Traditional
African Attire
Many of our clients marry twice over, or celebrate in traditional dress at events that have nothing to do with weddings. We make Herero, Ovambo, Xhosa, Zulu, Tswana, Nigerian and Ghanaian-inspired attire with the same pattern-cutting discipline as a couture gown.
How it's made
We work from family reference, photographs and the elders' expectations, then cut it to fit properly — because heritage dressing borrowed and safety-pinned never photographs the way it should.
Signature fabrics
- Wax print
- Aso-oke
- Shweshwe
- Hand-beaded panels
What's included
- Family & heritage consultation
- Fabric sourcing incl. imported prints
- Hand beadwork & trim
- Coordinated family attire on request
- Two fittings
- Second white-wedding look on request
Made for clients everywhere
- Windhoek
- Cape Town
- Johannesburg
- Pretoria
- Durban
- Lagos
- Accra
- Nairobi
- Dubai
- Abu Dhabi
- Istanbul
- London
- Paris
- Milan
- New York
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- Atlanta
- Miami
- Toronto
- Tokyo
- Seoul
- Shanghai
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- Mumbai
- Delhi
- Sydney
- Melbourne
Southern Africa
North Africa & Middle East
Western Europe
Northern Europe
North America
Latin America
South & Southeast Asia
- Bridal Gowns
The wedding gown, drafted from a blank page to your measurements alone.
- Evening & Occasion Gowns
Black-tie dressing cut for one body and one night.
- High Fashion & Couture
Editorial, runway and campaign pieces made to be photographed.
- Graduation Dresses
The dress under the gown — and the one for the party after.
- Prom & Matric Dance
A one-of-one dress nobody else at the dance will be wearing.
- Bridesmaid Dresses
One palette, many bodies — each dress cut to its wearer.
