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Errol Arendz
Born (1953-10-16) 16 October 1953 (age 70)
NationalitySouth African
EducationIvor Kirsten Academy of Fashion (Johannesburg)
Labels
  • Errol Arendz
  • Errol Arendz DuSud
  • Relatives
    • Gloria Theiler (sister)[1]
  • Rolf Theiler (brother in law)
  • AwardsCoty Award

    1984 Designer of the Year (Catherine Award) 1985 Honours List 1993 J&B Rare Designer Award winner 1997 J&B Design Awards

    2005 Fair Lady Lifetime Achievement Award

    Errol Arthur Arendz (born 16 October 1953) is a South African fashion designer.

    Early life[edit]

    Born Arendse, Arendz grew up in Elsie's River, a suburb of Cape Town. He studied in Paris and worked in London in the 70's and officially launched his career in 1973 after graduating from the Ivor Kirsten Academy of Fashion in Johannesburg.[2][3]

    Career[edit]

    Arendz became well known in South Africa in 1978, when Fair Lady Magazine featured Barbara Barnard wearing his first collection.[4][5] He sewed her coat on his Bernina sewing machine at home.[3]

    He set up a studio in Cape Town while he was still in his 20s. When Margaret Gardiner became Miss South Africa, Arendz designed her ball gown for the Miss Universe contest, which she won.[2] His company, Errol Arendz Fashion Designer cc, was incorporated in 1986.[1]

    Arendz was popular under apartheid, with fashion magazines emphasizing the fact that he was coloured. "We did not care about politics, my sister Gloria and I just wanted to succeed. Then nobody saw us as black or white any more; if anything, we were silver - outside all categories," he commented later.[6][2]

    In 2003, Arendz was commissioned by South African Airways (SAA) to design the uniforms for all their crew, ground staff and flight attendants.[7] He started designing shoes in 2005.[8]

    The Errol Arendz flagship store occupies an entire building in Hout Street in Cape Town.[citation needed] His clients have included Priscilla Presley, Joan Collins, Shakira Caine, Joanna Lumley, Sharon Stone, Jaclyn Smith, Elita de Klerk, Pam Golding and Karen Barnard.[3] Arendz is counted among the best South African designers of European-style clothing.[9]

    He was a judge on the reality TV modeling competition Revlon Supermodel in 2007[10] and L'Ormarins Queen's Plate Racing Festival in 2017.[11]

    Awards[edit]

    Arendz won the Lifetime Achievement Coty Award[when?], Designer of the Year award[which?], and the J&B Designer of the Year award[when?].[2]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b "Fashion partners involved in catfight". IOL. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  • ^ a b c d "He had designs on famous women". Weekend Argus. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  • ^ a b c Hanlie Retief (12 February 2011). "Hanlie praat met Errol Arendz" (in Afrikaans). Rapport. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  • ^ Peter Bagshawe (1995). Viva South African entrepreneurs: success from humble beginnings. Lifespan Publications. p. 207. ISBN 0620187646. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  • ^ Rob Marsh (1992). Business success in South Africa. Struik. p. 137. ISBN 1868252310. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  • ^ "Mode made in Südafrika" (in German). Die Welt. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  • ^ Business in Africa. Vol. 10. Goldcity Communications. 2002. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  • ^ "Errol Arendz: A Couturier and Shoe Maven". iFashion. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  • ^ The art of African fashion. Prince Claus Fund. 1998. p. 44. ISBN 9780865437265. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  • ^ "Revlon Supermodel cast: Season 3". TVSA. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  • ^ "Highstakes Meet High Fashion At LQP 2017". LQP. 2017. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Errol_Arendz&oldid=1222623290"

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