Nkhensani Manganyi
Nkhensani Manganyi (also known as Nkhensani Nkosi) is a South African born actress turned fashion designer.
Career
As fashion designer
In 2000 Manganyi started the fashion house Stoned Cherrie.[1] The company developed a high profile in South Africa for its use of images of apartheid-era heroes as a recurring motif in its designs of T-shirts and cutaway tops.[2] One of the company's better-known t-shirt designs featured cover from the magazine Drum with the face of the anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko, murdered by the state security forces in 1977, whose face remains a powerful political symbol of the resistance movement to apartheid.[3]
Her work also includes eyewear and upholstery.[4] She has travelled through Africa as a spokesperson for diversity in African fashion.[5] An image of Manganyi, as Nkhensani Nkosi, working in her Johannesburg studio is included in the book, "The Language of Fashion Design" as an example of how designers develop their collection.[6] Some of Nkosi's work was exhibited at the Fashion Institute of Technology as part of the exhibition Black Fashion Designers from December 2016 to May 2017 [7][8]
Acting and popular media
Manganyi's film acting credits include Legend of the Hidden City, Tarzan: The Epic Adventures and Kickboxer 5.
In 2003 Manganyi was a judge on the South African run of the television series Popstars. She commented at the time: "In the past the criticism that (Pop Stars) is heavily American influenced could be relevant, but I think our new format has helped to change that.".[2]
References
- ^ "Africa Fashion Week – Day 1". Bella Naija. 2006-08-08.
- ^ a b Mariam Jooma (2003-10-14). "South African Protest Songs Find Different Themes". Boston Globe.
- ^ Simon Robinson (2004-04-11). "That's Kwaito Style". Time magazine.
- ^ "Winning Women: Renaissance fashion guru". News24. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ Trebay, Guy (2009-02-14). "Revealing New Layers of African Fashion". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ Volpintesta, Laura (2014-02-01). The Language of Fashion Design: 26 Principles Every Fashion Designer Should Know. Rockport Publishers. p. 213. ISBN 9781592538218.
- ^ Peoples, Lindsay. "Black Designers Finally Get a Museum Exhibit". The Cut. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ "Black Fashion Designers | Fashion Institute of Technology". www.fitnyc.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-09.