As we wind down what has been an unprecedented year, filled with ups and downs, we are reminded once again that life can never be taken for granted. This year has also been a stark reminder of the resilience of the human spirit, and our hopefulness for the future despite all odds.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you, our valued customers, for your enduring love and unwavering support for the RICH MNISI brand. Our team is grateful that you’ve kept us busy in these trying times, and allowed us to continue to bring you home grown fashion.
On behalf of RICH MNISI, we ask that you accept a 20% discount off all items for a limited time only, as a token of our appreciation.
The RICH MNISI brand, alongside Nigerian based label Emmy Kasbit, have been selected as the two winners of the 2020 edition of “Scouting for Africa” – an initiative of Vogue Talents, in collaboration with African Fashion Foundation (AFF) with the support of the IFFAC. Our brand was featured in the September issue of Vogue Italia’s Vogue Talents, and our latest collection will be presented in Vogue Talents first digital event that launched last night at Milan Fashion Week.
This season we celebrate the VaTsonga tribe and shine a light on its rich cultural heritage. Our collection is not only a celebration of the tribe, but specifically her women. The collection is a call-to-action for the protection of women, especially our mothers. The collection pays homage to our Creative Director – Rich Mnisi’s – heritage and is a heart-felt love letter to the VaTsonga people.
In a film shot in Louis Trichardt (Limpopo), Hole In the Wall (Eastern Cape) & Llandudno (Western Cape) we invite you on this journey with us – we ask that you close your eyes and imagine the sounds made by a people who boast many multi-disciplinary talents ranging from singing without a conductor, composing songs without notes, and excelling in cultural dance without choreography. Open your eyes and be transported to a scene in a Tsonga village, where the women are in the throngs of a recital of their world-renowned twist dance – a dance which involves vigorous pelvis gyrations driven by core strength and stamina.
In a timeless celebration of the majestic VaTsonga female form, the Hiya Kaya SS21 collection is truly a testament to her beauty, power, resilience, and fortitude. Her essence has finally been brought to the light, for the world to marvel and draw inspiration. We are honoured to have been entrusted to tell her story through wearable art
RICH MNISI is a South African based contemporary fashion brand founded in 2014 by LISOF graduate and Africa Fashion International Young Designer of the Year 2014, Rich Mnisi. With a global view catering for an aspirational market, the brand is young at heart and explores the treasures engraved within Africa and the world of modern culture and heritage to tell the unique stories of then, now and soon. All this packaged in extremist yet minimalist structures which take design and craftsmanship as the f irst and foremost motivation. With, designer, Rich Mnisi’s keen interest in the world of pop culture, he has carved the brand to maintain a contemporary outlook and stand firm in an aesthetic that brings worlds of artistic imagination together. RICH MNISI breeds new layers and visions inspired by sources outside of the realm of fashion, including film, music, art and nature, being immersed but measured, picking up only the fitting notes to gather as foundation. Only in its 3rd year, RICH MNISI has already grabbed the attention of both local and international media, appearing in the editorial pages of Marie Claire, ELLE, Business Class, GQ Online, Chasseur, Dazed and Confused, Mail and Guardian, House and Leisure, Fashion Glossary UK, Fucking Young, True Africa, Dossier, i-D Magazine, Business of Fashion, GQ Style, Hunger, VOGUE Italia, High Snobiety, L’official Manila, Sicky, WGSN, BBC, WWD, Sunday Times and more.
