Repurposing Art For Fashion | Marianne Fassler
With faces and patterns emerging from prints and non-commercial fabrics, Marianne Fassler created something new and truly African.
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Where The Wild Things Are | Brother Vellies
Brother Vellies was founded to introduce the world to Handmade African Footwear. With sustainability at the forefront of the designer’s mind, she and the artisans working with her use repurposed and recycled materials to make footwear that are built to last many, many years.
Orange Culture S/S 16 | The Things We Want
What’s exciting is that Orange Culture highlights the things we care about, like art and ethical handmade products.
Pieces Of Autumn | Lisa Folawiyo A/W 15
Replete with the influence of autumn, this collection is about movement, direction, journey, travel and transition, which Lisa makes very evident in every piece, as you’ll see.
OmogeMuRa’s summer edit look book from the mind of the ‘photog’
Balanced in front of my laptop, part writing this article, part praying for this thunderstorm to give me a break and have some mercy on my other plans for the day, I realize that I’ve actually…
BFY Sits With T.I Nathan
A year after he and a team of three others emerge as winners of the first edition of Fayrouz L’Original competition, we catch up with Nathan and ask all the burning questions.
Dissecting Designer Pieces At SA Menswear Week
A compendium of wearable looks from the runway at South African Menswear Week
6 Rad Jewelry Brands from Africa
Here are the six African jewelry brands sampling traditional techniques and applying them to create handmade wearable products.
Into Grey
A walk down memory lane inspired by Grey’s Definitive ’15 collection and a look at the aesthetic that defines the Grey Woman.
International Designers x African Artisans For Ethical Fashion Intitiative
Trade not Aid is a movement that has been in motion for a long time with the aim to dispel the misconception that Africa needs help rather than investments. The Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) stands as a giant…
The Simplistic Beauty Of Bush Princess
Bush princess is the kind of name you’d give an African short story, a Nollywood movie, anything but an awesome artisan-crafted handbag brand. Well, we’ve learned never to judge a brand by its name. Influenced by…
On The Go With Ife’s Closet
We’ve been thinking about the importance of high street brands and how they’re really a way to experience the trends we see on the designer runways for prices that won’t burn a hole through your pockets….
Guided by Mermaids and Appropriation, Maki Oh Hits
Just yesterday, we were thinking about our favorite brands and how we would most likely have to wait till fashion week to see the new ideas, in form of clothes, that would walk the runway. Mentally, we…
First, Let’s Talk About S E L F I
Mercedes Benz fashion week Joburg is gone with the wind, and the buzz is temporarily centered on SA fashion week. But before we jump the broom, let’s share the collection that has adamantly refused to steer…
“South”, Henriette Botha A/W 15
Insta-patrolling has become an addictive hobby. It’s one of the ways we find the amazing things we share. Last wednesday, we caught a sneak peek of Henriette Botha’s Autumn/Winter ’15 campaign on Elle Magazine SA’s Instagram page and have…