Award winning local fashion designer, Thebe Magugu has recently released his Spring/Summer 22 Collection and it’s all about the fam.
On 28 September, Magugu took to the fashion stage to showcase his latest work titled, Genealogy which he debuted through a Paris Fashion Week screening. The collection, which features a full range of beautifully designed womenswear pieces is all centered around the unifying message of family.
In the setting of a roundtable talk session, the young designer, his mother, Iris Magugu along with his aunt, Esther Magugu shared over a box full of old family pictures that each have a special story and meaning behind them. As a source of inspiration for his collection, Magugu used the outfits in the images to design each look through his creative eye.
In an Instagram post, Magugu took the time to share the exciting news of his latest collection, writing:
“I am so proud to present my SS22 Genealogy collection; a journey that has been quite cathartic. I admittedly have been quite miserable. It’s impossible to ignore what is peak ‘weltschmerz’ and, as creative people, we tend to subconsciously transcribe whatever hangs in the air into output. This season, I wanted to disengage with mounting pressures of having to create work that considers and reflects the times and to create a personal body of work that – even if niche – looks inwards at the part of my life that always gets me through: My family.”
Showing his appreciation for all the hard work that his team and supporters played in putting together the collection and show, Thebe concluded his post by thanking everyone who was involved in making it possible, saying:
“Thank you to the sheer grace of Iris and Ester Magugu, the brilliant crew and inspiring cast. And thank you all for joining us this season.”
