Arise Cape Town Fashion Week

By Nwinkus, August 30, 2009 7:48 am

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DavidTlale2In  what was a visual feast of pretty summer dresses, dazzling evening gowns, edgy silhouettes and bold design choices shown for three days  between 20th- 22nd 09 the spring/summer collections for 2009/2010, of the Arise Cape Town Fashion Week was presented at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in  South Africa.  African Fashion International and  ARISE Magazine collaborated again after their successful inaugural ARISE Africa Fashion week.

Its been said that Cape Town is also home to many of Africa’s most established couturiers and a significant tranche of its fashion media and models. Looking at what the city offered ranged from the  unique and innovative to the colorful and mellow.

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What was particularly interesting was the The Cape Town Fashion Council presented a vast showcase of graduate talent from selected schools, from this pool we can take a look at the future of fashion talent on the continent. But also there were a number of established designers such as Tarien Malherbe, Undacova, Black Coal designed by Pumeza Mekuto, Doreen Southwood, Misfit, Tart, Michelle Ludek, LaLesso, SUZAAN HEYNS, LUELLA SHOES BY DAVID TLALE, CRAIG PORT, LOVEWATERLOVE, TRACY B, MALICK, CARDUCCI WOMEN, GAVIN RAJAH, FABIANI, STEFANIA MORLAND, KLûK CGDT. As we proceed, it will be interesting to see what this diverse and mercurial industry that is African fashion will Morph into.