The Design Academy of Fashion is hosting an open day on the 31st of July 2010 from 9am-2pm The students will be exhibiting their work and there will be an array of yummy cakes and tea/coffee available. So come and visit, view the students creations and indulge in some designer cup cakes! Hope to see [...]
Vodacom Durban July Young Designer Award 2010
Cape Town Regional Finalists-including Courtney Carroll (front row, second from right) and Jessica Newton’s (back row, middle) designs. National Finalists-including Jessica Newton’s Design-far left Three Cape Town student designs were chosen to participate in the national finals of the Vodacom Durban July Young Designer Award. Twenty students from Cape Town were originally chosen as regional [...]
I knew I had seen this before!!!
The new Vanity Fair cover featuring Twilight Beauties, Ashley Greene, Elizabeth Reaser and Dakota Fanning has come out and it seems they have re-done the Vogue April 1940 cover!! I think it looks stunning although I have not seen a mention of the fact that inspiration was clearly drawn from the vintage Vogue cover. Which [...]
Registration
Design Academy of Fashion (Pty) Ltd is provisionally registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training until 31 December 2013 as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997. Provisional registration certificate No.2010/HE07/002
Movie Night!!!
The DAF students are holding a movie night at the college this Thursday, 6:30-movie starts at 7:00- They will be showing Valentino the last Emperor. R30 get s you a ticket, popcorn and a beverage. Bring blankets and cushions to get cosy while watching! Hope t see you there!
Fashion Fridays-Winter Coats
Pietrie Morton-Aladdin Ilsje Meintjes-Edgars May Loubser-H&M; With the cold wintery weather I thought it would be nice to have a look at what students are wearing to keep warm this winter. Sanelisiwe Sokhela-Hoody-Roxy, Body warmer-Honey Child Majken Da Gama-Woolworths Hannah Lavery-Mr Price Erica Sauzier-Woolworths Grethe Bredenkamp-Margot Molyneux cape- (past student!!) Kylie Jansen-Woolworths Elizabeth Mbulawa-Jacket-Primark, Cardi-Mr [...]
Winter Trend 2010-Tartan, Checks and Plaids
Rag&Bone; Winter 2009/2010 Marc Jacobs Winter 2009/2010 I was looking through Winter runway shows, searching for inspiration on what to wear this cold and rainy winter and I kept being drawn to the tartans, checks and plaids…and I began to think about what defines these three similar looking patterns. I did a little on-line research [...]