Lasizwe Unearths 7-Year-Old Photo Wearing a Towel to an Event and Compares Himself to Doja Cat

Lasizwe Unearths 7-Year-Old Photo Wearing a Towel to an Event and Compares Himself to Doja Cat

  • Lasizwe brought back a throwback photo of himself from 2017, where he wore a towel to an event
  • The influencer attended an award ceremony looking bathroom chic and compared himself to Doja Cat with her Met Gala look
  • Mzansi was in stitches over Lasizwe's picture and convinced him that he was truly influential

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Lasizwe compared his towel look to Doja Cat's
Lasizwe shared a throwback photo of himself wearing a towel to an event and compared himself to Doja Cat. Images: lasizwe, dojacat
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Lasizwe Dambuza is many things; one is being ahead of his time. The media personality is geeking after seeing Doja Cat's towel outfit for the Met Gala, a look he once rocked at an award ceremony seven years prior.

Lasizwe shows off twinning outfits with Doja Cat

Days after the Met Gala, people are still talking about that towel outfit Doja Cat wore, with netizens questioning her style and inspiration. But did you know that she wasn't the first to rock the bold look?

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Back in 2017, the South African Hip Hop Awards hosted local rappers and socialites to celebrate and uplift the genre. Among the celebs was our fave, Lasizwe, who rocked the ceremony in a towel.

The media personality took his fit to the top by accessorising with a shower cap, bath brush, and slippers and making a squeaky-clean entrance.

He posted the seven-year-old photos, stunned that Doja recreated the look and was convinced that it was a South African thing:

Mzansi reacts to Lasizwe and Doja Cat's outfits

Netizens are floored and convinced Lasizwe that he influenced Doja:

South African singer, Lady Du said:

"I actually thought of you when I saw her."

zeentler_mgwaba gassed Lasizwe up:

"I mean, Doja is looking up to you; you're her role model after all."

mooigray wrote:

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"You ran so they could walk the red carpet."

anele_zondo posted:

"Ahead of your time!"

kamo_sizane was stunned:

"Oh my gosh, you did it first!"

rowehunters joked:

"She copied you, but we’re not ready for that conversation."

Lady Du critiques Tyla's outfit

In an earlier report, Briefly News shared online reactions to Lady Du's comment about Tyla's gown at the Met Gala.

The singer was dragged for suggesting a different look for Tyla while completely disregarding the theme of the event.

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Moroba Moroeng (Entertainment editor) Moroba Moroeng is an entertainment writer at Briefly News and a University of Johannesburg alumni (Public Relations and Communications, 2018). She was the content manager and, later, editor for HipHop Africa, where she honed her proofreading, leadership, and content management skills. Having begun her career as a content writer for Slikour OnLife, Moroba has over four years of experience as a writer specialising in music journalism and entertainment. She joined Briefly News in 2023 and passed a set of training courses by the Google News Initiative. Email: moroba.moroeng@briefly.co.za