RACEDAY FASHION AT THE HOLLYWOODBETS DURBAN JULY
THE WAVE IS BUILDING … ARE YOU READY FOR THE RIDE?
It is nearly time to discover what the fashion designers and fashionistas have imagined through their interpretations of this year’s event theme and their exploration of riding the fashion wave.
Will it be a wave of colour? A brightly-coloured explosion of silk? A tapestry of texture? Or a representation of foaming champagne?
Fashion designers and enthusiasts have been exploring their own concepts of how to Ride the Wave to the 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July, and this is where you can see how they have interpreted this year’s event theme.
THE HOLLYWOODBETS DURBAN JULY INVITED DESIGNER SHOWCASE presented by DURBAN FASHION FAIR
The designers in the Hollywoodbets Durban July Invited Designer Showcase will present their creations on Hollywoodbets Durban July Raceday on the Celebration Stage, which is located on the grandstand side of the racecourse, near the winning post. As this is a showcase in its truest form, there are no prizes.
THE HOLLYWOODBETS DURBAN JULY YOUNG DESIGNER AWARD presented by DURBAN FASHION FAIR
The Hollywoodbets Durban July Young Designer Award showcases the very best young, emerging talent currently studying fashion at design colleges and technikons across KwaZulu-Natal. Students are invited to submit work embodying the raceday theme. After a judging process the ensembles that the finalists have created are shown on raceday on the Celebration Stage, which is located on the grandstand side of the racecourse near the winning post.
FIRST PRIZE
- The winner will receive a “fashion” travel package to Johannesburg to experience SA Fashion Week for 2025, courtesy of Gold Circle and SA Fashion Week.
- From the Hollywood Foundation, the winning student will receive R50 000 worth of bursary funding to go towards paying his/her student loan or for future study funding.
- R10 000 in cash compliments of Gold Circle and Schweppes.
- R5 000 Gift Card courtesy of Gateway Theatre of Shopping.
SECOND PRIZE
- From the Hollywood Foundation the student in second place will receive R30 000 worth of bursary funding to go towards paying his/her student loan or for future study funding.
- R3 000 in cash compliments of Gold Circle and Schweppes.
- R2 000 Gift Card courtesy of Gateway Theatre of Shopping.
THIRD PRIZE
- From the Hollywood Foundation the student in third place will receive R20 000 worth of bursary funding to go towards paying his/her student loan or for future study funding.
- R2 000 in cash compliments of Gold Circle and Schweppes.
- R1 000 Gift Card courtesy of Gateway Theatre of Shopping.
Each of the 10 finalists will receive R2 000 in cash, compliments of Gold Circle and Schweppes.
THE WINNING COLLEGE
The College attended by the winning student will receive a R30 000 grant from Gold Circle to be used to support the programmes and structures in place to develop the design students.
The Hollywood Foundation has advised that the following requirements for these bursaries to be granted:-
• Institutions where these students are applying from must be accredited.
• The bursary is paid to the institution and not the winners. Therefore, invoices will be required from the institutions and proof of accreditation.
• If the winner is from an unaccredited institution, then the source of funding can’t come from the bursary programme.
Hollywood Foundation Bursary team will be involved in checking the institutions beforehand.
THE HOLLYWOODBETS DURBAN JULY – DURBAN FASHION FAIR RISING STARS COLLECTION
Like the Invited Designer Showcase, the Durban Fashion Fair Rising Stars Collection is not a competition. It is a showcase of some of the best work of young mentees who have been successfully empowered through Durban Fashion Fair’s Mentorship Programme. This work of nine designers, chosen to form the Hollywoodbets Durban July Durban Fashion Fair Rising Stars Collection, will be proudly shown on the Celebration Stage, which is located on the grandstand side of the racecourse near the winning post.
Each of the nine DFF Rising Stars designers will receive:
- R5 000 in cash compliments of Gold Circle and Schweppes.
- R500 Gift Card courtesy of Gateway Theatre of Shopping.
HOLLYWOODBETS DURBAN JULY RACEDAY FASHION EXPERIENCE presented by DURBAN FASHION FAIR
Calling all fashionistas! Be part of the raceday fashion buzz at the Hollywoodbets Durban July by entering one of the #HDJ2024 Raceday Fashion Competitions in one of the following categories:
MOST STRIKING COUPLE
First Prize
- R5 000 Compliments of Gold Circle & Schweppes.
- R2 500 Gift Card from Gateway Theatre of Shopping.
Second Prize
- R3 000 Compliments of Gold Circle & Schweppes.
Third Prize
- R2 000 Compliments of Gold Circle & Schweppes.
CLASSIC RACEWEAR – FEMALE
First Prize
- R5 000 Compliments of Gold Circle & Schweppes.
- R2 500 Gift Card from Gateway Theatre of Shopping.
Second Prize
- R3 000 Compliments of Gold Circle & Schweppes.
Third Prize
- R2 000 Compliments of Gold Circle & Schweppes.
CLASSIC RACEWEAR – MALE
First Prize
- R5 000 Compliments of Gold Circle & Schweppes.
- R2 500 Gift Card from Gateway Theatre of Shopping.
Second Prize
- R3 000 Compliments of Gold Circle & Schweppes.
Third Prize
- R2 000 Compliments of Gold Circle & Schweppes.
EXCEPTIONAL RACEDAY HAT OR FASCINATOR
First Prize
- R5 000 Compliments of Gold Circle & Schweppes.
- R2 500 Gift Card from Gateway Theatre of Shopping.
Second Prize
- R3 000 Compliments of Gold Circle & Schweppes.
Third Prize
- R2 000 Compliments of Gold Circle & Schweppes.
Judging will begin at 12h00 near the Sonic Stage which is located in the Infield Marquee Village at Hollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse on Saturday 6 July.
These fashion competitions are open to the public and entrants must have a valid raceday entrance ticket to enter Hollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse on Saturday 6 July.
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