Ky Bxshxff, Author at twyg

Three designer picks from the inclusive South African Menswear Week SS21

It goes without saying that fashion weeks have had a tough time over the past few seasons. In the midst of restructuring for virtual and for the future, fashion weeks are hard at work trying to find their footing. SA...

August 25, 2021

Fashion

All Dressed Up

Fashion designers speak volumes through an inspired vocabulary of fabric and form. But sometimes it’s good to hear directly from them. We spoke to three designers – Yui Keeping of Wanida Boutique, Luanne Toms of 1971 and Shamyra Moodley of...

June 1, 2021

Ky Bxshxff reviews SAFW SS21 catwalk shows from the comfort of their couch

Fashion

Ky Bxshxff reviews SAFW SS21 catwalk shows from the comfort of their couch

Most of my fashion upbringing happened around a runway. I started my career as an intern at Joburg Fashion Week and Cape Town Fashion Week, where I worked a further six years in various roles, ending up as creative director....

May 5, 2021

Fashion

SA Fashion Week adds Artho Eksteen to its list of stellar New Talent Search winners

Established over two decades years ago, the SA Fashion Week New Talent Search competition is a well-respected industry springboard. It has helped launch the likes of household South African designers such as David Tlale, Black Coffee, Tiaan Nagel, Anissa Mpungwe...

May 4, 2021

Fashion

Freshly Cut

In this shoot, we celebrate a few South African brands that are engaging with sustainability as a design ethos and as a business model, shooting some of our favourite looks on a small-scale farm just outside of the city. Many...

March 23, 2021

20/20 VISION: Can fashion be faithful to sustainability?

Opinion

20/20 VISION: Can fashion be faithful to sustainability?

As a lover of words, meaty and meaningful, it pains me that so many “just-right” words have been overworked and overused to the point of becoming stale shadows of their former selves. There are countless examples of words being reduced...

March 23, 2021

20/20 Vision: Choosing community over convenience

Opinion

20/20 Vision: Choosing community over convenience

It’s not lost on me that I’ve been that person with the Prada sunglasses. Long before my other hallmarks – the beard or the red hair or the black tunics – I’ve had frames on my face. They had become...

February 1, 2021

Fashion

The time for slow fashion is now

Now without a doubt, it’s time to stand with slow fashion. Featuring Ghanaian model Napari, shot by a South African team, at Langebaan along the West Coast, this magical shoot celebrates slow fashion and the potential it has to correct...

March 23, 2020

Author: Ky Bxshxff

Three designer picks from the inclusive South African Menswear Week SS21

All Dressed Up

Ky Bxshxff reviews SAFW SS21 catwalk shows from the comfort of their couch

SA Fashion Week adds Artho Eksteen to its list of stellar New Talent Search winners

Freshly Cut

20/20 VISION: Can fashion be faithful to sustainability?

20/20 Vision: Choosing community over convenience

The time for slow fashion is now

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