Drum – 15 August 2019

28 | 15 AUGUST 2019www.drum.co.za

Ourlocaldesignersare

brimming withtalent.

Here’s a lookat thebright

young thingsatthe forefront

of South Africanfashion

BY WAGHEEBAJANUARY

In vivid

colour

Bold prints,strikinglines,varied

silhouettesandgender-fluidlooks

• that’s whatyougetfromImprint.
  The brand,withitsfuturisticAfro
  aesthetic,wasfoundeda fewyears
  agobyMzukisiMbaneofKhaye-
  litsha in CapeTown.
  “As a qualifiedaccountantandself-
  taught designerI alwayssayI didn’t
  choose fashion,fashionchoseme,”
  Mzukisi says.“Itcalledtomeas
  a modern Africangoingintothe
  future.I wantedtocreatesomething
  thatwouldreclaimtheAfricannar-
  rative, somethingthatwouldmake
  an ‘imprint’onpeople’slives.”

IMPRINT ZA

IMPRINTZA.CO.ZA

IG: @IMPRINT_ZA

1 Zebra-print jacket and skirt

set R1 600

2 Candy-striped top and

pants set R1 600

3 African-print skirt-pants

and jacket set R1 850

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