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Zimbabwean fashion designer Tafadzwa a�?Taf tha Taylora�? Moyo will be joining Bulawayoa��s Nkululeko Ncube of Ara Kani at this yeara��s edition of the South African Menswear Week which will take place between 6 and 8 July.
South African Menswear Week is Africaa��s only stand-alone platform dedicated to the development and promotion of menswear within the African continent. Taking place twice a year in Cape Town, South Africa, SAMW aims to provide a world-class platform for menswear designers and brands to showcase their latest collections.
Taf the Taylor, who has showcased before on the SAMW platform, kick-started his career path in 2005 when he enrolled at Danhiko Project, a clothing institute, where he pursued a four-year Diploma in Industrial Clothing Design and Construction.
The name Taf the Taylor came about after the young designer acquired a reputation for custom making shirts for his friends when he was still an unknown in the fashion scene.
In his third year of study, Tafadzwa joined Bernstein Clothing for half a year as part of his internship and he finished his last half year at Faithwear, one of the biggest fashion brands in Zimbabwe.
After graduating from Danhiko, Tafadzwa was offered a full time job with Faithwear where he worked as a junior designer for two years and then got elevated to head designer from 2010 to 2013. He later decided to venture into his own business as a clothing manufacturer in a bid to raise capital to fund his own clothing label, KIDD HUNTA.
a�?I never take any opportunity that comes my way for granted. Showcasing again at the South African Menswear Week SS16 /17, alongside many talented African Designers and another fellow Zimbabwean a�� Ara Kani, is really humbling. I have showcased before at the event, but every time, it is a challenge to up my game and stay relevant all the time,a�? said Taf the Taylor.
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