The SA Fashion Week SS16 Collections – Part 5: Scouting Menswear in Association with GQ Magazine
Words by Ludwig Spies Photography by Simone Oranje Additional photo edits by Stuart Hendricks The common problem with fashion writing is that we either overlook the most brilliantly conceived and painstakingly produced elements of a collection – or we ramble on, praising, criticising, fainting and gasping to a point where it’s no longer clear whether we’re talking about coats, shoes or an obscure branch of 19th Century philosophy. So we set ourselves this challenge for the SAFW SS16 Collections: reveal the essence of each collection – in less than 50 words. Floyd Avenue SS16 The winner of SS16 Scouting Menswear presented a relaxed collection of manzanilla-toned khaki. Apart from some Indian silhouettes, the palette, overall-style suits and leather strap harness details are solidly located in the safari trunk of a gentleman explorer. Hombré SS16 Poison green, black and snakeskin warn onlookers that a bite from a boy who wears this collection will take you down in 10 minutes. Dangerous, seductive and slick. Non-European SS16 The calm silhouettes and light fabrics contain hints of Asia and Africa, but the collection strongly hearkens back to North America before the arrival of Europeans. Feather accoutrements, and bead and embroidery detail around the collars adorn the garments with a dreamy, mythic quality. Zamaswazi SS16 Zooty blocks and strips of colour, pleats, grid patterning, and unusual Springbok skin detail offer the perfect ensemble to the modern dandy. It’s uptown funk with a slightly inflated ego. House of St Luke SS16 This collection is a vibrant, heady mix of tropical prints and colours. Afro-Asian headdresses are combined with candy-coloured sport shoes and country club shorts. It’s the kind of psychedelic you’d expect from African expats on the Paris art scene. Martelle Ludik SS16 Dark, brooding fabric, dishevelled layers, tears and largeness create a heavy, gritty and aggressive collection that unashamedly seeks to arouse and challenge anyone who sees it. The collection boldly moves beyond androgyny towards genderqueer and gender-bending. Rogue SS16 The winner of Scouting Menswear AW16 returned with another collection true to the post-apocalyptic, urban inspirations of the brand. The palette and cuts are cool, stark and functional, and this mood is entrenched by the plastic buckle-clip details. Grey concrete and windswept coastlines come to...
Cape Town wins Khumo.
I once heard a cover version of Tom Jones – It’s Not Unusual sang on glee and instantly thought its an original from Darren Criss. Turns out, I failed myself by not researching the original artist. This is the type of mistake uncommon with our feature writer Khumo Ntoane, its also usual for her to explore what is around her. We recently cried our hearts out bidding farewell to our “resident nerd” as she decided Johazardburg is killing her vibe. In this article she shares her love for Cape Town in pictures and shows us that truly indeed, she is a global citizen after living in Asia and South Korea she now calls Cape Town home, hopefully for a while before she packs her suitcase to her next destination. I love CapeTown for all the things that it’s NOT. I don’t expect friendly faces or chit chatter with strangers on taxis. I expect the tight lipped smiles with shades and the bergies who shout and curse you with deep hatred and the indifferent service at the non-touristy spots. I also love that there are several places to escape to, mine being mainly the beach and coffee shops. I’m an explorer in this city and at every corner there is something new to discover. I’ll be doing a lot more digging and going to places that are on the radar soon. I have a knack for attracting the most ridiculous situations… When the love for a place becomes more than just sight seeing it becomes a home, a comforting place, a breeding ground for ones creativity. With that being said, SP/Represent has good wishes for our beloved Khumzie. Cape Town, its been...
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