X-actly!: 2016 Platinum Fashion Festival

Its that time of the year again... Fashion show time! Students are working night and day on their collections to make the Platinum Fashion Festival a success once more. As the show is a mere three weeks away we take a look at what the 2016 PFF entails.

Platinum Fashion Festival Website

The Centurion Academy Hair Marathon.
12h00

Centurion Academy hair students and alumni collaborates with first years from NWSD to create an avant-garde hairstyle to go with their Style Tribe looks for the first year installations. Here with every hairstylist have 5 looks to style within 40 mins.
Free of Admission.

First Year's Fashion Installation.
13h00

NWSD first year students showcase their Style Tribe looks finished of with the hairstylist final touch. At this show the third years also showcase their 3D Designs, Part time students their Style Tribes looks and second years the Little Vintage Dress.

First Years Installation
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Front Row R120
Standard R80

Models Backstage

Second Year Couture Collections.

18h30

The second years show forms part of the grand event of the Platinum Fashion Festival. Second Years showcases their 4 look couture collections based on the theme Tribal Fusion" This shows includes a collection by Anel Botha, the principal surprise, guest designers 2016, bridal gowns, the Gert Johan Coetzee bursary announcement as well as prize giving.

Second Years Couture Collections
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Front Row R120
Standard R100

Third Years Ready-To-Wear Buyers Collections

Third years showcase their 10 look buyers collections to buyers, media, blogger, friends and family as part of their graduation. These collections are designed surrounding a precise target market and price point category making it possible for students to sell their garments to the public. Many of these garments will be available on our online store iWearNWSD as part of the "See-Now-Buy-Now'' project, where you could shop straight from the runway. The second years will also showcase their menswear and guest fashion comm student collections.

Third Years Buyers Collections

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Front Row R80

Standard R60

Media, Red Carpet and Networking

The Platinum Fashion Festival not only showcases the students work but is also filled with live entertainment, celebs, a networking lounge and a red carpet where photographers and media film an take photos. Here you can enjoy a drink, mingle with friends and network.

This year we are featuring a performance and Meet & Greet session with local artist and The Voice SA contestant Almur Marais