Drum – 15 August 2019

http://www.drum.co.za 15 AUGUST (^2019) | 29
ASSISTANT: JARRED DE KOCK, INTERN: ALUTHO MBENDENI (Turn over)
“Makingpeoplelookgoodmakesme
happy,”saysMawandeMbawuli,one
halfofthelabelXMCreations.
Hispartneris XolaniMagadlawhose
interestinclothingwassparkedbyhis
seamstressmother.Thepairstudied
sewingatLearntoEarninKhayelitsha,
CapeTown,tograspthebasicsbefore
startingXMin2012.
“Ourdesignsaremainlyinfluenced
bythediversityofpeopleinSouth
Africa.It’sa brandthatdoesn’tliketo
beboxedintooneaesthetic.It caters
forfashionistas,working-classpeople
andcoolkids.”
NkatekoKhoza’sloveforfashion
startedless than a decade ago when
shewasintrigued by FashionTV.
Shestarted researching how to start
herownclothing line then registered
hercompany, bought the necessary
equipment and hired a design graduate
tohelpher kick-start her label in 2016.
“I’mstill learning so much about
fashionbut what’s got me this far is
passionand my family background of
entrepreneurship,” she says. “With my
garments, I display the true beauty of
Africanprint with pride – not shying
awayfrom colours.”
XM CREATIONS
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IG: @XM.CREATIONS
LUFI-D
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IG: @LUFI_D 
Shirt R900
and pants
R700
1 Printed dress R980
2 Dress R700
3 Printed dress R1 400
Shirt R700 and
pants R700
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