Collaborating with skilled artisans and local communities is at the heart of Cape Town-based Lukhanyo Mdingi’s design process – the LVMH Prize finalist is passionate about supporting and raising awareness of their work.
His outstanding designs shed a new perspective on contemporary African Fashion and quickly distinguished the rising designer as one to watch.
Mdingi’s guiding ethos is that “the power of the collective is far stronger and better than the singular,” and it’s this that drives his spirit and that of his brand.
His textiles are traditionally sourced yet applied in an avant-garde manner. For him, South African fashion is driven by perseverance and creativity. He is famous for combining contrasting materials and textures in innovative silhouettes.
Mdingi is one of the most promising talents of South Africa fashion
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