Veekee James Shares Intricacies of Making Bonang Matheba's Dress for Miss SA: "This is Architecture"

Veekee James Shares Intricacies of Making Bonang Matheba's Dress for Miss SA: "This is Architecture"

  • Fashion designer Veekee James is known for her masterpieces, and she delivered again at the Miss World South Africa
  • She made the first outfit that Bonang Matheba, the presenter of the beauty competition, wore for the glamorous ceremony
  • In a video, she thanked God for giving her an amazing talent and recounted how Bonang reached out to her to make the stunning dress

Fashion designer Victoria James, Veekee James, has opened up about what it took her to make the first outfit presenter Bonang Matheba wore for Miss World South Africa on Saturday, August 10.

She noted that her source is God and she believes she can do all things through Christ which strengthens her.

Veekee James shows how she made Bonang's dress
Veekee James speaks about the process of making Bonang's dress. Image credit: @veekee_james, @bonang_m
Source: Instagram

The hardworking 29-year-old revealed that she made Bonang's dress for the beauty pageant in 2023. When Bonang reached out to her three months earlier before the competition this year, she immediately went to work. It was the most difficult style she has ever made.

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Bonang was proud of the celebrity stylist's work and commended her dedication. She also stated that she would always come to Veekee to make more outfits.

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The Akwa Ibom state indigene shared how she was unable to get a perfect style for Bonang till a week before the event, and she made the dress two days before the beauty pageant.

She also thanked her team for supporting her in making the blue, green, and gold mermaid off-shoulder dress which stunned netizens.

Watch the video below:

Netizens hail Veekee James

Several netizens have hailed the celebrity stylist. See some of the comments below:

@enioluwaofficial:

"THE MET GALA. SOON!"

@esther_a.v_teacher:

"You sabi. You come get God wey oversabi. I’m so proud of you."

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@dahmola:

"THIS IS ARCHITECTURE! You are that girl and more. Thank you for another moment. Onto the next."

@li_ekere:

"At this point, your mind should be insured my friend cos what."

@_chidinmagift:

"My eyes are all misty watching this. Your masterpieces are always beautiful."

Veekee James shares how she made Sharon's dress

Legit.ng earlier reported that it was an emotional moment as Veekee James revealed how actress Sharon Ooja contacted her to make her dream wedding dress.

The celebrity stylist said she got several missed calls from Sharon, and the actress told her she had something important to tell her.

Sharon noted that she had always wanted Veekee, who attends the same church as her, to make a sparkling wedding dress for her.

Proofread by Kola Muhammed, journalist and copyeditor at Legit.ng

Source: Legit.ng

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Enenaite Blessing (Fashion Editor) Blessing Enenaite is a content writer and media enthusiast with over nine years of experience. She holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Business Administration, Delta State University (2014). Previously, she worked with PUNCH Newspapers as a Lifestyle correspondent, News Round The Clock, and Pulse Nigeria. Contact: enenaite.blessing@corp.legit.ng