Monthly Archives: September 2026

There are fashion shows that introduce a collection, and then there are fashion shows that announce a presence. MaXhosa Africa’s Paris Fashion Week debut belonged to the second category. At the South African ambassador’s residence in Paris, Laduma Ngxokolo sent 54 looks down the runway for his first appearance on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar, bringing with him more than a decade of work built around knitwear, Xhosa heritage and the possibilities of African luxury. The setting mattered, but so did what happened inside it. This was not an African designer borrowing Paris as a backdrop. It was a South African brand arriving in one of fashion’s most established rooms with its own visual language already fully formed.

On 28 September, H&M and ELIE SAAB toasted the forthcoming arrival of their anticipated collaboration – a distinctive collection spanning ready-to-wear, evening finery and accessories. The event was attended by Amelia Gray, Gabbriette, Iris Law, Anok Yai, Imaan Hammam, Lila Moss, Marisa Abela and Calum Harper. Miss Universe 2019, actress and TV host Zozibini Tunzi, together with broadcaster, actress and model Nomalanga Shozi, represented South Africa at the event as friends of the brand.

The MTV Video Music Awards have never been a place for playing it safe. For decades, the ceremony’s carpet has occupied its own corner of fashion history, where pop spectacle, experimentation and a little provocation are not only welcomed, but expected. At the 2026 VMAs, that spirit was alive and well.

In a world increasingly enamoured with quiet luxury, Zimbabwean fashion house Zargue’sia is unafraid of grandeur. Founded by designer Ishmael Tsakatsa, the Harare-based house creates garments where precision tailoring meets sumptuous fabrics, intricate embellishment and silhouettes with a distinctly regal sensibility. The effect is glamorous without feeling disposable, polished yet rich with drama.

Television’s significant night was always going to be about the shows, the performances and the trophies, but by the time the stars reached the blue carpet at the 78th Emmy Awards, the conversation had already shifted. Fashion had its own ceremony to conduct. Los Angeles became a moving catalogue of couture, sharp tailoring, polished beauty and carefully engineered silhouettes, with celebrities arriving at the Peacock Theater looking less like attendees and more like characters entering another world. The carpet was not particularly interested in excess for excess’s sake. Instead, it revealed a growing appetite for clothes that understood the value of restraint, construction and presence.