The Warner Music Fashion Experience with Amos Tranque & Ephraim Malingoane at SAFW AW16
By Ludwig Spies Fashion and music have been lovers for a very long time, continuously and heavily influencing one another. Both are intensely sensorial forms of expression and together they give rise to cultural movements that embody the mood, attitudes, ideals, context and the anxieties of a generation. This year SAFW AW16 saw Warner Music SA partner with designers Amos Tranque and Ephraim Molingoana to produce a climactic end show for the week. The atmosphere in the show tent was positively electric, and the guests could not help but smile when the iconic high-pitched notes of Madonna’s Vogue rang out from the speakers. The show opened with the scientific severity of Tranque and ended with Ephymol’s richesse. The mere fact that a menswear show could be produced to showcase this juxtaposition is a testament to the development of the South African fashion industry. Read the details below. AMOS TRANQUE by Amos Tranque 1-WORD-DESCRIPTION: Fundamental DESIGN: 9/10 INNOVATION: 10/10 WEARABILITY: 9/10 In The South African Fashion Handbook Tranque explains that he draws inspiration from disciplines like psychology, science and philosophy. This intellectual orientation was evident in his collection, yet the final product was highly wearable. This must be due to a keen ability to deconstruct his sources of inspiration and apply their fundamentals in a functional way to the business of creating clothes. Hence, one cannot help but draw the parallel between Tranque and cubist painter and fellow Spaniard, Picasso. Tranque’s collection featured robust, geometric designs in a black, white and grey palette, and smooth, acrylic and vinyl textures perfected the hypermodern style of the garments. There is no doubt the South African market has gained greatly from the addition to the industry of Tranque’s fashion architecture. Web: amostranque.com Facebook: http://amostranque EPHYMOL by Ephraim Molingoana 1-WORD-DESCRIPTION: Snazzy DESIGN: 10/10 INNOVATION: 8/10 WEARABILITY: 10/10 Molingoana revisited the suave 70s with a collection of boldly patterned form-fitting suits, tailored trousers and tight long-sleeved tops with minimal collars. The cuts and the palette of muted coppers, bronzes, steel, army greens and artichoke were reminiscent of 70s playboys and older military uniforms. The garments had the fantastic effect of accentuating the contours of the male body – highlighting the shoulders, the S-curve of the spine and the perk of the derrière. Glamorous alpha masculinity with a dose of good-humoured...
Represent ♥’s Everyday Tweeple – Meet @fikiswa
We gots to represent the young tweeples in South Africa that go out of their way to inspire and uplift our super talented youth… or we wouldn’t be doing our job right. Our next edition of Represent ♥’s Everyday Tweeple is representing all the boffins out there. Meet @fikiswa Majola, she’ crazy about stars (not the trashy ones), she knows how to strip (wires), she does it at night (she’s an astronomist) and she has birthday cakes with little astronauts on them. This star-shaker she can tell you the morning star is in fact the planet Venus and not a star… and … and… Well anyway, we love a super brainy scientist, and now you can too: Name: Fikiswa Majola Bio: Slightly insane, love astronomy, love science and education outreach. Yeah and music feeds my soul!! Who’s Katrina and why is your brother hating on her? ••••Hahahaha! It’s quite a story, well not really. I was listening to some Louis Armstrong and then my little brother moaned and said “Gosh, I feel like I’m in New Orleans!” Eventually he sent me a text message (he was right next to me, mind!) telling me to turn off the Katrina (New Orleans -> hurricaine Katrina) noise! He isn’t into jazz music at all so you can imagine his pain. :-)•••• Tell us about your love of stars ••Stars!! Now you’re talking!! 🙂 What can I say- I’m just fascinated with astronomy. It is something that all of us have experienced one way or another and there are some many questions that we probably ask in our everyday life, the answers to which have something to do with astronomy. The moon, the stars, the sun, the seasons… I just find all that fascinating- and that isn’t even the tip of the iceberg! I can’t say how long I’ve been bitten by the bug for- but in the past 3 years the itch has gotten worse. It’s one of those bites that one feels they have to share, otherwise other people won’t know how good it feels- which is what I try and do as often as I can. The only not so good thing about my love for stars is that it’s a night-time typa habit and so it gets difficult sharing but I try 🙂 What are Canis major and canis minor and where do we find them? ••••Ah! Canis major and canis minor are “dog” constellations. In Greek mythology, canis major is represented as one of the dogs following Orion. The brightest star in the night sky, Sirius, is in this constellation and it is known as the dog star....
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