The Motsepes’ African Fashion International Cape Town Fashion Week returned with loads of glamour, this time alongside the Condé Nast International Luxury Conference
One of the most respected fashion voices in the world, editor of Vogue International and fashion critic Suzy Menkes, sat in the front row next to Precious Moloi-Motsepe and her husband Patrice Motsepe, and Fashion Week regular Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.
This year’s theme, the Nature of Luxury, said Menkes, aimed to explore the artisanal skills and creative talent in Africa, while examining the broader landscape of the global luxury market and its sustainability. “This is not a fashion conference. It’s a conference looking at many aspects of the world of beauty, dress, good health, right through Africa,” Menkes said earlier in the week.
Running around in bouts of panic was designer Gavin Rajah, who doubled up as the event planner while also showing his latest collection on the night alongside David Tlale, Marianne Fassler and Taibo Bacar. Fassler, who turned 70 this year and is celebrating more than 40 years in fashion, had her bright colour designs and distinct clashing prints make their way around the room showing her resourcefulness by using leftover fabric as patchwork and embellishment.
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