Designer Spotlight: Thebe Magugu - Topic of the day 2/20/25
Thebe Magugu is a South African fashion designer who catapulted to fame with his eponymous label in 2019, when he won the LVMH Young Fashion Designer Prize. From then on, he’s grown his collection and styled celebrities like Naomi Cambell for Vogue, Rihanna for her Fenty Ad Campaign, and Dionne Warwick for Solange’s short film Passage. Thebe draws from his personal experience to empower queer and South African cultures in his pieces. Watch out in the future where he may dominate the awards circuit and met gala red carpet scene.
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Had some cool stuff saved from them a couple years ago
Not super expensive on sale as far as I remember
The only thing I really know about Thebe is his SS21 “Counter Intelligence” collection which focused on spies of apartheid South Africa.
https://www.thebemagugu.com/collections/ss-2021/
SS 2021 — THEBE MAGUGU
THEBE MAGUGU is a contemporary South African fashion brand primarily operating within the field of women’s ready to wear, while having a firm footing in accessories and small multidisciplinary projects. Together with our pillar values of quality, novelty.
gaudian used to(?) have a rly cool knit dress by him
this one
