Award-winning Ishmael Tsakatsa, Creative Director of luxury Zimbabwean fashion brand , Zargue’sia is set to showcase his Spring/Summer Collection 2017 at the ninth edition of Swahili Fashion Week taking place in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania from 2-4 December. Having recently showcased at the well received and inaugural, The September Fashion Issue, Tsakatsa’s suave designs will feature on the Swahili Fashion Week runway which is undeniably one of Africa’s leading fashion affairs, a must for the fashion enthusiast.
Beside being on of Zimbabwe’s top designers, Tsakatsa has a number of accolades and award’s under his fashionable belt not just locally but across the continent. His awards include, Future Africa Leaders Award 2015 in Lagos Nigeria and Zimbabwean Designer of the Year Award 2014, Zimbabwe Fashion Week just to name a few.
Zargue’sia’s latest collection for the season is inspired by the book “The Power Of Your Mind” by Rev Chris Oyakhilome. “It will feature the colors red, champagne and off whites. It’s a fusion of the Victorian era styles into modern day silhouettes. Lot’s of volume and drama!” said Tsakatsa. According to the press release, Tsakatsa will stay true to his signature style one can certainly expect his designs at Swahili Fashion Week 2016 to reflect the brand’s ethos of timeless elegance.
Swahili Fashion Week is the largest annual fashion event in East and Central Africa that is geared towards being the most sought after and preferred fashion platform in the continent for the international market, promoting the “Made in Africa” concept. It was found by celebrated Tanzanian couturier, Mustafa Hassanali in year 2008.
Kirkpatrick Chidamba
