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Do you have to be "pretty" to be a model? Well, that is only one consideration. These days they putting anyone on the cover of Vogue. Because what places like Vogue like to do is SHOCK YAH! So skinny, asexual, dehydrated, and anemic might be the new look for them. Vogue etc is not into diversity, they are into shock. 

Traditional art forms are being destroyed today at an alarming rate, and we say this against the historical backdrop of culture is always changing, and like the Earth, things are created and things are destroyed. That is the natural process of things. The CD destroyed the record and the Mp3 destroyed the CD. In every instance, we lost something but also arguably gained something (but is that the case today, are we gaining something?)

SOCIAL MEDIA

Social media has altered our world. And sometimes that has not always been for the best. In 2005 when we made 500 Years Later things were actually better for us without social media. Now, everyone with 2 cents is in the same space as people with 2 million. So the entry-level for us in film was to own some serious equipment and produce serious quality content. That high bar in itself separated out who is who. If you did not have this equipment the notion of making content did not exist even as a dream. Now today people can

What we see a lot of in Africa is ego dominating ability. Someone is quick to apply grand titles to their name like Dr, scholar, filmmaker, web developer, director of photography yet not have those skills in a professional capacity. But how do those skills match up in the global world is another issue. 

The African denim jacket and Ocacia: It was during lockdown when a loyal customer ask that we make his denim jacket. We had tried before and it was a terrible disaster. But we are older now, we have the in-house skillset. So we again reached out to our buddy Faisal who runs one of the oldest denim factories in Durban and he lent us some pattern blocks. Now his pattern blocks did not work out 100% and every time we tried to make jackets we failed. And you need to understand what failing means.

Our new state-of-the-art website is live and waiting on you. The most advanced African clothing store in the entire world. Our new site features some hot features such as elastic search, a complex lookbook and our new blog post to document the journey of African fashion. 

Premium-grade final goods are critical to the growth of any industry. Almost every industry is top-down, the most beautiful artwork of any country is expensive. The most beautiful African mask takes time, and as a result costs. You see when the only products Africa produces for local consumption are low-end, it has a kickback to the quality of craftsmanship available in our Motherland.

Afro- Jeans: For the first time in Africa -- African "traditional" jeans blend perfectly with your Ocacia tops. Premium made by hand. African accents, Deep pockets, customizable. Nothing says individuality like rocking some Ocacia African denim. Traditional African jeans reflect African culture in modernity. All jeans are a relaxed straight cut. We do more than make jeans, we make wearable art.

Nothing says class like wearing bespoke attire. We can tailor your clothes to fit you 100%, that is one of the main things we do. Not everyone needs/wants a tailored fit especially when most Ocacia clothes fit just fine. 

The Art of African embroidery, behind the scenes in a rare insight into African style machined embroidery

The story of Ocacia starts with a why. Why did we feel the need to create Ocacia. Because Ocacia was born out of a serious need to represent African culture on a premium level. Our own personal frustration struggling to buy quality African clothing fuelled the desire to create such a brand.