What does politics have to do with fashion? The answer is everything. Fashion conjures society’s dreams, challenges its norms, and reflects what it believes about itself. As Dr. Rosie Findlay, course leader in fashion cultures at London College of Fashion told Vogue:...
Angola, a Portuguese-speaking country, is strongly influenced by the cultural output of Brazil, the world’s Lusophone powerhouse. Brazil is often represented as a land of hope in Angola. Angolans can’t get enough of its telenovelas, the intrigue-filled television...
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 Menswear Week is doing exactly that. Besides a...
Crisp packets litter the landscape of many Midlands villages. Tetrapak is often burnt, plastic bottles bob in wetlands and take-way plastic tubs clog gutters. There is one ton of plastic for every person on Earth, much of it is packaging material that has been used...
Why would PUMA, one of the world’s leading sports brands, collaborate with an 18-month-old South African design brand, which has in turn collaborated with an NPO? Not Just A Comb recently launched a collection of trainers with embellishments designed by Hamzeh...
