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Bona Team – Fashion: The Colour Purple

12y By Amanda Ndlangisa

There’s something daring and fun about the colour purple. The Bona team shows their daring side with this colour.

isiZulu Translator – Nonkululeko Nhlapo took a plain black outfit and made it pop with her purple cardigan.

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Sesotho Translator – Mmasibidi Setaka kept it simple with her tank top

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Who says men can’t rock purple? Xhosa Editor – Nkosinathi Mafutha proves that colour is for everyone.

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Our designer, Morgane Lécluse, is all purpled out with her purple Dr-Martens, cardigan and eye shadow

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Beauty and Health writer Keletso Modisakeng went brave and chose a purple lip colour.

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Features Editor, Phila Tyekana, went for a different shade of purple

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Digital Editor, Amanda Ndlangisa chose to accessorize with her purple beads

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What’s your colour of the day?

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