adidas x RICH MNISI | HOMELAND First of its kind, we are proud to announce our collaboration with @adidas on a collection that features a lineup of beautiful, bold pieces that celebrate Rich Mnisi’s Tsonga heritage with pieces that support a range of sports including running, cycling, swimming, and training. Our dedication to push the dial on the celebration of identity, intersects with adidas’ belief that through sport, they have the power to change lives. The result is a line that pushes the boundaries of sport style, all with self-expression at the heart. Reflecting our vision for celebrating community, habitat, and homeland environments, hero styles and performance pieces have also been made in part with recycled materials and Parley Ocean Plastic, to help reduce environmental impact. HOMELAND is a symbol of returning oneself to the ancestral ground she rests on. The personification that is the continent of our birth and the home of humanity. A place that celebrates the spirit of her children. Her roots are the source of life. Out 25/02 in South Africa | 01/03 on adidas.com + select stores worldwide

James: The First Working Man | FW22 Along with its accompanying fashion film, the latest offering from designer Rich Mnisi examines the practice of giving children English names in black communities. In a time in South Africa’s past when so few options were available to them, black parents from various backgrounds chose names that represented a new set of futures. They hoped to pass down, more than their dreams, the opportunity to rise above discrimination and pursue them. “My sister’s name is Memory and it’s a literal interpretation of [being named for] the memory of my late grandmother. My mother’s name is Daisy, because she was meant to blossom into this great woman,” says Mnisi of the collection he’s named for his late grandfather. James’ four capsules explore life’s possibilities, led by the names we are given: Precious, Promise, Ambition and Desire could be any of us, set on a path by our circumstances, trying to live up to everything we are told we carry. James blends the smooth yet varied textures of lace, nylon and knitted mohair with prints, peeking mesh, and ribbon closures in Mnisi’s striking, signature silhouettes. In stark, abstract black & white with a few splashes of colour, Mnisi paints a beautiful reflective picture of where a name can lead us. Credits: Creative director @therichmnisi Director @ricardosimal Director of Photography @rosshillierfilms Assistant Director @lukehouba Editor @daanielduval Original Music Score @que_dj 3D Animation @scumboy.69 Grade @stroobzz Sound Design @davidhoustonsound Focus Puller @senoirlovedaddy Camera Operator & Loader @ash_smit Art Director @markdavisct Art Assistant @dspuccini Art Assistant 2 Alex Mongo Nkoy Make-up @justine_nomz Make-up Assistant @amberleealexander Producer @bradleyndlovu Stylist @petergeorgiades Styling Assistant @_carlastyles Styling Assistant 2 @chocolatebrother_ Performance Artist @luke.rudman Starring @Terry_tyler_ @petronaas_ @MicheSabrina @Sia.pius25 @lisa_philander @sikhokheletyhali @jonoforlee @vinny.d__ @summerzoethompson @nicolasvangraan @oliverrosslee @margielacandy @yewonzie @a_theddie @nyleahcim @visulekabunda @kylefbennett @talia.jeska

“This started with a nightmare. My mother dreamt of a snake on her back. When she turned to look at it, she saw an intense green creature, frightening and fluid, dangerous and beautiful. My journey started here, and led me to Congo’s Bushongo mythology and its creator god, Bumba, the god of vomit. He vomited up the sun, Earth, moon and stars, and then the rest of the natural world from that acidic pain and discomfort. Unlike most of our world’s origin stories, this one proposes that the beauty and life of our world could be purged instead of birthed.” Our first solo exhibition, ‘Nyoka’, finds its origins in a dream, a potent distillation of the strange interplay between beauty and terror. Mnisi’s narratives have always had their seeds in personal experience – an internal landscape in which his matrilineal heritage looms large – extrapolated in a way that finds wider resonance among his generation of young Black South Africans born after Apartheid, but still bearing its burdens. ‘Nyoka’ wrestles with the duelling forces of fear and pleasure, fright and freedom felt so keenly by this cohort, but that are also innate to the human experience. “To live is to embrace this duality. To accept that joy and tragedy, light and darkness, dreams and nightmares are connected, orbiting and defining each other,” Mnisi states. Show here: ‘Nyoka’ (Snake) Bronze, glass beads (beadwork by @monkeybizcape ) 137 x 51 x 124 cm Unique ‘Nyoka’ by Rich Mnisi is on view until 4 February 2022 Photo by @christofvdwalt

Our RICH MNISI Row Pleated Dress featured on a story for @nataalmedia titled 'Light' shot by @dickeranddane styled by @antdane H&M by @makaira_mua & @orystella.mua Model @lebuhang_ndlovu #richmnisi

Our RICH MNISI Grid Blazer, Mini, & Coat featured on a story titled “Heritage Rising” for @schonmagazine Photography @aart.verrips 
Styling @chloeandreawelgemoed  Models @aphilecarter @bossmodelsa @finewine_decks @osue_suzy @fabulousdotcom_models @aleciarethabile @kultmodels Hair @nix_indamix  MUA @nimrahmakeup All shoes from @shelflifestore

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We are proud to introduce our RICH MNISI Alice T-shirt available to shop on shop.richmnisi.com #richmnisi

We are proud to introduce our RICH MNISI Ring Coat available to shop on shop.richmnisi.com #richmnisi

We are proud to introduce our RICH MNISI Mohair Cape Vest available to shop on shop.richmnisi.com #richmnisi

One of One was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate the beautiful @rich_mnisi x @adidas pride campaign titled “LET LOVE BE YOUR LEGACY.” We came together to celebrate love, self-love, love of others and hero the queer icons who came before us and those that represent us in the world of sports. Thank you @viusouthafrica for supporting us on this journey and a special thank you to @acmg_agency for putting this monumental moment together. Shop the Pride collection at selected adidas stores worldwide and online. #letlovebeyourlegacy video by @rageincstudios

the gorgeous @alejandrozw wearing a custom of our RICH MNISI Crossover Blazer & Wing Trousers available to shop on shop.richmnisi.com #richmnisi

We are proud to introduce our RICH MNISI Polka Dot Scarf Tee & Scramble Skirt available to shop on shop.richmnisi.com #richmnisi