{"id":265474,"date":"2025-07-05T12:18:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T10:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/wild-wacky-and-wonderful-fashion-as-durban-july-race-day-gets-underway\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:26:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:26:01","slug":"wild-wacky-and-wonderful-fashion-as-durban-july-race-day-gets-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wild-wacky-and-wonderful-fashion-as-durban-july-race-day-gets-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild, wacky and wonderful fashion as Durban July race day gets underway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>DURBAN<\/strong> \u2013 The finest of Mzansi\u2019s fashion came together in an explosion of creative colour, design and originality \u2013 sporting some wild, wacky and wonderful creations with models strutting their stuff at the Hollywoodbets Durban July on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing inspiration from the \u2018Marvels of Mzansi\u2019 theme, there were some creations that pushed the boundaries of conventional themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Making a comeback after a six-year absence, Durban designer Pregasen Govender, said his creations drew on the beautiful blue waters of our beaches and combined with Indian jewelry. \u201cIf you think about it, what makes Durban great, it\u2019s our beaches and our cultures, including the influence of Japanese samurais and our lovely flora.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pietermaritzburg designer Pamela Shabane said she drew her inspiration from the black and white stripes of our zebras and South Africa. \u201cIf you think about South Africa, you think about us being black and white. I wanted to bring that together and for it to be about us, hence the flag\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fashion9-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Durban July Fashion 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-265013\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drawing inspiration from the blue waters of Durban, models (left to right) Cathleen Pillay, Michelle Rotter Tognotti, George Lambrou, present creations from well established homegrown designer Pregasen Govender at the Hollywoodbets Durban July on Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fashion1-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Durban July Fashion 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-265014\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ciara Mikkelsen (right) and Happiness Mkhwanazi show off creations from Nguni Shades at the Durban July on Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"265015\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/?attachment_id=265015\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Theewaterskloof.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Theewaterskloof\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Theewaterskloof Dam, the biggest dam in the Western Cape, has jumped from 63.o6% full last week, till 70,78% this week, with more rain ahead. 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