Imboyisa Ensemble
Ensemble
2015 (made)
2015 (made)
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Laduma Ngxokolo founded South African knitwear brand MAXHOSA AFRICA in 2012. Ngxokolo became interested in fashion design as a teenager when his mother, also a designer, bought a knitting machine for the home. Ngxokolo remarks this move ‘changed my direction in life forever’.
The two pieces here offer fine examples of the distinctive patterns that run through MAXHOSA, with the confidence of design and craftsmanship dominating the look, emphasizing the Xhosa aesthetic. The black and white shawl, which can be worn in a multitude of styles and shapes, is the first garment that Ngxokolo made to be worn by both men and women. The black and white colourway of the garment brings out the boldness of MAXHOSA design through its inherent focus on the Xhosa patterns, which are reminiscent of Xhosa beadwork. Here, the shawl is paired with red shorts, which was modeled at the 2015 Johannesburg Fashion Week.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Imboyisa Ensemble (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Shawl - knitted wool
Shorts - knitted silk |
| Brief description | Ensemble, shawl jacket and shorts, knitted wool, Camagu collection, designed by Laduma Ngxokolo for Maxhosa AFRICA, Autumn/Winter 2015 |
| Physical description | Black and white, reversable, uni-sex shawl paired with red shorts. |
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| Credit line | Donated by MAXHOSA AFRICA |
| Object history | Design by Ngxokolo for his Autumn/Winter 2015 collection, Camagu, which was first shown at the Johannesburg Fashion Week 2015. |
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| Summary | Laduma Ngxokolo founded South African knitwear brand MAXHOSA AFRICA in 2012. Ngxokolo became interested in fashion design as a teenager when his mother, also a designer, bought a knitting machine for the home. Ngxokolo remarks this move ‘changed my direction in life forever’. The two pieces here offer fine examples of the distinctive patterns that run through MAXHOSA, with the confidence of design and craftsmanship dominating the look, emphasizing the Xhosa aesthetic. The black and white shawl, which can be worn in a multitude of styles and shapes, is the first garment that Ngxokolo made to be worn by both men and women. The black and white colourway of the garment brings out the boldness of MAXHOSA design through its inherent focus on the Xhosa patterns, which are reminiscent of Xhosa beadwork. Here, the shawl is paired with red shorts, which was modeled at the 2015 Johannesburg Fashion Week. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.2432:1,2-2021 |
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| Record created | May 9, 2021 |
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