Hey Reader! I really appreciate the time you have taken to take a glimpse at this blog - again.
Design Indaba was quite adequate this year. I know I'm sounding like a parrot repeating myself the whole the time, but I do admire the aesthetic value of design, but I was not spellbound this year - I was not amazed as usual [which is quite weird, yo!]  Nevertheless, South African designers are pure, raw talent. I did have an awesome time with my friends; Day 1 + day 3. They made it worthwhile!

Enkosi!
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Designers that were interviewed [in chronological order]:

Kraftisan
@kraftisan
http://www.kraftisan.co.za

Thula Sindi
@thulasindi
http://www.thulasindi.com

Strato
@Strato_Africa
http://www.wearstrato.com

MaXhosa by Laduma
@maxhosaknitwear
http://www.maxhosa.co.za

Today, in South Africa, it is Heritage Day. A day of recognizing and celebrating the individual South African's background. 

Personally, I'm not so fond of the idea that Heritage Day is also known as 'Braai Day' - there's a difference in the two.

I was listening to SAFM this morning and some valid points were brought up.

Besides "the public holiday", "the braai day", "the chill-out day"; Heritage Day is where all South Africans celebrate their cultural heritage and embrace their diverse traditions and values.

I hope you enjoyed your Heritage Day. And if you didn't know the significance of it, now you do! 

MOVING RIGHT ALONG...

I am Xhosa and my clan names are Mampinga, Mawawa, Sineka,  Ntomntwana , Mbolokoqoshe, Senzwa (there's more, but my memory is not serving me well).
Here below are some of my corny pictures in traditional attire.

Do enjoy! x

Xhosa-inspired knitwear for Amakrwala by Luduma Ngxokolo.

Luduma's designs are so impeccable - my word. His brand "MaXhosa" has been around for a while now.

He designed a range of men’s knitwear for Amakrwala, in order to introduce traditional Xhosa aesthetics into their attire.

"But what does Amakrwala mean? Traditionally, in the Eastern Cape Xhosa communities, hundreds of Xhosa boys aged between eighteen and twenty-three attend Xhosa circumcision schools for a manhood initiation ritual. After these Xhosa initiates return home from the initiation school, they are guided through a six-month process where their elders teach them manhood protocol. Xhosa initiates are traditionally called Amakrwala during this process."

Click here to visit his site.

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