Everyone knows that a fashion show is an exciting
happening at North West School of Design.
This year celebrating our 15th year of fashion tuition, we are
celebrating the Platinum Fashion Festival.
Herewith is the team behind the Platinum Fashion Festival.
“On behalf of myself and Marlene, I hereby wish to thank
each one of these students for their dedication, commitment and continuous hard
work ensuring that this year’s Fashion Show be such a huge success ...”
Stacey Grant – Fashion Show Director – 3rd
year Fashion Management and Communication is the Fashion Show Director. She has an array of responsibilities but she
must ensure that the whole event runs smoothly.
She scheduled all meetings between staff and students and
liaises with the principal on budget-related matters and the Fashion Show
matters with the Program Manager of the Fashion show.
Ezrah Ranjato (3rd year Fashion Management and
Communication) student and David Ndumba
(1st year) student portfolio is that of Venue
Coordinators.
They are to ensure that security prior and during the
show is met. They must also organise with the Fashion Show Director that seating plans coincide the budget and make
sure that all areas frequented by guests are clean and safe.
Chandre Soru (3rd year Fashion Management and
Communication) student and Jenine Grobler (1st year) student
portfolio is that of Front of House.
They are the hostesses at the event, and had to design a network area
and organise the red-carpet area whereby guests can have their photographs taken.
Marvin Masike (2nd year) Fashion Management
and Rebaone Malane (`1st year) has the duty of Technical
Coordinators. They must ensure that all
slideshows regarding student collections get allocated to the correct
scenes. Music selection for the 1st,
2nd and 3rd year collections/ranges are also part of
their duties. The organising of the
photographers and videographers also form part of their portfolio.
Marjorie Olifant (2nd year) Fashion Management
student heads up the Backstage Coordinator and Styling Coordinator. What this briefly entails is that she must
ensure all models are 100% before they proceed on the ramp.
The hair and make-up of the models are also to be done in
accordance to specifications. The
backstage area is also her department and she is to ensure that all backstage
members of the fashion show get their backstage passes and return them after
the fashion show.
Kimberley Madangure (2nd year) and Bianca van
Zijl(1st year) Fashion Management and Communication students are the
Catering Coordinators. The food and
beverages of the Platinum Fashion Festival is their baby. Ensuring the quality of food and beverages
served to the guests are aesthetically pleasing to the eye and the
palette. They must also liaise with Round
Table 45 that alcohol to be served to guests.
They must also make sure that no alcohol to be served to guests younger
than 18.
Charlie Sattertwhaite (2nd year) and Bianca
van Zijl (1st year) has the responsibility of PR Coordinator and
Tickets. They are to ensure the whole
marketing of the event runs smoothly.
They liaise very carefully with the media regarding pre-press releases
and post press-releases. They are also responsible
to welcome and escort media when they attend the event.
Tickets booked online for guests form part of their
duties, as to issue them to guests when they arrive at the show.
Monique de Ponte
(2nd year) and Lebogang Kepadisa (1st year) has
the duty of Model Coordinators. They are
responsible to host the model casting and to contact the models regarding their
fitting schedules on fitting days as well as the Dress Rehearsal and Fashion
Show.
Carla Ackermann (2nd year Fashion Management
and Communication) student has the duties of Entertainment Coordinator which
mainly entails her to organise the after-party for the students and Student
Liaison, as this duty is to ensure that all the students participating in the
Work through the Night is catered for (their stomaches) and also their general
well-being. She must motivate, monitor
and guide students. She must also get in
contact with students if they have to order any sewing equipment and liaise it
directly with the principal.
