Naomi Campbell, Condoms, & the Catwalk

For her catwalk show on Wednesday - one of the major events of the week - Hamnett has replaced the baggy slogan T-shirt and leggings that became her trademark with a skin-tight, revealing vest and matching knickers, with the legend Use a Condom spelt out in diamante across the chest. And she has persuaded the semi-retired supermodel Naomi Campbell to make a rare catwalk appearance to model the outfit.

This season, Hamnett is using her catwalk to promote Aids awareness, a cause she has been involved with since she put condom pockets on boxer shorts in the 1980s. "People in this country have the idea that the Aids situation is not as bad as it used to be. They don't get that the global picture is far, far worse. If we don't change the direction Africa is going, a whole continent is going to disappear."

She chose Campbell to publicise the campaign because the model is an icon for young South Africans. She is hoping that photographs of Campbell in the outfit will be picked up as an advert by condom companies. "My dream is that it will be on hoardings all over South Africa," says Hamnett.