Laduma's journey started in 2012, with a thirst to find knitwear design solutions for Xhosa initiates. His vision was to create a modern Xhosa inspired knitwear collection that would be suitable for amakrwala, who were prescribed by tradition to dress up in new dignified formal clothing for 6 months after initiation.
As a person who had undergone that process, he felt that he had to develop knitwear that genuinely depicts is cultural aesthetics. Along his journey into exploring astonishing traditional Xhosa headwork, craft, patters, symbolism and colours he discovered that they would be the best inspiration for his knitwear, which he then incorporated into modern knitwear.
'MY HERITAGE MY INHERITANCE COLLECTION'
Inspired by his late mother's dream as a knitwear designer in the 80's.
AMAKRWALA COLLECTION
Inspired by his vision to create a modern Xhosa inspired knitwear collection that would be suitable for Xhosa initiates.
MOHAIR BLANKET COLLABORATION
Inspired by traditional Xhosa aesthetics and synergy.
Please check out his website www.maxhosa.co.za for more collections and details of stockists.
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