10 Things you should know about Palesa Mokubung

Palesa Mokubung is widely known as the founder of the Mantsho. Here are 10 Things you should know about Palesa Mokubung.

1. Palesa Mokubung is a South African fashion designer.
2. She is the founder and creative director of the Mantsho, a South African Fashion Label. S
3. he is the first African designer to collaborate with the Swedish fashion company H&M to create a collection.
4. Mokubung was born in Kroonstad, Free State.
5. In 2014 she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fashion Design from Vanderbijlpark Technical College.
6. She completed her fashion schooling in 2000 and began working as an in-house designer at Stoned Cherrie, a local fashion brand.
7. After working there for three years she left to enter a design competition, S’camto Groundbreakers.
8. When she won the competition she travelled to New York and Mumbai for six months and there she showed her first solo range.
9. She established the Mantsho label, which means black is beautiful, in 2004.
10. In that same year, she designed her first solo collection, which was shown at the 8th annual South Africa Fashion Week.