Things picked up pace on the second day of Zimbabwe Fashion Week, Thursday July 29, with four young designers showcasing their work. A show scheduled for the afternoon was cancelled so that a bigger event, featuring more designers could be held in the evening.

Presenter, model Vimbai Mutinhiri,  used her knowledge of the fashion industry to put things into perspective, explaining in between designers, the background to each collection.

The models’ hair and make up was by Tanya Taderera from Stay Beautiful.

First in line was Yemurai Mupinyuri of the House of Yemurai. Yemurai is an understudy of the famous South African diva of a designer, David Tlale. She has just completed an internship with Tlale, after graduating with distinction from the Johannesburg campus of the London International School of Fashion (LISOF). Yemurai's bold collection got many ooh’s and aah’s from the crowd.

Jo’burg based Zimbabwean designer Shelter Matsa was next with her Zvonaka Collection featuring contemporary African cuts and colours.

Then there was Briaton Takundwa from Bulawayo. Outfits from his Figure it Out label drew applause from the crowd.

The evening ended off with Urban Militia by young designer Ashley Nyagumbo who says his work presented at the Zimbabwe Fashion Week was inspired by Sade the musician.

All in all the crowd expressed satisfaction with the show and the clothes presented, with one woman singling out Yemurai's designs as being, "Totally wow."

- The Zimbo Jam, iZimPhoto

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tanya  - It seems the is a whole lot of puff journalism goi   |2010-07-31 06:15:52 is zimbojam the mouthpiece of this so-called fashion, how on earth can the writer of this article try in broad sense, try to cover up for cancelled shows. It seems this is the worst fashion week i have ever read about, and some poor journalism going on here. Reply 0   0

Junior  - Come on!!!   |2010-07-31 06:37:34 Hey. As long as the show goes on i feel Zimbo Jam should continue to shed positive light on the efforts of those behind this good initiative. Without trying we can never improve and there has to be a balance between perfection and manifestation. If we all try be perfect nothing will ever get done koz we will spend the rest of our lives figuring out how to perfect a cause. However if we try, then we have a better chance of learning from the experience and getting closer to perfection much much sooner. I say big op Zimbo Jam and those behind the Zim fashion week. the bigger picture is a positive lets not ""dwell"" i repeat ""dwell" on the negatives. Reply 0   0

CT  - Yeh, come on ...   |2010-07-31 07:06:36 Let's just refer to the first piece published by Zimbojam a couple of days ago: "We could write about all the things that could have been done better with the organisation of this event, and one day we will, because constructive feedback is important for all involved. We could [bad word about how this was wrong, how that was missing and how ZFW founder and director Priscilla Chigariro and her team could have, should have, would have - but not for now. Today we will focus on how after all the false starts, the lost faith, shortcomings, pull outs by international designers, inadequate sponsorship, last minute change of venue ..." Judging from these pictures, things didn't really improve on day 2. Just look at the catwalk, the poor light and the very few people attending ! Good initiative, yes, but not a successful one. A fashion week should not just be a bunch of models and designers showcasing in a random venue. Maybe i... Reply 0   0

CT  - Yeh, come on ...   |2010-07-31 07:10:00 Maybe it's time for Zimbo Jam to write about all these things and bring answers as to how everything went wrong ? Reply 0   0

fps  - this is not journalism   |2010-08-01 14:57:15 Im sorry, but the editorial work on zimbojam leaves a lot to be desired. the content is not only unsatifying, its almost irrelevant. this is more of an opinion piece than an actual feature or news report. Is it Yemurai, Yeukai or Yeurai? make up your minds! How can you get her name wrong twice in one paragraph? Does anyone edit? proofread? It's actually really dissapointing to read such unprofessional work and then see the stamp of approval from an authority on media publishing stating you are the best at what you do. The haphazard work is reflected throughout the website.bad punctuation, bad spelling...so much!!! anyway, thank you for the updates. Reply 1   0

sadie  - fashion week disaster   |2010-08-01 15:05:47 zimbabwe, so typical, producing sub standard, uninspired collections! only a handful of those clothes are international standards. Reply 1   0

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