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Bruce Ndlovu
Edgars has recruited three up-and- coming designers that exhibited at the Intwasa Fashion show last year.
The three designers, Penelope Lacha, William Fred and Thobekile Zondo will be starting their development programme at the retail outlet this month.
The Intwasa fashion show has grown in leaps and bounds in the last few years, helping to kick-start the careers of many young upstarts in the fashion industry in the City of Kings.
Success stories from this initiative include Award winning designers Saneliso Mpofu, Sidumiso Tshuma, Nkululeko Ncube, Nkanyeziyethu Malunga and Zanele Dube, among other outstanding designers who have represented Zimbabwean fashion at vast platforms.
The Intwasa Fashion Show is a collaboration between Hunnar Management Agency and Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo. The show is supported by Edgars Stores Zimbabwe and the Alliance FranA�aise de Bulawayo.
a�?The programme has immensely benefited most of the designers to realise that fashion is a business and also it is very important to nurture onea��s skill.a�?
We are excited that the Alumnis of the programme have participated at platforms such as Durban Fashion Fair, African Fashion Week, Harare International Festival of the Arts, South African Menswear Week and Ekurhuleni Fashion Festival, among many other outstanding fashion platforms,a�? the Hunnar Management Agency said in a statement congratulating the trio.
This year, Hunnar Management Agency aims to benefit a total of 12 Zimbabwean designers through the development programme that covers the main aspects of the business of fashion. The programme exposes them to the manufacturing and industrial side of the fashion industry, giving them an insight on what takes place before a garment is displayed in stores.
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