THEBE MAGUGU news and archive

Dior launches capsule collection with Thebe Magugu

Dior has teamed up with 2019 LVMH Prize winner Thebe Magugu on a capsule collection in support of the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP). Magugu, the youngest recipient of the LVMH Prize and the first African to receive the honour, was invited by Dior’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri to reinterpret the house’s iconic ‘New...

1 Nov 2022

Fashion

Thebe Magugu to host first-ever international catwalk show in London

South African fashion designer Thebe Magugu to host his first-ever international catwalk show as part of the V&A’s Fashion in Motion series on October 7. The showcase will mark Magugu’s first catwalk shows outside of Johannesburg and will present his ‘Discard Theory’ collection, featuring second-hand clothing discarded by Europe and America from...

26 Sept 2022

Fashion |In Pictures Featured

Adidas and Thebe Magugu launch tennis collection

Adidas has teamed up with South African designer Thebe Magugu to create a new tennis performance collection, which will be worn by professional players including Felix Auger Aliassime, Daria Kasatkina, and Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Adidas x Thebe Magugu tennis collection has been designed to celebrate “culture, heritage and inclusivity” and adds...

15 Aug 2022

Fashion |In Pictures Featured

Adidas unveils collaboration with Thebe Magugu

Adidas has unveiled an African heritage-inspired women’s sportswear collection designed in collaboration with South African luxury designer Thebe Magugu. The Adidas x Thebe Magugu collection marks the German sportswear brand’s first collection inspired by African heritage and features vibrant and expressive sport and style designs that celebrate...

1 Aug 2022

Fashion

AZ Factory confirms collaboration with Thebe Magugu

AZ Factory, the fashion start-up founded by the late Alber Elbaz and Richemont in 2021, has confirmed that South African designer Thebe Magugu will be the first “amigo” guest collaborator. On the brand’s social, AZ Factory explained that “amigos” will collaborate with the brand “to design beautiful, playful, practical and solutions-driven...

7 Mar 2022

PeopleFeatured

African designers pay tribute to the late Virgil Abloh

African fashion designers on Monday paid tribute to American star designer Virgil Abloh for helping "open the door" and allowing them to be seen and heard in the global industry. Artistic director for Louis Vuitton men's collections, Abloh, whose family was from Ghana, died on Sunday of cancer aged 41, after becoming the first major black...

30 Nov 2021

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Video: Thebe Magugu SS22 collection

In this video, fashion designer Thebe Magugu has presented his SS22 collection at Paris Fashion Week (PFW). Watch the video below. Do you want to see more clothing collections? Click here to view the FashionUnited Marketplace. Video: Thebe Magugu via YouTube Photo credit: Patternbank, Facebook

15 Oct 2021

FairsFeatured

Pitti 100 returns to Florence for toned-down but upbeat edition

Pitti Uomo went from around 30,000 visitors and 18,500 buyers in June 2019 to 6,000 visitors and 4,000 buyers in June 2021 as the event celebrated its 100th edition with a toned-down event in light of ongoing Covid uncertainty. “Normally I do not indulge in sentimentality, but if there was a special feature of the days of the fair that are...

6 Jul 2021

FairsFeatured

100th edition of Pitti Uomo unveils lineup

The centenary edition of Pitti Immagine has finally been revealed. After two digital-only formats the Florentine fair will reopen to visitors, marking the start of the menswear fashion season with over 300 brands confirmed to participate. The Pitti Connect platform will include a total of 350 men’s brands, 113 children’s brands and 86 fabric...

9 Jun 2021

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Video: Thebe Magugu FW21 collection

In this video, luxury South African fashion designer Thebe Magugu has presented his FW21 collection at Paris Fashion Week (PFW). Watch the video below. Do you want to see more FW21 clothing collections? Click here to view the FashionUnited Marketplace. Video: IMAXtree.tv via YouTube Photo credit: Thebe Magugu, Facebook

9 Mar 2021

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Video: The Fashion Archive reviews Thebe Magugu's spring summer 2021 collection

In this video, The Fashion Archive discusses South African designer Thebe Magugu's SS21 collection ‘Counter Intelligence.’ In 2019, Magugu became the first African designer to win an LVMH prize. Watch the video below. Source: The Fashion Archive via YouTube Photo credit: Thebe Magugu, Facebook

27 Oct 2020

Retail

Thebe Magugu launches e-commerce

Thebe Magugu, last year's winner of the LVMH prize, has now stepped into the growing world of e-commerce. There's no arguing that it's next to impossible for a fashion brand to survive without e-commerce nowadays, especially among the era of coronavirus. Magugu promptly began working on e-commerce expansion after a drop in wholesale orders that...

18 Sept 2020