A reimagining of Rethabile Koro’s story from Sibusiso Twala’s perspective: What begins as an underdog story is reimagined into something more surreal, where transformation is found within the journey and beauty emerges from the unfamiliar.

By Sibusiso Twala

Koro In Wonderland

Grunge Elegance

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The Algorithm Never Defined Our Style

26.08.2026

The internet did not teach us how to have style. It gave us somewhere to put it, somewhere to document it, and eventually, somewhere to send it out into the world. South Africans have never been particularly interested in dressing quietly. Long before TikTok dictated the trend cycle, before Pinterest became a digital moodboard and Instagram turned the outfit into content, young South Africans were inventing their own visual languages.

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African Fashion Has a New Visual Language:

Afro-Modernist Chic

Gemineye Magazine

29.05.2026

If you’ve been on socials lately, you’ve probably seen it without even realising there’s a name for it. Raw earthy tones. Clean silhouettes. Sculptural gold jewellery. Dark wood interiors. African models in oversized linen sets standing against brutalist architecture. Slick braids paired with futuristic sunglasses. Leather, chrome, clay textures, shaved heads, cowrie shells, and soft tailoring all existing in the same frame.

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Editor's Highlights

BECOMING

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Though this editorial we embark on an exploration of becoming — the transition between who we were and who we are growing into. Through his lens, Botshelo captures the fluidity of change: the emotional shifts, the contradictions, the honesty required to stay true to yourself while evolving.

In this interview we discover that becoming isn’t about transforming into someone new, but about stepping more fully into who you already are.

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