{"id":17879,"date":"2015-07-27T02:02:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T02:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=17879"},"modified":"2015-07-22T11:13:42","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T11:13:42","slug":"new-venue-for-mercedes-benz-fashion-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/new-venue-for-mercedes-benz-fashion-week\/","title":{"rendered":"New Venue for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/span>Cape Town\u2019s most anticipated fashion showcase, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town, has found a beautiful new home: The Watershed and North Wharf at the V&A Waterfront.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The new venues will provide a fresh backdrop for South Africa\u2019s leading designers to showcase their Spring\/Summer collections which takes place from 30<\/span>\u00a0July to 1<\/span>\u00a0August 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u201cWe chose to move Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town to the V&A Waterfront to give this landmark event a revitalised perspective against a magnificent setting, placing this premier event at the heart of one of Cape Town\u2019s most iconic destinations,\u201d says Sizwe Nzimande, group marketing manager of African Fashion International (AFI), organisers of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Located between the food market and the Two Oceans Aquarium at the V&A Waterfront, the Watershed is the redeveloped and facelifted incarnation of the iconic Blue Shed Craft Market and Wellness Centre. Its recent revamp has created a beautiful, serene space that is home to some of South Africa\u2019s most beautiful and innovative textiles, fashion and jewellery, creating the perfect backdrop for the country\u2019s leading fashion showcase.\u00a0The Watershed will host the hospitality and ticketing elements of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town, while the nearby North Wharf will house the ramp for the Spring\/ Summer fashion collections that will be presented by more than 30 established and emerging South African designers. A stellar line-up of local and international modelling talent will introduce the collections to guests flocking to be a part of the much anticipated event.<\/p>\n

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Guests can look forward to a magnificent marquee setting on the North Wharf that will perfectly display each designer\u2019s collections as they are viewed by the local and international fashion industry and media, as well as fashion enthusiasts from all over the world. Along with a fresh new venue, fashion devotees can look forward to a modern ramp that welcomes new designers, bridal couture and a CSI initiative to make children smile<\/span><\/p>\n

Tickets prices for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town range between R100 and R250 depending on the show and can be purchased at Webtickets (www.webtickets.co.za<\/span><\/a><\/strong>). The official schedule for Mercedes-Benz Cape Town Fashion Week 2015 is:<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Thursday 30 July 2015<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

17h00 \u2013 Goose Homme \/ Xipixi at The North Wharf<\/span><\/p>\n

18h10 \u2013 Marianne Fassler at The North Wharf<\/span><\/p>\n

19h20 \u2013 Stefania Morland at The North Wharf<\/span><\/p>\n

20h30 \u2013 Habits at The North Wharf<\/span><\/p>\n

21h30 \u2013 Adriaan Kuiters at The North Wharf<\/span><\/p>\n

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Friday 31 July 2015<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

18h10 \u2013 Lalesso at The North Wharf<\/span><\/p>\n

19h20 \u2013 Michelle Ludek \/ W35T at The North Wharf<\/span><\/p>\n

20h30 \u2013 Dax Martin at The North Wharf<\/span><\/p>\n

21h45 \u2013 Ruald Rheeder and Craig Native at The North Wharf<\/span><\/p>\n

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Saturday 1 August 2015<\/b><\/p>\n

10h00 \u2013 David Tlale at an offsite venue to be confirmed<\/span><\/p>\n

15h00 \u2013 Lazulu \/ Imprint at The North Wharf<\/span><\/p>\n

16h00 \u2013 Danielle Margaux \/ Lara Klawikowski at The North Wharf<\/span><\/p>\n

17h10 \u2013 AFI Next Generation at The North Wharf<\/span><\/p>\n

18h20 \u2013 Tart \/ Shana at The North Wharf<\/span><\/p>\n

19h30 \u2013 Leigh Schubert \/ Ruff Tung at The North Wharf<\/span><\/p>\n

20h45 \u2013 KL\u00fbK CGDT at an offsite venue to be confirmed<\/span><\/p>\n

www.afi.za.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Cape Town\u2019s most anticipated fashion showcase, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town, has found a beautiful new home: The Watershed and North Wharf at the V&A Waterfront. \u00a0The new venues will provide a fresh backdrop for South Africa\u2019s leading designers to showcase their Spring\/Summer collections which takes place from 30\u00a0July to 1\u00a0August 2015. \u00a0\u201cWe chose to move Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town to the V&A Waterfront to give this landmark event a revitalised perspective against a magnificent setting, placing this premier […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17879\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}