Jacob Kimmie is drawn to the decorative, and a narrative mood in fashion. Without any qualification, Jacob Kimmie hones his idiosyncratic style by fitting directly on the body and perfecting shape and finish by exacting experimentation.

Born in Johannesburg in 1973, the contradictions in Jacob’s work reflect his personality. They are simultaneously sentimental and subversive, aggressive and romantic. His work celebrates the radical philosophy during his up-bringing in apartheid South Africa while emulating the elitist establishment values of couture.

"I'm driven by anger and injustice. I think it's why I push my work to embody an ideal of absolute, perfect and eternal beauty - like an antidote. It's the only truth to which we can aspire."