Twin sisters aim to make an indelible mark in the fashion industry

WAHEEDA PETERS

The Department of Fashion and Textiles has been at the forefront in guiding and showcasing the amazing ‘fashion’ talents of DUT graduates. Two recent fashion alumnae are excited about their future in the fashion industry and are striving towards making DUT proud of their creative talents, combined.

The dynamic twins Nishthi and Nivadni Sewnath want to make an indelible fashion mark in the industry, going forward. They both recently graduated Cum Laude for their Bachelor of Technology degrees in Fashion.

“It was an honour to achieve this degree, it was the most incredible feeling ever achieving this BTech degree with my twin sister. It felt unreal achieving this cum laude pass but this was achieved through the motivation and constant support of our family and lecturers at the Fashion and Textile Department,” said Nishthi Sewnath.

For Nivadni Sewnath, it was an amazing experience throughout the one year. “Gaining so much of knowledge through theory and experimenting/manipulating fabrics,” she said.

Both sisters stressed that even though they studied the same field, they are not competitive with each other. They always work together in any situation or task and do not find the need of competing against one another. “We feel that we will achieve everything that we want in life by working as a pair. There will always be times that we will learn from each other by combining our ideas,” they added.

Surprisingly, both sisters are also working together at the same company called Gemelli. Their aim is to gain experience as junior designers in the manufacturing industry.

Both have reiterated that their future goal is to have their own brand and open their own fashion business. Their ultimate plan is to learn and create more unique fashion garments. “I would also like to have an online store that will be used to sell my merchandise,” added Nishthi Sewnath. Fashion twins, Nishthi and Nivadni Sewnath have big dreams.

Twins Nishthi and Nivadni Sewnath graduated with National Diplomas in Fashion from Durban University of Technology in 2017.