10 Things you should know about Laduma Ngxokolo

Laduma Ngxokolo s widely known as the founder of MaXhosa Africa. Here are 10 Things you should know about Laduma Ngxokolo.

1. Laduma Ngxokolo is an award-winning designer.
2. In 2015, he won the Vogue Italia Scouting for Africa prize to showcase his collections at the Palazzo Morando Show in Milan, Italy.
3. In 2014, he was awarded a scholarship to study for a master’s degree in material futures at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, England, until 2016.
4. The brand’s popularity soared in April this year, when Beyoncé blogged in praise of one of his garmens after seeing it displayed at an exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in New York.
5. His mother taught him to knit at age 15, using a hand-operated machine.
6. She has since passed away, but Laduma continues making and designing knitwear in her honour. 
7. He has collaborated with global skincare brand NIVEA To mark the launch of New NIVEA Invisible for Black & White Fresh Mist deodorant.
8. The collab with NIVEA allowed consumers the opportunities to win a MaXhosa by Laduma shirt and there are being limited number being given away.
9. The key variant is the NIVEA Invisible for Black & White Deodorant – FRESH MIST variant – which is new.
10. MaXhosa by Laduma gained a lot of popularity in April 2016 when Beyoncé blogged about him.