{"id":229244,"date":"2022-06-20T12:36:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T10:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=117276"},"modified":"2022-06-20T12:36:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T10:36:10","slug":"top-ten-student-designers-named-at-glittering-hdj-fashion-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/top-ten-student-designers-named-at-glittering-hdj-fashion-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Top ten student designers named at glittering HDJ fashion event"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/top-ten-student-designers-named-at-glittering-hdj-fashion-event.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/top-ten-student-designers-named-at-glittering-hdj-fashion-event.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=117277\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-117277 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/top-ten-student-designers-named-at-glittering-hdj-fashion-event.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-117277 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/top-ten-student-designers-named-at-glittering-hdj-fashion-event.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\">Durban \u2013 The buzz around the Hollywoodbets Durban July Young Designer Award presented by Durban Fashion Fair increased exponentially when the judges announced the names of the top ten at a glittering fashion event at the Gateway Theatre of Shopping on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The twenty five semi-finalists parades their raceday designs inspired by the Hollywoodbets Durban July theme \u201cShow Me The Money\u201d, all vying for a share of the R100 000 incentives made available for the Hollywood Foundation for the top three students.<\/p>\n<p>At the evening of high fashion that included the debut showing of the nine emerging designers chosen for the DFF Rising Stars Collection, the crowd of fashionistas soaked up the creative interpretations of the theme and the intricate construction of their eye-catching raceday ensembles.<\/p>\n<p>The judges had a tough task to short-list the ten best outfits, given the depth and quality of the entry from students from design colleges and technikons across the province.<\/p>\n<p>The final ten includes four students from the Pietermaritzburg School of Fashion, two from Durban University of Technology, two from the Eldonai School of Fashion and one each from the Fezile Fashion Skills Academy and the Lindiwe Khuzwayo Academy of Fashion Design.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were looking for ingenuity, people who challenged themselves, and something that was relevant but unique,\u201d said judge Karen Monk Klijnstra.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe saw a lot of thought and planning and research this year, which I haven\u2019t seen in previous years.\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was phenomenal. I think that because of the Covid hiatus they wanted to come back stronger and make a statement,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the last thirty years this competition continues to improve dramatically,\u201d said seasoned judge Greg Wallis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe swing has been to the psychology of the brief. What we saw tonight was exemplary,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The top three will be announced at the Fashion Stage at the Hollywoodbets Durban July on Saturday 2 July.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The ten finalists in the Hollywoodbets Durban July Young Designer Award presented by Durban Fashion Fair are: <\/strong>Sinqobile Nzama, Ismael Mchunu (Durban University of Technology), Nhlanhla Dlamini, Nandi Mkhize, Sebenzile Cecilia, Slindile Ndlovu (Pietermaritzburg School of Fashion), Vuyisile Nguzanye (Lindiwe Khuzwayo Academy of Fashion Design), Siyathokoza Zikhali (Fezile Fashion Skills Academy), Kenda Ntumba, Nonjabulo Khanyile (Eldonai School of Fashion).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">79<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/top-ten-student-designers-named-at-glittering-hdj-fashion-event\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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