Paledi segapo biography sampler

As a fashion columnist, creative entrepreneur, and the founder and creative director of popular label Palse, Sowetan-born designer Paledi Segapo has his finger firmly on the, well, pulse of South Africa’s style scene.

Here, we pick his fascinating, business-minded brain.

GQ: First, let’s start with some background.

Paledi Segapo: I grew up in Meadowlands Zone 1, Soweto. I left home after varsity, then started working for the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) audit firm.

I’m now 30-something.

GQ: How did you get into fashion?

PS: I grew up as an only child and spent most of my life with my great grandmother and uncles, who dressed impeccably.

Paledi segapo biography sampler pdf

On Saturday mornings, I would help them press their suits and polish their shoes. It was such a joy to watch them get dressed up. My great-grandmother was also a dressmaker, and I would accompany her whenever she shopped for fabrics, and watch her working on a domestic Singer machine – I found it