Nkhensani Manganyi

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Nkhensani Manganyi
NationalitySouth African
Occupation(s)actress and fashion designer

Nkhensani Manganyi (also known as Nkhensani Nkosi) is a South African born actress and fashion designer.

Career

As fashion designer

In 2000 Manganyi started the

Stephen Biko, murdered by the state security forces in 1977, whose face remains a powerful political symbol of the resistance movement to apartheid.[3]

Her work also includes eyewear and upholstery.[4] She has travelled through Africa as a spokesperson for diversity in African fashion.[5] An image of Manganyi, as Nkhensani Nkosi, working in her Johannesburg studio is included in the book, "The Language of Fashion Design" as an example of how designers develop their collection.[6] Some of Nkosi's work was exhibited at the Fashion Institute of Technology as part of the exhibition Black Fashion Designers from December 2016 to May 2017 [7][8]

Acting and popular media

Manganyi's film acting credits include

Kickboxer 5
.

In 2003 Manganyi was a judge on the South African run of the television series Popstars. She commented at the time: "In the past the criticism that (Pop Stars) is heavily American influenced could be relevant, but I think our new format has helped to change that.".[2]

References

  1. Bella Naija
    . 8 August 2006.
  2. ^
    Boston Globe
    .
  3. Time magazine. Archived from the original
    on 13 April 2004.
  4. ^ "Winning Women: Renaissance fashion guru". News24. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  6. ISBN 9781592538218
    .
  7. ^ Peoples, Lindsay. "Black Designers Finally Get a Museum Exhibit". The Cut. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Black Fashion Designers | Fashion Institute of Technology". www.fitnyc.edu. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

External links

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