THEBE MAGUGU

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Thebe Magugu won the 2019 LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers. Every stage of the designer’s process happens in Africa, Thebe Magugu explains in an interview how the pleating is done by a group of women in Doornfontein, grading by a woman in Pretoria, and printing by a lady in Bertram. In each of the garments part of the latest collection, near-field communication chips have been inserted. When scanned by the iPhone this reveals interviews and research surrounding Thebe Magugu’s inspiration: Woman of the Black Sash, a human rights organisation advocating for social justice in South Africa.