Margo Fargo: Building Legacies, Shaping Futures

When I started at Dossier in October 2024, one of the first people I interviewed was Margo Fargo. Beyond that early feature, many will know that in her celebrity career, I also manage Margo across brand collaborations. This year, after much conversation with our editor-in-chief, Mia, I felt it was time to deepen Margo’s connection to Dossier. Together, we invited her to join our editorial team as a Contributing Editor, focusing on Legacy and Sustainability - two themes that not only define her career, but also align with the values we believe will shape the next chapter of the fashion industry. As we prepare to celebrate Dossier’s 21 years in 2026, it felt important to bring someone on board who could capture stories that speak to both heritage and future impact.

Margo’s own journey is a testament to those themes. Raised in a home where education was non-negotiable and faith the anchor, she learned discipline, integrity, and resilience early on - qualities that continue to frame her work. “You don’t need much to dream big,” she says. “What you need is the courage to stay consistent.”

Her academic background in Consumer Sciences gave her a deeper appreciation for strategy and sustainability, two threads she now weaves through her career in the modelling and talent management space. “I don’t see talent as faces - I see them as brands with long-term careers,” she explains. “It’s about balancing creativity with commercial sense, while embedding ethical practices from the beginning.”

The dots of her career may once have looked scattered - modelling, radio, PR, renewable energy, fashion - but today they align into a clear picture. Radio instilled responsibility, PR sharpened her storytelling, renewable energy drew her into sustainability, modelling and fashion unlocked her creativity. Now, as the newly appointed Managing Director of 3D Model Management, Margo sits at the intersection of all of these disciplines, leading with a simple but powerful philosophy: always be ready.

That philosophy has shaped how 3D prepares talent for the global stage - not just in front of the camera, but behind the contracts, the finances, and the professional expectations. “African talent has something powerful to offer the world,” Margo says. “My role is to make sure they show up ready but never watered down.”

 Her work with global brands such as Coca-Cola, Virgin Active, and the Cotton On Foundation has reinforced this value-driven approach. For her, strong partnerships are built when profit aligns with impact. “If a project doesn’t serve our talent, our communities, and our planet, then it’s not the right collaboration,” she notes.

 Sustainability runs through every venture she leads - whether it’s waste diversion at events, circular fashion collaborations, or teaching young designers how to differentiate themselves globally. To Margo, sustainability isn’t a marketing buzzword - it’s personal, born from witnessing inequality and climate change first-hand in South Africa.

So is mentorship. “I wouldn’t be here without the people who believed in me,” she says. Mentorship, for Margo, isn’t a side project but the heart of her work. It’s how she multiplies impact, ensuring that knowledge and opportunity ripple through the next generation.

Looking ahead, she sees herself as a bridge: between African talent and international opportunity, between creativity and sustainability, between legacy and future. “Africa shouldn’t just join the global conversation,” she insists. “We should lead it.”

Her goals remain ambitious: more African talent on global stages, stronger mentorship platforms, sustainable investments, and an ecosystem where African creativity is not just present, but impossible to ignore.

Mia and I are proud to welcome Margo as a Contributing Editor. Through her voice, we aim to deepen the conversations around legacy and sustainability, ensuring that the stories we tell reflect not only where fashion has been, but also where it must go. We are equally excited that she will be starting off in her new role by coveringThe Luxurious Marble Circusthis October, where she will explore how sustainability and legacy are being reimagined at one of South Africa’s most distinctive cultural festivals.

ABOUT THE LUXURIOUS MARBLE CIRCUS:

In October 2025, the Luxurious Marble Circus dazzled audiences with a spectacle unlike any other—a fusion of opulence, artistry, and surreal performance. Held beneath a grand pavilion adorned with gleaming marble columns and velvet drapes, the event redefined circus tradition with a lavish twist. Acrobats soared through crystal chandeliers, contortionists twisted atop gilded pedestals, and exotic animals paraded through mirrored corridors, their handlers dressed in haute couture. Every act was choreographed to symphonic scores, echoing through the marble amphitheater like a dream. Guests sipped champagne from fluted glasses as they watched the show unfold, a celebration of elegance and eccentricity that turned October into a month of magic.