Fashioning Modern Africanism

SA Fashion Week is officially set to return from October 19th to October 21 st  for Autumn/Winter 2024 collections and Cruz will once again be sponsoring this illustrious affair.  Cruz never stagnates, it always explore  refreshing the focus of their bold partnership with a continued resolve to demonstrate commitment to the Cruz Collective. As part of sponsorship agreement, Cruz Vodka has naming rights to one show and this year have returning talent, Michael Ludwig Studio and Fikile Zamgcino Sokhulu as well as new addition Ephymol. Together they form The Cruz Collective and are Cruz's set of talented designers who will be showcasing their elegant collections. With Cruz posing a challenge to the designers this year to bring the iconic silhouette to life with bespoke garments that illustrate how talented designers see the revitalised range.  Their interpretation of selected Cruz variants is much anticipated and their continued success in the global fashion industry  is why Cruz is pr

For the love of local fashion, Proudly South African’s   Local Fashion Police   returns with a whole new justice team of four. In support of the clothing, textile, footwear, & leather sector, Proudly SA alongside   Palesa Mokubung, JJ Schoeman, Otsile Sefolo, and Gert-Johan Coetzee are looking for South Africans who not only love local fashion, but also embody   local is lekker   in their everyday lives. Through the  Local Fashion Police 2023  consumer competition, Proudly South African aims to promote and celebrate the labour-intensive local clothing, textiles, footwear, and leather (CTFL) industry – which has a potential to create a significant number of much-needed jobs and to boost the local creative arts economy. The social media driven competition invites all qualifying consumers to put their fashion foot forward and put their everyday wear to the test.  Proudly SA and the Local Fashion Police are looking for four contestants to walk away with R20 000 worth of fashion each by