As Seen On
2024
African Textiles and Identity
Stitch Please Podcast, November 2024
In this week’s episode of “Stitch Please”, Lisa sits down with Khensani Mohlatlole, the talent behind the “Clothes Minded” podcast and “Hanger Management” blog. Together, they dive into Khensani’s sewing journey, her passion for South African fashion history, and the rich significance of African textiles. Khensani explains why celebrating and reclaiming African fashion matters and explores the effects of colonization on African textiles. They also talk about what luxury means in African fashion and why gratitude is essential for the artisans who bring our clothing to life. Listen here…
Finding beauty & belonging in African fashion history
These Africans, November 2024
Khensani shares her personal and professional journey from aspiring fashion designer to marketing manager in the sustainable fashion industry. She discusses her deep dive into fashion history, particularly African fashion, and the pivotal moments that shaped her career. This episode highlights the importance of exploring and documenting African fashion histories, and how these narratives play a crucial role in understanding identity and cultural heritage. Listen here…
Sustainable Fashion with Khensani Mohlatlole
Shelflife, April 2024
Sustainable fashion activists such as Khensani Mohlatlole is using her platform to inspire a new, slower approach to fashion. Read more…
2023
Khensani Mohlatlole Speaks Inspiration, Accuracy, and Fashion
Rage Expo, November 2023
Khensani is an incredibly talented fashion designer who has been commended for bringing African culture to the world of cosplaying, while simultaneously creating a large focus around sustainability in the fashion industry. Read more…
Khensani Mohlatlole, Creating Sustainable Fashion
Fiberchats, October 2023
Khensani Mohlatlole is a Johannesburg-based writer, aspiring fashion historian and cosplayer. She explores cultural sustainability, African practice and techniques, and modern pop culture across a variety of spheres, working with second-hand materials and zero-waste methods to weave an understanding of the past and present within a postmodern South African context. Watch here…
10 Sustainable Fashion Influencers Who Will Change The Way You Consume Fashion Media
Photobook Magazine, October 2023
10 influencers who are creating a different kind of fashion content online. Whether it be advice on how to discover your personal style on a budget, pieces to keep your eye out for at garage sales, or how to style the skirt you’ve had since high school in new exciting ways, following the accounts listed below will influence you to be a more fashionable person and smarter consumer. Read more…
Looking back
Design Indaba, October 2023
History, fashion and sustainability intersect with Khensani Mohlatlole. Read more…
Khensani Mohlatlole’s Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Fashion Media
African Fashion International, September 2023
Ten years into navigating the South African fashion industry, fashion journalist, content creator and pop culture commentator Khensani Mohlatlole has become a key critical voice in Johannesburg’s fashion media landscape. Read more…
Episode#138
Almost Perfect Podcast, February 2023
Khensani Mohlatlole is a fashion writer and youtuber, and sewist. Through her YouTube channel, she’s become an influential voice in SA fashion, with many big names in the industry popping up in her comment section. Listen here…
2022
Ching ching money tree
Sowetan S Mag, December 2022
Six content creators who made sure that every like, click, view, comment, and share turned into cash in 2022. Read more…
Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022 winners are announced
Twyg, November 2022
Influencer Award: This award is presented to a personality or think-fluencer who has actively promoted slow, sustainable fashion over the last 12 months and who has sparked relevant conversations. This person has also explained sustainable issues factually and has cautioned against harming nature on social media and other platforms. The winner of this category is Khensani Mohlatlole.