Fashion Designer, Thebe Magugu has been named one of Vogue Business 100 innovators!
This is a prestigious honor and recipients are hand selected by Vogue Business editors. The award winning designer has been selected under the ‘Next-gen entrepreneurs and agitators’ list.
I am so honoured to be named one of Vogue Business’ 100 Innovators. As entrepreneurs, we steer a ship that holds precious cargo and other human lives through ever-changing conditions.
Recognition like this always makes the journey less lonesome.Thank you @voguebusiness pic.twitter.com/iZ5H8BKRIL
— THEBE MAGUGU (@_ThebeMagugu_) December 6, 2022
Thebetsile “Thebe” Magugu is a 29 -year-old South African fashion designer, born in Kimberley and based in Johannesburg. He rose to prominence as the first African to be awarded the 2019 LVMH Young Fashion Designer Prize LVMH Young Fashion Designer Prize, which earned him 300,000 euros and a year’s worth of mentoring from LVMH.
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, congratulated Thebe in a tweet and wrote that “the level of consciousness he brings to his artistry is most inspiring and distinguishes him from his contemporaries.”
@_ThebeMagugu_ is the 1st African designer to win the highly coveted LVMH prize. His debut at Paris Fashion Week pays homage to his home country South Africa. The level of consciousness he brings to his artistry is most inspiring and distinguishes him from his contemporaries. pic.twitter.com/YClA2W3e9c
— Cyril Ramaphosa ?? (@CyrilRamaphosa) February 28, 2020
He was also a finalist in the 2021 International Woolmark Prize. Magugu has released ten solo collections under his own namesake label since 2017, as well as several capsules in collaboration with international brands such as Dior, Adidas, and AZ Factory.
