Creative energy takes to stage
Walter Sisulu University’s fashion design students ended their year in a blast of colour and design as their creations came to life on the Guild Theatre stage at the weekend, writes
EXPLOSIONS of colour, Africaninspired prints and cutting-edge design were the hallmarks of this year’s edition of the annual Walter Sisulu University fashion show Ramp Revolution.
The show, which featured the work of 43 of the university’s fashion design students, was held at East London’s Guild Theatre on Sunday where third-year fashion design students had the opportunity of impressing the city’s fashionistas with what they can do with fabric.
WSU Fashion department technician Sibusisiwe Ndodana said the fashion show formed part of the student curriculum and added value to the students’ portfolios, especially third-year students who were going to study further at other institutions or entering the job market.
“The creative industry is not easy to penetrate, especially the fashion aspect of it. Therefore the fashion department tries to engage as many stakeholders as possible to assist with putting our students out there in different avenues.”
“Another upcoming collaboration for the university is with the Buyelekhaya Fashion Show [on December 16],” she said. Here, some students will showcase their work at a fashion show leading up to the annual musical event. She added that “some of these students have been handpicked by David Tlale for his internship programme”.