IN September last year, The Workshop Shopping Centre, in association with eThekwini Municipality Durban Fashion Fair, hosted the Workshop’s Young Designer Competition, where 10 up-and-coming young designers had only one hour to construct a garment that looked visually appealing, trendy and current.
At the end of the “one hour battle”, the overall winner was Sizwe Msomi, with Alyssa Bahadur coming in second place and Nigel Zungu wrapping up the top three.
These designers walked away with a share of R150 000 in prizes which included retail space at the shopping centre for six months, a professional photoshoot for their portfolio, cash, as well as being included in the 2019 Durban Fashion Fair mentorship programme.
Centre Manager from the Workshop Shopping Centre, Nishtha Sanichur, thanked all those that contributed in making a difference in these young entrepreneurs’ lives, and said the project was certainly a triumph, from start to completion and had concluded with the opening of the studio store situated on the upper level at the Centre . She also added that they were excited to see what further talent would be entering the upcoming 2019 Workshop’s Young Designer’s Competition which will be announced soon.
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