On 3 Friday 2022, Under Armour hosted its Mental Strength Symposium: Through 2021 in Cape Town, where Under Armour athletes shared their unique challenges and triumphs following a year of uncertainty both on and off the sports field.
Guests were treated to an exclusive panel discussion hosted by sport commentator Matt Pearce, featuring Siviwe Soyizwapi, Kevin Lerena, Olympic gold medalist Tatjana Schoenmaker and world record-breaking paralympian Ntando Mahlangu.
As part of Paris Fashion Week, Luxury Connect Africa hosted its annual African Luxury Heritage Awards on 1 October 2021 to celebrate the accomplishments of African luxury brands and designers.
African Fashion International commemorated Africa Day with a cultural experience, incorporating each of the four regions of the continent and showcasing David Tlale, Ituen Basi, Masa Mara and Loayo Art's latest collections.
The categories of the inaugural official Fashion Industry Awards South Africa were announced at a red carpet event at The Mall of Africa in Waterfall, Johannesburg, on the 26 February 2021.
Nokwethaba Mchunu was always drawn to the power of fashion. She watched as dazzling outfits imbued women with unfettered confidence. But when Mchunu scoured retail stores for a garment that would give her the same feeling, she couldn’t find one. “Wearing the usual plus-size clothing felt disempowering,” she says. Unwilling to hide herself, Mchunu unfolded a bundle of rich material and began stitching something that celebrated every part of her being. “If we want to feel good, we make the clothes to make that happen,” Mchunu says.
Studying fashion design, Mchunu found strength in the outfits she created. They became an integral part of her identity, making a statement wherever she went.
Read Mchunu's full story...
Two young minds can now focus on their studies thanks to all-inclusive bursaries from TFG.
Lwando Maciti from The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has received the TFG Elliot Osrin bursary while Kgalalelo Phelane has received the ‘Your Fashion Future’ bursary and can now attend high-profile fashion school FEDISA.
On Friday, 11 October, 2019, Cape Town South Africa hosted the first-ever New York Runway ZA, featuring a collective of designers fresh off the New York Fashion Week Runway.
Banjoman Films director Dermot Malone has directed Brown Thomas’s first brand campaign. The Irish department store’s cinematic two-minute film, ‘Belong Together’, maps a romantic journey between two people, beginning with the initial electric meeting of their eyes meeting across the room.
Dermot also wrote the story and screenplay with help from collaborator Steve Kenny.
Banjoman Films director Dermot Malone has directed Brown Thomas’s first brand campaign. The Irish department store’s cinematic two-minute film, ‘Belong Together’, maps a romantic journey between two people, beginning with the initial electric meeting of their eyes meeting across the room.
Dermot also wrote the story and screenplay with help from collaborator Steve Kenny.
Banjoman Films director Dermot Malone has directed Brown Thomas’s first brand campaign. The Irish department store’s cinematic two-minute film, ‘Belong Together’, maps a romantic journey between two people, beginning with the initial electric meeting of their eyes meeting across the room.
Dermot also wrote the story and screenplay with help from collaborator Steve Kenny.
The 6 th annual Bokeh South African International Lifestyle & Fashion Film Festival Gala Awards took
place this past weekend, 13 July at the V & A Waterfront in Cape Town.
