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Made in SA | For womankind since 1996
Co-founder @thespacesa | Stockist @edgarsfashion
SS25/26 @safashionweek | Moz FW (next)
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The look is one thing. The woman wearing it brings another. Presence, personality and that first turn onto the runway. Thank you to every model who brought ORIGIN to life.

Behind the seams.
Colleen Eitzen | SAFW AW27
ORIGIN by @colleeneitzen_

Three decades in, Colleen Eitzen still designs slowly, on purpose.

Her SAFW AW27 collection, "Origin", came from a practice built on considered pieces made to last. In an industry that moves fast, @colleeneitzen_ has made patience her signature.

#SAFWAW27 #SouthAfricanFashionWeek #CollectionbyJCLeroux #702 #evianxSAFW
📸 @eunicedriverphotography by @colleeneitzen_

Bold drama and considered design, interwoven. Pattern finding its shape. A silhouette finding its movement. The pleasure of seeing it all come together.

Behind the seams.
Colleen Eitzen | SAFW AW27
ORIGIN by @colleeneitzen_

Behind the scenes, between the seams. The final touches before the first look. So much movement backstage to get every detail to sit just right.

Behind the seams.
Colleen Eitzen | SAFW AW27
ORIGIN by @colleeneitzen_

A moment for the people between the changes. The STADIO dressers and their leaders: organised, endlessly willing and excited to be part of it. Even a moment to breathe became a chance to bring someone water, with a huge smile. That kind of love for the work is felt. Thank you.

Behind the seams.
Colleen Eitzen | SAFW AW27
ORIGIN by @colleeneitzen_

Fashion is individual expression with one extraordinary superpower: collaboration. So many talents, working together to give a collection its moment.

Behind the seams.
Colleen Eitzen | SAFW AW27
ORIGIN by @colleeneitzen_

Behind the seams.
Colleen Eitzen | SAFW AW27
ORIGIN

Thirty years on, and I still love my job. Moments like this say it all. Thank you, once again, to the many hands and eyes and ears and hearts who make @safashionweek what it is. by @colleeneitzen_

Thirty years since I started my label, and still so happy to be here. Backstage at SA Fashion Week with ORIGIN, surrounded by people who help me do what I love. by @colleeneitzen_

ORIGIN by @colleeneitzen — a study in where we come from, and how that origin shapes where we’re going.

For SAFW AW27, Eitzen brings together sculptural silhouettes, considered construction and a distinctly South African sense of identity. Heritage is not treated as something static, but reinterpreted through a contemporary lens — resulting in a collection that feels both rooted and forward-looking.

A quiet conversation between origin, evolution and the woman who wears it.

#SAFWAW27 #SouthAfricanFashionWeek #ResponsibleFashion #PrimediaPlus #SAFWxHPC

📸 @eunicedriverphotography by @colleeneitzen_

Feeling runway fit. Ready for the ramp @safashionweek | Colleen Eitzen | Fri 23-10-26 by @colleeneitzen_

All in the details. Get your tickets for ORIGIN by Colleen Eitzen. 23 October 2026. Link in bio. @safashionweek by @colleeneitzen_

“I get messages from people who tell me they've worn something of mine for a decade.”

@colleeneitzen_’s SAFW AW27 collection, “Origin”, is shaped by three decades of understanding real women, fit, and movement. Her work fuses graphic lines and bold cotton poplin into timeless garments built to last far beyond the season.

20 to 25 October at Hyde Park Corner.

#SAFWAW27 #NARSSouthAfrica #SAFWxHPC #HydeParkCorner #ResponsibleFashion by @colleeneitzen_