‘Joburg has always been the one that’s taken the endangered and the flotsam, the ones who can’t find asylum anywhere else; it’s always been that kind of city and as a result it’s got a wonderful cross-cultural hip aesthetic to it.’
Marianne Fassler is the founder of womenswear label Leopard Frock which has influenced the South African fashion scene for over 30 years. In 2014 Fassler was Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week’s Africa Designer of the Year.