The SA Fashion Week Designer Capsule Collection at Edgars Melrose Arch is officially open. The high-profile launch event, hosted by Edcon CEO Jürgen Schreiber and SA Fashion Week Director Lucilla Booyzen, set the scene for Edgars' debut as the official retail partner of SA Fashion Week. 23 Sep 2011
At the London Fashion Week's Fashion Finest Renaissance, Lesego Malatsi, co-founder of Mzanzi Designers Emporium and alumni of the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in Johannesburg, was the only South African invited to participate. 21 Sep 2011
Since starting operations at its Killarney Cape Town factory in June, Propet has been generating 800 tonnes of polyester fibre per month running at 50% capacity, using mixed PET (polyethylene terephthalate) resin chips made from recycled plastic drink bottles. 16 Sep 2011
Suzaan Heyns will unveil its True Colours Autumn Winter 2012 collection at SA Fashion Week on the 25 September 2011. This seasonal collection is conceptualised around showing our true colours, or the internal and external perceptions of the individual. The 'True Colours' collection will be complemented with the launch of the brand's first designer handbags. 15 Sep 2011
For the first time the annual Vukani Fashion Awards were held in the Eastern Cape in East London attracting young design talent from around the country. To add to the province's pride, the top honours went to Tozama Dyantyi, who was born in the Eastern Cape. The awards have gained acclaim in fashion circles and are viewed as a prominent feature of the fashion industry calendar. 15 Sep 2011
White River is the host city for Mpumalanga Fashion Week Spring/Summer Collection 11/12, which takes place on 23-26 November 2011 at Casterbridge Lifestyle Centre. Not only will the show feature four main evening shows, exhibition and a sales store but it will also introduce the new Royal Designer award and a 'Designer Meets Industry' conference. 5 Sep 2011
Following an announcement by Hugues Witvoet, chief executive of the Edcon Department Stores Division, that Edgars will become the official retail partner of SA Fashion Week, the retailer will launch the first SA Fashion Week Designer Capsule Collection at an exclusive event at the Edgars Melrose Arch flagship store on Thursday 21 September 2011, the eve of SA Fashion Week winter 2012. 30 Aug 2011
The finalists of the 2011 Elle New Talent Design Award will have their collections come to life on the runway at the Elle New Talent Design Awards at Crowne Plaza, The Rosebank Hotel on 22 September 2011. 28 Aug 2011
LONDON, UK: With summer here, many Brits are on a mission to lose some weight to look their best on holiday and the shops are packed with consumers making last-minute purchases for their holiday wardrobe. 19 Aug 2011
Nina Jarebrink, described as one of Europe's most acclaimed ready-to-wear couturiers, launched her spring summer collection, 'Azured', at The Venue in Melrose Arch, ahead of its Northern Hemisphere release later this year. 5 Aug 2011
The inaugural 46664 Apparel range is headed to retail department store Stuttafords, five months after the licence deal between Nelson Mandela's multifaceted global campaign, 46664, and SA's biggest clothing and textile manufacturer, Seardel, was announced. 22 Jul 2011
Beach Religion is the collaboration between two established footwear designers, South African, Michael Cloete and Swiss, Thorsten Eissrich. Their emerging leisure footwear brand is challenging traditional channels of footwear design and manufacture. Together they have developed an open online platform that invites creativity, challenges process and opens up freedom so that the market has the say in what becomes available commercially. 17 Jul 2011
TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Taiwan's once-booming textile industry entered this decade in need of a wake-up call, with global competition having reduced exports by over a third. But one firm has received a boost from a surprising source: coffee. 12 Jul 2011
LONDON, UK: Does my mum look big in this? Half of Britain's new mums do not like clothes shopping. 8 Jul 2011
The Newcastle clothing uprising grabbed international attention late last year, when factory owners shifted the entire labour paradigm by going on strike with the support of their staff to highlight their frustrations in regard to communications with the clothing union, SACTWU and the clothing bargaining council. 3 Jul 2011
The second L'Italia in Piazza, a showcase of Italian tradition, style and innovation takes place at the Montecasino Outdoor Piazza from 16-19 June 2011 to celebrate the opportunities arising from Italian South African cultural exchange. 15 Jun 2011
The Cape Town Fashion Council and the Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI) organised a matchmaking session on 2 June 2001 at the CCDI Training Unit in Cape Town, as part of the Foschini Fastrack Day. The resulting collaborations will be showcased on the catwalk on the first day of Cape Town Fashion Week on 13 July. 12 Jun 2011
The rigorous debates, arguments and public input about Wal-Mart's entry into South Africa are well documented. The ReDress Consultancy undertook a snap survey with owners of clothing companies and an industry body to find out if there were any commonalities in regard to the clothing industry's view on its entry into South Africa. 9 Jun 2011
International street wear brand Bench is releasing its women's and men's winter 2011 collection at its four stores around the country. 5 Jun 2011
The first ever Durban Fashion Extravaganza, a three-day fashion show featuring Durban-born fashion designers and models will take place from 2-4 June 2011 at the Docklands Hotel and Moyo Pier from 7pm each evening. During the three days, a trunk sale will be held at the Docklands Hotel between 10am and 6pm, to provide retail space for all participating designers. 26 May 2011
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