Moments with Mojapelo in Muizenburg on The Sassy Show

In the stunning South African beach town of Muizenberg just outside Cape Town in the Western Cape magical things tend to happen. It’s colourful beach houses, surfer culture and local creatives all add to the beauty of Muzies. People from across South Africa and around the world come to check out its charm and many get enchanted by its creative vibes and stunning natural location nestled in between mountains and ocean. I know I am in love with this place and this is largely because of an artist collective of fashion designers called the Priesthood run by mother brand Blue Priest Afrotek who has a shop on the groovy Palmer Road. Just a few blocks in from the waterfront Palmer is a road full of creative shops and often hosts street markets with local makers and live music. PatternNation, the brand myself Cyd Eva and my partner Costa Besta run stock this beautiful colourful store with our one of a kind clothing and jewelry. This is how we came to have moments with Vanessa Mojapelo in Muizenberg. Vanessa is a filmmaker, director, stylist, model and thrifter based in Johannesburg who I met in 2017. We have stayed in touch since then and always had hopes of collaborating on a photoshoot and are overjoyed to be sharing this editorial with the Sassy Show. Costa and I had the pleasure of living in Cape Town for just over a year and while we were there in April of 2021 Vanessa came down to the mother city and we brought her to the enchanting Blue Priest Store to pick a selection of PatternNation clothing to style herself with. We then walked down to the beach and discovered many beautiful places to shoot our clothing packed with Vanessa’s dynamic and fiery personality. 

Read the full article and interview with Vanessa on The Sassy Show