As a fashion college bursting with young future fashion designers, one of the names that is on everyone’s lips and dreams is David Tlale. For those not so deep in the fashion industry David Tlale is a South African fashion designer whose work has been showcased at the Cape Town Fashion Week, New York [...]
As said by the Department of higher education & training “when we say it is cool to be an artisan in the 21st century, we would like to encourage you to be an artisan as a career of choice”. After years of encouraging our youth to follow careers that are degree based, our country [...]
Does the thought of a career in design bring to mind the catwalks in Milan and New York? Stage sets in Hollywood? The glossy pages of the world’s most renown publications in fashion, décor & architecture? Or alternatively, the allure of being an entrepreneur running and building your own creative business? Making people feel [...]
Trends are moving back to connecting with the artisan. It is more fashionable that ever to know and to have met the jeweller who designed your favourite piece, the sculpture who created the figurine in your entrance hall or the weaver of the designer rug in your office. The career of an artisan is [...]
Have you ever opened your wardrobe and despite the wall to wall of hangers of clothing you have nothing to wear? Yes, you have the 6 pairs of black pants, but this pair is too loose around the waist, that pair always felt too short, this other pair has started to shine and has [...]
If only I could afford a designer wardrobe! Why does Jane always look so stylish on her budget? If I won the Lotto, I would definitely upgrade my wardrobe, but right now I cannot afford designer clothing. These are the comments I get more and more from ladies (and gents) when I am at [...]
