This season’s affair with embellishment took me back to my school days and a bit of my Natalian heritage.   Fashion has seen a return to all things hand-made.  A return to a focus on the artisan and craftsmanship, an indulgence in time and slow, pain-staking processes.  There is a concentration on embroidery, embellishment, detail and beading.

Born and bred in Durban, my roots are firmly in its coastal soil and I admit my ear lends itself to Zulu before any other native language.

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