Set
Brand
Stoned Cherrie
(South African, founded 2000)
Designer
Nkhensani Manganyi Nkosiis
Summer 2005
Cotton, glass beads, and straw
Gift of Stoned Cherrie
Object number2007.57.1
Nkhensani Nkosi of Stoned Cherrie designed this bricolage, hand-beaded gown expressing Johannesburg’s diverse style. She created Stoned Cherrie in 2000 because “there weren’t any South African afro-urban brands . . . no local aesthetic.” Forecaster Dion Chang explains, “Before that, styles were polarized . . . All of a sudden, Stoned Cherrie was able to speak to everybody.”
DescriptionSweetheart neckline on strapless floor length dress with train in red tie-dye cotton damask, hand beaded V shaped bands in gold and red glass bugle beads on bodice, crochet fishnet overskirt with large paillettes hand beaded overall, cotton paisley waistband in green and yellow, coordinating hat in traditional Zulu style of woven red straw with geometric patternCollections
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