THE SOLE The sole is the part of the sneaker that you feel, the part of the shoe that your body has the most intimate relationship with. It is the strength of the sole that carries your entire being as you walk the streets of your life. It is “from the dusty streets” of Phake,...
Being a pioneer at a very young age is not something that most of the iconic people in the world can lay claim to. To pioneer at a very young age and still leave a legacy that surpasses even your lifetime, that’s exceptionally rare, to say the least. Perhaps this is why very few people...
“I took it upon myself to not just sit at home and be a leech. So, I took all my artwork as well as my portfolio bag and just went into town. I didn’t know what I was going to do in town or who I was going to meet, I went to town and...
If “I am my ancestors’ wildest dream” was a person, Young Paris would be the embodiment of the musical, sociopolitical and aesthetic visions that the people of the Congo had of themselves lifetimes ago. Milandou Badila’s rise within the music industry as “Young Paris” as well as his persona as an aspiring fashion icon do
“I’m young, I’m handsome, I’m fast, I’m pretty and I can’t possibly be beaten”. When Muhammad Ali uttered these immortal words he was not boasting as much as he was making a declaration.
When you step into House of Ole, this is not what you will find. Here, bespoke is not the kind rooted in a Beau Brummel philosophy of innovating while remaining inaccessible.
At no other point in our history has the definition of masculinity come into question as has become apparent recently. What has long been held as the quintessential mark of what makes a man, has come undone under the realities of the devastating harm that the misinterpretation of what masculinity is can cause in our...
As one of the greatest philosophers of our time, Sean Carter, once said, “men lie, women lie, numbers don’t”. In many ways, numbers are what shape sport. They take a series of activities set within certain parameters and they give those activities form. With no words, numbers in sport are like chisels that carve memorable...
In many ways, the entertainment industry is a fickle one. As much as we as the audience love, and love to hate, the people we see on the screen, our curious human-nature always yearns to peek behind the curtain. Also, as much as we love to see our favourite stars rise, we are not averse...
It’s a hot summer night in Umlazi. Max’s lifestyle one of the premier music venues in the area is packed to the rafters. Riky Rick is at the tail end of his set. The place is a mosh pit as young hypebeasts in five panel caps and girls in flower crowns and high waste jeans...