Ilkhe du Toit’s ‘Salt’: A Collection Where Textiles Speak and Stories Unfold
In the quiet expanse of a South African salt pan, Ilkhe du Toit found the essence of her latest collection, Salt. The setting—a shimmering, otherworldly landscape—feels like a metaphor for her approach to design: elemental, unassuming, yet profoundly impactful. Shot on location and woven with personal history, Salt is more than a collection. It’s a […]
Kente Gentlemen: Crafting a Legacy of Boldness and Culture Through Fashion
It began with two shirts. When Aristide Loua, a math graduate living in South Carolina, received two wax-print shirts from his mother in Côte d’Ivoire, something stirred in him. The shirts were not just garments. They were memories, fragments of home — the colors, the patterns, the stories. Aristide could almost hear the laughter of […]
Empowering the Future: Florentina Agu of HERTUNBA Awarded the Xtant Leadership Program Scholarship in Collaboration with Guzangs
. Photo: Florentina Agu courtesy of Hertunba Florentina Agu, the visionary Nigerian designer behind Lagos-based brand HERTUNBA, has been selected as the recipient of the XTANT Leadership Program Scholarship in collaboration with GUZANGS. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in Agu’s journey as a trailblazer in sustainable fashion, bringing her unique perspective and commitment […]