Dedicated leader of fashion

I´m back from my holidays/vacation and it was truly refreshing So here we go:

For Moloi-Motsepe, life is a beautiful dance, writes Nomfundo Xulu

When meeting the humble Precious Makgosi Moloi-Motsepe for the first time, one would never guess that she is one of South Africa’s most envied women.

Not only is she married to mining magnate Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe, and a successful businesswoman in her own right, she is a force behind fashion.

Moloi-Motsepe says she has always loved fashion, but when her family bought a controlling stake in a company that hosts fashion weeks around the country she was forced to look at it from a completely different perspective.

She is now the chairman of African Fashion International, which organises fashion weeks in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.

The elegant Moloi-Motsepe struts into the reception area of the Park Hyatt Hotel in the north of Johannesburg, chatting on a phone. She is clearly busy. Johannesburg Fashion Week has just drawn to a close and she is gearing up for the Cape Town affair.

“There is so much to be done before fashion week hits the Mother City next month, ” says the mother of three boys, a former medical doctor.

“A lot of effort goes into ensuring that the aim of fashion week is reached. The fashion weeks are possibly the best platform from which to promote and encourage South African designers.

“We try our best to ensure that the audience is filled with potential consumers, be it individuals or companies, fashion media that can further expose the talent we have, and aspiring designers, who can learn from the clothes that are showcased on the ramp. And, because the industry, though growing rapidly, still has quite a way to go in comparison with global [competitors] , I consider the fashion weeks essential,” she says.

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