2 episodes
Clothes Minded The Hyve AV
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4.9 • 15 Ratings
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Clothes Minded is a podcast about decoding the language of fashion through the African lens. Host, Khensani Mohlatlole, a South African writer, sustainable fashion advocate and designer, explores the layers of history, culture, identity and politics woven into our wardrobes with insights from African designers, artisans, academics and industry insiders.
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Embroidery in Apartheid
Beauty can be a knife and beauty can be a shield. In this episode, we explore the history of embroidery from Palestine to South Africa and their shared threads in documenting and resisting apartheid, uncovering the role of needlecraft in fashioning identity and healing communities. Khensani is joined by Lina Barkawi, a practitioner of traditional Palestinian embroidery (tatreez) who uses this craft to connect with heritage and educate others; Dr. Puleng Segalo, a South African psychologist who helps Black women express their trauma through embroidery; and Iman Ganijee an advocate linking African and Middle Eastern textile practices to raise awareness and support for various causes from Congo to Sudan, South Africa and Palestine.
Guests (in order of appearance):
Lina Barkawi (https://www.instagram.com/linasthobe/)
Iman Ganijee (https://www.instagram.com/imanii_g/)
Dr Puleng Segalo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/puleng-segalo-987665240/?originalSubdomain=za)
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Host, writer & editor: Khensani Mohlatlole
Producer: Bongani Maseko for The Hyve AV -
Africa has no Fashion.
Welcome to Clothes Minded, a show about African history, identity and meaning told through the language of fashion. As the Ghanaian artist, El Anatsui put it: “Cloth is to Africans what monuments are to Westerners.” Join Khensani Mohlatlole as she begins a quest to uncover the cathedrals for those with eyes to see woven into the literal fabric of our lives.
Follow Khensani on Instagram @okbaddiek (https://www.instagram.com/okbaddiek) or subscribe to her newsletter, Hanger Management (https://khensani.substack.com), for weekly updates and insights.
If you'd like to support the show, make a donation of any amount at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/khensani
Writer & Copy Editor: Khensani Mohlatlole
Producer: Bongani Maseko for The Hyve AV.
Customer Reviews
educational and timely
Thank you so much for creating this podcast!. It's such an accessible way to explore complex issues and show how they affect regular people. The storytelling is well-researched, beautifully put together, and really touching. I'm eagerly looking forward to the next episode and hoping it gets shared far and wide.