A BESPOKE FASHION, GRAPHIC AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY
OUR DESIGN MENU
Social Media Creation
Managing your socials is the heartbeat of any small business - it is the roadmap to successfully lead your social media presence. We love to create dynamic digital presence with meaningful content and advertising, that result in consistent traffic for the customer. Whether you have an existing profile, or are starting from scratch, we are here to help.
Shopify web site creation
Let us expand your product and brand awareness in the marketplace. We create visually exciting websites that allow shoppers to browse and buy with ease. We are on hand to set up your site, create content and enable a seamless shopping experience for your customer.
Fashion Design
With over 25 years of experience in the ever-changing industry of retail fashion, let us be your design partner. We create fashion storyboards, mood boards and concept design for our customers. Additionally, we provide technical packs, technical drawings, seasonal reports, and fashion forecasting.
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
Our Retail Space
Originally Retrospective Fashion created, we rebranded in 2023 and re-launched with a fresh new store aesthetic and designer offering. Located in the Carlton Mall, Swellendam, we offer a carefully curated selection of stylish and sustainable clothing, jewelry, accessories, and more.
Our focus is on slow fashion and support South African made products where we can, making us the perfect destination for conscious consumers looking for thoughtful design and great, lasting quality.
#SLOWFASHION #SUPPORTLOCAL
“Mandy is colour in a black and white world! She brings a fresh and amazing perspective to all the projects that she has been involved in.
She delivers fast and her content and design is of excellent quality. Her know how and go to attitude helped design and deliver an incredibly beautiful and functional website as well as an awesome social media presence and strategy. For all things design, Mandy is my go to!”
Commercial Work
Some of our Happy Clients
Ackerman's (RSA)
cape union mart (RSA)
zoom footwear (RSA)
exact (RSA)
fug handbags YDE (RSA)
vikson Accessories (RSA)
umbro (RSA/UK)
ZANDO.co.za (RSA)
betty bombshell (RSA)
shaun tomson (USA)
Nicole Rossouw lifestyle (RSA)
UBUNTU TRADIONAL BALMS (SA)
big talk entertainment (RSA)
SA CROSSING (Canada)
7 Landies SA (RSA)
the cookie factory (RSA)
xumil consulting (RSA)
WORLD WIDE DEFENDERS (RSA)
Collective Collab Events
CON AMORE DELI & COFFEE SHOP (RSA)
tribakery REstaurant (RSA)
catch 22 RESTAURANT (RSA)
About Us
Red Hot Blue Design Concepts was established in 2008. Today, our studio is located in the picturesque vilage of Suurbraak just outside Swellendam, Western Cape. Collectively we have a deep passion to share our extensive experience with other brands, and small business owners to empower them to reach their potential. “Why be the same as everyone else?”
The Boss Lady
Mandy
Mandy is our industrious, Creative Director with a proven record of success in bringing customer visions to life with vast experience in the design and fashion industry,
Mandy is extremely passionate about any project she embarks on, which has resulted in her having international recognition as an industry professional. With almost three decades of experience,
Mandy has successfully collaborated and worked with some of the most well-respected clothing companies, manufacturers, and fashion retailers before embarking on opening her own Company in 2008.
The Bean counter
Murray
With twenty-one years’ experience in Financial Management at a Senior corporate level, Murray made the decision to follow his passion to empower SME businesses.
With his extensive knowledge and financial expertise, Murray not only manages Red Hot Blue finances’, but also consults to other businesses.
His primary focus is to help companies reach financial compliance, create healthy business growth and ultimately achieve great success.
In the papers, magazines & news
Press & Media
Join Mandy in her latest industry feature on the Apparel Report Podcast as she speaks about everything from navigating Covid lockdowns, curving out her niche, to making a difference as a Woman in Business.
Find out what she has learned from her successes and failures, what she is doing to level up her game, and how the Apparel Report can help you succeed in business too!
Red Hot Blue's clothing labels, products and owners have been featured in numerous magazines, TV Shows, Newspapers, blogs, Podcasts and Fashion Shows both locally here in South Africa, and Internationally.
“Ridiculously efficient’ is the phrase that comes to mind when I think about Mandy. I was particularly impressed by Mandy's ability to handle even the toughest clients and deadlines—effortlessly, and seemed to come perfectly naturally to her. Mandy always made sure everyone left with a smile while always maintaining professional standards.”
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Let's work together.
We are passionate about working with our clients to create a unique product suited to their needs. Contact us to see how we can work together.