CONFECTIONS X COLLECTIONS Returns with Salon-style Fashion Shows and Fine Foods

Mount Nelson Hotel is back with their capsule fashion showcase, CONFECTIONS X COLLECTIONS running from 6 – 8 November 2025 at the iconic hotel in Cape Town. If you’ve missed fashion week activities, this is a great opportunity to brush up on contemporary African fashion with a luxury edge. Find out more about the event below.

What is CONFECTIONS X COLLECTIONS?

The event is an annual series of capsule fashion shows where guests can view the latest collections and creative expression in an exclusive salon-style setting. Paired with the experience is an afternoon tea set menu that features a selection of designer-inspired confectionery.

During this much-anticipated event, the iconic pink hotel will showcase an all-star cast of leading fashion designers from across Africa – shining the spotlight on slow, considered African fashion.

Here are the designers showing at this year’s showcase

This year’s edition spotlights four visionary designers. Shelley Mokoena of C O N N A D E, recently selected to show at Milan Fashion Week, channels nature, African heritage and architectural form into sculptural womenswear.

Trained in Paris, Kenyan designer Anil Padia of Yoshita 1967 draws on his Indo-Kenyan roots to craft intricate, ritual-inspired pieces that celebrate femininity and cultural fusion.

South African designer Luke Radloff of UNI FORM brings a modernist lens to indigenous techniques, from handwoven cottons to knitted mohair, creating modular pieces that honour artisanal traditions while pushing African fashion onto the global stage.

Completing the line-up, returning designer Laduma Ngxokolo of MaXhosa Africa – awarded internationally for his vibrant knitwear which translates the symbols, colours, and aesthetics of Xhosa heritage.

6 November 2025 – Anil Padia of Yoshita 1967 & Shelley Mokoena of CONNADE

7 November 2025 – Luke Radloff of UNIFORM

8 November 2025 – Laduma Ngxokolo of MaXhosa Africa

Decadent and dainty confectionery from sous chef Vicky Gurovich

Mount Nelson’s pastry chef Vicky Gurovich is once again collaborating with each designer to create bespoke, scrumptuous creations for the limited-edition set menu of the hotel’s institutional Afternoon Tea. Guests are greeted with a glass of complimentary bubbles before settling in for a pot of gourmet teas.

“We’re excited to build on Mount Nelson’s distinct legacy through ‘Confections x Collections’, one that welcomes today’s African creative leaders and future innovators to the joyful home of Cape Town,” says Patrick Fisher, General Manager of Mount Nelson. “CxC honours Belmond’s commitment to spotlighting the continent’s talent with the kind of hospitality for which Mount Nelson is famous.”