The fashion calendar can be elusive at best - with four official seasons (Spring / Summer, Autumn / Winter, Resort...
Interlude
A MONTHLY LOOK AT OCCURRENCES IN FASHION
Interlude acts as a reflective archive and destination peering into the accelerating fashion industry in Africa. Covering everything from contemporary luxury, to streetwear and all the designers and roles in between, Interlude is offered in monthly “Chapters” each with a concise theme; inviting our readers into a space of knowledge and celebration of African fashion, design and communication.
Interlude Chapter 09 | Recycling, Upcycling and Circular Thinking in South African Fashion
It’s no longer a question that our consumption habits - particularly around fashion - have veered to the point of...
Interlude Chapter 08 | We Should Be Taking Cues From Copenhagen Fashion Week
The holy trinity of fashion season is Paris, Milan and London - with the most established fashion week programs and...
Interlude Chapter 07 | The Case for Luxury Resale
Our awareness around sustainability increases every day as we face impending questions about our collective...
Interlude Chapter 06 | The Ascent of Local Streetwear
Emerging in the 1990s as the amalgamated uniform of subcultures like skating, surfing, hip-hop and punk; streetwear is...
Interlude Chapter 05 | Collaborations, Campaigns and Community
I have always been fascinated by the co-operative nature within which fashion exists. Although the last few decades...
Interlude Chapter 04 | The Stylists Shaping South Africa’s Fashion Landscape
“Fashion stylists are the masters of distinction; a person that constructs and reflects a certain way of life,...
Interlude Chapter 03 | A Beginner’s Guide to Digital Fashion
I have grown increasingly suspicious of our acceleration towards the ever-narrowing distance between ourselves and the...
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...
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...
