Written by Lesego Madum
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
It's fashion-a-go-go at Montecasino this week, where the annual Joburg Fashion Week takes place. Spring/summer collections from several designers, from the doyen Marianne Fassler to rising stars like Thula Sindi, will be shown.
Joburg gets all dressed up for Fashion Week last year
(Photo: Enoch Lehung, City of Johannesburg)
FASHIONISTAS, celebrities, designers and Joburg's glitterati are expected to fill Montecasino Piazza this evening for opening night of Joburg Fashion Week, which takes place over the next four days.
Held annually towards the end of July, this year it runs from Wednesday, 23 July to Saturday, 26 July. The opening show begins at 6pm. On show are the spring/summer collections of some of the country's brightest designers, from established names like David Tlale to up-and-coming couturiers.
Expect glitz and glamour, fashionable designs and some wild couture.
"The four-day fashion fiesta will afford fans a tantalizing glimpse of the hottest home-grown trends that will enhance Joburg's image as a hotbed of edgy urban fashion inspiration," reads a press release on the Joburg Fashion Week website.
Sashaying down the catwalk, gorgeous models will display trendy designs by fashion doyenne Marianne Fassler, Sun Goddess, Hip Hop, Spero Villioti, Craig Jacob, David Tlale, Deon Redman, Vukani Creations / Mzansi Designers, MosewaMosa, Thula Sindi, Carducci and Peroni "Fashion in the Street", among others.