October is African Fashion Month and the Fashion Industry Awards South Africa (FIASA) is thrilled to spearhead the continental celebrations with a call to all industry stakeholders and the public to nominate the best in SA’s fashion scene for 2022.
The categories are:
- Fashion Designer of the Year
- Emerging Talent of the Year
- Womenswear Brand of the Year
- Menswear Brand of the Year
- Childrenswear Designer of the Year
- Accessory Designer of the Year
- Textile Value Chain Achievement Award
- Heritage / Cultural Designer of the Year
- Eveningwear / Bespoke Designer of the Year
- Retail Space of the Year
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Apparel CMT (Cut, Make & Trim) of the Year
- Apparel Seamstress of the Year
- Fashion Supporter in Media Award
- Fashion Stylist of the Year
- Fashion Influencer of the Year
- Fashion Muse of the Year
- African Fashion Brand of the Year based in SA
- Fashion Hair Stylist of the Year
- Fashion Make-Up Artist of the Year
- *Model of the Year
In a post-pandemic economy, new life and the trademark vibrancy is being restored to SA’s creative fashion industry value chain including this annual awards event. “We are privileged to be living in such pioneering times as we reorient ourselves and journey together towards our next normal. In doing so, it’s become evident that we need to take a moment to honour and celebrate every step in the process of bringing a garment to life,” says Alinah Seloane Missouri, founder of FIASA.
In an effort to reflect the full creative fashion value chain, this year FIASA has reviewed some categories to be more inclusive of smaller industry contributors as well as the addition of four new categories; namely Eveningwear / Bespoke Designer of the Year, Fashion Hair Stylist of the Year, Fashion Make-Up Artist of the Year and Model of the Year.
The Model of the Year category will not be open to public nomination and will be led by industry-insiders and experts.
Seloane Missouri goes on further, “FIASA salutes the triumphs and achievements of our fashion sector – recognizing and applauding the best in their areas of work from the smallest stitch to the magnificent masterpieces featured on models in magazines and on social media is necessary to nurture and grow our local fashion ecosystem.”
The inaugural winners of FIASA 2021 are:
Fashion Designer of the Year – THEBE MAGUGU
Emerging Talent of the Year – EZOKHETHO
Womenswear Brand of the Year – PALESA MOKUBUNG FOR MANTSHO
Menswear Brand of the Year – NAKED APE BY SHALDON KOPMAN
Childrenswear Designer of the Year – LULLABY ROCK
Accessory Designer of the Year – PICHULIK
Textile Designer of the Year – MAXHOSA AFRICA
Heritage / Cultural Designer of the Year – BONGIWE WALAZA
Retail Space of the Year – THE SPACE
Lifetime Achievement Award – JO BORKETT
Fashion Innovation of the Year – CRAIG JACOBS
Apparel CMT (Cut, Make & Trim) of the Year – CLOTH COLLECTIVE
Apparel Patternmaker of the Year – LAUGHING LIZARD PATTERN CREATIONS
Apparel Seamstress of the Year – BERNADETTE DARISANE
Fashion Journalist of the Year – EMMANUEL TJIYA
Fashion Stylist of the Year – CHLOE ANDREA WELGEMOED
Fashion Muse of the Year – YAYA MAVUNDLA
African Fashion Brand of the Year based in SA – ANISSA MPUNGWE ATELIER
The 2022 Fashion Industry Awards South Africa ceremony will be held on Saturday, November 26th.
South Africans are invited to cast their votes for their local fashion favourites by SMSing the name of the designer or brand and the applicable category to 34060 (SMSes are charged at R1.50, Free SMSes do not apply, T&Cs apply).
Visit fashionforum.co.za to see the 20 categories and their criteria.
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*Press release
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