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Sindiso Khumalo
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Sindiso Khumalo

Founded
2015
Founder
Sindiso Khumalo
sindisokhumalo.com@sindisokhumalo
Trained as an architect at UCT and in textiles at Central Saint Martins, Sindiso Khumalo founded her Cape Town label to plot Black women's history onto cloth. Each collection draws a historical figure — abolitionist Harriet Tubman, Mozambican freedom fighter Josina Machel — rendered through hand-block prints, raffia and organic cotton stitched by South African artisans. An LVMH Prize finalist in 2020 and an IKEA collaborator, her work hangs in the Smithsonian.

Shop Secondhand

Archive and rare Sindiso Khumalo pieces mostly circulate on the resale market. Japanese sites don't ship to China — buy via a proxy like Buyee; most Western sites ship internationally or are reachable with a US/EU forwarder.

Japan · via Buyee
Mercari ↗Yahoo Auctions ↗
US / Europe
Grailed ↗eBay ↗Vestiaire ↗
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Where to Buy 2

AKJP Studio
Cape Town
Merchants on Long
Cape Town

Retailer list compiled from public information; actual availability may vary.

Timeline4

  1. 2015

    Brand Founded in Cape Town

    South African designer Sindiso Khumalo launches her namesake label after training in architecture at UCT and fashion at Central Saint Martins.

  2. 2020

    LVMH Prize Finalist

    Khumalo is named a finalist for the prestigious LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers.

  3. 2021

    Vogue and International Stockists

    Vogue features Khumalo's storytelling prints, with stockists like Browns and MatchesFashion picking up the collection.

  4. 2022

    Andam Prize Win

    Khumalo wins the Andam Pierre Bergé Prize, cementing her status among Africa's most internationally recognised designers.

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