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Philippa Crooks – Design Excellence

Congratulations to Philippa Crooks on winning the Design Excellence Award.  This award is decided by the Advisory Committee made of of industry leaders.  On the committee this year, we had Hannari Slabbert (WGSN), David West (Head Designer Woolworths), Trevor Stuurman (Style Blogger), and Tamara Cherie Dyson (Owner of Tamara Cherie/ Award Winning Designer & ex DAF […]

Cornerstore Collab – 1st Years

The 1st year students got to take part in a Cornerstore Collab, the coolest local streetwear store.  Cornerstore, based in Woodstock, houses brands 2Bop, Young&Lazy and Sol-Sol. The students were tasked with researching skate culture, and creating a trouser that was functional, but with a streetwear edge.  The jackets and tops were supplied by the Cornerstore brands – […]

Heritage Day Fashion Show

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IZIKO Groot Constantia / Heritage Day Project- 3rd term – First years. Our 1st year students were lucky enough to work in collaboration with Iziko Museums on a Heritage Day project for the end of year fashion show as well as, a fashion show to be held at Groot Constantia on Heritage Day in September […]

DAF Fashion Show Fundraiser

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Gearing up to the annual DAF Fashion Show (which this year will be taking on a new and exciting format of a static show), the staff and students organised a fundraiser event.   Held on the 3rd of October at the college in Woodstock. The Saturday morning kicked off with a trend presentation by fashion […]