The Meko Twins of MADONSELA explore how punk lives through leather, legacy, and township pride—redefining African fashion from Katlehong to the world.
In this inspiring CreativeMornings Johannesburg talk, the Meko Twins—Prince and Warren, co-founders of MADONSELA—unpack their creative journey from Katlehong to global runways. Through their brand, they fuse high-end leather fashion with performance art and cultural storytelling, using design as a tool for activism and empowerment. From building KASI VOGUE to redefining African luxury, this is a talk about making space, breaking norms, and honouring your roots.
About the speaker
Prince & Warren Meko known as the “Meko twins” are Multidisciplinary artists. Founders of brand MADONSELA, Co – Founders of KASI VOGUE, Creative Directors of 68 Madonsela “LERATO LA STUPU” Costume Designers and Stylists. The Katlehong born brothers pride themselves as narrative Artists as seen in their work. Passionate about community upliftment and using their platform to inspire others, makes them a creative force to be reckoned with. They come with a different view of Modern African punk incorporated into their high end leather aesthetic.
They are fuelled by the expression of township empowerment and use their work to navigate through all the environmental barriers they have come across during their early stages. Featuring in some editorials for Africa is Now magazine.
This has lead them to be major contributors to the fashion & music industry, having worked with some of the profound local public figures like Lady Du, Moozlie, Shekhniah, Riky Rick, Kwesta, Oskido , Dj Tira , Mafikazolo, Sampa The Great, Sjava to name a few. Also contributing the amapiano sense having styled some Platinum selling records.
Some of their clients include , Vumatel , Netflix (Young Famous & African), Afro Punk, Styledbyboogy, Djs Productions, Sshadoworkss,
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Hosted by
WeWork Rosebank
The Link, 173 Oxford Rd, Rosebank
Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa 2196
Date
Partners
WeWork
Sir Fruit
Cherry Picked Locations
1410th Digital Films
Hyphn8 Studio
Production & Videography Casey Layken
Coordinator Ty Jacobsen
Coordinator & Digital Marketing Denilson Maina
Illustrator & Social Media Jess Jardim-Wedepohl
Social Media Motshidisi Mokoena
Social Media Mpho Tsetela
Social Media Dimpho Saal
Production & Videography Siphiwe Molotsi
Project Management Kananelo Tlanya
Sponsorships & Coordinator Boikanyo Makhafola
Sponsorships & Coordinator Chelsey Lowe
Coordinator Cherise Haskins
Photography Lello Mvubu
