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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.

Beyoncé’s Ivy Park collection. Photo: Supplied

Are celeb crossovers like Ivy Park and Yeezy so last year?

As sales of Kanye West’s Yeezy brand and Beyonce’s Ivy Park plummet, we ask if fashion collaborations are still desirable or have become a liability

The Gradient Light from Philip Kramer brings the golden hour indoors.

Objects of Desire: African ateliers

Some of the continent’s finest goods made for the world, in Africa

Not only has Serena Williams encouraged people to dream crazier — as the most successful tennis player in history — but to push boundaries of creative dressing on the courts. Photo: Supplied

World Tennis Day uniforms that go hard

Tennis is one of fashion’s favourite sports, on and off the court

Chanel No. 5 … a perennial favourite fragrance.

Objects of Desire: Prep in your step

Is prep back in full swing?

In the pink:  A pretty take on the classic Chanel flap bag.

Objects of Desire: Pretty Pastels

Whimsically austere with a hint of colour blocking

Established in 1906, New Balance offered arch support for those working on their feet all day. Photo: Supplied

New Balance sneakers gaining in the coolness stake against Nike, Adidas

New Balance is more than a flavour of the month shoe. To some it’s hype, but historically is the connoisseur’s shoe.

Boity Thulo in Top Drawer Collection Credit: Boity Thulo

More than just luxurious sleepwear

Diagnosed with two autoimmune diseases, Carla Frankel found own business through adversity

‘We are all beautiful’

TV fashion expert Gok Wan is so ‘absolutely, massively’ committed to making women feel better about their bodies, writes Hadley Freeman.

Dressing down

Rams Mabote’s open letter to President Kgalema Motlanthe on the stateman’s style of dress.