{
  "id": 6305607,
  "title": "PICTURES: Fashion designer Paledi Segabo stuns with costumes for Motown theatre show",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/pictures-fashion-designer-paledi-segabo-stuns-with-costumes-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T17:05:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/pics-fashion-designer-paledi-segabo-stuns-with-costumes-for-motown-theatre-show/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South African fashion designer Paledi Segabo has created stylish, modern costumes for iComplete, a male vocal group, in a Motown-inspired theatre production called An Ode to Motown. The sold-out show at the Mandela Stage at Joburg Theatre ran from September 4 to 13. Segabo, the owner of luxury menswear label Palse Homme, wanted to put his unique spin on Motown's iconic style with a contemporary South African twist. He explained that the designs needed to convey a modern interpretation of classic Motown without looking overly costumed. Segabo's designs feature bold tailoring, rich colors, and vintage swagger, blending traditional elements with a modern fashion sensibility. This collaboration is a natural fit for Segabo, whose career has been focused on sophisticated menswear and dressing prominent South African personalities.",
  "summary": "Paledi gives Motown a fashion makeover, and the looks are anything but costumey.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}