THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN MASONWABE NTLOKO AND MARKHAM, TITLED "A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT," IS A BEAUTIFUL REPRESENTATION OF CULTURE, LIFE, AND CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES. INSPIRED BY MASONWABE'S ISIXHOSA CULTURE AND HIS OWN CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, THE VIBRANT COLORS AND INTRICATE PATTERNS OF THE GARMENTS ARE A REMINDER OF HOW FAR WE HAVE COME AND HOW CONNECTED WE ALL ARE. THE CLOTHING IS A POWERFUL REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF EMBRACING OUR DIFFERENCES, RECOGNIZING OUR SHARED HUMANITY, AND CELEBRATING OUR UNIQUE CULTURES. BY COLLABORATING ON THIS BODY OF WORK, MASONWABE AND MARKHAM CREATED A MEANINGFUL PIECE OF ART THAT CELEBRATES THE PAST AND LOOKS FORWARD TO THE FUTURE AND REPRESENTS BLACK PEOPLE IMAGARY IN FASHION AS THERE HASN’T BEEN.

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