Editor's Note

I’M A mother of two strong-willed, bright and creative girls.

My eldest daughter is sixteen years old and has been practising sustainable fashion long before people had a name for it.

She has the ability to creatively transform any clothing item into something completely different with nothing but a pair of scissors, needle and thread. When I spring clean my wardrobe she already knows what pieces she wants and how she will re-purpose them.

My youngest daughter might only be eight years old, but she’s one of the fiercest little girls I know. She’s confident in who she is. She embraces her natural curls and coils. When it comes to what she wears she knows exactly what she wants. She can confidently walk into a room filled with family, friends or strangers and command attention.

I love that my daughters are not afraid to swim against the current tide of cookie cut, copy and paste personas we see across our social media platforms.

Long before I even became a mother to a girl (my first-born is a boy) I believed that it’s up to us, the mothers, sisters, aunts, to raise strong independent free-thinking girls.

To allow them to be who they are. To embrace their natural beauty. To nurture and grow their God given talents so that they can reach their full potential.

Growing up I’ve been blessed with strong female role models. My mother and grandmother, two very different women, both fiercely protective of their children, showed me what it means to be a woman and what we are capable of.

It warms my heart to see so many young South African women building their own empires.

The makings of strong role models for the younger generations.

This month’s issue is a celebration of just a few of the outstanding women in the fashion and beauty industry.

Women who are not afraid to take a giant leap, to strongly plant their feet firmly in both the creative and business world.

Women who are leaving their mark for the world to see!

Gerry