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“South African designer and Cape Town based, Ruald Rheeder is most known for his menswear collections that have been housed in various boutiques, clothing outlets and the Young Designers Emporium. The RUALD RHEEDER® label has gained tremendous success and popularity and has become one of the best selling men’s labels in YDE. Ruald Rheeder currently …
“Soon, Tlale will launch a super affordable Ready To Wear line, which will be stocked at one of the major retailers in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. Tlale’s designs have been paraded before a global audience, including his most recent showing at the South African Consulate in Manhattan, New York, during New York Fashion Week …
“Lalesso was launched in Cape Town 2005 by co-creators Olivia Kennaway and Alice Heusser. The inspiration behind the brand came from a holiday to Olivia’s home country Kenya where the pair travelled to the remote Island of Lamu on the north coast of Kenya. The traditional ‘uniform’ of the local women in these coastal regions …
“A Fashion Design Graduate of Cape Peninsula University of Technology in 2007, Celeste Lee Arendse started Selfi in 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. After working for Malcom Kluk and CGDT in 2008 she became a Elle New talent finalist in 2009 and from there ventured into creating her own brand. Inspired by architecture, forms …
“The label prides itself on providing a carefully designed assortment, which creates a unique eclectic mix of texture and colour that retains the casual elegance August is known for. When August was first started by Robyn Victor in 2009, it made feminine and beautiful designs accessible to the sophisticated woman with a unique point of …
“Black Coal Clothing provides a selection of two subsidiary ranges. The main range focuses on highly-styled denim wear using high-end fabrics such as Tencel and lightweight denim with special treatments such as silk. The Diffusion Range, meanwhile, offers a denim wear range with an ethnic touch. Sponsored by the Cape Town Fashion Council, Black Coal …