After several months of pondering on who wins the first ever Vogue Talent
for Africa from the 11 shortlisted finalists, Laduma Ngxokolo, the 27 year old South
African has emerged as the winner beating hundreds of young hopefuls who submitted
their entries in a bid to landslide.
Laduma who relocated to London in 2014 after graduating from the
prestigious Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University will showcase his collection
in September and December at the Palazzo Morando in Milan and at the Africa
International Fashion Week in Lagos Nigeria this year respectively.
The new ambassador for African Fashion who sources his raw materials
from Port Elizabeth, South Africa is greatly inspired by the traditional Xhosa
beadwork and his brand interprets this old fashioned Xhosa aesthetics in a contemporary
perspective to incarcerate the true African soul. The brand based in Cape Town
was founded in 2011.
This project “Scouting For Africa” is propelled by Vogue Talents in Collaboration With
International Business Consortium Nigeria Limited headed by Joan Okorodudu, organizers
Of Nigeria’s Next Super Model, ECOWAS Fashion Week and Africa International
Fashion Week, partnered by Studio 24 and sponsored by Access Bank to empower and nurture talents out of the
continent of Africa.
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| Designer Laduma |
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| Isis Model Aisha Bello at Africa Day Mercedes Benz fashion week Berlin. |
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| Victor Kween Akomaye of Isis Model for Laduma at MBFWA |
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| Imade Ogbewi of Isis Models for Laduma at MBFWA |
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| Bunmi Ademokoya of Isis Models at Africa Day at Mercedes Benz fashion week Berlin |
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