'We are a people that have always had a narrator to tell our stories, we were never allowed to tell them ourselves. So it seems like there's a need to tell authentic stories and rewrite our history in the most honest way possible.'
This collection is based on Sara Forbes Bonetta, a Yoruba princess who was orphaned and about to be sold into slavery in the late 1800s and through a twist of fate was freed, taken to England and became a goddaughter to Queen Victoria. The collection is a depiction of a series of dresses that’s she would have had in her childhood. It’s a ode to African folk tales, which is a strand of imagery Sindiso uses in her work, depicted in the handmade prints.
Named "Homecoming", its the story of hope and also of female emancipation. Shot in her home town of Durban, with her friend Jonathan Kope, the campaign depicts her muse returning home after many years of exile. Working in an atelier style, all of the garments are hand embroidered and handwoven at various workshops on the African continent. Her “Hope Coat” is a collaboration with a Cape Town based NGO who help get women off the streets and into work. Each garment aims to tell a story of female empowerment and handmade craft from Africa. Depicted through the handwoven two piece suit, hand embroidered coats and crochet details on shirts and dresses.
Often looking to the old, Sindiso’s interests lay firmly in unveiling stories of women of colour at the turn of the 20th century and the 1900s. These inspirations are interwoven into the shapes of the collection, which are taken from portraits of African and African American women at that time. It is a collection that tries to uncover a time, retell a hidden story and unveil new narratives of hope and compassion.
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