Thebe

Thebe Magugu has been doing some hard thinking in the last year or so. Having staged a brilliant debut show in London last October, the 29-year-old, Johannesburg-based designer took the mature decision to streamline operations this season,…

Thebe Magugu put on his first-ever women’s runway show in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum last Friday. In the cavernously grand Raphael Room, Magugu’s audience watched avidly as models wearing his bright, neat trouser suits,…

When South Africa’s fashion wunderkind Thebe Magugu first opened the mystery crate from Rome containing Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino haute couture garment, he recognized it at once as the dress that Tracee Ellis Ross wore to grace the…

Featuring Adidas athletes Dana Mathewson, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Felix Auger Aliassime, Jessica Pegula and Dominic Thiem who show support for diversity and inclusion on and off the court.…

Growing up in the South African cities of Kimberley and Johannesburg, designer Thebe Magugu was exposed to a variety of African tribes and traditions from a young age. The diverse beauty of his country has always informed his design work.…

In addition to showcasing pieces by well-known designers—like a red jacquard coat by Dries Van Noten with a hat by Stephen Jones pictured here; a dress with a heart bustier and a skirt reprising sketches by Maria Grazia Chiuri or,…

Thebe Magugu was back in Paris from Johannesburg again, a highly welcomed visitor to a presentation slot at the Palais de Tokyo, a must-see umbrella venue for showcasing young talent. “I wanted to do something optimistic. All around me,…

Thebe Magugu's first full menswear collection debuted earlier this month at PITTI UOMO in Italy and looks at corruption and the whistleblowers who challenge it.…