Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 1.8K The idea of family is central to designer Thebe Magugu’s work and to celebrate the relaunch of its international website the brand has released a special Heritage Dress capsule, which explores the idea of motherhood throughout South African cultures. The nine dresses each feature an illustration of a mother and a child by the artist Phathu Nembilwi and represent the traditions of nine official cultures in South Africa: Basotho, Zulu, Swazi, Vhavenda, Vatsonga, Bapedi, Tswana, Xhosa and Ndebele. More Articles You Would Love PICS: Rihanna Goes Pixie Gold For Her FENTY HAIR Campaign Images; See It All Inside 10 Basic Wardrobe Essentials Every Woman Should Own In the imagery for the collection, Magugu explores how women physically carrying a lot on their heads is symbolic of the many responsibilities women in the family have to take on. Directed and built together with his long time art director Chloe Andrea Welgemoed, objects are artfully balanced on the heads of South African women he admires and the designer shows his sense of humour by adding modern every-day items, including grapes, onions, a telephone, biscuit tin and an iron. Text by Emma Spedding Read More Like This On South Africa Look Books UPCOMING PRIORITY EVENTS! VIEW ALL EVENTS To Submit stories Email: submit@FashionGHANA.com or HashTag #FashionGHANA Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail FashionGHANA Admin FashionGHANA.com is a Fashion PR Company, Events planning & management team as well as Africa's leading Fashion Media House. Get Intouch with us and let's see how we can help you grow. info@FashionGHANAcom More For You VIDEOS: Ghanaian Brand Mikoko Deluxe Drops Teasers For Swimwear Lovers – The Ultimate... February by Serwaa Introduces ‘SƐWAA’ with Ahwenepa Nkasa Transitional Collection Anil Padia Unveils Yoshita 1967: A Celebration of Indo-Kenyan Heritage Leading African Jewelry Designer Brand Margaux Wong Gives Us An Exciting Sneak Peak... Senegalese Fashion Brand Tongoro Just Unveiled Its Latest Resort Collection ‘Farewell Summer’ Nigerian Designer Cute-Saint Unveils The Astonishing ‘Irin-Ajo’ Collection, Fusing Culture, Luxury & Sustainability Xander Pratt Unveils Latest Afro Kimono Collection: A Fusion of Tradition and Modernity Ivorian Fashion Brand Mad&Lee Unveils Their Bold “Flow Attitude” Collection, Fusing Futurism &... Atto Tetteh Unveils Latest Collection ‘The Invisible Hand’ for Spring Ghanaian Fashion Brand Seraban Celebration of Style and Confidence With Her New “BALANCE”...