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*Glo Queens | Zana Khay*
This week for Africa Day & Culture Month, GloQueens celebrates *Zana Khay* — the visionary founder of _A Tribe Called Zimbabwe_.
Nomakhosazana Khanyile Ncube, known as Zana Khay, is an architect, poet, former Miss Bulawayo, and cultural activist turning Zimbabwe’s heritage into wearable art. Through her brand, she revives traditional Ndebele and Shona aesthetics using Nguni cowhide, goat hide, leather, beads, and cowry shells — all handmade, so every piece is one of a kind.
Her work is more than fashion. It’s storytelling. From reimagining 1890s Shona wear in her _Chiedza_ collection to creating red-carpet pieces that make women feel royal, celebrated, and proud of their roots, Zana is preserving culture while pushing it forward.
These attires are also gaining popularity at Roora and Lobola ceremonies, where brides and families are choosing authentic, handcrafted pieces to honor tradition with a modern touch. It’s culture being lived, not left behind.
For Africa Day, her message hits home: celebrating the diversity of Zimbabwe’s 16 tribes and the shared values that unite us as one.
Zana Khay is slaying in her field, shattering the idea that culture belongs in the past, and empowering others to wear their identity with pride.
#GloQueens #AfricaDay2026 #CultureMonth #ATribeCalledZimbabwe #ZanaKhay #ZimCulture #WearableArt
This week for Africa Day & Culture Month, GloQueens celebrates *Zana Khay* — the visionary founder of _A Tribe Called Zimbabwe_.
Nomakhosazana Khanyile Ncube, known as Zana Khay, is an architect, poet, former Miss Bulawayo, and cultural activist turning Zimbabwe’s heritage into wearable art. Through her brand, she revives traditional Ndebele and Shona aesthetics using Nguni cowhide, goat hide, leather, beads, and cowry shells — all handmade, so every piece is one of a kind.
Her work is more than fashion. It’s storytelling. From reimagining 1890s Shona wear in her _Chiedza_ collection to creating red-carpet pieces that make women feel royal, celebrated, and proud of their roots, Zana is preserving culture while pushing it forward.
These attires are also gaining popularity at Roora and Lobola ceremonies, where brides and families are choosing authentic, handcrafted pieces to honor tradition with a modern touch. It’s culture being lived, not left behind.
For Africa Day, her message hits home: celebrating the diversity of Zimbabwe’s 16 tribes and the shared values that unite us as one.
Zana Khay is slaying in her field, shattering the idea that culture belongs in the past, and empowering others to wear their identity with pride.
#GloQueens #AfricaDay2026 #CultureMonth #ATribeCalledZimbabwe #ZanaKhay #ZimCulture #WearableArt
*Glo Queens 馃憫 | Zana Khay*
This week for Africa Day & Culture Month, GloQueens celebrates *Zana Khay* — the visionary founder of _A Tribe Called Zimbabwe_.
Nomakhosazana Khanyile Ncube, known as Zana Khay, is an architect, poet, former Miss Bulawayo, and cultural activist turning Zimbabwe’s heritage into wearable art. Through her brand, she revives traditional Ndebele and Shona aesthetics using Nguni cowhide, goat hide, leather, beads, and cowry shells — all handmade, so every piece is one of a kind.
Her work is more than fashion. It’s storytelling. From reimagining 1890s Shona wear in her _Chiedza_ collection to creating red-carpet pieces that make women feel royal, celebrated, and proud of their roots, Zana is preserving culture while pushing it forward.
These attires are also gaining popularity at Roora and Lobola ceremonies, where brides and families are choosing authentic, handcrafted pieces to honor tradition with a modern touch. It’s culture being lived, not left behind.
For Africa Day, her message hits home: celebrating the diversity of Zimbabwe’s 16 tribes and the shared values that unite us as one.
Zana Khay is slaying in her field, shattering the idea that culture belongs in the past, and empowering others to wear their identity with pride.
#GloQueens #AfricaDay2026 #CultureMonth #ATribeCalledZimbabwe #ZanaKhay #ZimCulture #WearableArt
