Entries open for Gert-Johan Coetzee’s Fashion Design Bursary! The search is on for a student to benefit from the Gert-Johan Coetzee bursary for studies in fashion design from the North West School of Design in Klerksdorp. Coetzee, undoubtedly South Africa’s designer to the biggest stars, graduated at this school in 2005. Gert-Johan Coetzee’s Fashion Design Bursary targets those with a passion and aptitude for fashion design and who are hardworking entrepreneurially minded designers. This unique bursary offers an accelerated entry into the exciting world of professional fashion design. The bursary covers tuition and study materials to the value of R160 000 for the duration of the three-year Fashion Design degree course. It includes a high-end Bernina sewing machine and overlocker worth over R30 000. The bursary also provides the opportunity to serve an internship at Gert-Johan Coetzee’s thriving Johannesburg studio. Coetzee’s mentorship makes this internship an invaluable one. The North West School of Design offers a full spectrum of fashion courses that go beyond traditional lectures, but also includes webinars and Skype conferences with international fashion colleges and lecturers. Students are exposed to international best practices and insights, ensuring that students stay abreast of the latest developments. Talks by successful South African fashion industry individuals are designed to offer practical advice to students and lecture staff alike. “The North West School of Design is a small college so our students benefit from smaller classes where they get personal attention and assistance every step of the way. Ultimately we form a fashion family that extends beyond the time students spend earning their degree,” says North West School of Design principal Marlene Oosthuizen. At 25, flamboyant fashion designer Coetzee already employs 10 people in his thriving Johannesburg business. He has come a long way from dressing his pencils in tissue paper as a six-year-old in Koster. His glamorous red-carpet dresses are seen on celebrities at all South Africa’s big events. He currently ensures that TV presenter Pabi Moloi looks stunning every Tuesday night on Strictly Come Dancing, at 8pm on SABC3. “I am so fortunate to be able to make my living doing what I love, and I would like to pass that opportunity to another young aspirant designer with the same drive. If this bursary adds one new star to the SA design firmament I’ll have achieved my goal.” says Coetzee Last year’s bursary winner, 21-year-old Prudence Kau from Centurion, agrees: “My advice to anyone who wants to enter is to be 100% sure that fashion is truly what they want to do. It will make the sleepless nights and endless work worthwhile! You must have the creative ability and the passion. I can never be thankful enough for the opportunity it has given me to work towards becoming what I have always wanted to be!” To be eligible for this scholarship, You must submit the following documents: A certified copy of their Identification Document A short CV or resume Your latest statement of results A one-page essay motivating why you should be the recipient of the bursary. Two designs with fabric samples. Provide sketches of 2 evening dresses (couture) and 2 ready to wear dresses (pret a porter). The theme is Confluence of Cultures, read more on the theme x-actlynwsd.blogspot/2013/06/nwsd-fashion-show-theme-confluence-of.html Have completed Grade 12 by the end of 2013. Applications must be sent via registered post to: Gert-Johan Coetzee NWSD P.O. BOX 10457 KLERKSDORP 2570 OR Via Hand Delivery: Gert-Johan Coetzee Suite 3,4,5 Oudorp Pharmacy Complex 1B Joe Slovo Road KLERKSDORP 2571 No NO EMAIL ENTRIES are allowed. The closing date for entries is 30 September 2013 and the finalists will be contacted by 7 October. To find out more information YBL supports Gert-Johan Coetzee in his endeavor to make some other fashion-loving youngster’s dream come true in South Africa’s fast developing fashion industry.
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