Quintessential Durban designer, Kathrin Kidger, took home the Durban Designer of the Year Award at the vibrant Durban Fashion Fair (DFF) presented by the eThekwini Municipality at the 2016 Fashion Fair Recognition Awards which is currently celebrating five years, hosted at the Inkosi Chief Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre on Saturday night. (Sept 3) Mirroring the vivid colours, neon accents…
It’s all systems go for the Durban Fashion Fair (DFF) 2016 with tickets to the 16 shows that will take to the ramp at the Durban Exhibition Centre between Wednesday, August 31st and Friday, September 2nd going on sale via Computicket. Themed “Beyond Threads”, the DFF 2016 features 40 designers – including six from Africa and big names from within…
Photo credit: Simphiwe Kevin Mkhwanazi Durban’s glittering Durban Fashion Fair (DFF) – now in its fourth year, hosted by Idols SA judge Somizi Mhlongo – ended with a bang on Saturday night with the first ever Durban Fashion Fair Recognition Awards held at the SUNdeck at Suncoast. Top of the pops was the 2015 Durban Designer of the Year, Zama…
Last week I attended the launch of the Durban Fashion Fair, at Suncoast Towers Hotel. Before the event, I was lucky enough to get my hair done at Carlton Hair Salon in La Lucia Mall, by the lovely Alex (check out the before and after photos in the gallery). After playing around with ideas (we had considered a piecey fishtail braid,…
The Durban Fashion Fair (DFF) Mentorship Programme is gathering momentum as 19 young designers strive to learn all they can about the world of fashion whilst also qualifying for an opportunity for a second mentorship experience of a lifetime in one of the world’s fashion capitals. The DFF is a proudly eThekwini initiative developed to grow the fashion industry at…