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The Star
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Rubicon unveils ethereal continuum collection at South African Fashion Week
Staff Reporter | Published 4 hours ago As the vibrant South African fashion season unfolds, Rubicon, a key player in the local fashion landscape, has once again captivated audiences with its Spring/Summer 2025 (SS25) collection. Dubbed 'Ethereal Continuum,' this collection made its highly anticipated debut at South African Fashion Week, with a narrative that merges lightness, movement, and timeless sophistication. As South Africa steps into the vibrant fashion season, Rubicon, one of the country's foremost fashion brands, has officially unveiled its Spring/Summer 2025 (SS25) collection. The collection, titled 'Ethereal Continuum,' made its captivating debut at the South African Fashion Week, offering a fresh perspective on contemporary African elegance. Hangwani Nengovhela, Founder and Creative Director of Rubicon explained that the SS25 showcase has been designed to be more than just a runway presentation; it is a visual symphony that harmonises light, motion, and energy. The collection was unveiled captivating audiences with a seamless blend of delicacy and power, nostalgia and futurism, heritage and innovation. As the vibrant South African fashion season unfolds, Rubicon, a key player in the local fashion landscape, has once again captivated audiences with its Spring/Summer 2025 (SS25) collection. Dubbed 'Ethereal Continuum,' this collection made its highly anticipated debut at South African Fashion Week, with a narrative that merges lightness, movement, and timeless sophistication. Attendees at the showcase included notable personalities such as Kim Jayde, Minnie Dlamini, Maps Maponyane, Sherinne Winderley, Margo Fargo, and Nambita Mpumlwana, among others, all coming together to witness the evolution of African luxury fashion. 'We wanted to create a collection this season that feels boundless yet deeply rooted, light yet powerful,' said Nengovhela. 'Aptly titled Ethereal Continuum, our pieces embody the spirit of the modern African woman: she is timeless, she is movement, she is evolution.' As the vibrant South African fashion season unfolds, Rubicon, a key player in the local fashion landscape, has once again captivated audiences with its Spring/Summer 2025 (SS25) collection. Dubbed 'Ethereal Continuum,' this collection made its highly anticipated debut at South African Fashion Week, with a narrative that merges lightness, movement, and timeless sophistication. Assistant designer Leah Ranoto expressed her heartfelt sentiments saying, 'Working on 'Ethereal Continuum' felt like stitching together memories from the past and dreams of the future. Every fabric, every movement - it's our way of saying African elegance isn't just timeless, it's transcendent. Being part of the design team was such an honour, and I hope everyone loves the collection as much as we do, embodying it with grace and youthful spirit.' As the vibrant South African fashion season unfolds, Rubicon, a key player in the local fashion landscape, has once again captivated audiences with its Spring/Summer 2025 (SS25) collection. Dubbed 'Ethereal Continuum,' this collection made its highly anticipated debut at South African Fashion Week, with a narrative that merges lightness, movement, and timeless sophistication. As the world continues to shift and evolve, it is explained that the collection speaks to an ageless woman in motion: bold, yet effortlessly graceful. Each garment tells a story of transformation, featuring ethereal drapes reminiscent of shifting sands, alongside structured cuts that embody architectural strength. The collection also showcases intricate embroidered details, handwoven textures, and fluid layering, elements that evoke a profound connection between our past and a promising future. Saturday Star
IOL News
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- IOL News
Rubicon unveils ethereal continuum collection at South African Fashion Week
As the vibrant South African fashion season unfolds, Rubicon, a key player in the local fashion landscape, has once again captivated audiences with its Spring/Summer 2025 (SS25) collection. Dubbed 'Ethereal Continuum,' this collection made its highly anticipated debut at South African Fashion Week, with a narrative that merges lightness, movement, and timeless sophistication. As the vibrant South African fashion season unfolds, Rubicon, a key player in the local fashion landscape, has once again captivated audiences with its Spring/Summer 2025 (SS25) collection. Dubbed 'Ethereal Continuum,' this collection made its highly anticipated debut at South African Fashion Week, with a narrative that merges lightness, movement, and timeless sophistication. As South Africa steps into the vibrant fashion season, Rubicon, one of the country's foremost fashion brands, has officially unveiled its Spring/Summer 2025 (SS25) collection. The collection, titled 'Ethereal Continuum,' made its captivating debut at the South African Fashion Week, offering a fresh perspective on contemporary African elegance. Hangwani Nengovhela, Founder and Creative Director of Rubicon explained that the SS25 showcase has been designed to be more than just a runway presentation; it is a visual symphony that harmonises light, motion, and energy. The collection was unveiled captivating audiences with a seamless blend of delicacy and power, nostalgia and futurism, heritage and innovation.
IOL News
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- IOL News
Gert-Johan Coetzee and Rubicon shine at South African Fashion Week 2025
Gert-Johan Coetzee unveiled his latest visionary collection The Arrival: Where Ancestry Meets the Unknown at South African Fashion Week 2025. Picture: Supplied Image: Supplied South African Fashion Week (SAFW's) Spring/ Summer 25 Collections were nothing but a marvel, with designers raising the bar. Gert-Johan Coetzee unveiled his latest visionary collection The Arrival: Where Ancestry Meets the Unknown at South African Fashion Week 2025, marking a defining moment not just for the brand but for African fashion as a whole. Coetzee took guests on a journey 10,000 years into the future and back home again. The runway presentation was cinematic in scale. A video narrative played before the show, illustrating an imagined exodus into space and the powerful return to Earth. The Arrival is about reclaiming the parts of ourselves we feared were lost, said Coetzee. 'Even when we feel like we've drifted too far, our roots remain within us.' The front row and leading lights gallery glittered with South African stardom. Among those in attendance were multi-award-winning songstress Lira, chart-topping rapper Nadia Nakai, media powerhouse Lerato Kganyago, iconic designer David Tlale, celebrated news anchors Abigail Visagie and Puleng Molebatsi, former Miss South Africa and Miss Universe finalist Natasha Joubert, and beloved entertainer Somizi. Rubicon unveiled 'Ethereal Continuum,' their Spring/Summer 2025 (SS25) collection, a poetic fusion of lightness, movement, and timeless sophistication. Inspired by celestial rhythms and ancestral wisdom, this collection captures the essence of transcendence and transformation. With this collection, Rubicon redefines contemporary African elegance through a palette of sun-washed neutrals, and sky-kissed blues, infused with radiant golds and warm earth tones. Fabrics are weightless yet commanding, designed to move with the body like whispers of the wind on the skin, like echoes of heritage woven into the future. 'We wanted to create a collection this season that feels boundless yet deeply rooted, light yet powerful. 'Aptly titled Ethereal Continuum', our pieces embody the spirit of the modern African woman: she is timeless, she is movement, she is evolution' said Hangwani Nengovhela, Founder and Creative Director of Rubicon. In its 28th year, the country's top fashion design platform, organized with the support of, Isuzu, Cruz Vodka, and L'oreal Paris, the South African Fashion Week SS25 hosted seven shows over three days and showed 24 collections. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕
