I have grown increasingly suspicious of our acceleration towards the ever-narrowing distance between ourselves and the...
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.
Design Exists Everywhere with Selfi
Celeste Arendse creates clothing that delves into so many aspects of the human experience - least not the name of her...
Sindiso Khumalo for Vault by VANS X Sarah Andelman
Vans need little introduction - since 1966, they have consistently offered the world, and particularly skaters, the...
Onwards and Upwards with Xzavier Zulu
I have a certain reverence for designers and creators who invoke the act of upcycling into their practice - and so, in...
Broke: The Family That Continues to Ascend
The pandemic definitely warped time for me because it feels like years ago that I wrote a piece on Broke’s foray into...
The Stockroom Show Powered by Lemkus
The Exchange Building at St Georges Mall is nearly a century old - dating to around 1927, and although it is...
Virgil’s Abloh’s Perennial Legacy For Young Black Creativity
It’s weird – this think-piece feels overdue, yet not, all at the same time. Where does one even begin attempting to...
Crystal Birch, Milliner Extraordinaire
Millinery as a profession can be dated to around 16th century England - although hats have had a long relationship...
Interlude Chapter 02 | Needle + Stitch
In this month’s edition of Interlude, I thought we would go back to basics and approach fashion from the viewpoint of...
Luxury as Integrity with Imran Mohamed
If you have had the pleasure of coming across ASA SADAN’s IG feed - you will know their epitaph is...
Interlude Chapter 01 | A Celebration of Structure
“There are four elements of fashion design: shape and form, line, colour/value, and texture. There are five...
Mentorship that Nurtures & Sustains with Lukhanyo Mdingi
Since the inception of his eponymous label in 2015, Lukhanyo Mdingi has charted a course that exists as a testimony...
