Fashionistas strut their stuff
Durban – Members of the public showed their enthusiasm for this year’s ‘Ride the Wave’ theme with a record number of entries in every category of the Hollywoodbets Durban July Raceday Fashion Experience presented by Durban Fashion Fair on Saturday.
From Pietermaritzburg, winner of the classic racewear female category Ntandokazi Mncwabe took her inspiration from an octopus when she created her design. Her exceptional outfit netted her a R5 000 prize from Gold Circle and Schweppes and a R2 500 Gift Card from Gateway Theatre of Shopping.
In the classic racewear male category, winner Luvuyo Andiswa Mshengu was overcome by emotion. A second-year fashion student, he said he had used the light shining through the waves and combined this with ethnic print in a wax fabric. His choice of a mask, as an addition, was included because he thought it would add to the overall effect of the outfit.
Winners of the most striking couple – also from Pietermaritzburg – Samkelo Makhubalo and Sanele Mthethwa walked away with the first prize. Samkelo drew her inspiration from the movie ‘The Titanic’ and the character Jack Sparrow from the movie ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. She said she used calico and spray-painted to give it a different and unique look and giving it an edge.
“The bottle that you see her holding is representative of the way people used to send messages,” she said.
Pinetown resident Lungile Msomi, winner of the Fascinator/Hat, category said she used what she had at home, such as a cake stand and paper plates for her creation as she preferred to recycle materials.
“This is a beautiful event. It gives us an opportunity to showcase our talent. There is not a lot of opportunities for fashion anymore, I think its is just the Durban July and the Durban Fashion Fair,” she said.
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