Europa Art Announces Its Partnership With SA Fashion Designer Gert-Johan Coetzee
Europa Art Announces Its Partnership With SA Fashion Designer Gert-Johan Coetzee. South African retail store Europa Art has announced its partnership with South African fashion designer Gert-Johan Coetzee to release exclusive ‘BarbielovesGert’ footwear collection.
The company took to Instagram to make this announcement, the post read, “We are proud to announce that we have joined forces with celebrated fashion designer, Gert-Johan Coetzee. The exclusive footwear for the BarbielovesGert collection is available online and in store. #BarbielovesGert Shop online (link in bio) or in-store. #barbielovesgert #barbiegerteuropaart #Europaart #liveincolour #newarrivals #shoes” Gert-Johan Coetzee is a South African fashion designer. His fashion atelier is based in Linden, Johannesburg in Gauteng province. He specialises in couture red carpet gowns, he also designs ready-to-wear range . Coetzee is known for dressing South African and international celebrities at red-carpet events.
Europa Art Group hones in on the power of fashion and its vast array of footwear, accessories and apparel in an opulent selection of patterns, silhouettes and designs lay testament to that freedom of expression. For close to 50 years, Europa Art Group has been at the forefront of fashionable footwear. Right off the runway, Europa Art draws inspiration from global trends across the world. From the modern woman to the debonair and dapper gentleman, the brand extends quite the selection to choose from.
“I wanted Barbie to experience South Africa to its fullest by integrating an array of South African cultural elements into the collection. Striking pink from the Pedi culture complimented by geometric patterns inspired by the Zulu culture” Gert-Johan Coetzee said on his website. “South African Beadwork in black and white, I took inspiration from the Xhosa culture, I wanted this collection to encapsulate a true South African experience.”
