Yearly Archives: 2025

Sunlight, Sea Breeze, and Couture: Cape Town Resort Collections Returns in Grand Style

Cape Town shimmered in full summer splendour this past Saturday, the 6th of December 2025, as Cape Town Resort Collections made its triumphant return to the Mother City. Hosted at the newly refurbished President Hotel in Bantry Bay, the event unfolded like a love letter to coastal luxury — a seamless blend of oceanfront glamour, visionary design, and the unmistakable electricity of South African fashion at its finest.

 

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Rebirth SA: Where Denim, Identity and Conscience Meet

Founded in 2018 by creative director Jesmine Davids, Rebirth SA has emerged from the streets of Johannesburg to carve out a distinct space in South African fashion, where sustainability, reinvention and self-expression collide. What began as a project to support Davids through her final year at university has grown into a full-fledged streetwear brand with a conscience, and a mission to challenge the fashion status quo.

 

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Paballo M’s Ethereal Approach to Beauty and Self-Expression

In South Africa’s ever-evolving beauty landscape, few names shimmer quite like Paballo M — the model, actor, creative director, and digital storyteller rewriting what beauty, identity, and artistry look like in the digital age. Rooted in Pretoria and Limpopo, his rise has been nothing short of cinematic. With brand collaborations spanning Garnier, Benefit Cosmetics, MAC, L’Oréal, Maybelline, and Revlon, he’s quickly become one of the continent’s most compelling new voices.

 

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Rooted in Heritage, Tailored for Today: Inside Hertunba’s Vision

Born in 2020 under the creative direction of designer Florentina Agu, Hertunba quickly positioned itself as one of Nigeria’s most compelling fashion names. The brand began as a search for elegance rooted in heritage — a way to bring traditional Nigerian textiles into contemporary wardrobes. What emerged was a label that merges cultural storytelling, sustainability and modern sophistication.

 

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Lwah Ndlunkulu Pours Her Heart and Healing into Her New Album, Amaciko

Her latest offering reflects a woman fully in bloom — balancing music, entrepreneurship, and the joy of giving back.

For Lwah Ndlunkulu, making music isn’t just about sound — it’s about soul. Each note she sings opens a world that heals her first before extending that same light to others. Her music carries warmth, honesty, and a spiritual ease — the kind that feels less like performance and more like prayer.

 

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The Streetwear Edit: RICHMANSKYF’s Take on Modern Luxe

Founded in 2020 by designers Minenhle “Toby” Ntombela and Sithelo Mhlongo, RICHMANSKYF has fast become one of Durban’s most compelling voices in contemporary streetwear. Rooted in the rhythm of KwaZulu-Natal youth culture, the brand blends township nostalgia with polished restraint, offering an aesthetic that is as grounded as it is aspirational. RICHMANSKYF sits at the crossroads where street uniform meets luxe minimalism, where heritage speaks through modern silhouettes, and where identity is not performed, but lived.

 

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Nadia Nakai on Choosing to Live Again

After walking through unimaginable loss, rapper and businesswoman Nadia Nakai opens up about grief, faith and rediscovering joy — one day at a time.

For Nadia Nakai, choosing to live again was not an overnight decision. It was a gradual, grace-filled process — one that required surrender, honesty and courage. After losing her partner, rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes, the world saw her heartbreak play out in real time. But what many didn’t see was her quiet battle to keep going, to find God again, and to give herself permission to heal.

 

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