Quelle Est Belle

Founded on critical research that focuses on cultural fusion, collaboration, spirituality, inclusivity and tailoring, Wanda Lephoto aims to fuse two or more worlds to create a space that is free and allows people to negotiate the boundaries of their own representation and identity through style and culture.

Frances V.H Mohair is based in the small town of Price Albert in the Karoo, known and globally esteemed for the quality of mohair fibres produced by the indigenous angora goat. Frances van Hasselt has a deep affinity to mohair, having grown up on a family farm in the Karoo that owns one of the oldest mohair studs in the world.

Cleo Droomer is a South African designer who works exclusively with offcuts and waste materials from the local textile and manufacturing industries. His work with innovative techniques to create sustainability-promoting products has earned him the Twyg Changemaker Prize in 2022. Duck Duck Goose is the exclusive stockist of Droomer in South Africa.

Founded by Kartik Kumra in 2021, Kartik Research is an artisanal fashion brand based in New Delhi, India. The core tenet of Kartik Research is to reintroduce humanness into clothing. Each item of clothing has some handmade element to it. The shirting and quilts are produced on handlooms and dyed with plants and herbs and the embroideries are done by hand.

Community, craftsmanship and culture lie at the heart of Nicholas Daley’s work. Having graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2013, the London-based designer launched his eponymous brand in 2015. Embedded in his lineage, his practice intertwines personal narrative with wider black British and diasporic themes, incorporating tradition, authenticity, and diversity.

Gottlob is a German word that expresses joy or relief but is also the founder’s surname. The brand’s aim is to bring people together with Gottlob being the lucky charm in your everyday. All Editions are made by hand in Gottlob’s family atelier in Cologne, Germany.