Interacting with the Basotho people of South Africa is fun. You learn about their culture, from religious beliefs to traditional practices, native food, attire, dance, and more. The community's ...

The Nelson Mandela Bay clothing designer crafts contemporary fashion using traditional Basotho blankets – and one of her designs, titled “Starburst Coat”, is one of the 10 contenders in Design ...

Sesotho women usually wear long dresses and skirts in vibrant colours and patterns. They also tie blankets around their waists. During special occasions, they wear a traditional Basotho dress ...

From fitted jackets to full-length dresses, Makhetha presents the blanket as comfortable ... as it presented an opportunity for buyers to take home a piece of traditional Basotho culture and ...

"[Fashion designer] Thabo Makhetha in Port Elizabeth has done beautiful work, dresses ... that the Basotho nation has for its monarchy. Motlatsi means "successor". Less traditional, this features ...

The striking feature of the event was the way in which thousands of Basotho women had discarded the usual fancy western formal dresses and opted for the more traditional seshoeshoe dresses and ...

A Basotho man in traditional dress. Landlocked Lesotho is largely mountainous, and over 80% of the country lies above 1,800m 1820s - Basutoland founded by Moshoeshoe, who unites various groups to ...

06/16/2023 June 16, 2023 Bonono merchants are reclaiming ownership of cultural items like the traditional Basotho blanket. The bed covering turned into a fashion item when King Moshoeshoe received ...

A Basotho man in traditional dress. Landlocked Lesotho is largely mountainous, and over 80% of the country lies above 1,800m 1966 - Independence as Kingdom of Lesotho, with Moshoeshoe II as king ...