Virgin Mobile Cape Town Fashion Week 2008
18 Aug 2008
The Cape Town Fashion week, 13-16 August 2008, went off without a hitch featuring a glamourous line-up of some of SA's top designers including Gavin Rajah, Stiaan Louw, Craig Port, Fabiani, Darkie and Maya Prass. The Spring/Summer 08/09 collections from Darkie and Maya Prass were colourfully trendy giving us a bright warm season of fashion to look forward to. Bikini's and fashionable speedos are the order of the day from LoveWaterLove and Craig Port making way for some fun in the sun come summer time. And it seems the man-bag and floral wear is the way to go for the trendy metrosexual male.
Being as fashionable as any Arts student lazing about on a patch of grass on UCT's upper campus, I found myself feeling constantly inadequetely dressed as the South African fashion fundies pranced up and down in the foyer of the CTICC. I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a Gavin Rajah and a Hip Hop ensemble no matter how hard I tried. This obviously wasn't my sort of scene but for those in the know it was a highlight on the fashion calendar and a chance to flaunt your stylistic flavour. As frivolous as fashion may seem in a world engulfed by inequality, crime, hunger and disease; it's hard not to appreciate the creative talent from the inspired designers of our time.
About Sindy Peters
Sindy Peters (@sindy_hullaba_lou) is a group editor at Bizcommunity.com on the Construction & Engineering, Energy & Mining, and Property portals. She can be reached at moc.ytinummoczib@ydnis.
