“Thula Sindi matriculated from the National School of the Arts in Johannesburg and studied fashion design at London International School of Fashion.
His professional fashion debut was as head designer at Dutch textile Company Vlisco – the day after he graduated. He introduced Vlicso’s fashion line with a show at South African Fashion Week in 2005. In February 2006 Thula started developing his own range, and in the same year he earned a semi-finalist spot at the Nederburg Rare Fashion Finds Contest and went on to be nominated as a finalist in the Marie Claire emerging designer contest in 2007 and 2008.
Thula showed in Paris in 2008 during Couture Fashion Week, with the assistance of SA Tourism and AFI, and showed at both Cape Town and Joburg Fashion Weeks. In November he was nominated as a top 10 emerging designer in the FIMA: Afrque est la mode pan African fashion contest, held in Niamey, Niger.
Thula took his winter 08 collection to Johannesburg, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Guangzong in association with the Department of Arts and Culture. Thula then showcased his most recent collection in Luanda, Angola and in Lagos, Nigeria during the Nigeria’s Next Super Model search.”
~Bio by Thula Sindi via AFI
~Photocredit: Simon Deiner/SDR Photo
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