FOR THE LOVE OF FASHION!

Back in the day fashion and fashion design used to be for ladies, but today things are diffferent -guys can take on a career as fashion designers and dress up to perfection!



photo by: Jo-Anne Molema







photo by: Jo-Anne Molema





photo by: Jo-Anne Molema



Brian Morei is a 20 year old gentleman who is from Polokwane but originally from Venda. He went to quiet a number of schools. He attended primary school at Millenium Primary school then went to Northern Academy High School and changed to Northcrest Academy.

"Fashion is more like a language, it’s the air that I breathe, it’s the words that I speak and it’s my daily bread", says the future fashion designer when he was asked what fashion meant to him.

Brian stated that his city’s fashion sense is still growing and developing because not everyone is expressing their fashion styles. The youth are still looking up to someone to set a trend when they- themselves can be trend setters.

When Brian was growing up he used to love clothes. However, he realized last year 2012 when he met a certain guy that he wanted to become a fashion designer. This same guy also made him realize his passion for fashion.

Brian Morei first designed a pair of male jean shorts. If Brian is using a sewing machine it usually takes him takes him up to 30 minutes to construct a piece.

Brian has seen talent in Polokwane’s local models but there is one guy whose name is Tsholofelo Mashilo who is his favourite local model. He further adds to say that Tsholofelo Mashilo has potential because of his appearance then he smiles.

Brian is still working on his accomplishments but revealed that he wants to own a shop which will sell his own fashion brand. Tom Ford and the likes of Ozwald Boateng are Brian’s favourite designers because they are some of the top designers in the world. The main reason they are his favourite designers would be that they design stylish male suits. Brian Morei confessed to being a suit fanatic.

Brian’s favourite clothing store is Markham.I quote:"They know how to bring clothes to us the unfortunate". Brian Morei considers himself an artist because before he comes up with a design it has to be creative, unique and different from everything he has designed. If Brian is in a good mood he will sketch a piece before constructing it.

What Brian likes best about designing clothes is when he gets to wear the designs he created. However, Brian dislikes it when people design clothing that is similar to his at a cheap cost.

Brian defines his personal style as a more modern vintage with a twist of his own style. This young man gets his inspiration from Fashion TV. "As I look at people on TV I can see that their style is unique and the fashion designers are excellent at what they do’’.

Some of Brian’s fashion goals include him hosting a fashion show of his own fashion line in London. His favourite fabrics to work with are velvet and wool. He clearly expressed that he loves working with wool when he said:" wool is a very desirable fabric because in order for one to feel warm in winter they have to put on clothing made from wool’’.

Brian Morei is a young man on a mission to fulfil his passion for fashion. Therefore, people should watch the space for he is going to make it big in the fashion industry correcting one male wardrobe disaster at a time!