BY SHARON SIBINDI
VICTORIA FALLS-BASED visual artist Moses Kalembela has released a limited edition of tees range in collaboration with renowned Filipino fashion designer John Ablaza to be showcased in the United States this October.
Kalembela told NewsDay Life & Style that the T-shirts range would be showcased in Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles at shows to be hosted by Ablaza.
“The project is called John Ablaza X Moses Kalembela. My artwork will be incorporated in John Ablaza men’s collections for the show in America. Proceeds from the T-shirts sales will go to charity, Project Africa 103 and a mentorship programme for Zimbabwe headed by John Ablaza,” he said.
“For the T-shirts, we used African print called digital transfer printing. Ablaza first described to me what he wanted done, I then designed and emailed him the images which he then printed onto T-shirts and this is called digital transfer printing.”
Kalembela said he was saddened that due to the recent upsurge in COVID-19 cases and related issues, he was not able to attend the shows.
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“Having first met Ablaza in 2016 through an Artisans and Fashion Designer Mentorship programme organised by the United States embassy in Harare, I feel honoured to actually find myself in a position to collaborate with him today,” he said.
“Being from Victoria Falls, I have sold my work to tourists from all walks of life, but this particular collaboration is special to me as it enables me to represent Zimbabwe on a global level which is something I am excited about.”
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