A stitch in time
In line with the Durban July theme, ‘It is Time’, the Wear SA Gala Fashion Dinner’s theme is ‘a stitch in time’. If it is anything like its sister event in Cape Town, Fashion and All That Jazz, hosted the night before the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, it is bound to be a highly entertaining and glittering affair attended by a bevy of well-heeled industry insiders, fun-seekers, and those looking to get the scoop on fashion’s next big brand.
The designers set to grace the runway include Bluecollarwhitecollar (BCWC), Democracy of Denim (DOD), Magents Lifestyle Apparel, MCMXCIV (1994), Elle, Indoni House of Fashion (Kwenzi Nkomo), House of St. Luke (Mxolisi Mkhize), as well as emerging designers Zamani Gabela and Mthobisi Sosibi.
While enjoying the three-course gourmet fare served with Bayede! Wines Entertaining, guests will be treated to the sounds of Lira alongside best-selling hip-hop artist Kwesta. No Durban evening is complete without a touch of tradition and guests can dance the night away with KZN’s Maskandi dancers, while Durban’s very own comedian and two-time Comedy Show winner Carvin H Goldstone will bring it all together as MC.
Wear SA is the brainchild of the Southern African Clothing Textile Workers Union (SACTWU), created to promote and stimulate the local manufacturing industry. “Over the past four years, the Wear SA movement has grown significantly and with KwaZulu-Natal clothing manufacturing stronghold it made sense for us to broaden the movement into Durban. Staging it at the time of the Durban July is a golden opportunity for us to showcase the scope and burgeoning talent of local designers to an appreciate fashion-receptive audience,” commented André Kriel, SACTWU general secretary.
In addition to the gala dinner, Wear SA will also host a special fashion workshop ahead of the main event. Wear SA Fashioning the Future – Sustainable Fashionpreneurs is aimed at those looking to forge a career in the broad world of fashion. Free of charge, it will take place at Oceanic, North Beach Durban on 5 July 2018. To book a spot for the workshop, contact Ackie Ndlovu from the KZN Fashion Council on gro.cfnzk@eikca.
Tickets for the gala dinner may be bought from Afrikan Soul Headquarters Productions az.oc.qhluosnakirfa@pvsr.
