Creating space for talented creatives

The Namibian fashion industry has grown rapidly over the years, with platforms such as the MTC Windhoek Fashion Week playing a pivotal role in the rise of the budding industry.

The MTC Windhoek Fashion Week has not only created a platform for designers and creatives to showcase and market their craft, but has also created a space for young and eager creatives, such as 22-year-old media student and photographer, Eugen Haingura, to cultivate their craft through a two-week internship programme.

"Before I began interning at MTC Windhoek Fashion Week, I was finding it quite difficult to find an internship placement for an academic assessment, but MTC Fashion Week rescued me by taking me in as an intern," he said.

His work so impressed his superiors, he was appointed a permanent member of the MTC Windhoek Fashion Week team.

Shaped by inspiration

The young intern began his journey in the marketing department after his interest was piqued by his love for creative photography, coupled with inspiration drawn from a family member who is a fashion stylist and enthusiast.

"I never thought I would venture into the fashion industry. I always had something more corporate in mind with public relations. However, my job entails doing content creation for social media platforms, management of social media accounts related to MTC Windhoek Fashion Week, write-ups relating to my department such as press releases, radio live-reads, and also making sure branding is properly set up at MTC Windhoek Fashion Week events," he explained.

His superiors described Haingura as a very hands-on team member who doesn’t wait to be told what to do and who is proactive, always eager to learn, and a very fast learner.

"He is a good writer as he has taken on the role of copywriter; a good communicator; his creativity is on point, and he shows confidence in everything he does," Kalistu Mukoroli, chief creative officer, said.