Rich Mnisi bio: age, real name, wife, website, clothing, prices, profile, net worth
Rich Mnisi is a young and successful South African fashion designer. The lad is the founder of OATH Studio. Primarily, his designs are inspired by the African heritage and pop culture. Perhaps, this helps to explain his regular features on the editorial pages of both local and international media such as Marie Claire, ELLE, Fashion Glossary UK, Sunday Times, Vogue (Russia and China), Mail and Guardian and others.
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Over the years, Mnisi has been attracting the attention of the biggest and best performing global brands such as CocaCola. He has partnered with them to create the best designs anyone can imagine. Thus, he won the Emerging Designer of the Year award in 2019 at the Essence Best in Black Fashion Awards.
Interestingly, he is not afraid of making mistakes because they help him to improve his skills. What else would you love to know about him?
Rich Mnisi profile summary
- Real name: Rich Fumani Mnisi
- Date of birth: 14th December 1993
- Age: 27 years old
- Place of birth: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Zodiac: Sagittarius
- Occupation: Fashion designer
- Nationality: South African
Rich Mnisi biography
The style icon was born on 14th December 1993 in Johannesburg, South Africa. His love for design and fashion set in from a tender age. She drew the inspiration from his sister, precisely, at the age of 4 years old – this was after she turned a pair of jeans into a skirt. He later began reworking on magazine papers and curtains to give them a better look. His mother and grandmother also significantly inspired him to venture into fashion.
His interest in fashion developed further as he grew up. To perfect his skills, Mnisi pursued a BA in Fashion Design and Business Management from Leaders in the Science of Fashion (LISOF).
How old is Rich Mnisi?
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As of 2020, Rich Mnisi age is believed to be 27. While turning a year older on 14th December 2019, he held the biggest party attended by the country’s iconic celebrities. 2 Million Icons was the name of Rich Mnisi birthday party.
Bonang Matheba, Boity Thulo from Own Your Throne, and Trevor Stuurman were among the people who attended the Rich Mnisi 2 Million party hosted at Wonderland Club.
Real name
What is Rich Mnisi real name? One may ask. Well, Rich Fumani Mnisi is his birth name. Unlike most celebrities around the world, the designer is comfortable about his name. His brand is also named after him.
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Who is Rich Mnisi dating?
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Over the last few months, there have been speculations on Rich and Boity Thulo being an item on social media. The rumours surfaced when he first shared a picture of him and the Own Your Throne reality actress on Twitter. The caption of the Tweeter picture read, "My wife and I."
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The two have been sharing pictures on social media in matching outfits. Also, the comments and reactions on each other’s posts seemed suggestive. Perhaps, this helps to explain the reason behind the Rich Mnisi wife speculations. Importantly, none of them has ever come forward to authenticate or invalidate the claims.
Quite the opposite, many people in the country believe Rich is an LGBTQ member. For instance, some publications regularly associate him with LGBTQI. However, he has not openly made his sexuality public. In other words, it is not easy to ascertain whether he is straight or not.
Rich Mnisi fashion brands
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Rich has been flying the South African flag high for a considerable time now. It all started way back in 2014 when he established OATH Studio. The studio helped him to figure out what his clients needed. In the same year, he won the Young Designer of the Year award held by the African Fashion International.
He has been growing in the realm of fashion, extending his creativity to the furniture sector. In 2019, he announced his partnership with Southern Guild. The group launched his new furniture pieces titled Nwa-Mulamula: Alkebulan. Most of his furniture pieces are beautiful and classy, and above all, they tell a story.
In 2019, Mnisi was again recognized for his extraordinary work. He bagged the Emerging Designer of the Year award by Essence publication. The award was handed to him at Essence’s inaugural Best in Black Fashion Awards.
Where to buy Rich Mnisi clothing?
Most of his design pieces can be found on the Rich Mnisi website. Below are the featured collections you can find at the Rich Mnisi shop, accompanied by their prices.
- The Antenna – R 2,399.00
- Catty Bucket – R 1,299.00
- Frequency – R 1,899.00
- My First Tattoo – R 999.00
- Venomous eWallet – R 999.00
- Compass – R 2,099.00
- Mother – R 2,899.00
- A Bloody Bucket – R 1,299.00
- Veins of my City Tube – R 1,999.00
- Veins of my City Pleated Skirt – R 3,199.00
- Veins of my City Trouser – R 3,799.00
- The New Classic – R 1,999.00
- Forces – R 1,799.00
- Dlamini – R 1,299.00
- On The Highway – R 1,199.00
- 2 Types of Girls – R 4,999.00
- The Witching Hour – R 12,999.00
- Tectonica – R 7,999.00
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- Thunder – R 1,799.00
- 2 types of Boys – R 3,799.00
- Animal Farm – R 3,199.00
- In my bag – R 3,999.00
- The Pride Tote – R 5,999.00
- Azania CSS.03 – R 12,999.00
- Azania CSS.02 – R 19,199.00
- Azania CSS.01 – R 31,999.00
Other designs projects
Apart from clothes, the 27-year-old works on other projects. Examples include the Rich Mnisi mask project. His decision to venture into mask making might have been aroused by the steady rise of COVID-19 cases in the country.
Mnisi has been working closely with the CocaCola brand. Perhaps, this helps to explain why some of his collection incorporates the brand’s name and logo. Lastly, he has been designing furniture which comprises of a chaise and a stool. The name of this particular design is Nwa-Mulamula. He named it after his deceased great grandmother.
For more about these Rich Mnisi prices, one can visit the site or contact him or his marketing team. There are many celebrities in South Africa and outside the country wearing his pieces. For instance, Rich Mnisi Beyonce is a perfect example. Ciara has a dress designed by him too. She appeared on the Freak Me video song wearing the dress.
He dressed Beyonce when she visited South Africa for a Global Citizen Concert in 2018. Other celebrities rocking Rich’s local wear include Thembi Seete, Maps Maponyane, Sarah Langa, Lamiez, Boity Thulo, and Bonang Matheba. Most of them own a piece of Rich Mnisi poloneck, a new classic going at R 1,999.
How wealthy is Mnisi?
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He is among the highest-earning young individuals in the African continent. In 2019, he was featured on the #30Under30 Forbes list, coming at number 24. His brand continues to grow each year by partnering with huge brands and working in new projects. Apart from CocaCola, he is also partnering with Johnnie Walker. Even so, Rich Mnisi net worth remains unknown.
Rich Mnisi Instagram
The South African fashion guru is among the most followed on social media right now. He owns two Instagram accounts, one for his brand (@rich_mnisi) and another for personal use (@therichmnisi).
Rich Mnisi's brand continues to grow both in the country and globally. His fashion designs have been able to reach renowned musicians such as Beyoncé and Ciara. His creative art is undoubtedly an inspiration to many youths who would love to venture into the realm of fashion design.
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In June, Briefly.co.za highlighted Boity Thulo's achievements amid the ongoing COVID -19 crisis that has affected the lives of most entertainment celebrities around the world.
The Own Your Throne television reality actress took to Instagram to thank all his followers for helping her to hit the 4 million followers mark. In the same month, she celebrated her 30th birthday even though it was attended by three people only.
Some of the other major milestones she celebrated during the 30 days lockdown include the DEF JAM recordings, Boity Thulo Foundation, and her GLAMOUR magazine cover appearance with Mnisi.
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