Follow-up: Durban University of Technology Fashion Show: After Earth Winners

Special Recognition Award went to Janine Turner

Special Recognition Award went to Janine Turner

Published Oct 11, 2016

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Designers who participated in the fashion show produced some of the most outstanding garments seen in a long time.

Post-apocalyptic renditions involved not just garment, but textile, and manufacture.

"The level of imagination, talent and overall high quality of work has yielded an incredible response and we hope the show will only grow from strength to strength," said Lecturer and fashion designer Gideon.

The Winners:

Best Rang e went to Nivadni Sewnath

Best Technical Student(The MC Thompson Award) went to Jessie-Gray Thornton

Most Innovative Range(The Amanda Laird-Cherry Award) went to Yanela Mtolo

The Best Menswear Range(The Roy Holmes Award) went to Wanda Majubana

The Most Commercial Range was produced by Leandi Mulder

This year The Special Recognition Award went to Janine Turner with Merit Awards handed to Nishthi Sewnath, Saudah Ballim, Bongekile Sondezi, Wynand Lourens and Simone Bufe.

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Deconstruction of traditional Xhosa blankets by Nivadni Sewnath.

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Macramé with PVC stripping by Jessie-Gray Thornton.

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“Each line is in a different fabric which helps create liner beauty,” says Yanela Mtolo.

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The Best Menswear Range went to Wanda Majubana.

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Denim manipulation by Leandri Mulder.

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Delicate beading embroidery and hand work by Saudah Ballim.

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Parachute fabric and pattern manipulation by Nishthi Sewnath.

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The beauty of decay with hand burnt edging and 21 century embroidery by Simone Bufe.

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Sequence mesh by Wynand Lourens.

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Pattern geometry with camouflage and denim by Bongekile Sondezi.

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