Levi’s® and UNDERCOVER have joined forces for the second time, combining UNDERCOVER’s Tokyo subculture aesthetic with...
Fashion
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 Aesthetic Dualities and Cultural Undercurrents Defining 2025’s Trend Cycle
Since CEC’s inception, we have taken care to understand trends rather than simply regurgitating them. We love a...
How to Incorporate WGSN X Coloro Key Colours for A/W 26/27 Into your Wardrobe and Living Space
As is CEC tradition, we love peeking at the crystal ball of trend forecasting; particularly those offered by the WGSN...
The 20 Most Successful Luxury Brands In 2024
A unique source of ‘global fashion intelligence’, the Lyst Index is one of the industry’s most comprehensive insights...
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...
