Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 399 Top South African designer Gavin Rajah will not participate in this year’s SA Fashion Week. Rajah is a surprise exclusion because he had been one of the designers synonymous with the event since its launch. Rajah would not say much about this except to say he won’t be there. SA Fashion is set to start on Wednesday and run for five days. The event will include 41 of South Africa’s best designers, including Gert-Johan Coetzee, Black Coffee and Anneen Henze. Earlier this year, Rajah found himself at the centre of a Twitter storm after one of his designs bore a striking resemblance to a dress designed by Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad. On Twitter, Rajah was criticised for plagiarism. Some said they were disappointed and others asked if Rajah thought people were too stupid to notice. Rajah said he was disappointed by the experience, so much so that he would “never do Fashion Week again”, but rather host his own shows. Rajah produced sketches of the entire design process, a document detailing the inspiration behind the design and references of fans and the Japanese rising-sun detail for the dress, named “rising sun fan dress”. He said he had not seen Murad’s dress. More Articles You Would Love VIDEO: Fella Makafui Is Not Stopping With Opening Businesses; See Her New Fashion Store Launch “Ghana Robbed Me & A Lot Of Other People That Trusted Them” Michael Blackson Exposes The Ghana Government “If I had seen that dress, I would never have put it (mine) into the collection, because someone would see the association,” Rajah said earlier this year. Source: Independence Online african fashionfashion industryGavin Rajahsa fashion weekSouth Africa Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail Ben I think fashion in Africa is about to explode and I am excited to be a part of it. Message me anytime. More For You February by Serwaa Introduces ‘SƐWAA’ with Ahwenepa Nkasa Transitional Collection VIDEO: VLISCO Unveils the New Collection of “Satin Royal” for the festive Season... VIDEO: Nigeria’s Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina Robbed Off Miss Universe 2024 Title & Receives... After Pushing Out Chidimma, Miss SA’s European Queen Drops Out Of Miss Universe;... #BeautyOfTheWeek: Meet The Gorgeous Doctor & Pageant Queen Of Botswana, Dr. Thanolo C.... Farewell to a Trailblazer: Guinea-Bissau’s Dina Adão Passes Away, Leaving a Legacy On... VIDEOS: Watch Chidimma Vanessa Celebrate At Miss Universe 2024 Whilst Dancing To Ghanaian... Africans Have Proudly Accepted Trick Daddy’S Claim As A Non ‘African American’ –... Stunning Cassandre Jacques Exits Miss World Dominican Rupublic Amid Uproar Over Haitian Heritage... #MODELCRUSH: Senegal’s Rising Star Ndey Touty Sakho Checks All Beauty Boxes & Effortlessly...