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How Designer Sindiso Khumalo Made 2020 a Breakout Year

The South African LVMH Prize finalist is among a cohort of up-and-coming designers reimagining the way fashion does business, with a focus on sustainable, values-driven growth.
A still from Sindiso Khumalo's Autumn/Winter 2021 campaign photographed by Haneem Christian and creative directed by Andrea Loupis and Sindiso Khumalo. Courtesy.
A still from Sindiso Khumalo's Autumn/Winter 2021 campaign photographed by Haneem Christian. Sindiso Khumalo.
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Last February, South African designer Sindiso Khumalo was busy completing her submission for the semi-final of the LVMH prize and planning for what looked to be a break-out year. With a Net-a-Porter partnership in the works and a shot at one of fashion’s most prestigious emerging design talent awards, she was expecting to spend the next few months shuttling to fashion’s European capitals.

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