its Pantone Matching System (PMS), which standardises colour...
Unpacking Rituals of Memorialising through dress with Fashion Accounts at Museum Africa
On the 14th of November, I had the absolute privilege of representing CEC and attending a beautiful opening night of...
Chapter 33 | Our 2024 Summer Essentials Guide
I actually can’t believe it's that time of year again — our last Interlude for 2024 and our inaugural summer chapter....
FACETASM FOUNDER HIROMICHI OCHIAI ON HIS DESIGN PHILOSOPHY AND COLLABORATIVE INSTINCTS
Described by SNKRDUNK Magazine as ‘Tokyo’s Fashion Wunderkind’ – Hiromichi Ochiai’s extensive and luminous design is a...
Lukhanyo Mdingi: Reflecting on the Spirit of Collaboration at CxC
It is an undoubtable privilege to bear witness to one of South Africa’s most celebrated slow fashion designers,...
A few of 2024’s Biggest Creative Director Exits from Fashion Houses
This year has seen enormous shifts and ‘changing of the guard’ at some of fashion’s biggest houses; retirements,...
Lagos Space Programme at Confections X Collections – a Celebration Of Yoruban Minimalism and Ingenuity
“Genderless in its design. Intentional in its practice. Lagos Space Programme honours the past to create future...
The Rise of Concept Stores from Lagos to Cape Town
There’s no dispute that Africa has long been a powerhouse of creativity and culture. Whether through art, fashion,...
Chapter 32 | Charting The Financial Hit on Luxury Fashion and Its Potential Promise For Independent Brands
The prevalence of luxury fashion in the incarnation that we know it today is a fairly recent phenomenon. As detailed...
Confections x Collections is here for it’s third iteration of salon-style slow fashion at Mount Nelson
For its third iteration, Confections x Collections (CxC) will be hosted at Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, coinciding...
