Suennel Original Clothing: The Afrikan Princess Edit

 

Too few fashion brands celebrate the curvy and big boned people. I was delighted to be invited to Suennel Style Fashion Show for the curvy women. The fashion show was in Kagiso in the west of Johannesburg and as I watched a collection of spring/summer and autumn winter outfits, I immediately developed ideas on how to style the outfits for this platform. Suennel Original is owned by Neliswa Motsuenyane, a young black woman from Kagiso. The collection had some bridal gowns which were amazing.

I fell in love with how these ordinary women looked in the amazing designs and how the unconventional fashion show was inclusive of everyone. To create this Afrikan Princess Edit, I decided to create the lookbook at an art studio owned by a good friend who is housed at August House in Johannesburg.

The lookbok was shot in an art studio because I wanted to merge painting and fashion design together as forms of art and show the beauty that they have separately as well as the beauty that comes out of their combination. The painter and artist Sanusi Olatunji  works mostly with paper in his painting and I loved how the outfits complemented the art work in the studio,

Designer: Neliswa Motsuenyane @suennel_style

Stylist: Vuyiso Tshabalala @vuyiso_afrikanprincess

Assistant Stylist: Thobeka Mbane  @thobekambane

Photographer: Vuyo Thloloe @erem_malo

Assistant to photographer:  Shana Nkosi @shana.king

Make-Up Artist : Siyabonga Motsuenyane @ceedazz

Models : Nthabi Sebota     @telly_nthabi & Nwabisa Tafane @xhosagodd

Accessories: Lebo Visagie    @lebo.visagie

Studio: Sanusi Olatunji Art @sanusiolatunjiart