Fabrosanz: Venda & Tsonga Print Dress

Through carefully studying the Venda cloth and it’s brightly coloured lines , layered with embroidery and vibrancy... a modern translation had to be explored!

Using variations of vertical slim lines anchored by thicker white vertical & horizontal lines allowed us to retain it’s strong linear roots. Incorporating chevrons represents a sampled ‘V’ form which the body makes when women are kneeling down on the floor with both legs and arms aligned.