Refiloe Gvru

Born and brought up in the famed township whose previous moniker was preceded with “the dusty streets of”, Refiloe Dipudi is a designer and renowned Wardrobe Stylist with a continuously burning passion for telling African stories in the most authentic and consistently updated fashion.

Refiloe kickstarted his fashion career almost two decades ago, where he helmed top roles, affirming set-ups for major retailers such as Topshop, Zara as well as H&M. Through his commendable affinity to expand networks, he refined a stellar styling portfolio under guardianships of premier local and international wardrobe stylists.

His fast-paced methods and collaborative creative flair saw him gaining much pleasant favour and grew to be asked for by name, by a slew of award winning Directors including Tebogo Malope, Tebogo Mahlatsi, Thina Zibi, Mark Strydom and Peter Pohosky to name a few. 

A true patron of the arts with an affinity to reset commercial landscapes, Refiloe is renowned for injecting pleasantly fresh perspectives into stylistic conversations through well researched approaches. This saw him assuming key styling roles for far-reaching TV shows such as BigBrother Mzansi, V-Entertainment, Massive Music and the DSTV Awards. 

His commercial client list include converse, KFC, Fattis & Monis, ABSA, 1 Voucher, Smirnoff, Lays, Avbob, Black Cat, Momentum, Vodacom, Hollywood Bets, Debonairs, Toyota, Hyundai, Cadbury, Betika, McDonalds, Kia, Samsung, Appletiser, SA 20, Auto General, DSTV. Lucky Star, Game, MTN, Airtel, Brentwood, Peregrine Capital, Profmed, African Bank, Samson, Oppo, Yap, Samson & Hunters.

Through all vast experiences, Refiloe believes in the diversity of people and is fuelled by an unyielding effort to tell individual stories. One outfit at a time.