Palesa Mokubung

Palesa Mokubung is a South African fashion designer. She is the founder and creative director of the Mantsho, a South African Fashion Label. She is the first African designer to collaborate with the Swedish fashion company H&M to create a collection.

Early years and education Mokubung was born in Kroonstad, Free State. In 2014 she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fashion Design from Vanderbijlpark Technical College.

Personal life She is a mother of one child.

Awards and recognitions

2011 - Mokubung was nominated for South African Art and Culture Award 2009 - She was again nominated for the Mercedes-Benz Award for South African Art and Culture 2009 Fashion Design She won the 73rd Annual Fashion Forward International Thessaloniki Show held in Greece 2014 - She won a Fashion and Innovation Award at the Mbokoko Women in the Arts Awards