Designer helps man preserve wife’s love by transforming high-end dresses into shirts

By Candice Soobramoney | Published Jun 9, 2024

The story of unwavering love between Hlengiwe Buhle Mkhize and her husband Pat Mkhize has been preserved in fashion courtesy of Verushka Pather’s Khanya Designs. Pather, a businesswoman and Indo-African fashion designer, has transformed high-end garments worn by Mkhize, the late deputy minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, into shirts at her husband’s request.