It is a rare event to see fashion forward men's wear on the ramp at South African fashion shows. When it comes to Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design’s alumna Kim Gush you can take it for granted that fashion forward men's wear is what you are going to get. Gush is a designer with [...]
2010 Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design alumna Jane Kotzé was announced the winner of the 2012 Mr Price & Elle Rising Star Design Award at a gala event in Johannesburg on the 13th of September, beating off stiff competition from seven other finalists (among whom former classmate Anmari Honiball). The flowing feminine designs in [...]
Award winning Elizabeth Galloway alumna Tarien Malherbe is set to take part in the inaugural Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town which takes place in the Cape Town International Convention Centre from the 25th to 28th of July 2012. African Fashion International in collaboration with the Cape Town Fashion Council is presenting this specialized showcase for [...]
We are pleased to announce that one of our alumni, Kim Gush, has walked away with one of the top spots at the AFI Foschini Fastrack event at this year’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Johannesburg . Her trend forward menswear collection showed hints of a "post-apocalyptic-ninja" style. As one of four winners, Kim receives a [...]
Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design third-year students recently had the opportunity to show off their beautiful creations at the Graduate Fashion Exhibition. We invited friends, family and fashionistas to Lourensford Wine Estate in Somerset West on 29 and 30 November, where our third-years each had an exhibition stall showcasing the ranges they had been [...]
We believe that the fashion industry goes hand in hand with business thus we felt it was important to introduce the concept to our students. And since business is one of the subjects in our syllabus, we decided to invite a former student to speak to our current students about her experience as a business-owner [...]
Today's Alumni Focus is on Crystal Birch, who graduated in 2006 with a Diploma in Fashion Design. Crystal Birch has developed her skills and interest in visual language in fashion. She is slowly becoming one of South Africa's most sought-after stylist and milliners. Crystal has work extensively in fashion capitals New York, London, Los Angeles, Germany [...]