Team South Africa unveiled their kit for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics on Thursday, showcasing a relaxed and comfortable style by four local designers.
Durban July 2021 fashion programme takes flight
Open to fashion students across KwaZulu-Natal, the first round of judging will require entrants to present their completed outfit inspired by the raceday theme Birds of a Feather .
As the frenzy of Champions’ Season horseracing starts to grip the racing fraternity, fashion lovers have set their sights on the programme of competitions and shows planned for the 2021 Vodacom Durban July.
Fashion has always been an essential element of Africa’s Greatest Horseracing Event, and as the event paved the way for behind-closed-doors events last year, so too did the fashion programme adapt to comply with the prevailing lockdown regulations.
Durbanâs emerging designers canât wait to show SA their talent
KwaZulu-Natal is known for producing some of the best fashion designers.
The Durban Fashion Fair, hosted annually by eThekwini municipality, showcases designers who unfailingly deliver the most innovative designs.
Their garments are made of sustainable materials and are unique.
Durbanites are proud of Lungelo Biyela and Treasure Cindi, who made it to the top 12 of the #DestinyDesigned virtual fashion show.
Biyela, the founder of Eel Een Designs, is a self-taught designer from eNkandla in Mvutshini but is now based in Durban. Although she studied for a BA in environmental planning and development, fashion has always been her passion.
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