The world renowned Paris Fashion Week which ended today was graced by various fashion designers one of which was our very own Zimbabwean designer, Ishmael Tsakatsa. Tsakata will now go down in history as Zimbabwe’s first designer to debut at Paris Fashion Week.
Paris Fashion Week 2021
The Paris Fashion Week this year began on the 28th of September and ended on the 6th of October 2021. This event has been held semi-annually since October 1973. The objective of Paris Fashion Week is to showcase what’s in season and what is definitely out. World renowned brands such as Saint-Laurent, Christian Dior, Hermes, Balenciaga, Givenchy and Luis Vuitton frequent these events. Yep, those brands some will only ever get to hear in rap songs.
Given the gravity of this event, its such an honour to be at the Paris Fashion Week and this year, the honour was all Ishmael Tsakatsa’s.
Ishmael Tsakatsa and His Work
Ishmael Tsakatsa is a Zimbabwean fashion designer. He was named Zimbabwean Designer of The Year in 2014 when his line, Zargue’sia stunned judges at the Zimbabwean Fashion Week (ZFW). This was his third year of being showcased at the ZFW. He obviously didn’t stop there as he went on to seek bigger opportunities.
At the Paris Fashion Week he showcased his artistry, with a collection which was themed “Stone of Fire”
View some of the designs from that line below:
This Stone of Fire collection is definitely fire. We wonder if we will be seeing Tsakatsa featured in Forbes like the Zimbabwean talents Kevin the Wedding Planner and business mogul Shacky Timburwa.