For decades, the Video Music Awards (VMAs) have been a runway for some of the most iconic celebrity fashion moments, and the 2024 edition was no different. This year, the red carpet was ablaze with daring, provocative looks that pushed the boundaries of style, showcasing the creative flair and bold choices of today’s biggest stars. From unexpected silhouettes to eye-catching details, the VMAs once again proved why they’re the ultimate stage for fashion experimentation.
For Spring 2024, H&M celebrates the season of rebirth with soft tailoring and an effortless ease. There’s sculptural volume and clean lines of refined suits, sophisticated shirts and shirt dresses. Workwear-inspired pieces give a utilitarian edge, while embroidered details, pleats and textures convey a delicate touch.
When it comes to bridal fashion, there is a constant evolution of trends that add a modern twist to the timeless allure of a wedding gown. This enchanting phenomenon has played out beautifully on the 2024 red carpets with various celebrities stunning in the best bridal-esque gowns of the season.
MaXhosa Africa returns to Paris Fashion Week with a collection that reimagines luxury fashion from the African continent. The South African fashion and lifestyle brand presents its second Paris Fashion Week showcase with its latest collection titled: MAXHONASSAINCE. The collection aims to redefine the perception of luxury African fashion.
When it comes to contemporary haute couture in the African diaspora, few names resonate as strongly as Nigerian fashion designer, Ruth Erikan James, popularly known as Veekee James. Renowned for her self-titled fashion imprint, the trailblazer is notorious for showcasing exquisite red carpet designs that have become synonymous with elegance and afro-exuberance.
H&M reveals an eye-catching collection with the celebrated Indian fashion designer Anamika Khanna. The collection reveals the Kolkata-based designer’s signature eclecticism and flair for fusing glamour and opulent craftsmanship with contemporary tailoring and luxe loungewear.
On 8 August 2024, Louis Vuitton releases a capsule collection devoted to the workwear at the core of Paris to VA, the Fall-Winter 2024 Men’s Show by Pharrell Williams. The in-store launch spans ready-to-wear, the limited-edition Keepall 50 Toolbox bag, and the Maison’s anticipated boot collaboration with Timberland.
This August, online retailer boohooMAN is launching their first collab with SA’s own twin brothers, Major League DJz! This fresh collection combines fashion and music, inspired by the duo’s everyday style and love for streetwear. Expect interchangeable sets, oversized fits, bold accessories, and dope denim
Chinese-founded fast fashion juggernaut SHEIN is set to debut its first-ever pop-up store on South African soil. How will its momentous expansion affect our crumbling textiles industry, and isn’t SHEIN an environmentally unethical brand?
It is indisputable that ultra-fast fashion conglomerate SHEIN has taken the online apparel sector by storm, becoming the largest online fashion retailer with a presence in almost every corner of the world. With its affordable clothing, swift delivery, and trendy designs appealing to the Gen Z gaze, SHEIN has positioned itself as the unbeatable giant of fast fashion worldwide.
Louis Vuitton re-introduces the original Millionaires sunglasses with a new interpretation by Pharrell Williams. Celebrating their 20th anniversary, the Louis Vuitton Millionaires Sunglasses are reintroduced by their originator – and the House’s current Men’s Creative Director – Pharrell Williams. In 2004, Pharrell Williams made fashion history when he collaborated with Nigo and Louis Vuitton, then under the creative direction of Marc Jacobs, to produce the iconic Millionaires: an aviator silhouette embellished with Louis Vuitton signatures.