BY Nkosazana Ngwadla
Meet award-winning fashion designer, Lukhanyo Mdingi who fell in love with clothing as a young boy and graduated in fashion at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Lukhanyo first made his mark on the local fashion scene as a finalist in the Elle Rising Star Design Awards, soon after which he was selected to participate in Design Indaba’s prestigious Emerging Creatives platform.
The East London born designer went on to debut at New York Fashion Week in 2019, and in 2021, he was a joint winner of the LVMH Karl Lagerfeld Prize for a collection dedicated to his friend, former colleague and source of inspiration Nicholas Coutts, who had passed away.
His understated elegance has captured the attention of a global audience, and the label has showcased on international platforms such as British Fashion Council’s International Fashion Showcase, Pitti Uomo Immagine’s ‘Generation Africa’ presentation, and many others that include the 2022 Paris Fashion Week.
