Bonang Matheba has a summer range coming with Steve Madden
The Queen is back! As part of the brands build-up in celebrating 10 years in Africa, Steve Madden has announced a collaboration with the one and only Bonang Matheba. She’ll be bringing her signature style and outlook to the Steve Madden Bonang Matheba Holiday Select Collection, just in time for the festive season. The collection […]
Africa’s first Jordan collaboration comes to life with Shelflife
The Air Jordan 2 turns 35 years old this year and to mark the occasion they have a host of new drops and colourways coming. Part of the celebration includes partnering with three retailers to deliver collaborative lines with the stores that have helped grow the brand over the years. In a benchmark move, Nike […]
Thebe Magugu Has Capsule Collection With Christian Dior On The Way
Thebe Magugu is collaborating with Christian Dior in a capsule collection set to be dropping soon. The collection, in aid of the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project, is the result of Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri reaching out to a number of creatives to reinterpret The New Look. The New Look was introduced with Christian Dior’s […]
Leading SA designers give Proudly SA patrons a chance to win R20k with Local Fashion Police
Leading fashion designers Biji Gibbs from Biji La Maison de Couture, Sello Modupe from SCALO, Hangwani Nengovhela from Rubicon Clothing and Gavin Rajah of Gavin Rajah Atelier are SA’s Local Fashion Police for 2022. Their mandate? Reward you for wearing Proudly SA clothing. Local Fashion Police is a campaign by Proudly SA aimed at promoting […]
Cara Delevingne stars in G-Star RAW’s new Hardcore Denim campaign
Top model, actress and singer Cara Delevingne is the face of the new G-Star Hardcore Denim campaign. With a female talent to front the campaign, she fits in perfectly with the brand’s tradition of working with unique talents. Delevingne is a “true original” through her rebellious, outspoken character and her ability to show different aspects to […]
Puma’s New York Fashion Week interactive experience includes upcoming collection with Dapper Dan
Puma recently made a return to New York Fashion Week and has brought an interactive experience to go with it. The Futrograde show launched “a parallel metaverse fashion show experience, called Black Station, that included exclusive NFTs with limited edition redeemable physical sneakers.” In simple terms, if you had purchased a Puma Nitropass NFT on […]
Puma teams up with MCM for the new Slipstream Lo interpretation
Two German brands come together for what they deem a slam dunk of a collaboration. Puma and Modern Creation München, also known as MCM, bring their talents together for a new collab on the brand’s Slipstream Lo silhouette. The Slipstream Mid was released as a competitive basketball shoe in 1987, and its successor, the Lo […]
Local young designers call the Braamfontein concept 99 Design Store home
Young and independent designers are often faced with a number of challenges in growing their brands. Distribution of their product can sometimes be the thorniest. It’s to this end that the 99 Design Store has stepped in, creating a space for local designers to showcase their talent. Located at 99 Juta Street in Braamfontein the […]
South African creatives Kabelo Kungwane, DBN Gogo and Wireless G are at the heart of Patta’s “Each One Teach One” campaign
They kick started The Wave late last year with a new interpretation of Nike’s Air Max 1 and it’s been ebbing and flowing since. Patta’s latest drops in the series are part of The Next Wave and are inspired by the proverb “Each One Teach One.” They’ve described it as “a symbolic exercise in riding […]
WAFFLESNCREAM and S.W.A.N.K Jozi host a joint pop up this Friday
WAFFLESNCREAM is the Nigerian brand that started out as Nigeria’s first skateboarding company but has expanded into merchandise and a host of other cultural eventing. S.W.A.N.K Jozi started as a side hustle for some ambitious teenagers selling merch out of their school backpacks and has evolved into an urban streetwear retailer with their own store […]
Thebe Magugu and adidas announce new collaborative collection coming
Today, adidas unveils the first of two drops with South African luxury designer, Thebe Magugu. The debut collection for women features the celebratory and joyful artwork of a woman dancing, designed in collaboration with artist Phathu Nembilwi, and influenced by Thebe’s mother, aunt and grandmother, and the theme of femininity, interwoven with leading adidas material […]
Ivytopia is Beyoncé and Ivy Park’s latest collaboration with adidas
Beyoncé and Ivy Park have announced their latest collaborative collection with adidas, Ivytopia. Described as a journey to discover one’s own nirvana, the collection “explores the collective connection we share after emerging from a period of isolation. IVYTOPIA imagines the possibilities of this journey with one another, dreaming and exploring our infinite potential. Whether a beach, mountain range, […]