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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