The Runway Queen

Tshepang ‘Twiggy’ Mollison is a wellrespected fashion blogger from Soweto, who has made her mark on the urban running scene – a movement that has attracted a younger, cooler crowd. It’s become commonplace to see millennials training on city streets in ‘crews’, wearing the latest running threads. Here, the South African style icon shares her fashion secrets for today’s runner.

- Andre Valentine

I started running in primary school, and kept it up throughout my school career. I loved running because I was really fast. Though these days, I don’t run further than 10km.

Running is therapeutic: I prefer it over any other form of exercise.

I prefer to run around my neighbourhood in Orlando West, Soweto. I had the opportunity to run in Cape Town, and the scenery was amazing. I don’t enjoy running in Johannesburg as much.

I got into blogging when I discovered tumblr. I wrote a blog at varsity, documenting my personal thoughts and opinions on fashion trends. Then, I began researching what it would take to become a real blogger, and how to attract brands.