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Its officially here! The schedule for the fashion week that is. The week starts off with the Thabo Makheta show, which cannot be missed, and between the shows for the four days of fashion week there will be fabulous parties held at Roof Garden Bar. *Schedule sourced from Mandela Bay Fashion Week Facebook Page

In the next two months,starting from 12 October 2017 the Nelson Mandela Bay will be filled with a fashionable buzz because it will officially be fashion week. Words cannot describe how I am personally looking forward to the shows and the events that will be held during the four day extravaganza. Last week Thursday, a media briefing was held by the organizers of the fashion week at Chapel Street Studios. It was a great to actually hear personally from the organizers of the fashion week and questions regarding the event were answered. The information about the fashion week is as follows as derived from the distributed statement from the organizers: The Mandela Bay Fashion Week™ team is very pleased to announce that this year’s second edition of MANDELA BAY FASHION WEEK (NMBFW) is to take place from 12 - 15 October 2017 at The Tramways in Nelson Mandela Bay. MANDELA BAY FASHION WEEK™ (NMBFW) came into being as an innovative, solution-focused concept to enliven and evolve the Fashi...

The Arts & Culture department at Nelson Mandela University held the Fluid exhibition last week Thursday at the Bird Street Campus of the university. I have to say it was one of the best events that I have ever attended in my life thus far. As I walked into the art gallery, I was greeted by models showcasing the work of the talented Nehemiah Latolla who also doubles as a science Phd student. The items from the Nehemiah Designs range was the epitome of fashion that defines gender fluidity because the clothing items would not be normally considered appropriate for the traditional male. The same can be said for the items presented by renowned fashion design graduate Dalton Smit, whose crochet shorts literally made me feel happy inside. The event then proceeded on to the panel discussion where individuals who had in-depth knowledge on the topic were part of the panel. I particularly enjoyed the question and answer session because it personally answered the questions t...

The genius that is Laduma Ngxokolo Laduma Ngxokolo has done it again. The Maxhosa founder has revolutionized the South African fashion industry once again through his collaboration with Sanlam and WeChat, to produce the limited edition Mna Nam accessory range. The main goal of the accessory range is to change the way that people save and manage their finances. The bracelet's unique design is a Maxhosa trademark This is another example of the developments that have come from the partnership between technology and fashion as we have seen in recent times that have added more convenience to the lives of the individuals who purchase the items. As Laduma himself states, "technology is supposed to help us not destroy us". Local It-girl Ayanda Thabethe rocking the Mna Nam bracelet The accessory is meant to help you save by scanning the QR code on the fabulous bracelet, which encompasses the unique Maxhosa design. Through scanning the code, you will then enter...