Nkosilesisa Ncube, Sunday Life Reporter
MALE model of the year and Mr Fingers 2015 Shadel Noble is back from the Sadc Summit Fashion Festival in Swaziland, which ran between 26 and 27 August.
Noble was invited to take part in the show as the international brand ambassador for AMM, an agency based in South Africa.
He shared the stage with other top models from the Sadc region in a routine put together by South African fashion producer, Peter Tobejane.
Joining Noble on his journey were local designers Annie Maliki of Litso Fashion and Saneliso Mpofu of Sanah Designs who showcased their designs at the festival.
Noble said he met a lot of talented people at the festival and looks forward to working with them on future projects.
“I met this guy called Musty from Nigeria, he was full of joy and always happy then I met these lovely designers and models. I also made a lot of contacts which could help me in the future and I look forward to working with fashion giants like Collen Freshwear and Precious Lulu, these are big designers in South Africa,” he said.
Noble proved to be a favourite with the designers at the summit as most designers wanted him to walk their designs.
“When it was time for the designers to choose the models that they wanted to work with, most designers chose me because they said they loved my walk because it has a unique signature to it,” Noble said.
The Sadc Summit Fashion Festival is an initiative by Swaziland National Arts Council which allows designers from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, Tanzania and Lesotho to showcase their designs.
Although this was Noble’s first time in Swaziland and at the Sadc summit festival, he is no stranger to the runway.
He has been with Fingers Modelling Agency for over a year, gracing events such as Ekhuruleni Fashion Festival, Matabeleland Fashion Week and Intwasa Fashion Show and is presently the reigning Matabeleland top male model.
He has a busy schedule ahead of him this year as he will participate in Mpumalanga Fashion Week and go back to the stage that started his career during the Intwasa Fashion Show.
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