Thula Sindi is one of the best designers we have in this country [yes I've seen his work], very classy I say ...
Thula Sindi – designer extraordinaire – recently let African Fashion International into his mental-mind-space…
When designing a collection, my reference/point of departure is always
clothing itself. I design “clothes about clothes”, either tweaking them by manipulating darts and panels or experimenting with fabrics and details. For this season my focus was on colour how to use it in a way that was summery and light but still modern, sophisticated and wearable especially during the day.
My latest collection is a story about a glimpse of a woman who is slightly jaded by life but still manages to be optimistic at the same time. Her taste is impeccable and every inch of her groomed in an effortless way.
The most innovative thing about my last collection are the two charcoal grey cotton knit dresses. They are meticulously draped and hand tacked and took tens of hours to create and finalise, but it resulted in effortless and unexpected beauty. It was like turning matte grey into the proverbial gold.
I understand quality in fashion to be the search for excellence in standards through the entire value chain of the garment – from design/conceptualisation, fabrication, fit and garment assembly all the way to store display, customer service and wear/care.
The next steps that I will be taking to continue my development are to grow my business organically whilst searching for outlets that fit into my business structure and style. There is lots on the go at the moment...continue
