Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town

#MBFWCT2014

Hold on to your winter wardrobe Cape Town. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is coming up and ready to showcase some of the top South African designers' Sping/Summer Collections.

Mercedes-Benz and African Fashion International (AFI) have teamed up again this year to present multiple shows at the Cape town International Convention Centre starting off on Thursday, 24 July to Saturday the 26th of July. We are set to see some of our favourite top designers as well as some of the new up and coming talent that out country has to show.

Fashion fanatics are bound to be amazed by Gavin Rajah, Ruald Rheeder, Craig Port and Fabiani. These are most probably the shows which have majority of people excited as they have never failed to bring their A-Game and wow the crowds. 

What we love most about #MBFWCT2014 is that it is bound to show the development in the masculine fashion trends as they afford some of the best menswear designers to show the world just exactly that us South Africans are on our way to being up there with big fashion labels. 

AFI presents the show AFI Fastrack. This year individuals have been afforded the opportunity to sew for the prize of AFI Fastrack winner. Who comes out at the top? We will have to wait and see who of these designers have got what it takes.
Eleni Labrou presents Akedo.
Nicholas Coutts presents Around My Dreams.
Alexandra Blanc presents Blanc.
Ernest Mahomane.

For the detailed schedule of events visit AFI.
Tickets for shows are available through WebTickets

Twitter: @AFI_sa    
@MB_FashionSA
Facebook: African Fashion International

Ruald Rheeder Runway Collection

Ruald Rheeder Runway Collection

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Johannesburg 2014

“Fashion has become even more important for men in South Africa and it’s vital to be aware of what is happenning in the fashion industry, not only locally, but on an international level”

For the autumn winter 2014 collection… I have followed the theme which is “Creative Freedom”. This collection is a visit to the dark side. We all have our inner demons and I’ve decided to unleash them all in a collection that is breaking boundaries for men in South Africa. It speaks of freedom that expresses uniqueness and embodies a lifestyle beyond the ordinary.

(Quote from an interview with Ruald Rheeder, by Londiwe Mbhele as on www.ifashion.co.za)

My thoughts on the collection...

I have always been a fan of the work of Ruald Rheeder. This collection definitely showcased the more darker and mysterious side. The use of a wide variety of materials and textures work well together and compliment the entire range. One would expect that there is not much that can be done with the black, grey and white. But once again, by use of all the different fabrics this collection comes alive and each item is so unique on its own, yet all items work so well together in the collection.

Visit www.rualdrheeder.co.za to read up more on this South African Designer.