Tailored Imagination: Joel Janse van Vuuren
We catch up with the man behind all those nutty costumes in the new Desmond and the Tutus video.
We catch up with the man behind all those nutty costumes in the new Desmond and the Tutus video.
A behind-the-scenes look at our recent fashion editorial dedicated entirely to South African fashion.
Photographer Sven Kristian shoots a unique fashion editorial for the Jameson INDIE Channel, where every item – from head to toe – is 100% South African.
An interview with Nick Kaoma, the indie-minded entrepreneur behind the Head Honcho fashion empire. Barely 30 years old, this Forbes-listed ‘Most Promising Young Entrepreneur in Africa’ and MTV ‘Hustler of the Year’ is already focused on leaving a legacy.
“The thing I’m most proud of is the next project. It’s always about the next project.”
“V.I.N.T.A.G.E is like a family away from home. It’s where I’m comfortable to be myself, where I’m comfortable to do what I want, and just… be free.”
“I don’t even really believe in folding, because you know, it’s going to get fold lines so you’ll need to iron it anyway.”
”My mother’s a dance teacher, so dressing up for me in costumes and stuff was completely normal.”
“You realise that all these bands you’ve been watching your whole life are just people like you that have a passion that you share, and that anyone who wants to can do it.”
“Sometimes I wear monochrome just to match my dog – and then I look chic.”
“I used to dress like butch white girl.”
“I’m really fascinated by costume and culture, because I believe everyone has a story and that’s what really excites me.”
“I was the kid who told everybody where babies came from.”