Dawn of the arts at Durban Fashion Fair
Tickets to the various showings by both local fashion talents and invited designers from throughout the African continent are currently on sale.
FOR four days, from 23 to 26 August, the Durban ICC and surrounds will be transformed into a fashion extravaganza as some of the city’s hottest designers celebrate the reawakening of the creative industry and the realisation of the arts as a lucrative business opportunity.
Themed the Dawn of the Arts, the Durban Fashion Fair (DFF) 2017 presented by the eThekwini Municipality wraps up with the Recognition awards on 26 August.
Local designers will showcase their work on Wednesday, 23 August at 6pm and will be followed by the 2017 Mentorship Programme. The evening will culminate in a Markham retail collection showing at 10.30pm.
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On Thursday, 24 August, the DFF will begin with emerging designers and invited designers. Invited designer, Sandile Mlambo (House of Alfalfa), will host his show, off site, at 82 Hunter Street (behind the ICC) at 9.30pm.
On Friday, 25 August between 9.30am and noon in Hall 5 at the ICC, there will be a panel discussion with leading industry players within the fashion related industry who will discuss various topics relating to the Business of Fashion. The facilitator for the discussion is Top Billing presenter Ayanda Thabethe.
After the discussion, fashion shows with invited designers and emerging designer, Musawenkosi Sebeko (Afro Amanno) will follow at 6.30pm.
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Invited designers Karen Monk-Klijnstra and Zama Mathe (Zarth) will wow the audience at 7.30pm and Paledi Segapo (PALSE) at 8.30pm. To wrap up the evening at 9.30pm, Kathrin Kidger and Terrence Bray will show what has made them household names in the Durban Fashion industry for decades.
Tickets are R100 per person per show with students (with a valid student card) paying R50 per show. There will be a three-night show pass at R225 or the five-night show pass at R350 a person. The DFF Recognition Awards show tickets are R250 per person.
Tickets are available at webtickets.co.za or selected Pick ‘n Pay outlets.
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