ShweShwe fabric, or ‘seshoeshoe’ as it is also known, has been an iconic part of South African culture and fashion for almost 80 years. ShweShwe patterns have even made their way overseas, thanks to ...

Shweshwe – also known in Sesotho as shoeshoe for King Moshoeshoe – was once used to create simple traditional dresses, but has now become part of a fashion movement that’s modernising the use of the ...

Growing up around batik, it wasn’t something that I appreciated until I was older. Since it was such a familiar fabric to me, I never noticed its uniqueness, or perhaps I took its beauty for granted.