Maps Maponyane from radio station 702 interviewed Port Elizabeth-born creative Laduma Ngxokolo: You can make a successful and sustainable career from your passion. Fashion innovator and Laduma Ngxokolo and artist Stephan Erasmus are living proof. Ngoxolo, the founder of internationally acclaimed knitwear range Maxhosa, says South Africa has a lot of creative talent to share with the world. The Port Elizabeth-born creative studied knitwear design and says he's always been a black … [Read more...] about Great to see PE Creatives flying high
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Local Talent contenders for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa
Although Thabo Makhetha-Kwinana has spent most of her life in South Africa, she has never forgotten her roots in Lesotho, her place of birth. The Nelson Mandela Bay clothing designer crafts contemporary fashion using traditional Basotho blankets - and one of her designs, titled "Starburst Coat", is one of the 10 contenders in Design Indaba's prestigious Most Beautiful Object in South Africa (MBOISA) 2016 exhibition. She and another MBOISA finalist - knitwear designer Laduma Ngxokolo, whose … [Read more...] about Local Talent contenders for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa
Laduma’s MaXhosa off to London Fashion Week
Local African Xhosa knitwear is about to network on the global stage as the fashions of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University graduate Laduma Ngxokolo hit London Fashion Week this week. The promising BTech textile student, whose work has received rave reviews from leading fashion designers since winning an international competition eight months ago, is one of only three South Africans who will have their work showcased in the British capital. "It's unbelievable. I am still trying to build a … [Read more...] about Laduma’s MaXhosa off to London Fashion Week
