TWO CPUT Fashion Students have proved that when you are good you are very good.

Hot on the heels of winning the SA Fashion Week Vodacom Denim Dress Competition Alexandra Gaidouk and runner-up Shaun Smith have been announced as winners in another prestigious contest.

PROUD PAIR: Alexandra Gaidouk and runner-up Shaun Smith with the denim designs that won them top prizes in the recent SA Fashion Week Vodacom Denim Dress Competition.

The pair along with fellow CPUT fashion students Jacqueline Le Grange, Pascale Samouilhan and Zibuyisile Mhlanga have won the exciting opportunity of seeing their designs being manufactured and worn in the upcoming Cape Town Carnival.

WINNING WORK:  The creativity of Zibuyisile Mhlanga’s design appealed to the judging panel.

Students could let their imagination run wild when they were asked to design carnival costumes for the annual event which takes place through the city streets in March.

Winners will also receive R2000 towards their tuition fees for next year.

Cape Town Fashion Council’s CEO Bryan Ramkiliwan congratulated the winners personally and invited them to the factory where the costumes will be made to see the process first-hand.

“Come and spend half a day a week and watch the production. Who knows you may find a career in costumes.”

The fashion winners are only the beginning of a fruitful relationship between Cape Town Carnival and CPUT.

Recently lead carnival performers were measured in the Clothing and Textile technology’s innovative 3D scanning machine to make sure their costumes fit like a glove.

And journalism, graphic design and photography students are also expected to be roped in closer to the event time.

By LAUREN KANSLEY

Written by CPUT News
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Hundreds of students queued up for an opportunity to be part of the upcoming Cape Town Carnival.

The recruitment drive was spearheaded by five 2^nd year Public Relations students who have joined the Carnival team as interns.

Around 150 volunteers are required for a number of tasks including being float pushers, marshals and setting up banners on the day of the event- March 24.

While students aren’t being paid they will receive free transport, all their meals on the day and a participation certificate which will be a welcome addition to their CV’s.

BUSY: PR students taking volunteer names.

Organiser Lee-Ann Mitchell says they presented the idea of using CPUT students as volunteers to the Carnival Committee last week.

“The volunteers will be screened and depending on where they live and how well they can represent Carnival we will make the selection,” she says.

This week a number of lead dancers donned their costumes to drum up interest in the volunteer drive held at the Cape Town campus.

After spotting the colourful costumes students streamed to the table to add their names to the growing list.

This year the Carnival theme is Cape to Cairo and a number of CPUT fashion students have designed costumes which will be on display on the big day.

Photography and Film and Video students are documenting all the behind-the-scenes action.

PR lecturer and Carnival Marketing co-ordinator Ayesha Toyer says they were overwhelmed by the amount of interest from students.

By LAUREN KANSLEY

Written by CPUT News
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