South African Fashion from Errol Arendz, the Designer Who Dressed Charlize Theron

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Hot on the heels of dressing Charlize Theron for the 2010 FIFA World Cup draw Errol Arendz makes his long awaited return to the runway alongside Craig Port at the AUDI finale show at the Fall/Winter Audi Joburg Fashion Week in Joburg in January 2010.

Welcoming back Errol Arendz to the local runway after years of absence from local Fashion Weeks, the show is bound to be a visual sensation. Arendz has by no means taken time off, constantly producing collections worn by celebrities and the who’s who all around the world. Furthermore, the launch of a footwear collection has kept this pioneer of South African fashion well busy. Arendz will be showing 40 ready-to-wear garments, ending off with 10 couture pieces, celebrating his superb craftsmanship and meticulous attention to detail.

Sharing the bill with Arendz is fashion darling Craig Port, showing his F/W 2010 Menswear collection simply titled “Fangbangers”.  Referencing the media’s recent obsession with vampires and dark forces, this collection will showcase Port’s darker side translating into darker richer colors, studs, and the occasional fake fur. Port integrates AUDI’s forward thinking principles throughout his production, choosing up-to-date fabrics, that are technologically manufactured, based on performance and, most importantly, quality and beauty.

AUDI’s brand principles of pushing the limits and being at the forefront of design excellence through constant innovation lends the perfect stage for the Finale show hosted exclusively by AUDI at the AUDI Joburg Fashion Week F/W 2010 in January. The show will conclude three days of this country’s top and emerging design talent in a grand finale featuring two of South Africa’s most established and influential design talents.

Mary Reynolds of Tramps will be producing the show, and has a long-standing friendship with both designers, making the AUDI Finale Show a collaboration of experience, skill and talent. Reynolds assures the show will have added elements for spectacle and will definitely push the limits, always in line with AUDI’s “Vorsprung durch Technik”.

Rounding off with an emphasis on excellence and progression, the designer at AUDI Joburg Fashion Week F/W ‘10 most aligned with AUDI’s “Vorsprung” philosophy – progressive, sophisticated, luxurious and sexy - will have the pleasure of driving an AUDI A5 Sportback for a year.  Choosing the designer will be in the hands of Michael Mol of Top Billing, , Brenda Khambule and Robyn Cooke.

AUDI Joburg Fashion Week F/W 2010 will take place at Sandton Convention Centre over four days from 20 – 23 January 2010, the AUDI Finale Show taking place on Saturday the 23rd of January.

Tickets to Audi Joburg Fashion Week are available from Computicket, and special day passes are available. For more information, full show schedules and highlights from previous winter collections, please visit africafashioninternational.com

Photo: design by Craig Port