This commit is contained in:
Vula Builder
2026-07-27 17:10:22 +00:00
parent a0d69120ef
commit a95fdbbe43
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
import Image from "next/image"
export default function BrandStorySection() {
return (
<section data-vula-section="brandstory" id="our-story" className="min-h-[70vh] bg-white">
<div className="flex flex-col md:flex-row">
{/* Left: black block with text */}
<div className="w-full md:w-1/2 bg-[#18181b] p-10 md:p-16 flex items-center">
<div className="max-w-lg">
<h2 className="text-4xl md:text-5xl font-black uppercase text-white mb-8">
Where Soweto Meets the&nbsp;Runway
</h2>
<div className="space-y-4 text-white/80 text-base leading-relaxed">
<p>
Founded in 2020, Urban Threads was born in the Mofolo workshops of Soweto.
Our master tailor, Thabo Molefe, spent 15 years apprenticing under the late
MaLindi Nkosi, a legend in South African garment-making, before launching
his own label. Every piece we drop begins with hand-blocked Swiss-Vlisco
wax prints sourced directly from Accra, Ghana not mass-produced Chinese
imitations.
</p>
<p>
We collaborate with 18 local seamstresses in Diepkloof, paying 40% above
the Soweto garment district average, and invest half our profits into a
sewing co-op for young women in Orlando East. The result: limited-edition
hoodies, caps, and tees that fuse traditional African patterns with
instant streetwear credibility bold, unapologetic, and made with
purpose.
</p>
</div>
<p className="mt-6 text-[#d4af37] font-bold uppercase tracking-wide">
&mdash; Authenticity Is Our Only Print
</p>
</div>
</div>
{/* Right: image panel with gold border */}
<div className="w-full md:w-1/2 relative min-h-[400px] md:min-h-[70vh]">
<div className="absolute inset-0 border-l-2 border-[#d4af37]">
<Image
src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/35633192/pexels-photo-35633192.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=800&h=600&fit=crop"
alt="Urban Threads artisan workshop in Soweto"
fill
sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw"
className="object-cover"
/>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</section>
)
}