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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.
Ornamentation as Consecration with Katherine-Mary Pichulik
PICHULIK is in the business of ornamentation as a practice; that ancient-as-bones thing that consecrates the body, its...
Upcycling Alchemy: Introducing Kemet Apparel
Born in the heart of the Vaal Triangle, this South African label, Kemet Apparel, is a movement rooted in memory,...
Vans Announces Grammy Winner, SZA, as Artistic Director
Vans has announced a multi-year creative partnership with one of today’s most influential music and style leaders,...
Tandekile Mkize Is South Africa’s Meta Stylist with His Visionary Approach To Fashion Storytelling
Tandekile Mkize’s approach is truly meta; hence his Instagram moniker, the meta stylist. With fashion as his chosen...
Selfi x Shelflife is A Totemic Vision of Femininity And Streetwear
The collision of Selfi and Shelflife is a collaboration for the South African archives; each occupies its own distinct...
IAMISIGO’s SS26 CPHFW Debut Was A Ceremony of Duality
For her Spring/Summer 2026 collection, Lagos-based designer Bubu Ogisi of IAMISIGO posed a question that would frame...
One Shape, Styled With Intention – Robyn Agulhas Is A G-Star’s G-Shape Denim Muse
G-Star, a brand known for celebrating the multiplicity of possibility with denim, transcending trends, has partnered...
The Controversy Surrounding The AI generated Guess Advert That Was Featured In Vogue’s August Edition
In the August print edition of Vogue, a seemingly ordinary Guess two-page spread appeared; a radiant blonde model in a...
Interlude Chapter 40 | How Referencing and Citation Forms The Backbone Of Fashion Design
Fashion is rarely born in a vacuum; instead, it loops back to other places, other bodies, and other times....
“I’ll wear that when I’m ready” – The Psychological Weight of our Wardrobes
Our wardrobes are representative of our psyches, and fashion is as much indicative of our emotional and psychological...
Good Good Good x Calla Debut a Zero-Waste Capsule for SS26
For SS26, Cape Town-based brand Good Good Good introduces new shapes and colours to its ever-growing zero-waste...
