STYLE NOTES: KLuk CGDT//South Africa [Day 4, Africa Fashion Week 2010]

Africa Fashion Week 2010 ended on a high note with designs from Kluk CGDT causing quite the raucous. A larger-than-life runway/circus with clowns on unicycles, harlequin print and masked models provided the backdrop to a whirlwind of clothes - from simple separates to embellished floor length frocks. Having been especially wowed by their red carpet worthy pieces last year, we were a little sad not to see them in their full glory again this year. In any case, our picks above and below give you a glimpse of what stood out. Our favourites, you ask? The first 2 above. Nothing like a decadent dose of sequins and gold stars.

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Photos courtesy of Simon Deiner/SDR Photos

ARISE L’Afrique-À-Porter: The full list of designers!

[Model wears a look from Eric Raisina at Arise Promise of Africa collective last summer]

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Thanks to ifashion, we now have the full list of designers showing at ARISE L'Afrique-A-Porter this Friday. We've brought you press releases from Tiffany Amber [Nigeria], Jewel by Lisa [Nigeria], and MOMO [Nigeria], and in this post, we added Kluk CGDT [South Africa], Lunar [South Africa] and Clive Rundle [South Africa] to the list. ifashion.com tells us that the following designers will also be making appearances:

David Tlale [South Africa; our guess was right!]

Eyola [Nigeria]

Eric Raisina [Madagascar] and

Christie Brown [Ghana]

So there you have it! 10 designers, 5 pieces each and 50 looks we can't wait to see! Which designer's work are you most looking forward to seeing?

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ARISE L’Afrique-À-Porter: Who else is showing?

[A model wears a piece from Clive Rundle's Summer 2008/9 Collection at SA Fashion Week]

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We already know Tiffany Amber's set to showcase her work at Arise L'Afrique-A-Porter at Paris Fashion Week next month, but who else will be joining her? Thanks to this TimesLive article, we can answer that question in part:

- A total of 10 designers will be showing at the event

- They were informed about a week ago [eek!]

- They'll each be required to create 5 outfits

- The designers include Tiffany Amber [Nigeria], Kluk CGDT [South Africa], Lunar [South Africa], Clive Rundle [South Africa] and 6 others whose names we'll bring to you as soon as we have them.

Any guesses? David Tlale? Jewel By Lisa? Ituen Basi? We wait and see.

XO

ARISE AFRICA FASHION AWARDS: THE WINNERS

[kenya's ajuma, winner of the ARISE FASHION WEEK model award]

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ARISE AFRICA FASHION WEEK ended on a rewarding note at the ARISE AFRICA FASHION AWARDS show last night, celebrating winners in the following categories:

1. ARISE Designer of the Year - tiffany amber (nigeria), david tlale (south africa)
2. ARISE Emerging Designer of the Year - christie brown (ghana)
3. ARISE Award for Innovation in Design - ituen basi (nigeria)
4. ARISE Red Carpet Award - KLûK CGDT (south africa)
5. ARISE Fashion Business Award - maponya mall of soweto, south africa
6. ARISE Award for Fashion Creative - anglo gold, susan hayes (south africa)
7. ARISE Model of the Year - oluchi onweagba (nigeria)
8. ARISE Fashion Week Model Award - ajuma (kenya)
9. ARISE Most Promising Designer Award - heni (south africa), eyola (nigeria)

a huge congratulations to all the winners, and a special congratulations to tiffany amber and david tlale (ARISE designers of the year 2009) who will be showing at New York Fashion Week this fall!

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ARISE AFRICA FASHION WEEK: DAY 7 - - KLûK CGDT (SOUTH AFRICA)

if you're looking for a show where virtually every piece dazzles you and sends you into a tizzy where you grab your credit card and scream "i'll take that for $2,000" at two second intervals, malcom KLûK and christian gabriel du toit (CDGT) are your men. what an oustanding collection, featuring the best in craftasmanship, design, and execution. this collection reminds us of an endless pandora's box of surprises -- the colors thrill you, the dramatic elements positively overwhelm you, and the understated flamboyance makes you aspire to a life of 24/7 glamor. you're impossibly fabulous -- everyone knows and you wear KLûK CGDT to make sure everyone always remembers:

be even more amazed here.

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