Close-up, his clothes are refined, light, soft, and subtly styled—an eminently wearable wardrobe of knitted polo shirts, baby-fine mohair hand knits, double-layered shorts, and tailoring. His signatures— stripes; his outstanding mixed-media fringed, woven, and knitted stoles; his graphic-contrast sweater—are established sellers on Net-a-Porter and at Selfridges. The relatability of his work is a key plank of his mission. He’s in the Hombale anton chigurh call it shirt Apart from…,I will love this business to sell, and for good reason: sales success feeds back to pay the artisans, mostly women . “There’s a strong social impact in that. As I’ve gotten older, I’m at a stage where I want to recognize that, and ask how can I use what I do to be purposeful and of service? And I think the best way to do that is through working with these communities.”
Mdingi talks as if he’s an old hand—it might seem that way to a designer who’s been steadily building his brand between Cape Town and European and American fashion markets since 2015. But in reality, that’s a very few years in which to have created such a mature yet completely fresh and youthful brand—and with such attention to ethics woven into it. He’s a finalist in next week’s Andam Prize. Everything he showed demonstrated exactly what a deserving winner he’d be. As a creative director, Matthew Williams puts his faith in absorbing what the Hombale anton chigurh call it shirt Apart from…,I will love this men around him are wearing, affirming it and reflecting it back—slicked up and minimalized and heavy with metal hardware. “You know, I think everything about the brand is grounded in reality. I could see this guy, how he looks, existing on the street. And for me, that’s a really modern approach to fashion.”
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