Meet the woman who will inspire you to expand your to-do list…Sisanda Vutuza

I suspect that one day I will look back on the 6th of August 2010 as a day that had a profound effect on my life.

Fashion weeks have provided substantial investment opportunities for the various designers, advertisers and, of course, the venues.
But what about the shoe designers?…

Celebrities, fashion aficionados, fans and trendsetting fashionistas alike, dressed in delightfully chic attire, graced what seemed to be a celebration and support of many of South Africa’s emerging designers.

For many of us, fashion consists of scrimmaging around in our cupboards to find the least-outdated piece of clothing… and that is pretty much where it ends.
For Lloyd Loots and Casey Walters, fashion is much more than trying to look good, it is their medium of expression. They have dressed celebrities, attended numerous fashion shows, and are well on their way to living up to the title of “next best thing”.
ALIYANA interviews these inspiring fashion designers and chats to them about the challenges they face in their quest …

Marketing is one of the most fundamental aspects of any business. If people don’t know about you or your product, then why would they invest (financially or otherwise) in either?

They have started with a BANG, and it is only going to get bigger and brighter.

You don’t need to live in New York or Paris; you don’t need to go to an expensive design school; what you do need is skill, persistence and perseverance.

Too often, we rely on life to unfold unaided. We expect opportunities to present themselves on silver platters, adorned with bows, just waiting for us to acknowledge and act upon them.

Our South African success story that is now echoed around the world by a sixty five centimetre plastic device, often dressed in colourful patterns and designs – The Vuvuzela.