Hosted at Mbombela Stadium on 27 April 2024, this year’s edition of the esteemed Metro FM Awards – themed ‘Black to the Future’ lived up to the great anticipation. From extraordinary nominees to sensational victories, the awards show was one of South African music’s biggest nights.
Visual art is a fundamental component of the human experience reflecting the world and the time in which we live. This is a sentiment that resonates deeply with multidisciplinary artist, Thobeka Mbatha-Msane, popularly known as Black Rose.
ICYMI: we are still painting the town red in 2024. From the runway to the high street, we’re seeing all our favourite looks through rose-tinted glasses – splashed in shades of ruby, crimson, and scarlet. This comes as no surprise considering that a jolt of the vibrant hue can infuse any outfit with a potent dose of pizzazz. The hyper-saturated hue appeared on nearly every runway in 2023, and its latest manifestation is the red handbag trend – a simple, high-impact accessory you can use to stay on-trend in 2024.
Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It’s not about nutrients and calories. It’s about sharing, honesty, and identity. This sentiment resonates sincerely with private chef and foodie, Thandolwethu Nkomo.
Since Jacques van der Watt’s South African Fashion Week (SAFW) debut in 1999, his stylistic imprint, Black Coffee has become one of Mzansi’s forerunners in the fashion landscape. Renowned for its innovative designs that pay close attention to detail and masterly combining vintage Azanian motifs into modern designs, Black Coffee has become synonymous with cutting-edge, indigenous fashion design.
The 2024 fashion calendar has been a delectable menu of beauty trends that are retro, realistic, and effortlessly striking. Smudged makeup and statement hair, teamed with dopamine eyeshadow are some of the artsy aesthetics we have seen at various runways across the globe.
Saddle up! Beyoncé is reviving cowboy-core with her chic Western fashion inspired style run. Considering that she is one of the most iconic musicians of our time, it is no surprise that her cowboy-core wardrobe is changing the idea Western wear and who wears it. From chic cowboy hats and modish denim pieces to bolo ties and leather boots, the ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ hit-maker is reviving the timeless aesthetic.
“Every day is a fashion show and the world is the runway.” These are the profound words of legendary fashion powerhouse Coco Chanel which resonate significantly with model and fashionista, Lethabo Shai.
Fashion has notably taken a turn down the minimalist road, where wardrobe essentials such as plain white shirts and classic black blazers reign supreme. Both of those closet essentials reached new heights on the runway this season, from Burberry’s deceptively chic trench coat iterations to the effortlessly polished finishing touches at Loewe. And what better way to jump on the minimalist bandwagon than reiterating some good old sophisticated elegant ensembles?
Virtuosic creative Ponahalo Mojapelo boasts a captivating resume that includes the caps supermodel, DJ, stylist, and writer, making it impossible to box her into only one facet of the arts. When the fashion connoisseur is not scribbling an article on Bubblegum Club, then she’s spinning the decks on big stages such as Rocking the Daisies, or on set striking poses for Vogue Magazine draped in head-to-toe Thebe Magugu.