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MINI South Africa and South African Fashion Week (SAFW) are collaborating in organising the fifth edition of the fashion talent competition, MINI Scouting Menswear, in association with GQ Magazine. Previously known as SAFW Scouting Menswear, the competition, which is already receiving entries up till February 9, runs in conjunction with the Spring/Summer 2018 collections.
“MINI has always been a brand for people who dare to do things differently, to stand out,” Thilosh Moodally, Head of MINI South Africa, explained. “In the 1960s the first Mini became a design icon. Even up to now, driving a MINI is a statement of style and identity, which is one reason why the brand has had a close connection with the fashion world ever since. With the MINI Scouting Menswear competition, we want to support upcoming talent as well as celebrate new and bold statements in South African men’s fashion.”
MINI Scouting Menswear is open to fashion designers who have been in business for no more than 10 years and who are working towards establishing their brands within the South African fashion industry. To qualify, designers must have a formal fashion design qualification or five years fashion design experience.
“The aim of MINI Scouting Menswear is to assist talented designers, with the potential for commercial growth, to start making the transition from a developing creative to a sustainable business that can play a role in the creative fashion industry, create jobs, wealth and contribute to the GDP of the country,” Lucilla Booyzen, CEO of SAFW, said.
The Scouting Menswear competition truly opens doors for South African creativity, and goes beyond the momentary glitz of the runway to equip a new generation of designers with the tools they need to transform creative vision into commercial success. With a renewed commitment to supporting South African creativity, GQ is thrilled to be able to partner with SAFW once again as we search for the country’s next great menswear designer,” Nkosiyati Khumalo, Editor-in-Chief of GQ South Africa, said.
The winner of the MINI Scouting Menswear will be given the opportunity to showcase their collection at the 2018 SAFW Spring/Summer collection and the 2019 SAFW Autumn/Winter collection (scheduled for October 2018) as well as an all-expenses paid trip to Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence, Italy.
