Fashion X to trend with �A Symphony of Colour�
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Gilded Sands collection during the Color of the Desert Fashion show
This is the second instalment of the fashion show, which started last year in August. This year’s Fashion X will feature designs by Botho Chalebgwa’s Botocy, Gilded Sands by Aobakwe Molosiwa, and five upcoming fashion designers, Thato Mminatau, Lorato Barwabatsile, Oteng Lepere, Abigail Sehunelo and Obonetse Dibeela. They are expected to showcase 12 collections.
“Given that Fashion X takes place in August, which is the gateway to spring/summer, the theme is ‘A Symphony of Colour’,” the coordinator of the fashion show, Karabo Sampson said.
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