Interviews is a brand new series celebrating the most compelling voices in African fashion, design, and culture. For our debut edition, Innocent Ndlovu chats to Abiola Olusola. Abiola Olusola Abiola, what’s the hardest thing about working in fashion and running your own brand as a self-confessed shy person with a reserved demeanour? The landscape has […]
MaXhosa Spring/Summer 2027. Paris Fashion Week For sixteen years, MaXhosa has redefined the South African fashion landscape with its high-end, vibrantly patterned wool designs. Launched as a menswear line by Laduma Ngxokolo in 2010, the brand has since expanded its offering to womenswear, homeware, and interiors. In its home country it’s so popular that it’s […]
Onalaja Spring/Summer 2027 Before sending her models down the runway, British-Nigerian designer Oluwakanyinsola Onalaja appeared on a screen recounting an all-time low. Three months ago, a fire destroyed Onalaja’s studio, sending more than a decade’s worth of work up in flames. The team began a race against time to produce a new collection for the […]
From wallets to card holders to smart devices There was once a time when wallets measured manliness and social status. Growing up, I saw them everywhere being used by gentleman in the movies and advertisements to my own father and uncles. As a man, there’s a particular prestige tied to dipping your hands into your […]
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