South African design houses · Independent · Sent worldwide
A wardrobe
without borders.
NOMADE gathers South Africa’s independent design houses — from Johannesburg to Cape Town — and lists each piece by where it was made, then sends it onward across borders.
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- 01Beadwork Jacquard KnitMaXhosa AfricaJohannesburg26.20 S, 28.05 ER 6 900
- 02Motif Fringed ScarfMaXhosa AfricaJohannesburg26.20 S, 28.05 ER 2 400
- 03Double-Pleat Tailored TrouserThebe MaguguJohannesburg26.20 S, 28.05 ER 8 900
- 04Genealogy Print ShirtThebe MaguguJohannesburg26.20 S, 28.05 ER 5 400
- 05Mohair Travelling CoatLukhanyo MdingiCape Town33.92 S, 18.42 ER 16 800
- 06County Ribbed KnitLukhanyo MdingiCape Town33.92 S, 18.42 ER 7 200
- 07Sculpted Shoulder BlazerRich MnisiJohannesburg26.20 S, 28.05 ER 11 400
- 08Nwa-Mulamula Silk ScarfRich MnisiJohannesburg26.20 S, 28.05 ER 3 200
- 09Hand-Printed Cotton OvershirtSindiso KhumaloCape Town33.92 S, 18.42 ER 6 600
- 10Woven Archive ToteSindiso KhumaloCape Town33.92 S, 18.42 ER 4 100
NM-001Knitwear
South African merino wool
Xhosa beadwork geometry translated into a fully-fashioned merino jacquard.
The register — 5 houses
- 01MaXhosa AfricaJohannesburg
- 02Thebe MaguguJohannesburg
- 03Lukhanyo MdingiCape Town
- 04Rich MnisiJohannesburg
- 05Sindiso KhumaloCape Town
Field notes · No. 12
Made here, worn everywhere.
From Xhosa beadwork knits to hand-loomed Karoo mohair, South Africa’s houses carry a craft the rest of the world is only beginning to read. NOMADE lists them plainly, at their weight, and sends them on.
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