Marketing a fashion start-up, in South Africa *with a lean (almost shoestring) budget is possible, but you have to be willing to get a little unconventional. These are tried and tested ways to succeed!
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Business | 5 Tips for South African SMEs Outsourcing work to Foreign Contractors
South African start-ups who are lean in budget and high in expectations are outsourcing work to qualified foreign contractors with increasing success. There are,however, speed humps that can be avoided.
Trends | Pre-Owned Fashion is the New Standard?
Here’s a challenge: Go people watching in Maboneng; places like Arts of Main, Fashion Kapitol (or you know, follow the trail of graffiti in Joburg) and you’ll know for sure that pre-loved clothes, and the quirky way that wearers put them together is here to stay. Most of the mavens that hang out in the …
Fashion & Business |The Rise of Androgyny on the Streets
Pilgrim Clothing SA has embraced this approach to creating non-binary menswear, and the team at JOZI HI! STREET is testing the street appeal of the accessories in the collection. Their reports are positive so far.
Fashion | Goodbye Marc by Marc Jacobs, Hello Hillier Bartley
British designer friends Katie Hillier and Luella Bartley are branching out on their own to launch their own luxury brand, following the news that Marc by Marc Jacobs would be discontinued and folded into Marc Jacobs’ mainline. The London-based design duo have named their new label, Hillier Bartley that according to the press release is …