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Local designers are promising: Nkangane

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TOP South African designer Millicent Nkangane said local designers must have faith in themselves to break into the international market, where they can hold their own, since their designs hold much promise.

TOP South African designer Millicent Nkangane said local designers must have faith in themselves to break into the international market, where they can hold their own, since their designs hold much promise.

BY LUYANDUHLOBO MAKWATI

Speaking as the curtain came down in style on the second edition of the Matabeleland Fashion Week on Saturday, Nkangane expressed hope in Zimbabwean fashion designers, saying their work is promising.

“It has been a colourful ceremony and the designers’ works are promising. To be part of this fashion week is something honourable and an awesome thing for me,” she said.

Nkangane, the wife of accomplished Isidingo actor, Motlatse Mafatshe — who plays Sechaba in the popular soap opera — challenged the local designers to be diligent.

A model showcases one of the designs at Matabeleland Fashion Week on Saturday
A model showcases one of the designs at Matabeleland Fashion Week on Saturday

She urged designers in the country to believe in what they are doing and practice harder as designing is not an event, but a process.

“I saw wonderful designs, and for these designers to make a mark internationally, they should believe in what they are doing for them

to be able to compete anywhere in the world. This comes through belief and hard work because designing is not an overnight thing,” she said.

Nkangane is a designer by profession and multi-tasks between cutting and sewing. She obtained a degree in designing at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.

The fashion show was also spiced by a lingerie party that was held at club Eden on Friday night which saw many designers and the youthful crowd thronging the venue to watch female DJs doing what they know best.

The party was the first of its kind, as talented model Lungile Mathe aka Cyclone Ree, kept the crowd on their feet with her electrifying beats for the better half of the night.

The fashion week seeks to empower designers to have their products showcased and make money while contributing to economic growth.