Treading Finite Boundaries: Art as Fashion and Fashion as Art
In an industry where the emphasis has been on economy of cost and efficiency of production, it is utterly refreshing to find someone who flagrantly disregards both. Imbued with dollops of style and brain in equal measure, Jacqueline Nurse is setting the foundation for a new school of thought through her latest endeavour called The...
BEN SHERMAN’S V.I.P PLECTRUM AUCTION
Ladies and Gentlemen, Guitar, Bass and Drums… It’s V.I.P time once again. Clothing brand Ben Sherman are introducing Ben Sherman’s Very Important Plectrums (V.I.P); an online auction of plectrums donated by iconic artists with all proceeds going to charity.
“The 031 Collection” Fashion Show
Durban has for too long been one of South Africa’s forgotten cities. Not anymore! Thanks to The 031 Collection Fashion Show initiative introduced by Mr Price, Durban has firmly rooted itself as the up and coming fashion capital of South Africa.
Visual Dialogue on Twenty Two
Vuyiswa Mutshekwane, better known as Vie among Joburg’s cool kids, is a radiant young woman who owns the boutique store Twenty Two, situated on the colourful strip of Juta Street, Braamfontein. Another brainchild of Vie’s is Fashion Fridays: a monthly event held at Twenty Two where fashion, art, music and a fashion crowd collide to...
The Lessons of my Fashion Indoctrinated Weekend
There is something alluring and attractive about the fashion industry and their lavished do’s that have everyone hopelessly captivated in awe, almost wishing to be a figure as stoic or worshipped as Anna Wintour. Fashion week, regardless of the country, is always a socialite’s dream, a fashionista’s must-be-seen-at and a chance for the who’s who...
I MISSY YOU – Exclusive interview with Los Angeles-based illustrator Missy McCullough
Digital creatives are fast becoming a force to be reckoned with. one small seed has managed to travel to the far ends of the earth to bring you an exclusive interview with an illustrator by the name of Missy McCullough. The Los Angeles native currently lives in her downtown loft, accompanied by both her...
INTERVIEW WITH AKOSUA AFRIYIE-KUMI
Six years ago, Akosua Afriyie-Kumi, traded her life in Ghana for the pursuit of fashion in London. This “fashion super woman” has always had an affinity for drawing, which inspired her to harness her skills at Oxford Brookes University. Through her foundation degree, her love for fashion grew and she majored in it before completing...
OUR EVERYDAY CONCRETE HEROES
Article featured in Issue 18 – The Original Fake Issue – of one small seed. With hip-hop MCs People under the Stairs rhyming in my ears and change for a loose kept safe, the street is the place I catch myself smiling off-guard. There’s a feeling of wonder. Dialogues I hope one day...
The Plasticity of Pretty
The surreal characters that inhabit Brian Walker’s creations would be right at home in a dark fantasy-comedy film, like Death Becomes Her meets The Addams Family, but with a better makeover. Looking to peel away the façade, Sarah Jayne Fell hunts down the Australian digital artist to uncover whether there are any meaty hidden layers...
Themba Mngomezulu: Will the Real Darkie Please Stand Up?
You might think that someone without a plan is unimaginative and disorganised, but it’s quite the opposite when it comes to the man behind Darkie clothing designs. He takes life as it comes and the word ‘spontaneous’ probably sums him up best. But who is Themba Mngomezulu?
SILLY RABBIT 2010 COLLECTION BY ZAYAAN MAJIET
INTERVIEW WITH ZAYAAN MAJIET BY AMY ABRAHAMS Amy Abrahams: You have to tell me about the name Silly Rabbit, where did it come from? Zayaan Majiet: Silly Rabbit was a name that just popped up and kind of stuck. Kill Bill Vol.1 is my all time favourite movie, and there is a scene about...
ANDROGYNOUS ANONYMOUS: WHY POP CULTURE HAS NO GENDER
Paging through a collection of one small seed magazines, I came across a rather tickling photo shoot entitled South Beach, featured in issue 17, “The Wild Issue”. There is no mistaking its sexual undertone that defies all traditional sense of masculinity.
Puma/Kehinde Wiley Fashion Shoot: Afro-Gazing
In celebration of Puma’s longstanding corroboration of African football, the global ‘sports lifestyle’ brand commissioned prominent New York artist Kehinde Wiley to create artworks in honour of the beautiful game and its African superstars. For our fashion section in Winter 2010, one small seed constructed a shoot inspired by his art, featuring the Puma Africa...
