Fashion Week Johannesburg is no longer a fulfilling experience. To some it may seem like a superficial occasion but to fashion lovers it’s a huge part of their life and something to celebrate. This year many people have found nothing much worth celebrating at the Fashion Weeks that took place in Joburg. This is...Continue Reading
As more people become aware of the injustices endured by the people that make the clothes for major retail brands, People are becoming hardened toward brands that do not deal fairly in those matters. Mass producing retailers will sometimes cut costs by manufacturing in countries where labour laws are easy to work around. Using people...Continue Reading
Don’t you wish you could just freeze time? With moments of celebration or joy being as fleeting as they are, video technology and social media are giving these moments prolonged life. With celebrities, sportsmen and basically anybody who has a moment they find cool, joyful, funny or just plain-down-worthy of sharing they get their friends...Continue Reading
In 2016 it seems the average kicks no longer exists. You don’t buy a shoe just for the style and comfort anymore. It’s about the technology, cultural history and quality. Although there are African brands that go unnoticed but provide the same comfort. Brands such as Soul Rebels which started in 2004 in Zenabwork Ethiopia...Continue Reading
If the youth are the market who invest a decent amount of their time and energy into discovering fashion and purchasing it then just exactly how much are they willing to pay for it? The price they are willing to pay particularly relates to up and coming local designers. This is something I have established...Continue Reading
While some people have adopted the wearable technology movement there is another movement taking place, this movement is wearable art. This is a collaboration between artistic thinkers who visualize and come up with illustrations that are then strategically translated onto garments and accessories by visionaries who believe it will sell. It is relevant aesthetically for...Continue Reading
Lately men seem to embrace the tricky trend that has had women working their abs off, the crop top. Boys in crop tops is now a thing. According to social media, the risqué menswear trend has taken off. Menswear fashion designers have already introduced the shrunken shirt look over the past five years during men’s...Continue Reading
Our current fashion market is dominated by a few key retailers. The fashion market talks about, promotes and purchases mostly overseas brands that have somehow managed to – with enough marketing budget and strategy – convince masses of South Africans that they offer superior product quality. It’s in the names like Topshop, Zara, Cotton On,...Continue Reading
