Best of the Bubble: Sneaker Exclusives to Look Out For with the NBA Restart
ESPN is back! Multichoice made the announcement yesterday that the home of American sports will have two 24-hour channels made available on DStv’s bouquet from the 29th July, and the basketball-loving community of SA couldn’t be happier. NFL, MLB, and NHL games all have their place on the network but the Cullinan diamond in the […]
Michael Jordan’s Last Dance and the story of the Nike Air Jordan 1
If you’re a basketball fan, you’ve been revelling in the 10 part documentary series on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ quest for a sixth NBA Championship in 1998. Every Monday, two new episodes are available for viewing on Netflix, and we’re immersed in the world of one of the greatest sports figures the world […]
Fashion IS Function with Nike’s 2020 Future Forum
The first time Tokyo hosted the Olympics (in 1964), it had to be moved to October because of unbearable heat and typhoon season. South Africa was banned for the first time because of its Apartheid sporting policies. And the USSR still existed. This year, the Olympic Games are back in Tokyo and the temperatures are even higher. […]
Maxhosa by Laduma x Zeus Feni x The Plug SA
Laduma Ngxokolo debuted his Spring/Summer 2020 collection at NY Fashion Week last year. Under the theme “We Are Kings and Queens” he had then Miss SA 2019 (who has since become Miss Universe 2019), Zozibini Tunzi, rule his runway. Atandwa Kani, who played the King of Wakanda in in the MCU film Black Panther, was […]
The Plug x Castle Lite present: 100 Most Influential People in Urban Culture
“There’s no argument. I am a hundred percent the reason why hip hop is drenched.” Part of his Utatakho Remix verse that shook up the fourth quarter of 2019, Riky Rick stakes his claim on the game boldly with that bar. Hubris is almost a cornerstone of hip hop, but who really got the block […]
South Africa’s Best Dressed Rappers
Words by Tinuke Eboka Fashion and music have always been inextricably tied but this connection has become more significant as the explosion of streetwear meant rappers were able to take centre stage, not only as influencers, but even as designers in their own right. Today, rappers are more than just mere musicians but rather cultural […]
Caution! We are Now Entering a Post-“Drip” Era of Streetwear
Words by Tinuke Eboka September 10th 2019; fashion blogs, websites, twitter streets and hypebeasts alike are ablaze over the announcement that streetwear designer and demi-god to your local skrr, Virgil Abloh, is taking a much needed hiatus. According to doctor’s orders, the “hardest working man in fashion” is finally exhausted and in desperate need of […]
BudX Collaborates with SA Fashion Designers
The first Monday in May sees the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York host the Met Gala. Chaired by the famed Editor in Chief of US Vogue Magazine, Anna Wintour, it is the pinnacle of fashion fundraising events and celebrates the opening of the Costume Institute’s exhibit for the year. This year’s theme for […]
DOPE Store: Championing SA Streetwear
Words by Tinuke Eboka Images by AFI and SA Fashion Week Opening its doors in 2009, Dope store has quietly become Braamfontein’s answer to a multi-brand retail space which platforms unique local designs and collaborations. Many would argue that Braamfontein is South Africa’s youth subculture capital. Monday to Sunday its streets are filled with youngsters […]
YoungstaCPT on His PUMA Collaboration
PUMA has resurrected the CELL Endura and CELL Venom from the past and reimagined it in black and white, with reflective elements on the upper and signature CELL cushioning technology at the midsole. Originally a training shoe made for high mileage runs, the CELL Endura and CELL Venom arrives in a new context to celebrate […]
5 Streetwear Brands to Watch in 2019
Streetwear in South Africa is going through an interesting transition. The mega local brands with national distribution and penetration have made way to smaller brands that serve and satisfy a specific niche. These brands thrive within smaller communities by maintaining a narrative that resonates with their consumer base. Wholesale business to retailers has been replaced […]
Budweiser Presents Mathew Kieser
Words by Misa Narrates There is something magical about making clothing. Material in rolls, lying in some poorly lit fabric store, later become bespoke garments that can change the face of urban culture forever. Urban culture is marked by tastemakers pushing the bounds of what is “normal” and “acceptable”; bringing the aesthetics of those on […]