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STILLNESS | Fashion Show 2026

Join us for an evening of fashion, creativity and reflection as our students explore the quiet beauty of the creative process. ✨

This year’s Stillness celebrates the hand, the material, the making — and everything that emerges along the way.

Come experience the work of our talented Fashion Design students, culminating in our Third-Year open oanges.

📅 12 September 2026
📍 012 Central
🎟️ Tickets available via the link in our bio.

We look forward to sharing this special evening with you. 🤍

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Africa Textile Talks 2026 🌍🧵

TUT students had the opportunity to engage with Africa Textile Talks 2026, exploring the evolving role of textiles within Africa’s creative and fashion industries. The event provided valuable insight into how African textile practices can contribute to cultural preservation, innovation and sustainable development.

From the use of locally sourced materials and traditional craftsmanship to responsible production and waste reduction, sustainable textile practices have the potential to reduce environmental impact while strengthening Africa’s textile value chain. 🌱

Experiences such as these encourage our students to think critically about the relationship between textiles, culture, innovation and environmental responsibility, while exploring how the future of African fashion can be both creative and sustainable.

Building knowledge. Creating responsibly. Shaping the future of African textiles. 🌍✨
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Every journey is more meaningful when it’s shared.
Together, we explored, learned, asked questions, and gained valuable insights during our visit to Woolworths and the Africa Textile Talks workshop. Moments like these remind us that the strongest teams are built through curiosity, collaboration, and supporting one another. The future of fashion is brighter when we grow together. 🌍✨

Ready to own the runway? 👠🕶️

The search for our next runway stars begins now!

Join us for the 2026 Runway Model Casting Call and take your first step towards the runway.

✨ Come dressed in all-black fitted clothing.
📍 TUT Arts Campus
📅 31 August 2026

See the poster for full details.

This is an open call to students, emerging designers, makers and thinkers across Africa to explore the future of textiles through regeneration, material innovation and indigenous knowledge systems. Participants are invited to develop a 30cm x 30cm textile, material, or concept that responds to the question:

What does an African textile future look like when it restores ecosystems, centres local knowledges and materials, and reimagines production?

Important dates: 

13 July: Deadline for phase 1

22 July: Deadline for submission of prototype 

31 July and 1 August: Exhibition at Africa Textile Talks 

Goodluck Students!

A sketch begins with a thought, a garment begins with a story, and every great designer begins with a dream.
At Tshwane University of Technology Faculty of Arts & Design, creativity is transformed into craft, vision into innovation, and passion into purpose.
2027 Applications for Fashion Design & Technology are now OPEN.
Enter a world where silhouettes speak, textiles carry memory, and design becomes a language of culture, identity, and imagination.
Create boldly.
Inspire endlessly.
Motivate through art.
Limited space available — first come, first serve. 🧵
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At the intersection of creativity, innovation, and technical excellence Fashion Design & Technology within the Department of Design Studies cultivates the next generation of designers equipped to shape the future of the industry.