The Standard Bank Luju Food & Lifestyle Festival is a unique and sophisticated African-vintage styled celebration of the local, the wholesome, the creative, and the delicious. A truly sensory experience unlike any other, Luju takes place in Eswatini on the 30th of September and the 1st of October.
Luju’s ethos, “A Return to the African Future,” pays homage to, and celebrates Africa’s beauty and style, from the past to the present and onwards to the future. It’s a journey of the senses, a re-imagining of our heritage, and a sneak preview of the design innovations of tomorrow.
The Luju Fashion Café will once again be showcasing the best of Eswatini Design, Beauty and Fashion, shining a lens on how our African heritage shapes culture and influences how we express our identity. This year, the Luju ethos finds expression in the Fashion Café focus on the theme HAIRvolution, whichembraces our crowns as a source of pride and inspiration.
Our hair goes to great lengths to tell a story. It is not only an extension of who we are, but an expression of our power to influence, to challenge and to change. With our crown, we amplify cultural beliefs and command attention. We effectively oppose conformist standards of beauty and ignite a positive movement toward social transformation. This year, let your HAIRDO the talking. Tussle up those manes and let’s start a HAIRvolution!
HAIRvolution at the Standard Bank Luju Food & Lifestyle Festival, in collaboration with Dala Spaces, will be hosting well-known South African Hair Artist Nikiwe Dlova for a HAIRvolution showcase at the festival, preceded by a workshop in Eswatini where she will lead and collaborate with local hair stylists.
During the one-day workshop attendees will be invited to be part of a demonstration and skill sharing, to learn, share and showcase their signature styles. These hair styles will then be shown at the Standard Bank Luju Food & Lifestyle Festival on the runway and in the HAIRvolution activation space.
Nikiwe Dlova is a multi-disciplinary Hair Artist from South Africa who produces creative hairstyles, headpieces, and artworks using synthetic hair extensions, wool, fabric, and beads, amongst other materials. Nikiwe is fervently driven to tell African stories visually, using hair as a symbolic language, and urges us to own our crowns with pride. The power and originality of her work has attracted international acclaim.
WORKSHOP INFORMATION
Date: 29th September 2022
Time: 10 am – 3pm
Location: Malandela’s Lifestyle Centre
Are you a hair stylist in Eswatini who would like to develop, explore and exhibit your talent at Luju? Space is limited, so apply now to take part in this workshop with South African hair artist Nikiwe Dlova. Click on this link https://form.jotform.com/222283182088558 for an application form and let’s talk HAIR!
More details about the Standard Bank Luju Food & Lifestyle Festival 2022 can be found on our website, along with links to purchase your tickets. Avoid disappointment and book tickets now! www.lujufestival.com
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