At the age of 19, Sarah Langa lost her scholarship when she failed her first year of actuarial science at Wits University. But, instead of crashing out, she used the school of hard knocks to unlock personal growth and resilience. She bounced back and found a job in retail, which opened doors for her as a stylist, personal shopper, and blogger in the early 2010s.
I realised that Im building connections with sales reps from other retail stores, so why not use that to make additional income? Langa says. I would go to events, meeting models, artists, and musicians who were looking for stylists. I then used my fashion blog HeatOnTheLine as a platform to promote my work. Tumblr was the Instagram of that era.
So, I would share behind-the-scenes of shooting a music video with Da Les or AKA. That eventually transitioned into Instagram the more the platform grew, the more the networks did. I would pivot from one to the next.
