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There will not be another Maria McCloy

Those who loved her remember a woman who gave everything — to her art, to her city, and to every person lucky enough to have her in their corner

Loving memory: Maria McCloy was someone who made
Johannesburg feel possible. Someone who gathered people across
class, art, music, fashion and politics and convinced them that
beauty, style and radical care belonged together.

Maria McCloy made Johannesburg feel possible

Friends, creatives and a city in mourning gathered to celebrate the woman who helped shape how Johannesburg saw itself after 1994.

Maria McCloy died of heart failure in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

Cultural pioneer Maria McCloy dies at 50

Maria McCloy helped define post-apartheid urban culture through fashion, media, music and an uncompromising commitment to South Africa’s creative spirit

Mother-and-daughter duo: Bettina Swart and Kelly-Grace Gibberd built Me&B to give South African women
stylish, size-inclusive clothing that celebrates comfort, confidence and individuality.

How Me&B built joy into South African fashion

What begins as a search for the right dress for a difficult goodbye becomes a window into the heart and purpose behind Me&B, a South African label celebrating comfort, confidence…

Potent: Thatiso Dube holding his awards for Medium Business Entrepreneur of the Year and the coveted Job Creator of the Year. Photo: Supplied

How Thatiso Dube built and then rebuilt Galxboy

Galxboy’s rise from Pretoria’s pavements to national runways is a masterclass in reinvention

Worldly: Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi will be the host at Free State Fashion Week.

Local threads, global dreams

A city kid reflects on Free State Fashion Week’s blend of bold ambition and rooted creativity in a landscape stitched with culture and courage

South Africa’s fashion industry, traditionally synonymous with the event, will showcase the work of professional designers and upcoming talent at the Durban July Fashion Experience

Saturday’s Durban July set to boost local economy by R700m

Africa’s most prestigious horseracing event returns with fashion, flair and high-stakes racing

Siyazila: Siyababa Atelier and the sacred syntax of style

Mtshali’s latest collection renders death not as absence, but presence — grief draped in beauty, ritual and defiance

South African fashion designer Shaldon Kopman

The naked truth: Shaldon Kopman and the gentle revolution of African fashion

A soulful journey into Shaldon Kopman’s Naked Ape, where African fashion meets heritage, sustainability and self-expression

SA Fashion Week founder Lucilla Booyzen says it is poor planning that leads to fashion industry failures.

Going out of business is coming into fashion

The fashion industry is under assault from the arrival of foreign brands such as TopShop and Cotton On – not to mention the South African government.

Battle of the ‘biz’

Designers are looking beyond fashion weeks and promo speak and are calling for policy intervention, writes Lynley Donnelly.