The House Of Myeza redefines Youth Month with fashion & queerness
mambaonline.comThis combined International Pride Month and Youth Month saw the African Queer Renaissance emerge in a studio apartment in Johannesburg on the 16th of June. Preparation met opportunity as a group of queer people gathered in the apartment along with a young designer by the name of Maungelo Myeza for a Pride-themed photo shoot.
Malungelo defines his fashion brand, The House of Myeza as a home for creatives that manifests new identities through the diverse melting pot of cultures in South Africa to bring them into this neoteric world, with the intent of building a global community.
His limited Pride Collection is Malungelo’s moment of coming into his queerness. He chronicles his story of recently disclosing his queer identity to his family and how he felt unseen in that moment.
This is a reality for many queers in South Africa, hence he uses an unapologetic fashion statement to highlight his queer story.
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