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