Mercedez Benz Fashion Week (Johannesburg) has come and go, and we have seen every trend and every
designers perspective through their collections for A/W trends and how these should
be articulated. What I admired wholeheartedly so at this year’s MBFWJ was the
impeccable precision when it came to detail, The patterns, fabric, textures,
the ambiance and just the general feel on
how the show pans out. And one designer who
fitted all this in was Laduma Ngxokolo
for his Xhosa patterned brand: MaXhosa
Knitwear. The splendor and spark of this collection certainly left a mark on
South African fashion, specifically on the menswear side of things. It’s quite evident that Ngxokolo’s collection
were top-noch due to the positive feedback it has received right after its
showcase, I for one went nuts when I first had a look at the images on Jerri
Mokgofe’s blog .
In his words – “ My jouney into Maxhosa by Laduma knitwear
started in 2010 with a thirst to find knitwear design solutions for amakrwala (Xhosa initiates)” The vision behind the
brand can be encapsulated in a way where Ngxokolo used his love of Xhosa bead
work, patterns, symbolism and colours to create suitable Xhosa inspired
knitwear for Xhosa initiates.. which has
now changed into creating designs admired by people of all cultures and races.
How ironic that I’ve been writing mainly of Xhosa-Inspired
work as of late. I love my culture!
Image Credit: ACCORDING TO JERRI
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