SAFW TENTWENTYTWENTY TRANS-SEASONAL COLLECTIONS | SCOUTING MENSWEAR

Thabo Kopele: Thabo Kopele launched his menswear brand in 2018. Inspired by art, coming from a small town in the Vaal Triangle, Thabo believes that fashion is less about clothing and more about telling a tangible story that will last for generations. Kopele received a bursary to study fashion design at the London International School of Fashion (LISOF) in Johannesburg. His inaugural range, The Duxbury Collection, demonstrated the hallmarks of his minimalist signature as well as his creative vision that style must be a mutually supportive interaction between the designer and the environment in which creativity happens. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thabo_kopele/ Website: http://www.thabokopele.com GUGU BY GUGU: Port Elizabeth-raised Gugu Peteni's early childhood love of fabrics and design led to a degree in Fashion Design from the Nelson Mandela University in PE. Her love of mohair's versatility as a fibre, the beauty of the gentle Angora goat and mohair's vast potential to provide a socially-conscious source of income for South Africa, drives her vision to explore new and creative ways of incorporating this fibre into her narrative. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gugupeteni/ Maklele: Maklele is a menswear brand launched by University of Johannesburg fashion design graduate, Mikhayla Farouk after completing her B Tech degree in 2018. Deeply concerned with sustainable garment making, the label focuses on gender-fluid design that reduces resource intensive proc