September is Heritage Month, and if there’s one fabric that truly captures South Africa’s spirit, it’s Shweshwe. Bright, bold, and instantly recognisable, it’s the fabric of weddings, traditional ...

Shweshwe – also known in Sesotho as shoeshoe for King Moshoeshoe – was once used to create simple traditional dresses, but has now become part of a fashion movement that’s modernising the use of the ...

Growing up around batik, it wasn’t something that I appreciated until I was older. Since it was such a familiar fabric to me, I never noticed its uniqueness, or perhaps I took its beauty for granted.